Faline cried too, and she was unable to speak.
“But ... Gobo ...” Bambi began. His voice quivered and he was very excited, he was deeply touched and astonished beyond measure. “Gobo ... aren’t you dead?”
Gobo laughed. “You can see, can’t you. I think it’s easy enough to see I’m not dead.”
“But ... that time ... in the snow?” Bambi persisted.
“That time?” Gobo lowered his head bashfully. “That time it was Him who saved me ...”
“And where have you been all this time ...?” asked Faline now, in astonishment.
Gobo answered, “With Him ... I’ve been with Him all this time ...”
He became silent, looked at Faline and Bambi and greatly enjoyed the sight of their helpless astonishment. Then he added, “Yes, my dear friends ... I have had many new experiences ... more than all of you put together here in this forest of yours ...” It sounded a little boastful, but they still did not notice that, they were too taken up with the enormity of their surprise.
“Tell us about them!” exclaimed Faline, unable to control herself.
“Well,” said Gobo complacently, “I could tell you about them all day long and wouldn’t have told you everything.