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BAMBI

“Why did he call me a poor thing?” Gobo broke in in a discontented tone. “I’d like to know what he meant by that.”

“Don’t think about it,” his mother said to comfort him, “he’s old and queer.”

But at last Gobo meant to ease his mind. “All day long it keeps running through my head,” he said. “Poor thing! I’m not a poor thing. I’m very lucky. I’ve seen more and been through more than all the rest of you put together. I’ve seen more of the world and I know more about life than anyone in the forest. What do you think, Marena?”

“Yes,” she said, “no one can deny that.”

From then on Marena and Gobo were always together.

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