Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 114
ded the hiss ofthe great white goose. Her grandmother heldthe goose to be sacred, as the people of Indiado the peacock; and Yuyu always suspectedthat this pink-eyed, waddling fellow knew thingshe could tell if he would. If he should dis-cover her half through the chicken-hole, hemight rush up and… … EVEN MORE THAN THE RED ROOSTER SHE DREADED THEOF THE GREAT WHITE GOOSE. in the person of a goose. Ordinarily, one hasnot much respect for the goose, simply becausehe is not considered wise. This way of getting home was attended withdifficulties; but it was not so terrible as bravingthe unknown…
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