Lying motionless， he looked so much like a stiffcorpse that flies flew around him， attracted by the awfulsmells. Crows stood nearby waiting to eat his flesh.

　　Before long it was early morning and the huntercame to inspect his traps. Finding the fawn who wasplaying dead， he slapped the puffed up belly and found itstiff. Seeing the flies and the mess he thought， Ah， it hasalready started to stiffen. He must have been trappedmuch earlier this morning. No doubt the tender meat isalready starting to spoil. I will skin and butcher the carcassright here， and carry the meat home.

　　Since he completely believed the deer was dead， heremoved and cleaned the trap， and began spreading leavesto make a place to do the butchering. Realizing he wasfree， the fawn suddenly sprang to his feet. He ran like alittle cloud blown by a swift wind， back to the comfort andsafety of his mother. The whole herd celebrated hissurvival， thanks to learning so well from the wise teacher.

　　The moral is： Well-learned lessons bring greatrewards.

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