Scene III—In Front of Bunny Rabbit’s Burrow
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Bunny Rabbit. Good morning, Mother Deer. What is the matter?
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Mother Deer. Bunny Rabbit, that wicked lion stole my little deer and will not give it to me. I asked the forest animals to help me, but none was brave enough to do so.
Bunny Rabbit. Not even the elephant, or the camel, or the jackal?
Mother Deer. Not one. I asked them all. They all said they were sorry. But I believe they are all afraid of the lion.
Bunny Rabbit. Why did you come to me? I’m such a little creature.
Mother Deer. The jackal told me you are wise and brave, and he said that you would help me.
Bunny Rabbit. Tell them all to meet 11in front of my burrow. We will talk it over and see what can be done. [Mother Deer goes away, and Bunny Rabbit digs a long passage under the ground and then comes out behind a bush.]