The Hunter

Lightfoot the Deer

The Hunter relentlessly pursues Lightfoot, creating a tense predator-prey dynamic.

Farmer Brown

Farmer Brown and The Hunter are acquaintances who share knowledge about the forest and its animals.

Blacky the Crow

Blacky mocks and taunts The Hunter from a safe distance, enjoying his frustration.

Sammy Jay

Sammy Jay loudly announces The Hunter's movements, spoiling his stealth.

Blacky the Crow

Blacky mocks and taunts The Hunter from a safe distance, enjoying his frustration.

Lightfoot the Deer

The Hunter relentlessly pursues Lightfoot, creating a tense predator-prey dynamic.

Lightfoot the Deer

The Hunter relentlessly pursues Lightfoot, creating a tense predator-prey dynamic.

Sammy Jay

Sammy Jay loudly announces The Hunter's movements, spoiling his stealth.

Farmer Brown

Farmer Brown and The Hunter are acquaintances who share knowledge about the forest and its animals.

Sammy Jay

Sammy Jay loudly announces The Hunter's movements, spoiling his stealth.

Lightfoot the Deer

The human antagonist who poses a threat to Lightfoot's safety.

Sammy Jay Brings Lightfoot Word

The hunter is seen leaving his house early with a gun, heading into the Green Forest, presumably to hunt Lightfoot.

A Game of Hide and Seek

The antagonist who moves noiselessly through the Green Forest, searching for Lightfoot with a terrible gun.

The Merry Little Breezes Help Lightfoot

Wise in the ways of the forest, he circles around to hide his scent from Lightfoot.

Wit Against Wit

Skillfully tracks Lightfoot by reading signs in the forest, trying to outguess the deer.

Lightfoot's Clever Trick

The hunter is the source of danger; Lightfoot respects his smartness and tries to determine if he is still being followed.

XI: The Hunted Watches the Hunter

Patiently hunting upwind, carrying his gun, and passing below Lightfoot's hill.

Lightfoot Visits Paddy the Beaver

Mentioned as a threat that Lightfoot is trying to avoid.

How Paddy Warned Lightfoot

Approaches Paddy's pond stealthily, causing Paddy to sound the alarm.

The Three Watchers

Finds Lightfoot's tracks and waits by the pond, unaware he is being watched.

Visitors to Paddy’s Pond

Sits motionless on a log, patiently waiting for Lightfoot, resisting the temptation to shoot Mr. and Mrs. Quack or Bobby Coon.

Sammy Jay Arrives

Watches from hiding, considers scaring the ducks himself, but is distracted by Sammy Jay's arrival.

The Hunter Loses His Temper

Hides near the pond, plans to shoot the ducks after getting Lightfoot, and loses his temper when discovered by Sammy Jay.

Sammy Jay Is Modest

Disappears into the Green Forest after being chased by Sammy Jay; his location is tracked by Sammy's voice.

Lightfoot Hears a Dreadful Sound

An unseen hunter fires a bullet that narrowly misses Lightfoot.

How Lightfoot Got Rid of the Hounds

Hunters are mentioned as eager to take advantage of the hounds' chase, though none are directly present in the chapter.

Lightfoot Finds a Friend

Pursues Lightfoot in a boat after the deer is driven into the river by hounds.

The Hunter Is Disappointed

Follows Lightfoot across the river but is confronted and ordered off the property by Lightfoot's protector.

The Hunter Lies in Wait

Angry and determined, he lies in wait in a brushy pasture, hoping to shoot Lightfoot when he leaves the safe land.

Lightfoot Does the Wise Thing

Waits patiently but in vain for Lightfoot, growing angry and suspicious.

XVII: Blacky Watches a Queer Performance

The man scattering corn, initially mistaken for a hunter but later seen without a gun.

Blacky Makes More Discoveries

Scatters corn to lure ducks and sets up hiding spots on the shore.

At Last Blacky Is Sure

The hunter is revealed as the man who has been baiting the ducks with corn, now waiting with a gun.

Blacky Goes Home Happy

Hides with a gun, waiting to shoot the ducks, but is foiled by Blacky's warning.

Blacky Calls Farmer Brown’s Boy

Referenced as the one who built the blind and baited corn; not present in the chapter.

Farmer Brown's Boy Does Some Thinking

The unseen antagonist who built the blind and baits corn to shoot Black Ducks.

Blacky Gets a Dreadful Shock

Arrives by boat and walks to his blind, unaware of Farmer Brown's boy's presence.

Why the Hunter Got No Ducks

The hunter waits in his blind, determined to shoot the ducks, but is thwarted twice by Farmer Brown's boy.

The Hunter Gives Up

The real hunter who eventually gives up after repeated interference by Farmer Brown's boy.

Blacky Has a Talk with Dusky the Black Duck

Hidden behind bushes, he was waiting to shoot the ducks but was foiled by Farmer Brown's boy.