Show A VILLAGE SOLOMON is fra faa FRASCE ace some of the inhabitants of Mali maii malicote come cobe near com mentry complained to the mayor that their geese had bad been stolen by a dealer but as he had mixed them with a flock of his own it was impossible to recognise recognize them the tile mayor a shrewd hard working p peasant basant solemnly ordered all the geese to be placed in carts and sent to some little distance from the village the villagers wondered greatly what this could mean and even ventured to mutter suspicions of the mayors wisdom and probity but the functionary took no notice of these remarks and stalked solemnly ON off with the carts arriving at the spot he hau had indi indi bated he be cried to the drivers to stop and with great dignity added aided now let loose the geese those that have been stolen will make their way back to their masters farmyards farni farm yards those tose that belong to the dealer will remain this was done and lo 10 as the village solomon had said the stolen geese waddled gravely neward homeward ho to the great astonishment of the simple villagers the dishonest dealer was arrested |