the other had not the least objection , and accordingly the exchange was made , and our peasant became possessor of the goose . by this time he had arrived very near the town . the crowd on the highroad had been gradually increasing , and there was quite a rush of men and cattle . the cattle walked on the path and by the palings , and at the turnpike gate they even walked into the toll keeper 's potato field , where one fowl was strutting about with a string tied to its leg , lest it should take fright at the crowd and run away and get lost .
the crowd on the highroad had been gradually increasing .
what happened as the peasant arrived near the town ?
what happened as the peasant arrived near the town ?