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Issomebodylisteningtothis?

Ifthereis,hello.

There’sapartgoingon.TherearefourofusdoingourYearofSharingthisyear–fourofuswhoaretwelveyearsold.Thepartyisforalltheirfamilyandfriends.

Ikeeptouchingmynose.That’swheretheyputtherecorder.Ican’tfeelitinmynose,butit’sthere.ItwillrecordallmywordswhenIspeak,andanyothersoundswhicharenearme.Therecorderwillgoonworkingforoneyear.

Canyouhearthesoundsoftheparty?

Music,talking,laughing,dancing.Iseverybodyhappy?

Theanswerisno.everybodyhastheirYearofsharingwhentheyaretwelve,andhalfofthemdon’tcomeback.Theydie.Thisisagoodbyeparty.

PerhapsyouthinkI’mafraid.Well,I’mnot.I’mtheonlypersonherewhohasnofriendsandfamilyattheparty.Ididn’taskanyfriendstocome.Mymother’stoobusy（asusual）.Ispeciallyaskedmyfathernottocome–hewouldcry.Idon’twantpeopletoseehimcrying.

I’mgoingoutside.Idon’twanttotalktoanybody.

Ican’tcountallthebicyclesbythewallhere–halfthevillageisatthisparty!

Ididn’tbringmybicyclebecauseI’mnotgoinghomeaftertheparty.

Iwouldreallylikeacar,notabicycle,becauseIlovetogofast.I’veseencarsinoldfilms,buttherearenocarsintheworldnow–nocars,noroads,nofactories,nobigtowns,justlittlevillageslikethisone.Intheolddays,theysay,theworldwasabadanddirtyplaceandanimalsweredyingbecauseofallthosecarsandfactories.Wasthatreallytrue?

Idon’tknow.

Nowtheworldisveryboring.Welivequietlyinourvillages,wedon’teatmeat,andwemakeeverythingourselveswithourhands.

I’msittingoutsidealone.I’vealwaysbeenaloneandthat’sOK.I’mclever,fastandstrongandI’mnotgoingtodieinthisYearofSharing.I’vealwaysbeenbestateverythinginthevillageschool.NowI’mgoingtobebestamongtheanimals.Here’sthedoctor.

‘Hello,Richard.Alone?

’

‘Whatdoyouwant,doctor?

‘Iwanttolookatyournoseandmakesuretherecorder’sOK.Lookup.Lookdown.Good.Afteroneyearwewillwritedowneverywordfromyourrecorderandmakeawonderfulnookforyou.Richard’sYearofSharing.’

‘Doctor,Idon’twantastupidanimallikeacoworasheep.Iwantsomethingbig,strongandfast,ananimalwhichisnotafraid.Acleveranimallikeme.’

‘You’llgettheanimalwhichisbestforyou.DoseyournosehurtwhenItouchithere?

‘No.’

‘WhatcanyousmellwhenIopenthesebottle?

‘Icansmell….leaves.Milk.Blood.’

‘OK,yournoseisfine.Richard….Lifeiseasywhenyoulivewithpeople,youknow.Youwillfindhardwithanimals.Idon’tknowifyou’reready.Remember,it’slifeordeath.’

Thedoctor’sgone.Theskyisbeginningtogetdark.Whenit’sfullnight,they’lltakeus–thefourofus—tofourdifferentanimalfamilies.Good.Idon’tbelonginthisvillage.Idon’tthinkIbelongwithpeople.Notpeopleintoday’sworld.

Intheolddayspeoplewereeverywhereintheworld.Millionsofthem.Theywerefreetogowheretheywantedandtodowhattheywanted.Nowtherearewallsroundourvillagesandwecan’tgoout,andonlyanimalsarefree.

Ohno!

‘Letmejustshakehandsandsaygoodbye,Richard.’

‘Dad,yousaidyouwouldn’tcome.’

‘I’msorryyourmothercouldn’tcome.Shehadtomeetsomeveryimportantpeoplefromallovertheworldtotalkaboutanimalsindanger.Itwasveryimportantbusiness.Shewantedtocomeandsaygoodbyetoyoubut…’

‘Don’ttryandexplain.She’salwaysthesame.Ok,shakehandsandgo.’

Dad’sgone.It’sdark.There’snomoontonight.Thestarsareverybright.

Soonadoctorwillgiveussomethingtoputusintoadeepsleep.Whenwewakeup,wewillbewithananimalfamily.Thedoctorwillgivemeaspecialsmell;

I’llsmelllikeababyinthatanimalfamily.

Isn’tthatterrible?

Perhapstheanimalfamilydon’twantanotherbaby…buttheywillsmellmeandthey’llloveme.Islovejustaspecialsmell,foranimals?

It’sallwrong.Idon’tlikedoctors.

Everybodyiscryingnow.canyouhearthem?

There’snolaughinganddancinganymore.Here’sthedoctorcoming.InafewminutesI’llbeasleep.Goodbye,village.WhenIseeyouagain,Iwon’tbeachildanymore.Ican’twait!

Deer

WhereamI?

Whereiseverybody?

Where’sthevillage?

Oh!

Iremember.

