“A humourous story with a temperance moral”
“Verses. The geese are overcome by some brandied cherries thrown away by Gretchen. Deeming them to be poisoned, they are plucked for the sake of the feathers, but afterwards come round and run about. The farmer winds up with a wise remark -- 'There's many a human goose is plucked, When overcome like you.'”
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 2 July 2012
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