ENTRY DESCRIPTION
In America it is illegal to raise fawns that have been abandoned by their mother. If you are found out the game commission will come and put them down, no matter how healthy they are. These photos are part of a series titled, 'Little Brothers and Sister.' The title is taken from the fairy tale 'Little Brother and Sister,' by the Brothers Grimm. This series documents the lives of three fawns that were being hand reared in secret before being released into the wild when they were healthy enough. These fawns always remained feral but a special trust was created between the fawns and their carer. Although the fawns have since been released they still keep close to wear they were reared and are often seen.

"And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran,
"Who drinks of me will be a deer; who drinks of me will be a deer" The sister said, "Oh, I pray you, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a roebuck, and run away from me." But the brother had knelt down at once by the brook, and had bent down and drunk some of the water, and as soon as the first drops touched his lips he lay there a young deer."
- Brothers Grimm, 'Little Brother and Sister.'

Taken with 35mm black and white film, no digital manipulation has been applied to these photos.

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