I’vejustwokenup.Ithinkit’searlymorning.It’sstillalittledarkbecausetherearetreesallaroundme.

Idon’twanttositupandlookyet.WhenIsitup,Iwillseemyanimalfamily.IthinkIcansmellthem.Ifeelalittleill.Peopledon’tsmelllikethat.

Thetroubleis,I’veneverbeennearananimalbefore.Wedon’thaveanimalsinthevillage,ofcourse.Wehavetoleaveanimalsalone,sowealwaysstaybehindourvillagewall.Intheolddayspeoplekeptcatsordogsinthehouse;

todayyouwouldgotoprisonforkeepingananimal.

I’mgoingtositupandlookatmyanimalfamilynow.

They’redeer.Ididn’twantdeer.Iwantastronganimalwhichcanfight,notananimalwhichrunsawaylikedeer.Well,I’mnotgoingtorunaway.

OneofthedeerislookingatmebecauseI’mmoving.I’mtryingtostandupbutitisdifficult.Mybodyiscold;

I’veneverbeensocoldinmylife.Iwaslyingonthewetgroundandofcoursetheydidn’tgivemeanyclothestowear.IhavetomoveveryslowlyuntilIgetwarm.

Therearethreedeer–no,four.Ididn’tseethefourthatfirstbecauseit’sverysmall.Ithinkit’sababy.It’slyingbesidethedeerwhichislookingatme–Ithinkthat’sitsmother.

Themotheriswatchingmecarefully---shethinksI’mherbabytoo.Poormother!

I’mastrangebabyforhertohave.There’sanotherdeerwhichlooksyoung–perhapsoneyearold.Thelastdeerisbiggest–Ithinkhe’sthefatherofthetwoyoungdeer.

There’smorelightnow.thedeeraremovingaround,takingleavesfromthetreesandeatingthem.I’mhungrytoo.Iwantmybreakfast.

What’sforbreakfast,mother?

Don’tanswerthat.Idon’tthinkIcaneatyourfood.Iknowhowtofindfruitwhichisgoodformeandtolookinthegroundforrootstoeat;

Ilearntallthatinthevillageschool.EverybodylearnsbecauseeverybodydoestheYearofSharing.

I’lljusttakeawalkandfindsomefood.

Hey,getoff!

Stopthat!

Whatareyoudoing?

Thatwasthebigdeerwhichisthefather,Ithink.Hedidn’tletmetakeawalk.Heranandpushedmebacknexttomother.Thisisterrible.Becauseofmysmell,hethinksI’mababy.Listen,father–Iwanttofindsomethingtoeat!

Deerdon’ttalkmuch,dothey?

SorryIhaven’tsaidanythingforalongtime.There’snothingtosay.I’mvery,veryhungry.I’vemissedbreakfastandI’vemissedlunchandsoonI’mgoingtomissdinner.It’slateafternoon.Thisdeerfamilylikestomovearoundalot.

MotherandBabyandIstaytogether–Fathermakessureofthat.Brother–theotheryoungdeer–sometimesstayswithus,butisoftenalone.Fatherdoesn’tlikeitifBrotherfollowshim.

I’velookedforrootsinthegroundbutIhaven’tfoundanything.Isawatreewithgoodfruitonit.ItriedtoclimbthetreebutFatherknockedmeoffwithhisantlers.Hewasangry.Deerdon’tclimbtrees!

SoIamHUNGRY.

I’mnotcoldnow.that’swemovearoundalot.Myarmsandlegshavealotoflittlecutsonthem.Well,I’mnotwearingclothesandsoIkeepcuttingmyselfontreesandotherthings.Andmyfeethurt.

Ididn’tthinkthatlifewithanimalswouldbelikethis.Ithoughtmynewlifewouldbefast,dangerousandexciting.Itisn’t.wejustwalkthroughthetrees.ThedeereatwhileIwatchandfeelhungry.Thenwewalkonalittlemore.

Thedeerdon’ttalk,theydon’tmakeanysounds.Well,sometimesMothermakesalittlenoisetoBaby（andtomebecauseI’ma‘baby’too）.AndBabyanswerswithanotherlittlenoise.Butit’snothingspecial.Motherissaying,‘Whereareyou?

’andBabyisanswering,‘I’mhere.’That’sall.

WhenMotheraskedme,‘Whereareyou?

’,Ididn’tansweratfirst.Butshewentonaskingandaskingandasking,andIfeltsorryforher.I’mherbaby,orshethinksIam.SothenIanswered,‘I’mhere,’likeBaby–ItriedtomakethesamesoundasBaby.I’msureit’srightbecauseMotherasksonlyoncenow.

Fathernevertalkstomother.Brothersometimesmakesthenoisefor,‘I’mhere,’butnobodylistens.

IlikeBaby.She’ssweet.Yes,she’sagirldeer.She’ssofttotouch,she’sfunnyandshe’salwaysjumpingupanddown.Shesmellsofmilk.

BecauseIhavenothingtodo,IplaywithBaby.Itrytocatchher.WerunroundandroundMother.ThenshegoesunderMotherandIfollow,whichisfunnyI’mnearasbigasMother.Motherstopsmovingbecauseshedoesn’twanttoputherfootdownononeofus.WhenIcatchBaby,