StNicholas [serial] . and they all spread themselves out in a long row,and ran around, and around, and around after the little girl andthe little boy driving their Christmas goose. The little boy and the little girl scattered corn and wheat andoats all over the ground around the Christmas tree. The chickensand the ducks and the guinea-hens ate, and ate, and ate. TheChristmas goose ate, too, but she ate very proudly, and raisedher head every few minutes to shake her holly wreath. The papa and the mama came out to see them. Heigh-ho, what s this ? said the papa. Mercy, what s all this ? said the


StNicholas [serial] . and they all spread themselves out in a long row,and ran around, and around, and around after the little girl andthe little boy driving their Christmas goose. The little boy and the little girl scattered corn and wheat andoats all over the ground around the Christmas tree. The chickensand the ducks and the guinea-hens ate, and ate, and ate. TheChristmas goose ate, too, but she ate very proudly, and raisedher head every few minutes to shake her holly wreath. The papa and the mama came out to see them. Heigh-ho, what s this ? said the papa. Mercy, what s all this ? said the mama. This is the Christmas goose ! shouted the little boy. And the Christmas gooses Christmas tree! said thelittle girl. i And the Christmas gooses friends ! said the little boy. Yes, and it is quite true, papa, said the little girl. ^;*^-*s%( A Christmas goose is the best thing there is ! Why, ^j|a Christmas goose is just lots of fun Yes, mama, said the little boy, a /Christmas goose is the best fun of all! $:, -,. Nature^Science] * FOR YOUNG FOLKS EDITED BY EDWARD F BIGELOW


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