Bunny Rabbit. Why did you come to me? I’m such a little creature.
Mother Deer. The jackal told me you are wise and brave, and he said that you would help me.
Bunny Rabbit. Tell them all to meet in front of my burrow. We will talk it over and see what can be done. [Mother Deer goes away, and Bunny Rabbit digs a long passage under the ground and then comes out behind a bush.]
Scene IV—In Front of the Burrow
[Bunny Rabbit and all the animals. Lion watching in the distance. Only Elephant and Camel see him.]
Bunny Rabbit. Elephant, do you think the lion should keep the little deer?
Elephant. The lion is king of the forest, and he should keep the little deer.
Bunny Rabbit. Camel, what do you say?
Camel. Dear me. What can I say? It is all wrong. But I’m sure he
should keep what he stole.