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<v Speaker 1>Once there lived a farmer who was not a good caretaker.

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<v Speaker 1>He did not have a house for the hens and chickens,

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<v Speaker 1>and geese and ducks. An old fox who lived in

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<v Speaker 1>a hole over the hill never had any trouble in

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<v Speaker 1>getting a nice goose or a fat hen for his

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<v Speaker 1>supper or breakfast. Something must be done at once, said

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<v Speaker 1>Madame Goose. There will be no one left in the

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<v Speaker 1>whole yard if this keeps on. Why only last night,

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<v Speaker 1>Madame Grayhin was carried off, and she has left all

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<v Speaker 1>those little chicks. It is really too awful to think of.

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<v Speaker 1>But what can we do, asked gray Goose. The rooster

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<v Speaker 1>does not know, for I heard one of his family

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<v Speaker 1>ask him, and he only said the master should take

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<v Speaker 1>better care of us. So he should, replied Madame Goose.

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<v Speaker 1>But he doesn't. So we must care for ourselves, unless

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<v Speaker 1>we wish to be carried off too. Let us go

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<v Speaker 1>to Gander. He may be able to help us. Come

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<v Speaker 1>with us, they called to the rooster and black hen,

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<v Speaker 1>who are walking together. We are going to see the

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<v Speaker 1>gander and ask him to help us to be rid

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<v Speaker 1>of old fox over the hill. The gander stretched out

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<v Speaker 1>his neck and blinked his eyes as he listened to

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<v Speaker 1>their tail of woe. You are right something must be done,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, And you are quite right in coming to

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<v Speaker 1>me also. I will think over the matter and give

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<v Speaker 1>you my advice. Later later, screamed Madame Goose, there will

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<v Speaker 1>be no need for advice. There will be no one

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<v Speaker 1>to give it or to advise. What we need is

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<v Speaker 1>advice at once, and something that will rid us of

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<v Speaker 1>old fox under the hill. He is eating the whole

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<v Speaker 1>yard one by one. Well well, answered the gander, standing

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<v Speaker 1>on one foot and then on the other. I will

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<v Speaker 1>think over the matter for shape, and then tell you

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<v Speaker 1>my decision. You know, my dear madam, that great minds

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<v Speaker 1>must have quiet to think out important matters. Leave me.

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<v Speaker 1>I beg of you all for a little while. As

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<v Speaker 1>soon as the gander was alone, he waddled over to

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<v Speaker 1>the pigpen. Mister pig, he said, I am going to

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<v Speaker 1>ask your advice. Old fox over the hill is carrying

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<v Speaker 1>off all the fowls, and something must be done. Ah ah,

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<v Speaker 1>grunted the pig. I can tell you what will frighten

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<v Speaker 1>him away. I will stay awake to night and grunt

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<v Speaker 1>at him. He will know better than to linger where

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<v Speaker 1>I am thank you, Thank you, mister pig, said the gander,

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<v Speaker 1>backing away from the pig pen. I will tell my

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<v Speaker 1>friends that I am sure they will feel safe to night.

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<v Speaker 1>Conceited phellow, said the gander. I guess it will take

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<v Speaker 1>more than his grunts to scare that foxy fellow. He

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<v Speaker 1>then went to the donkey. He isn't very wise, thought

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<v Speaker 1>the gander. But sometimes those who have the least wisdom

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<v Speaker 1>speak wisdom without knowing it. Mister donkey, I have come

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<v Speaker 1>to ask your advice. Old Fox is carrying off our

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<v Speaker 1>hens and geese. Something must be done to stop him,

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<v Speaker 1>or soon there will be none left. Quite so, quite so,

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<v Speaker 1>I see, I see, mister gander, said the donkey. You

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<v Speaker 1>have come to the right place for advice. Now go

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<v Speaker 1>back to your friends and tell them to have no fear.

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<v Speaker 1>I will take the matter in hand. But what are

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<v Speaker 1>you going to do, asked the gander. Why, my dear sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I am going to bray at old Fox when he comes.

