Little by little he urged Lightfoot on , driving him towards an open shed in which was a pile of hay . Without understanding just how , Lightfoot knew that he had found a friend . So he entered the open shed and with a long sigh lay down in the soft hay . CHAPTER XXIV : The Hunter Is Disappointed How he knew he was safe , Lightfoot the Deer Could n't have told you . He just knew it , that was all . He could n't understand a word said by the man in whose yard he found himself when he climbed the bank after his long swim across the Big River . But he did n't have to understand words to know that he had found a friend . So he allowed the man to drive him gently over to an open shed where there was a pile of soft hay and there he lay down , so tired that it seemed to him he could n't move another step . It was only a few minutes later that the hunter who had followed Lightfoot across the River reached the bank and scrambled out of his boat . Lightfoot 's friend was waiting just at the top of the bank . Of course the hunter saw him at once . `` Hello , Friend ! '' cried the hunter . `` Did you see a Deer pass this way a few minutes ago ? He swam across the river , and if I know anything about it he 's too tired to travel far now . I 've been hunting that fellow for several days , and if I have any luck at all I ought to get him this time . '' `` I 'm afraid you wo n't have any luck at all , '' said Lightfoot 's friend . `` You see , I do n't allow any hunting on my land . '' The hunter looked surprised , and then his surprise gave way to anger . `` You mean , '' said he , `` that you intend to get that Deer yourself . ''
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