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CHRISTMAS AND | THEWHITE GOOSE Ijr ELLA M. PLATT. ICopnlfht. 1M. by Amrrlc*n Pr^ns Ajko- ctat ion. ] T HE little boy and tin* little clrl sat at tbe breakfast table eat ing oatmeal and milk. Tbelr |>apa said to tbelr tnatn- pia: “A Christmas kooso is tb^ best thing there Is. This year we must have a Christ mas goose.’’ The little girl looked up nt the little t>oy and smiled, and tbe^ittle buy smiled back. After breakfast the little girl and the little boy put oo their caps and coats and mit tens and started off for the ham- yard. They met a big. 'old, fat duck. "Are you the Christmas goose?” asked the little girl. The big, old. fat duck shook her bead. They met a big, old.* fat hen. "Are you the Christmas gome?" asked the little boy. But the big. nrrmo the w heath old. fat hen OX the goose. shook her head. Thaj met a big, old. fat guinea ben. "Are you the Christmas goose?" ask ed the little boy. Hie big. old, fat guinea ben shook bet teed. They met a big. old. fat white goose. "Are you the Christmas goose?" ask ed the little girl. And the big. old. fat white goose nodded her head and duffed her feath ers and stepped proudly with her flat, yellow, webbed feet. “Oh. goody!” shouted the little boy. "We’re found our Christmas goose al ready.” “Oh, oh. oh! 1 know something." said the little girl, and she ran to the house jusfas fast as she could go. And when the came back sbe bad a toreiy little holly wreath tied with beautiful long red and green ribbons. They put the wreath over the bead •f the Christmas goose, and each held one of the ribbons. The Christmas goose waddled along proudly. The guinea tens piped, the 4neb* quacked und* the bene clucked hen they saw this flne sight. The little boy and the little girl led and drove the proud Christ mas goose out of the barnyard to the green grove where all the lit tle Christmas trees grow. “We must have a Christmas tree for our Christmas goose." said the little girl. “Yes, yes. Christmas g«H>se." 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 Christmas tree. The little girl brought back some ears of red and yellow com and a bunch of wheat and barley beads and • pocketful of oats. The little boy brought back two cab bages and a yellow pumpkin and some grain. The Christmas goose became so excited when she saw these things that sbe waddled too fust. "Wait a minute. Christmas goose!" cried the little hoy. and be placed his things on the ground ncnr the tree. “It Isn’t quite time. Christmas goose." cried the little girl, and she fasteued her things on the tree. "Now, Christmas gooae." said the lit tle girl, "we will go aud Invite all your friends to come aud see our beau tiful tree.” 80 the little girl picked up her ribbon, and the little Iwy picked up |ii» rib bon, and they fed and drove _ the Christ mas goose (sick to the lairn- yard. But It was hard work, for the Christmas goose wanted to turn h**r head all the time to look nt the Christmas tree. At the barn yard all the “come, see ora chickens and all chiustmas TREK:” the ducks and all the guinea bens stood'still to admire the flue Christmas goose in her holly "retthjmd ribbons. “Oh, chickensr sgld the little boy. “Oh. docks!” «ld (he little girl. “Oh. guinea tens!" said the little boy. “pome. Mi Mr Christmas tree!” said the little gM. The chlcten m« Ike and around after the little glr! and the little boy drivlug their Christmas goose. The little l»oy and the little girl __seatt.«r»-«t ...heat and oats I all o' er the ground around tbelr .* hristmas tree. The chickens and the ducks and the guinea hens nfe and ati and ate. The Christmas goose ntu too, but she ate very proudly aud UA V- 1 "WAIT A MINITE. CHRISTMAS GOOSE.” THE ULsT ECM OK ALL. raised her head every few minutes to shake her holly wreath. Papa and mamma came out to see them. "Heigh ho! What’s this?” said paps. "Mercy! What’s all this?” said mamma. ‘*Tbia is the Christmas goose!” shouted the little boy. "And the Christmas goose's Christ mas tree!" said the little girl. “And the Christmas goose’s friends!" said the little boy. "Yes. and It Is quite true, papa." said the little girl. “A Christmas goose Is the best thing there la! Why, a Christmas goose Is Just lots of fun!” “Yes. matnins." said the little boy. “a Christmas goose Is the best fun of all." Christmas Chimes In Many Climes. Christmas Is always a season of good wishes and loving kindness. In America almost all little children hang up their stockiugs on Christmas eve. to be filled by kind old Bants Clans. 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