You see , they all loved Lightfoot and they knew that now he would be happier than ever , and that there would be no danger of his leaving the Green Forest because of loneliness . The Green Forest would not be the same at all without Lightfoot the Deer . Lightfoot told Mrs. Lightfoot all about the terrible days of the hunting season and how glad he was that she had not been in the Green Forest then . He told her how the hunters with terrible guns had given him no rest and how he had had to swim the Big River to get away from the hounds . `` I know , '' replied Mrs. Lightfoot softly . `` I know all about it . You see , there were hunters on the Great Mountain . In fact , that is how I happened to come down to the Green Forest . They hunted me so up there that I did not dare stay , and I came down here thinking that there might be fewer hunters . I would n't have believed that I could ever be thankful to hunters for anything , but I am , truly I am . '' There was a puzzled look on Lightfoot 's face . `` What for ? '' he demanded . `` I ca n't imagine anybody being thankful to hunters for anything . '' `` Oh , you stupid , '' cried Mrs. Lightfoot . `` Do n't you see that if I had n't been driven down from the Great Mountain , I never would have found YOU ? '' `` You mean , I never would have found YOU , '' retorted Lightfoot . `` I guess I owe these hunters more than you do . I owe them the greatest happiness I have ever known , but I never would have thought of it myself . Is n't it queer how things which seem the very worst possible sometimes turn out to be the very best possible ? ''
Blacky the Crow is one of XXXXX 's friends , but sometimes even friends are envious .
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