Nimble Deer Tells Cuffy Bear About His Horns.
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"A short nap!" Nimble repeated. "You've been asleep in there all winter! It's weeks and weeks since I last saw you. And I'm here now only because I happened to wander this way, when I heard old dog Spot baying."
Cuffy Bear was so surprised that he couldn't say another word. His mouth fell open. And he gazed blankly at Nimble.
But at last he spoke. "I must apologize to you," he said, "though it was really no wonder I called you 'madam.' You have changed a great deal since I left you here."
"And you—" Nimble told him—"you have changed too."
"I have?" Cuffy Bear cried. "How's that? How have I changed?"
"You look much hungrier," Nimble explained.
Cuffy Bear laid a paw across his waistcoat.
"I am hungry," he admitted. "And if you're going down the mountain I think I'll stroll along with you and see what I can find to eat."