GRAY GOOSE AND DUNGEMESS CRAB 
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“It’s a young clam, a very young clam,” 
I said Philander, “and he has his shell open. 
i I wonder, -” he hesitated, “I do wonder 
! if I dare put my bill in his shell and bring 
him up.” 
“O yes, you’d dare,” exclaimed one of 
the other Goose children. “Let me. I’d 
dare.” 
“No, no,” said Philander. “I’ll do it,” and 
down to the sand he dove again. Up he 
came again very quickly with the clam 
closely closed over his bill. Now we may 
think that he had a bad time getting that 
clam off his bill. But he didn’t. He wasn’t 
a bit worried. He just marched over to 
the shore, and when they were all gathered 
there, he gave a big yawn, and the clam shell 
i just fell right in two in the middle, and the 
five Goose children gobbled up the soft juicy 
clam in mouthfuls. 
But that wasn’t all of the story. They 
felt very good and very brave after that, 
and Philander thought it was time they had 
a grand march out on the ocean, and sang 
