
Aunt Amy's Animal Stories - THE GRAY GOOSE'S STORY - By AMY PRENTICE
THE GRAY GOOSE'S STORY.
TEDDY AND THE CALF.
WHEN SAMMY TEASED THE CALF.
WHERE MR. CROW HID HIS APPLES.
THE SECOND TRAGEDY IN THE FROG FAMILY.
SEARCHING FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE.
A SUSPICIOUS-LOOKING VISITOR.
WHEN MR. BOOSTER WAS SUSPICIOUS.
WHEN THE ROOSTER FOUND THE MOON.
Aunt Amy loves her quiet strolls along the pond that borders the apple orchard, where the local animals pause to share their latest tales. On one breezy afternoon she encounters a quarrelling pair of geese—one a sharp‑tongued gray goose, the other a white gander—both fed up with the farm boy Teddy’s endless pranks. Their lively argument draws Amy in, and the gray goose quickly becomes a friendly confidante, eager to set the record straight about the boy’s latest trouble.
The gray goose tells Amy how Teddy has been using a young calf as a reckless plaything, much to the distress of the farm’s other residents. As the conversation drifts toward the calf’s wobbling attempts to escape, a kindly dog and a concerned cow join the scene, hinting at a collaborative effort to protect the gentle newcomer. Listeners can expect a charming mix of animal wit, gentle lessons, and the warm community spirit that defines Aunt Amy’s meadow adventures.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (60K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Tonya Allen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Release date
2005-04-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
These early children’s stories invite young readers into a lively animal world, with simple adventures and a warm, old-fashioned charm. The name is associated with a brief run of animal tales published in the early 1900s.
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