THE GOOSE AXD THE GEESS. 



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afraid to go alone, for he was such a httle fellow. He felt sure Bai'bie 

 would take just as good care of him as mamma always did; but 

 when the clothes 

 were hung up 

 Barbie went to 

 the house with- 

 out saying a word 

 to Georgie. 



The little boy 

 very soon found 

 that he was 

 alone, and set up 

 a loud cry. This 

 drew the atten- 

 tion of a flock of 

 geese, who were 

 nibbling grass 

 near by, and they 

 all came around 

 him. Xo doubt 

 they wondered 

 what small thing 

 it was that stood 

 so still and made 

 such a noise. It 

 couldn't be a 

 goose, though 

 Georgie was not 

 much 



bigger 



than a goose, and, you may think, acted much like one. Was it 

 something good to eat? 



They quacked to each other these questions, and then they be- 

 gan to nibble his fingers. Georgie's cries grew louder and his 

 tears fell faster, and, oh, how far away the bouse seemed, and there 

 were no windows looking out upon the orchard ! He would run, 

 but he was afraid the geese would knock him down with their 