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<v Speaker 1>I am going to bray at him, and you will

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<v Speaker 1>see he will not stay long when he hears my

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<v Speaker 1>commanding voice. Oh how can I ever thank you, said

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<v Speaker 1>the gander, walking away. I will tell my friends at once,

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<v Speaker 1>that you will take care of them to night, foolish

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<v Speaker 1>old donkey, the gander said to himself, I guess old

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<v Speaker 1>fox has heard donkey bray before this. I'll try the

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<v Speaker 1>cow next, Madame cow. Old fox is carrying off all

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<v Speaker 1>the fowls one by one, and if something is not

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<v Speaker 1>done at once to stop him, there will be none

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<v Speaker 1>of us left. What would you advise? Oh, don't ask me,

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<v Speaker 1>mister gander, said the cow. All I can do is

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<v Speaker 1>move an old fox would no more mind that than

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<v Speaker 1>the wind blowing. I wish I were wise enough to

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<v Speaker 1>advise you, but I am not. But if I can

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<v Speaker 1>help you in any way, let me know. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>Madam cow, said the gander, waddling away. You may hear

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<v Speaker 1>from me. We never can tell when we shall need

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<v Speaker 1>the help of our friends. The next one the gander

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<v Speaker 1>visited was the cat. Can you help me, madam Puss,

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<v Speaker 1>began the gander. We fowls are all in trouble. Old

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<v Speaker 1>fox carries off one or more of our numbers every night,

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<v Speaker 1>and something must be done to stop it at once.

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<v Speaker 1>The cat opened her mouth very wide and yawned, and

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<v Speaker 1>the gander wondered if he had been wise, after all

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<v Speaker 1>in asking her advice in this matter. But Puss closed

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<v Speaker 1>her mouth with a snap and sat up. Of course

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<v Speaker 1>I can help you, she said. Did you ever see

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<v Speaker 1>my claws? The gander backed away as Puss held them

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<v Speaker 1>up to his view. The gander confessed that he had not,

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<v Speaker 1>and Puss went on, Well, leave it to me to

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<v Speaker 1>protect the barnyard. That dog rover never seems to think

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<v Speaker 1>about anything but eating and sleeping. I will yowl and

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<v Speaker 1>spit at old Fox when he came to night, and

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell you and your friends he will not

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<v Speaker 1>come again. Thank you, Thank you, madam, Puss, said the gander,

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<v Speaker 1>running away. My but that was a narrow escape for me,

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<v Speaker 1>said the gander. She positively looks awful when she opens

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<v Speaker 1>her mouth. I seem to beginning advice, but not the

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<v Speaker 1>kind that will save my friends. They all feel sure

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<v Speaker 1>they can scare old Fox, but not one of them

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<v Speaker 1>will be able to. I don't know that all of

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<v Speaker 1>them together would. The gander stopped still and held up

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<v Speaker 1>his head. I have it, he said, I have the

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<v Speaker 1>very plan. I will get them all together, and each

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<v Speaker 1>shall do his part. I believe we can scare Old

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<v Speaker 1>Fox away for good and all time. The gander went

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<v Speaker 1>to the dog, and he promised to bark. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>there is no need to have the others around if

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<v Speaker 1>I do that, said the dog, But bring him along

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<v Speaker 1>if you like. Every little helps. That night, the donkey,

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<v Speaker 1>the dog, the cat, the cow, and the pig were

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<v Speaker 1>gathered in the barnyard. Each one protested that the others

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<v Speaker 1>were not needed. All but the cow. She was modest

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<v Speaker 1>and said she would help. Then the rooster came and

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<v Speaker 1>offered to crow, and the geese were to quack. Now

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<v Speaker 1>you all must hide, said the gander, And don't move

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<v Speaker 1>until Old Fox gets right in the middle of the yard.

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<v Speaker 1>Then jump up and do your worst. Old Fox waited

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<v Speaker 1>until it was very late, and then crept over the

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<v Speaker 1>hill and up to the farm. He listened, and, hearing

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<v Speaker 1>no sound, he crept into the barnyard. He was just

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<v Speaker 1>about to reach a fat goose when all the animals began.

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<v Speaker 1>The dog barked, the pig squealed, the donkey braid, the

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<v Speaker 1>cow mooed, the geese quacked, the rooster crowed, and Puss,

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<v Speaker 1>true to her words, bird yowled and sprang at Old Fox,

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<v Speaker 1>who was so frightened at the terrible noise. He forgot

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<v Speaker 1>to run until Puss struck him with her sharp claws.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he took to the swiftest speed, and away he

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<v Speaker 1>went over the hill and far away, and was never

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<v Speaker 1>seen again. Near that farm, he told some of his

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<v Speaker 1>friends that a most horrible animal lived there, and must

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<v Speaker 1>have eaten all the hens and geese, and was big

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<v Speaker 1>enough to eat them, for he saw at least twenty

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<v Speaker 1>feet in claws and heads of all sizes, and of

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<v Speaker 1>the wise old gander by Abby Philip's Walker