"I'm a Fawn!" it cried out in a voice of delight, "and, dear me! you're a human child!" A sudden look of alarm came into its beautiful brown eyes, and in another moment it had darted away at full speed.

Question

—Through the Looking Glass,
Lewis Carroll

A fawn is a young deer. Why is it unusual for the fawn to approach Alice?

Children are usually afraid of deer.
Deer are usually afraid of humans.
Deer do not usually live in the woods.
Deer usually will approach only adults.

Answer 1

The most appropriate reason why it is unusual for the fawn to approach Alice is that deer are usually afraid of humans. In the context of the story, a fawn approaching a human child, especially one that speaks, is surprising since wild animals typically exhibit fear of humans and tend to avoid contact.