Merida's shortbow is first seen when King Fergus presented it to her as a birthday present, much to her Queen Elinor's disapproval. Merida, while being instructed by her father, tries firing arrows with her new bow (missing every shot) untill the last arrow goes into the forest and Elinor tells Merida to go fatch the lost arrow. While she is gone Elinor scolds Fergus for giving Merida, whom she calls a proper lady.