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vived, the uncle said : " Suppose we keep it out 

 in the cage with that other wild goose you have." 



" Oh, no," said the little girl, " Graywings will 

 peck it, and this poor goose is so weak and starved." 



" Well, let's try it, and see what she'll do," said 

 the uncle. So the goose was taken out and put in 

 the cage with Graywings. 



What was the surprise of the boy and girl to see 

 Graywings come up to the poor, weak stranger, 

 and greet it with the greatest joy. The new goose 

 seemed glad to see Graywings, too. 



Then the children's father guessed how it must 

 be. The starving goose must have been Gray- 

 wings' mate. After she was shot her mate must 

 have left the flock, letting it fly on southward 

 without him, while he lingered near the place 

 where she had fallen. 



If the uncle had not found the goose, it would 

 soon have starved to death. 



All winter the two geese lived very happily to- 

 gether in the cage. Then when spring came, and 

 they grew restless and beat their wings as though 

 they longed to fly, the father said it was a shame 

 to keep them imprisoned there any longer. 



So one beautiful day, when the wind blew from 



