"I am Nimble Deer," Nimble declared again. "You led me to this spot from the spring. You told me you wanted to take another look at this cave because you were thinking of making it your winter home."
Cuffy Bear eyed Nimble with astonishment. And he shambled up to Nimble and sniffed at him.
"It is you!" Cuffy cried at last. "So you did wait for me!"
"No, I didn't," Nimble confessed.
"But here you are!" Cuffy Bear retorted. "You must have been waiting for me. And if I've kept you a bit longer than I intended to, I'm sorry. I think I fell asleep in that den and had a short nap."
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