. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. THE GOOSE AXD THE GEESS. 13/ afraid to go alone, for he was such a httle fellow. He felt sure Bai'bie would take just as good care of him as mamma always did; but when the clothes were hung up Barbie went to the house with- out saying a word to Georgie. The little boy very soon found that he was alone, and set up a loud cry. This drew the atten- tion of a flock of geese, who were nibbling grass near by,and they all came around him. Xo doubt they wondered what small thing it was that stood so st
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. THE GOOSE AXD THE GEESS. 13/ afraid to go alone, for he was such a httle fellow. He felt sure Bai'bie would take just as good care of him as mamma always did; but when the clothes were hung up Barbie went to the house with- out saying a word to Georgie. The little boy very soon found that he was alone, and set up a loud cry. This drew the atten- tion of a flock of geese, who were nibbling grass near by,and they all came around him. Xo doubt they wondered what small thing it was that stood so still and made such a noise. It couldn't be a goose, though Georgie was not much. bigger than a goose, and, you may think, acted much like one. Was it something good to eat? They quacked to each other these questions, and then they be- gan to nibble his fingers. Georgie's cries grew louder and his tears fell faster, and, oh, how far away the bouse seemed, and there were no windows looking out upon the orchard! He would run, but he was afraid the geese would knock him down with their. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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