To pretty Miss Daintyfoot it seemed that it never would end . But after a while Lightfoot 's greater size and strength began to tell . Little by little the big stranger was forced back towards the edge of the open place . Now he would be thrown to his knees when Lightfoot was n't . As Lightfoot saw this , he seemed to gain new strength . At last he caught the stranger in such a way that he threw him over . While the stranger struggled to get to his feet again , Lightfoot 's sharp antlers made long tears in his gray coat . The stranger was beaten and he knew it . The instant he succeeded in getting to his feet he turned tail and plunged for the shelter of the Green Forest . With a snort of triumph , Lightfoot plunged after him . But now that he was beaten , fear took possession of the stranger . All desire to fight left him . His one thought was to get away , and fear gave him speed . Straight back towards the Great Mountain from which he had come the stranger headed . Lightfoot followed only a short distance . He knew that that stranger was going for good and would not come back . Then Lightfoot turned back to the open place where they had fought . There he threw up his beautiful head , crowned by its great antlers , and whistled a challenge to all the Green Forest . As she looked at him , Miss Daintyfoot knew that she had wanted him to win . She knew that there simply could n't be anybody else so handsome and strong and brave in all the Great World .
CHAPTER XXXIX : Lightfoot Discovers Love Wonderfully handsome was Lightfoot the Deer as he stood in the little opening by the pond of Paddy the Beaver , his head thrown back proudly , as he received the congratulations of his neighbors of the Green XXXXX who had seen him win the great fight with the big stranger who had come down from the Great Mountain .
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