Among the farmyard people . s was soon after the Gander and hiswife had hatched their brood of sevenGoslings, and they were taking them at 156 Among the Farmyard People once to the brook. It was a happy dayfor all the flock. The Gander and theMother Goose were glad because theirchildren were safely out of the shell, andbecause they would no longer have to sitwith cramped legs on the nest. Gandersare good fathers, for they cover the eggshalf of the time, while the Mother Gooseis resting. The other Geese were notonly proud of the Goslings, but they wereglad to have the Gander and the MotherGoose
Among the farmyard people . s was soon after the Gander and hiswife had hatched their brood of sevenGoslings, and they were taking them at 156 Among the Farmyard People once to the brook. It was a happy dayfor all the flock. The Gander and theMother Goose were glad because theirchildren were safely out of the shell, andbecause they would no longer have to sitwith cramped legs on the nest. Gandersare good fathers, for they cover the eggshalf of the time, while the Mother Gooseis resting. The other Geese were notonly proud of the Goslings, but they wereglad to have the Gander and the MotherGoose free to go around with them had missed them very much. The gate from the farmyard into themeadow stood wide open, and all theGeese except the Gray one followed theGander through. The Gray Goose triedto go through a small hole in the fencevery near the gate. She squeezed herhead into it and stretched her neck onthe meadow side of the fence, but shecould not get any farther, although shepushed until she was THE GRAY GOOSE TRIED TO GO THROUGH. Page 156 Goose who Wanted her own Way 157 Wait for me, she cried. Wait forme-ee ! Hurry, then, said the Gander. 11 I am hurrying, she cried, and shepushed with all her strength, but since thehole in the fence was so small, she did notget any farther than before. Go through the gateway, said theNigh Ox, who was grazing near by. Sssss ! said the Gray Goose stiffly. I would rather go through here. I havechosen to go this way. 11 Oh ! said the Nigh Ox, excuse me !Do go through there by all means ! We are going on, called the Gander;we would wait, but the Goslings are ina hurry to take their first bath. Come assoon as you can. The Gray Goose tried harder than everto go the way that she had chosen, but itonly made her so out of breath that shehad to lie down and rest. Once shethought she heard somebody laugh, yet 158 Among the Farmyard People when she looked at the Nigh Ox, whowas the only person around, he was lyingwith closed
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