A hind said to her fawn, who was now well grown and strong, “My son, nature has given you a powerful body and a stout pair of horns, and I can’t think why you are such a coward as to run away from the hounds.”
Just then they both heard the sound of a pack in full cry, but at a considerable distance. “You stay where you are,” said the Hind. “Never mind me.” And with that she ran off as fast as her legs could carry her.