What had happened to Jody’s father?

Why was Mill-wheel afraid to leave Jody alone?

How did Jody bring the fawn back home?

Jody was filled with emotion after he found the fawn. Can you find at least three words or phrases which show how he felt?

How did the deer drink milk from the gourd?

Why didn’t the fawn follow Jody up the steps as he had thought it would?

Why did Penny Baxter allow Jody to go find the fawn and raise it?

What did Doc Wilson mean when he said, “Nothing in the world ever comes quite free”?

How did Jody look after the fawn, after he accepted the responsibility for doing this?

How does Jody’s mother react when she hears that he is going to bring the fawn home? Why does she react in this way?

Look at these pairs of sentences.

Penny said to Jody, “Will you be back before dinner?” Penny asked Jody if he would be back before dinner. “How are you feeling, Pa?” asked Jody. Jody asked his father how he was feeling.


Here are some questions in direct speech. Put them into reported speech.

(i) Penny said, “Do you really want it son?”
(ii) Mill-wheel said, “Will he ride back with me?”
(iii) He said to Mill-wheel, “Do you think the fawn is still there?”
(iv) He asked Mill-wheel, “Will you help me find him?”
(v) He said, “Was it up here that Pa got bitten by the snake?”