Editing D.W.'s Deer Friend

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On a camping trip, [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] befriends a [[Walter (deer)|wild deer]] and decides to try to take him home with her.

When [[Jane Read|Jane]] calls for another weekend trip, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] knows the destination is going to be [[Ponyland]] because it is D.W.'s turn to choose. D.W. is still thinking.

Finally, D.W. chooses camping, much to Arthur's surprise. Jane and [[David Read|David]] are so happy because it proves that their limiting her T.V. time to educational channels has helped her learn to think for herself and not just repeat what the T.V. says, until they hear D.W. and the T.V. say "It's time to experience the wonders of nature in the great outdoors". But Mom admits that it's still a good idea.

Jane and David pack the bags in the car. Arthur is disappointed because he's going to be trapped in the tent all weekend with D.W, to which David tells him he's implying D.W. is difficult. She presses a car horn many times to make everyone ready to go. Upon arriving at the campsite, D.W. is so excited that she can't stop playing wild animal explorer. While Arthur and David are fishing, they catch a fish, but D.W. is upset that the fish is dead and they give an impromptu funeral for the fish D.W. dubs "[[Bucky]]".

Early the next morning, D.W. notices a deer. She runs out and says, "Hi!" but the deer runs away. Jane tells D.W. that deer are easily frightened and she needs to keep very still or she'll scare them. D.W. waits very long for the deer to come back, imagining a deer named [[Walter (deer)|Walter]] bringing her to the deer herd. They even leap over a log, flying in the sky and looking at the sunset.

D.W. wakes up, finds the deer, and goes to bring it a box of cereal. David wonders where she is taking the cereal. She replies that she will bring it to Walter the deer so he can come close to her. David says it's not safe and it's not allowed, but that she can look at the deer. D.W. would rather watch T.V. at home if all she can do is look at the deer. David says this is the deer's home. Then, D.W. imagines herself bringing a deer home and doing some fun activities with it.

D.W. tells her parents that they'll bring Walter home with them. When her parents say they couldn't bring a wild deer home, D.W. is sad. Jane explains that Walter wouldn't be happy with them because he would miss his family. She soon asks how would D.W. feel if she was taken away from her family beside just Arthur. She soon imagines Walter in her room crying, saying how much he misses his family. D.W. asked why he never told her, until Walter pointed out that she never asked him and she just took him away from his family and she feels guilty about it. This makes D.W. realize Jane is right and chooses that it's just better if she looks at the deer and visits him. She goes to take one last look at the deer before the Read family leave the campsite.

After the Read family have left, Walter tells his father that a girl had watched him all weekend behind the bushes. He wishes that he could've brought her to live with them, but his father says she'll never fit in this family, as those animals "never last long" and live in cars. He agrees with his father.

*Walter's sister, Mary Alice, might be named after [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s real name.

*'''4th Wall Break:''' Walter's sister, Sheilarae, is named after ''Arthur'' writer [[Sheilarae Carpentier Lau]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212033419/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg1025/#msg1025</ref>

*'''Moral:'''

**Animals deserve to live free in their environment. If they're perfectly happy where they belong, there's no sense for you to ruin it for them.

**Don't force people to do what you want such as reading books.

*When Jane responded "Everybody", her mouth didn't move while the scene changes to flashback.

*'''Possible:''' D.W. is unable to read, but her mother says "I should buy her more books".

*Walter returns in "[[Francine Redecorates]]" and "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]".

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