. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. A GOOSE FLYING A ^N"©!' long ago some little boys were flying small paper kites. They were made of newspaper, about as big as your hand, with straws stuck thi'ough for sticks. A flock of tame geese came waddling along, picking up stray grains of corn. One of the boys took a grain and tied his kite-string firmly to it. An old gray goose, a little behind the rest, with her neck stuck out as far as possible, made a grab for the corn. She got it, but found she had the kite, too. Off she
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. A GOOSE FLYING A ^N"©!' long ago some little boys were flying small paper kites. They were made of newspaper, about as big as your hand, with straws stuck thi'ough for sticks. A flock of tame geese came waddling along, picking up stray grains of corn. One of the boys took a grain and tied his kite-string firmly to it. An old gray goose, a little behind the rest, with her neck stuck out as far as possible, made a grab for the corn. She got it, but found she had the kite, too. Off she started, — " Quack, quack, quack! " — with the kite flying up above her head and her wings flapping all the while. It frightened the rest of the geese, and such a quacking and flapping as they made! The boys raced after them, and thought it fine fun to see an old goose flying a 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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