KING: I'll tell you what we'll do. You go for the book, and I'll herd the geese.
BOY (laughing): You herd the geese—a pretty gooseherd you would make! You are too fat and too old.
KING (to himself, shaking with laughter): Well, Well, "fat and old." What next, I wonder!
BOY: Why, you couldn't mind the geese. Just look at the "court gander" there—the one with the black head and wings. He is the ringleader whenever there is any mischief. He would lead you a pretty dance.
KING: Never mind the geese. I'll answer for them, and I promise to pay all damages if they get away.
BOY (handing the king his whip): Well, then, be careful. Watch the "court gander."
(Boy walks on a few feet, then hurries back.)
KING: What's the matter now?
BOY: Crack the whip!