Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 108 Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) 1874 1965 Burgess, Thornton Waldo Lightfoot the Deer Produced by Kent Fielden. HTML version by Al Haines. "Lightfoot the Deer" by Thornton W. Burgess is a children's novel written during the early 20th century. The story follows Lightfoot, a gentle deer, as he navigates the dangers of the Green Forest, particularly the hunting season where he must avoid hunters and their guns. The narrative emphasizes themes of friendship, survival, and the cruelty of nature, illustrating the struggles of wildlife as they face threats from humans. The opening of "Lightfoot the Deer" introduces Peter Rabbit, who is reflecting on the impending dangers that confront migratory birds like Mr. and Mrs. Quack as they make their journey south for the winter. He is soon joined by Lightfoot, the deer, with whom he discusses the unfairness of being hunted. Their conversation reveals Lightfoot’s gentle nature and allows readers to understand the larger dangers present in the forest, especially those posed by hunters. As the story unfolds, readers are given insight into animal friendships and the precarious existence they lead, setting the stage for Lightfoot's adventures and interactions with other characters such as Sammy Jay and Paddy the Beaver. The narrative synergizes elements of animal behavior with moral lessons, making it both engaging and educational for a young audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Deer -- Fiction Forest animals -- Fiction PZ PS Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 161739 155881 2024-10-02T13:37:51.153675 2023-10-02T11:27:45.623045 text/html text/html 148176 2020-12-28T05:43:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 47524 2020-12-28T05:43:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 114641 2024-10-02T13:37:56.049631 application/epub+zip 115587 2024-10-02T13:37:52.925686 application/epub+zip 115588 2024-10-02T13:37:51.790652 application/epub+zip 223062 2024-10-02T13:37:58.356627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210568 2024-10-02T13:37:55.364629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185699 2022-09-03T03:50:18.746508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136595 136559 2024-10-02T13:37:50.692674 2023-10-02T11:27:45.295085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 136459 2020-12-28T05:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46096 2020-12-28T05:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20078 2024-10-02T13:37:58.481606 application/rdf+xml 11631 2024-10-02T13:37:52.343646 image/jpeg 2994 2024-10-02T13:37:52.063659 image/jpeg 109511 2024-10-02T13:37:51.168654 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia