One morning a deer rushed into a courtyard where a little boy was playing． The deer hooked the boy's clothing with its antlers（角）．This scared the little boy so much that he let out a loud cry which brought his mother running out to see what was happening． She came out just in time and saw the deer running off towards the mountains with her little boy．
The mother was so afraid !She ran after the deer as fast as she could and not too far away． she found her son sitting on the grass safely Seeing his mother． the little boy laughed and reached out his arms to her． His mother held him tight． She was so happy that she cried She hurried back with her dear son． When she got home， she was amazed at what she saw．
The huge tree behind her house had fallen down while she was out running after the deer． The whole house was destroyed under the tree's great weight．
Then the mother remembered the day about a year before when a deer． fleeing from a hurt had run into her house． She felt sorry for the frightened deer， so she covered it with some cloth and let it return to the forest．
The deer seemed to understand that she had saved its life． When leaving， it kept bowing its head to her． as if it were thanking her for her kindness．
She never imagined that the deer could remember her help． It somehow knew the tree we going to fall and kill her and her son， so it came back to save them．
When the mother remembered all this， she said， "Saving the life of another is the same．
Saving the life of your own．"



What made the mother run out of the house？ ______

A. The boy's crying，
B. The boy's running
C. The deer's coming
D. The deer's escaping

The mother was frightened because ______ ．

A. her son was injured
B. a deer went into her house
C. the deer was taking her son to the mountains
D. her son was running to the mountains with the deer

What happened while the mother was running after he deer？ ______

A. The deer hurt her son
B. The house disappeared
C. The house was destroyed
D. The huge tree was cut down

Why did the deer save their lives？ ______

A. They were close friends．
B. he mother once saved its life
C. The deer once visited their house
D. The mother drove away the hunter．

What is the purpose of the passage？ ______

A. To protect animals
B. To blame the hunter．
C. To praise the mother's bravery
D. To encourage people to do good deed