THE GOOSE.
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i.
Her rags scarce held together;
There strode a stranger to the door,
And it was windy weather.
ii.
He utter'd rhyme and reason,
"Here, take the goose, and keep you warm,
It is a stormy season."
iii.
A goose—'twas no great matter.
The goose let fall a golden egg
With cackle and with clatter.