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would not let it eat with her, and she drove it into 

 a corner, where it stood terrified and unhappy, 

 almost afraid to move. 



They left the new goose there for several days, 

 but Graywings would not make friends with it. 

 Then it seemed so very unhappy that they took it 

 out and sent It back to where it had come from. 



The autumn passed and winter came. The 

 flocks of wild geese had long ago flown southward 

 in long V's, quacking as they went. Everything 

 was frozen as hard as stone. Even the crows 

 could hardly find enough to keep themselves alive. 



It was at this time that the uncle of the children 

 caught a wild goose. It was hiding in a little hol- 

 low near the stretch of reeds where Graywings had 

 been shot. The goose was very thin and weak, for 

 it was almost starved. 



The uncle brought it to the house where the 

 children lived. He and their father wondered 

 very much how the goose came to be left behind 

 when all its companions flew south. It was not in- 

 jured in any way, and it must have been a fine, 

 strong goose before it became nearly starved. 



They warmed the goose and gave it food and 

 water. When the goose seemed somewhat re- 



