BR 1-09: The Yealing

Jody Baxter is twelve years old. He is lonely ans wants a pet. Then he finds a young deer called Flag. They grow up together. They learn about love and hate, and life and death.

 Jody Baxter takes a young deer home. He begs his parents and starts to have the young deer. However, as the deer is very mischievous, his mother tells Jody to let the deer free.

 Many years has passed, the deer has gown up and his naughtiness becomes out of control. Finally, His parents order Jody to kill his loving deer. He shoots the deer, and run away from home.

After a few years, Jody go home. Then he understand how his parents love him for the first time. 

Kinnan Rawlings, Marjorie.(2001). The Yearling. London: Penguin Readers.