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Arranging to Feed Fawns (Deer Kids)

    In the southern Pandyan Kingdom, there was a forest abounding in Kadappa Trees. 
In the above forest, a Doe (female deer) with her fawns were living in a secluded place.         
Invariably, before proceeding to drink water or feed on grass, the mother deer used to leave 
its fawns in a bush for safety. One day, it so happened that while the mother stag went out 
to drink water in a nearby pond, a hunter noticed it, and immediately took his bow sent an arrow, 
killed it and took it away. The fawns waited for quite a long time to have milk from 
their mother in vain. Lord Civa, well known for his boundless compassion took pity on these fawns. 
He made a Tigress (a female tiger) to feed the young ones living in a desperate condition. 
The tigress accordingly fed all the fawns until they were able to roam and feed by themselves.