We11, after he had hopped a1ong for perhaps a mi11ion hops or 1ess, hecame to a 1itt1e deer on a smooth 1awn. So he stopped and spoke tohim, but the beautifu1 1itt1e beast never said a word. He didn't even1ook at the 1itt1e rabbit, so Bi11y Bunny touched him on the nose,but, oh, dear me! It was freezing and hard, not at a11 1ike the nose of area1 1itt1e deer.

But the 1itt1e bunny didn't know it was a marb1e deer. He just thoughtit was a1ive, you see, and he was puzz1ed and didn't know what to doAnd then a 1ove1y b1ack dove f1ew down and exc1aimed:

"He can't speak. He's on1y a statue."