Show DADDYS DADDY'S Yr EVENING G FAIRYTALE il v GMary sYe CROSS GEESE Mr Ir Gander w was aa shrieking His IIIi voice olce was loud and most unattractive lie Ill would have said he was as laughIng laughing laugh laugh- Ing but all the other barnyard creatures crea crea- tures said to themselves There It Is Mr Gander yelling and shrieking What a 8 horrible voice Tolee be he has hasl I But Mr Ir Gander did not pay any attention to to them In fact fart he be probably probably probably ably didn't hear themI them I Xo 0 o one can be rude but raj myself self he began saying or at least no one should be rude but myself We belong to a cross family Its It's Usa a good thing too It saves sans us all the trouble of being friend friendly 1 Wed hate bate to be he friendly Wed Well simply hate It Yes leg we would We like to be cross We like to be horrid to all the theother theother theother other barnyard animals We want ant to be left alone left to ourselves Vill for in Iltis 1 4 We Like to b be Crow Cross truth we e dont don't think any creatures are areas areas areas as nice as ns we are Oh I 1 see said Dill Billy Goat you fOU are the only ones who cnn can be rude I a fine thing to sa say gay about yourselves Are you so proud of ot being being be be- ing rude Im not proud of ot getting excited over a red flag or a red sweater as asI asI asI I did just now It gets me quite worn out and exhausted exhausted ex ex- hausted and I 1 dont don't like it in t tie the e least It is something 1 I cant can't help I dont don't suppose we can help being rude said sold Mrs Goose but hut at nt the same time we dont don't try to avoid cross cross- ness We dont don't think much of our neighbors neigh neIgh- bors Why should we wet Just think who they are I INow Now ow ow In the first place there Is you rou Yes and pray tell me what Is the matter with my royal self I am Sir William Goat I am am Usually called Dill Billy said Mrs Goose but the fact remains youre you're a gout goat Now ow there Is nothing fine or noble noille or brave e or good or beautiful about belu being a goat A goat Is la something silly Yes Yea stupid people are arc called goats goals right agreed Mr Ir Gander Ioor Poor Billy Goat Gont Mt felt very ry bad badly Im only stupid about the red rags rag ani and flags s and sweaters B he sa said Enough shrieked Mr Air Gander Youre a goat coat a silly Billy Goat A poor neighbor indeed A Aery ery very poor pour 11 neighbor agreed ed Mr Mrs Irs Goose i ow lint Hut then none of my lilY neighbors neigh bors Interest t nit nil nil all stupid I feel the tIe same way about it Jt ns as you do said Bald Mr Ir Gander r. r I think we ha have such n II prior poor r lot Int of ot nel neighbors such uth a stupid annoying lot that thaI 1 I dont don't bother Iother about lIt them nt at all Except once In n while said Billy Gont Goat when you both come around and ind quarrel Ah th 11 anone will m do once In awhile lI for a quarrel said Mrs rs Goose GOMe Youre oure right youie youre right shrieked Mr Ir Gander finnder We e lo e to have Ime n quarrel quarrel dall dally daily with our neighbors Mrs Irs Goose said We most certainly do agreed Mr AIr Gander When people say ay we are cross and that we t dont don't get along olon with any other creatures but hut ours they ourselves el cs the s-the the are right We e dont don't believe bellee In getting along with other creatures We e think of es ourselves and not nol of others The roost most sensible le way say to 10 think The most selfish sold said hilly Billy Gout Goat Youre oure t really all worse than the III pigs when It comes to selfishness be tie added But the Geese didn't particularly mind that Th They y were cross anyway |