WHO FOLLOWED THE PIPER
and it seemed to her that she was seeing now something that she had expected to see there. A white fawn was there. As Golden Hood looked the fawn turned its head delicately and went toward the Deep Wood.
Then Golden Hood felt she must go beside that white fawn. So she rose up and went toward where it went. The fawn let her come near. It raised its delicate head, and the fawn and the maiden looked at each other. Then it went toward the Deep Wood, and Golden Hood followed.
She saw the white fawn going amongst the trees. She thought the fawn would know her voice and would expect her call, as she had known and had expected the sight of the fawn. She called, but the white thing went on. On and on, and through the trees it went delicately, and Golden Hood went swiftly after it.
She was in the Deep Wood now. Deeper and deeper into the wood the fawn went, and farther and farther from where the ash trees and
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