Bambi's POV

Faline and I were playing on top of the big rock when we noticed so many big animals running onto the meadow. Then, I realized that they were deer just like us! Two of the big deer got into a little fight with their antlers before they ran off with the others. I decided to lower my head and scare that annoying Faline away, and it worked! I then looked back and saw lots of deer jumping off another big rock, and back onto the grassy meadow; I decided to follow them. When I got to the rock's edge, I looked down and saw all the bucks jumping and running towards the trees at the edge of the forest. I decided to play along, and I jumped to follow the bucks. But as I was following them, I stopped and saw that they were coming right towards me, so I ran off!

I managed to hide under a log and wait for all the deer to pass me. I crept out once, but then I ran back and hid again, because there was one deer left. But soon, I came out of hiding, and then all the deer stopped prancing and running on the meadow; they looked at something from far away.

I stopped running and then got a view of what all the other deer were looking at – it was the biggest buck with the biggest antlers I've ever seen in my life! The big buck stepped down from atop his rock, and then walked slowly onto the meadow. He had a very serious look on his face as everybody watched him silently. I backed away a bit, because the big deer kept walking closer and closer to me. As I watched, the big deer soon stopped in his tracks and looked down at me. I gulped and nervously smiled at him, but he just twitched his ears, and his face didn't change a bit. Then, he walked away towards the forest.

My mother and Jeanette came over to me, and Jeanette said softly, "There you are, Bambi! Thank goodness you're okay!"

I looked at my mother and said, "He stopped and looked at me."

"Yes, I know," my mother said with pride.

"Why was everyone still when he came on the meadow?" I asked.

My mother looked at the big buck walking away and answered, "Everyone respects him. For of all the deer in the forest, not one has lived half so long. He is very brave and very wise. That's why he's known as the Great Prince of the Forest!"

"And believe it or not, Bambi," Jeanette added with a smile, "He's the one who helped when I was lost. He showed me where you and your mother live, and so that's why I owe him a great debt of gratitude."

"What does that mean?" I asked.

"It means, Bambi," Jeanette explained, "That when I first came to your forest, I felt very lost. But then the Great Prince told me about your mother living in a thicket where I could be safe until I could find my way again. And so, I can't thank him enough for helping me."

Third Person POV

The Great Prince climbed up a big hill in the forest before he stood atop a big rock and looked on past the trees. Just then, the sound of crows squawking could be heard up in the sky! The buck looked up, and sure enough, a dozen or so crows were flying above the trees. To the Great Prince, that was a sign of danger, so he ran down the hill, jumping over puddles, rocks, and logs; he arrived back at the meadow, getting all the animals' attention.

All the deer, birds, and other animals knew that danger was nearby, so they ran off in fright! Faline, who was wandering the meadow, soon found her mother, who cried out, "Faline!"

Jeanette, who was running away from fleeting hooves (avoiding getting trampled on), looked up with fear and asked out loud, "What's going on?!"

Willow, who had lost track of Bambi, looked everywhere for her son, calling his name.

Bambi, who was in another part of the meadow, cried out, "Mother! Jeanette!"

"Bambi!" Willow cried as she looked for her son, "Jeanette, where is Bambi?"

Jeanette, meanwhile, looked up and saw Willow. "I dunno!" she cried, "I'll got get the Great Prince and see if he can help!" She then disappeared into the grass.

Jeanette's POV

It was easy to get lost in the tall grass, because I could barely see a thing until I saw him – the Great Prince standing in the meadow as he commanded everyone to take cover. "MR. GREAT PRINCE!" I called to him desperately, "WILLOW AND I NEED YOUR HELP!"

The big buck looked down at me and inquired with a frown, "What are you doing out here, fox? Don't you realize that Man is in the forest? You're putting your life – and mine – at stake!"

"But your son, Bambi, is lost!" I pleaded to him, "Please, sir, we must find him!"

The deer snorted, and then quickly moved his head down towards me. "Quick! Climb on my back!" he ordered me, "We must bring Bambi back to his mother before it's too late!"

So, I jumped onto the deer's head, and then slid onto his back before he leapt off to find his son. We looked around for several minutes until we saw a familiar fawn looking around with fear as he called for his mother.

"That's him!" I pointed out, "That's Bambi!"

"MOTHER!" the poor fawn cried.

But then, the Great Prince and I appeared as I still clung onto his neck. The big buck ordered, "Come, Bambi! Back to the forest!"

As the Great Prince and Bambi ran away, I suddenly slipped off from the buck's back, and landed on all fours. Willow then ran with us, and we all made it out of the meadow just as the sound of a loud gunshot was heard in the distance!

We all stayed hidden in the bushes as the crows squawked up in the sky, and then flew off. The Great Prince looked up and simply said with a serious expression, "The danger is gone now. I must leave." He looked down at Bambi and sternly told him, "Do not wander too far from your mother, Bambi! Didn't she tell you the meadow is wide and open? You must be very careful at all times!" Then, he turned away and left.

Willow and I watched him walk away, and then the mother doe slowly walked out of hiding. She looked around few times before she looked at me and Bambi and coaxed, "Come on out now, Bambi. Jeanette, come on. It's safe now. We don't need to hide any longer."

Bambi and I were hesitant at first, but then we slowly followed Willow out from the bushes. Bambi looked at his mother and asked, "What happened, Mother? Why did we all run?"

I stayed hidden in some grass, feeling guilty of myself for originally being an animal even more dangerous than a small fox.

Willow just looked up, and then she simply said, "Man… was in the forest."

I just hung my head low, too ashamed to admit that I was really a species of "man".

Willow saw me slump over as I walked, and she asked me sympathetically, "What's wrong, Jeanette?"

I stayed silent for a few minutes, and then I looked at the mother doe and said, "Nothing… I was just thinking about this… story I heard long ago. Maybe I'll tell you more… later."

Willow looked at me with a surprised look, but then she shook it off before we made our way back to the thicket.