Nurturing nature
Tom Satre owned a boat. One day, he was enjoying the weekend with his family. Tom's daughter Anna was looking around as the family was traveling across the water. Then she saw something strange from afar. They eventually got close enough to figure out what it was. At first, they thought that it was a group of birds or may be even some sea lions. Their theories were all wrong! They were able to see ears. As they approached, they realized that it was actually a group of deer struggling to stay afloat!
Everyone on the boat was surprised to find four Sitka deer approaching their way. They stilled the boat and the four deer swam nearer and nearer. They swam right towards the boat — then they started to circle the boat. They were looking up and looked like they needed help.
They were in Alaska. It should go without saying that the deer had to be taken out of the freezing waters. Tom said that these were the most upset deer he had ever seen in his life. The deer were exhausted and they were clearly struggling to stay afloat. However, Tom and the others were unsure how they could get the deer on board the boat.
As an outdoorsman, Tom was able to tell that the animals were young because their antlers (鹿角) were not fully developed yet. He came up with a plan and attached rope to their necks and everyone on the boat had to pull up the deer so that they can come on board. Those poor deer! Wild deer are normally easily frightened and cautious in the presence of humans. Not these deer, however, as they climbed the boat immediately. Once aboard, the creatures simply passed out from exhaustion. They couldn't stand up on their own. They couldn't shake the water off their coats.
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The family headed towards the dock (船坞) and the sunlight was keeping the deer warm. . . .
However, the final deer was shaking and unable to follow the others that had disappeared into the woods. . . .
