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She inserted the scalpel blade into a handle and poised the blade above the deer’s stomach. “When I take the fawn out, you hold its back legs firmly and pull, while I help the rest of it out.”
“OK,” said Jasmine. She held the torch so its beam shone on the deer’s stomach.The mother’s reddish-brown coat rippled and bulged as the fawn moved inside her.
“Ready?” asked Nadia.
“Ready,” said Jasmine.
It all happened very quickly. Jasmine watched,
fascinated, as Nadia pulled out a tiny pair of hooves, followed by the fawn’s skinny little back legs.
“Keep a tight hold of the legs,” she said, “and pull on them steadily. Careful, they’re slippery.”
Jasmine put the torch down, took hold of the wet slippery legs and pulled, as Nadia eased the rest of the fawn out.
“Oh, it’s gorgeous!” said Jasmine, as a perfect 14