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Show THE GEESE. "Along a road which neither could be called a country road nor a city street," commenced Daddy, "there were some geese taking a walk. Mr. Gander was walking beside-Mrs. Goose and behind them were the Geese children. chil-dren. "It was in a part of the country which we call a suburb because it was outside a big city. There were many tilings which made it look like a city still the elevated railway with tracks so high up they were even with the second stories of the houses gave It a very city-like appearance but the geese walking along the road gave it almost a barnyard look. x " 'It's a pleasant day,' said Mrs. Goose. i '"Cackle, Cackle, C-a-c-k-l-e, said Mr. Gander. 'Yes, it's a pleasant day. I don't care though so much lor the weather. Some folks and even some animals do but as for me it's beneath be-neath me !' " 'It's very often above you,' said one of the small Geese children, walking walk-ing behind. "'Whatever do you mean?' asked Mr. Gander. " 'Isn't the weather very often above you, Daddy Gander? , It's not always beneath you,' repeated the Goose child. " 'Will you kindly explain yourself?' asked Mr. Gander. 'If you don't, I J : . - Mr. Gander Was Walking Beside Mrs, Goose. fear I will have to send you to school and I'm sure I don't know where there is a school for geese I'm sure I don't know at all.' " 'I don't believe there Is such a thing,' said Mrs. Goose. "'No,' said Mr. Gander, 'I have never heard of one. I have heard of schools for boys and schools for girls and schools for both together. I have heard too of circus schools and zoo schools but I don't believe there has ever been such a thing as a school for geese. If there has been one or ever will be one, they haven't talked to me about it.' "'Perhaps there may be one and they are going to have It as a surprise for us so our children can go there,' suggested Mrs. Goose. "My dear, would you like to have a school for the children? How can you say such a thing?' " 'You were talking about a school yourself,' said Mrs. Goose. T thought that suddenly you had become interested inter-ested in having the children educated.' edu-cated.' " Not a bit of it,' said Mr. Gander. 'I wouldn't be a true Mr. Gander if I wanted the children educated. If I felt that way I would show I had sense add everyone knows I'm a goose and that I'm proud of It.' "Still they were walking along the road, going down toward a little pond quite a distance off. "'What "did you mean then In talking talk-ing about schools?' asked Mrs: Goose. " 'I wanted to know what the child meant by saying that the weather was not always beneath me. I had 6aid that it. was. Either my child Is very rude or very bright. I very much doubt If he is very bright.' "'I meant, Daddy Gander, that the weather couldn't be beneath you all the time. Now sometimes It can. The rain which is rainy weather goes beneath be-neath you because it makes the ground wet, and when it snows the earth Is covered with snow. But when the sun shines It's sunshiny weather and the sun is certainly above you. " 'Too absurd,' said Mr. Gander. " 'Too absurd,' repeated Mrs. Goose. And then they all yelled and screamed In their high, piercing voices. 'Too absurd !' "'I am glad I don't have to send you to school anyway,' said Mr. Gander. Gan-der. 'That remark .shows you're a regular goose, good and stupid.' " 'But there are no schools for geese,' said Mrs. Goose. 'I thought we had finished that subject.' "'So we hail,' said Mr. Gander, 'but we hadn't reached the pond as yet In our walk, and there were no oilier creatures to fight or scold, so I thought we'd still talk our usual foolish goose talk.' " 'A good Idea,' said Mrs. Goose. "So they conlinued to walk until they reached the pond and they screamed and cackled and talked and said how they disliked all the reftt of the world and every creature too p,'ii-r-iible to be a goose. "For to bo sensible Is snmelhlnp: tho Goose family cannot understand 1" |