This tale is one of many instances where children have surprised us with their conduct. Can you picture a four-year-old going outside to play and coming inside with a fawn?

It sounds like a situation that belongs in a fairy tale. But tiny Stephanie Brown, who lives in Virginia, did just that. She couldn’t believe her eyes when her son showed up at the door with a deer.

Later, she acknowledged that Dominic and the cuddly Bambi resembled a scenario from a Disney animation. She took a few photos and posted them on her Facebook page.

Millions of internet users got the chance to enjoy the endearing sight of the four-year-old toddler with a forest creature when the pictures went viral right away.

Stephanie said they were on vacation, and they were getting ready to go home. She was puzzled as to how the fawn ended up there, given that her little kid was playing close to home at the time.

She speculates that her kid may have fed the pet animal food, but nonetheless, they bonded right away. They became buddies, and the child showed his mother his new acquaintance. The fawn was also unfazed and peaceful during the interaction.

Later, when the mother persuaded the child that the fawn’s mother was waiting for it in the woods, Dominic consented to part ways even though he didn’t want to let go of his new friend.