Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-14
The Christmas Goose.


at the breakfast table eating oatmeal
and milk.
4 The papa said to the mamma: "a
4 Christmas goose is the best thing there
is. This year we must have Christmas
goose"
/ The little girl looked up at the little
boy and smiled, and the little boy smiled
back
After breakfast the little girl and the
4 little boy put on their caps and coats
and mittens, and started of for the barn
yard
| They met big, old, fat duck.
Are you the Christmas goose 7" said
the little girl.
4 The big, old, fat duel, shook her head.
\ They met big, old, fat hen.
Are you the Christmas goose?" said
the little boy.
But the big, old, fat hen shook her
head
j They met . big, old, fat guinea hen
Are you the Christmas goose" asked
the little boy.
/ The big, old, fat guinea hen shook her
head
/ They met big, old, fat white goose.
Are you the Christmas goose2n asked
the little girl.
| And the big, old, fat, white goose nod
lded her head, and fluffed her feathers, and
stepped proudly with her fiat, yellow,
lwebbed feet.
| "0h, goodyl" shouted the little boy.
lsWe'ye found our Christmas goose al
ready
4 oh! Oh! oh! ! know something
said the little girl, and she ran to the
house, Just as fast as she could go. And
when she came back she had lovely
little holly wreath, tied with beautiful
long red and green ribbons.
They put the wreath over the head of
the Christmas goose, and each held one
Of the ribbons The Christmas goose
Iwaddled proudly
The guinea-hens piped the ducks
quaeled, and the hens elncked when they
saw this sight.
| The little boy and the little girl led
and drove the proud Christmas goose out
Of the barnyard to the green grove where
all the little Christmas trees grew.
We must have a Christmas tree for
our Christmas goose" said the little girl.
Yes, yes, Christmas goose" said the
little boy, you wait right here for us !
Don't you muss your holly wreath and
don't You muss your ribbons!"
The proud Christmas goose waddled
gently, to show how careful she would
be. The little boy and the little girl ran
away fast to get the things for the tree.
The little girl brought back some ears
OF red and yellow corn, and a bunch of
wheat and barley heads, and pocketful
of oats
The little boy brought back two cab
baQes, and a yellow pumpkin, and some
grain The Christmas goose became so
excited when she saw those things that
she waddled too fast.
"Wait minute, Christmas Goose!p
cried the little girl, and she fastened her
things on the tree.
1T isn't quite time, Christmas goose"
cried the little boy, and he placed his
things on the ground near the tree.
Now, Christmas Goose" sa::,ai the lit
tie girl, "wc will 90 and invite all your
friends to come and see our beautiful
treeip
So the little girl picked up her ribbon
and the little boy picked up his ribbon,
and they led and drove the Christmas
goose back TO the barnyard. But it was
hard work. for the Chrslm mas goose
wanted to turn her head all the time TO
look at the Christmas tree At the barn
yard all the chickens, and all the ducks,
and all the guinea hens, stood still TO ad
mire the fine Christmas goose in her hol-
II wreath and ribbons.
e1lh, Chickens" said the little boy.
oh, Ducks" said the little girl
"Oh, Guinea Hens" said the little boy
Come. see our Christmas treel" said
She little girl
The chickens clucked. and the ducks
lacked. and the guinea hens piped, a:s,::
they all spread themselves out in long
row and ran around. and around, and
around after the little girl and tbc little
boy driving their Christmas goose.
The little boy and the little girl scat
tered corn and wheat and oats all over
the ground around the Christmas tree.
The chickens and the ducks and the
guinea hens ate, and ate. and ate. The
Christmas goose ate, too, but she ato
very proudly, and raised her head every
few ilinutes to shake her holly wreath.
The papa and the mamma came out 10
see them.
9Heigh-ho, what's thisY" said the papa
Mercy, what's all this?" said the
mamma
eThis is the Christmas goose!" shouted
the little boy.
"Ard the Christmas gooses Christmas
treel' said the little girl.
And the Christmas goose's friends!'
said the little boy
Yes. and II is quite true, papa" gaid
the little girl "A Christmas goose is tSe
best thing there Is! Why, a Christmas
Goose il Just lots Of funl"
Yes. mamma" said the little boy, "a
Christmas goose Il the best fun Of ALI
BESSIE Wright Whitcornb in ST. Nicholas
The Christmas Year.
4 go I'LL