<h3><SPAN name="chap86"></SPAN>86 The Fox and the Geese</h3>
<p>The fox once came to a meadow in which was a flock of fine fat geese, on which
he smiled and said, “I come in the nick of time, you are sitting together
quite beautifully, so that I can eat you up one after the other.” The
geese cackled with terror, sprang up, and began to wail and beg piteously for
their lives. But the fox would listen to nothing, and said, “There is no
mercy to be had! You must die.” At length one of them took heart and
said, “If we poor geese are to yield up our vigorous young lives, show us
the only possible favour and allow us one more prayer, that we may not die in
our sins, and then we will place ourselves in a row, so that you can always
pick yourself out the fattest.” “Yes,” said the fox,
“that is reasonable, and a pious request. Pray away, I will wait till you
are done.” Then the first began a good long prayer, for ever saying,
“Ga! Ga!” and as she would make no end, the second did not wait
until her turn came, but began also, “Ga! Ga!” The third and fourth
followed her, and soon they were all cackling together.</p>
<p>When they have done praying, the story shall be continued further, but at
present they are still praying without stopping.”</p>
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