BAVEN AND THE GEESE 



clumsiness with his ease. After that tactless re- 

 mark, the four brothers-in-law began to feel en- 

 vious of Raven. 



They stopped one evening on the seashore, 

 where they feasted upon the berries which were 

 plentiful there, and then they settled down for 

 the night and fell asleep. In the morning the 

 geese were making ready to start without waiting 

 for breakfast, and Raven's stomach cried out for 

 more of the berries. But father goose said they 

 could not wait, and he dared not object to start- 

 ing. The brothers-in-law had secretly urged the 

 father not to wait, for they said, " Our sister 

 needs to have some of the conceit about that 

 husband of hers taken out of her; and so does 

 he." 



Raven dreaded the long flight across the sea, 

 for he heard father goose say, " We will make 

 only one stop in crossing this water. There is an 

 island in the center of it, and there we will rest 

 for a short time and then go on to the farther 

 shore." 



Raven was ashamed to say that he feared he 

 could never reach that farther shore, so he deter- 

 mined to keep still and risk it; and off they all 

 flew. 



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