For the wolf will eat you, if he gets in,
Feathers and bones and skin.
"You will know him by his voice so hoarse,
By his paws so hairy and black and coarse."
And the goslings piped up, clear and shrill,
"We'll take great care, we will."
The mother thought them wise and went
To the far-off forest quite content;
But she was scarcely away, before
There came a rap at the door.