And if, as Goose philosophy, you doubt

it,

Hear what the little hen found out about

it:—

"Kroo! kroo! I've cramp in my legs,

Sitting so long atop of my eggs;

Never a minute for rest to snatch;

I wonder when they are going to hatch!

Cluck! cluck! listen! sleep!

Down in the nest there's a stir and a