The First to Arrive!

A richly green valley sat perfectly in between two steep grey mountains that seemed to pierce the heavens overhead.

A young deer lightly grazed along the vibrantly colored field of flowers that adorned this path.

And he wasn't alone.

Many kinds of animals came to play here.

It was like a small haven for woodland critters and their parents.

But suddenly, a few of the animals stopped to sniff the air.

They all stared at the young deer, who was the newcomer of the animals.

When he noticed that the others were staring in his general vicinity, he too turned around to see what all of the fuss was about.

The animal found a man looming above him.

But then again, maybe it wasn't a 'man' at all.

It certainly didn't seem like it.

The deer hadn't been alive for very long, but he had already acquired an instinctive nose for danger.