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Silly Goose

July 6, 2025 7 Comments

By Jessica Baker

One of the geese is honking senselessly, its neck rolling back to bellow out a shaking series of non-rhythmic honks while another follows, waddling slowly toward the water.

“That one sure has a lot to say,” I joke to the stranger, who, like me, stopped to watch the geese.

“You know, they mate for life,” he replies, now staring directly at me. I pray he’s not about to turn my friendly observation into a goose-themed come-on, so am relieved when he continues.

“Only when you’re together for life can you speak to each other like that,” he says. We both laugh.

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  1. Jan says

    July 6, 2025 at 9:54 am

    I love this tiny fun story so much. After it ends on the page, maybe the two humans take a cue from the geese and mate for life after all?

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  2. Shoshauna says

    July 6, 2025 at 11:49 am

    What a sense of humor can accomplish in any situation!

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  3. Laura Amey says

    July 8, 2025 at 1:18 am

    Such a fun story.

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  4. Jordan says

    July 8, 2025 at 10:02 am

    What a sweet little story

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  5. Maureen Naughton says

    July 8, 2025 at 4:58 pm

    Goose themed come on, thank God that was spared. Haha. Great story

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  6. Ed Kratz says

    July 9, 2025 at 7:13 pm

    Great fun. Not easy to do.

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  7. Pamela Cartlidge says

    July 10, 2025 at 10:04 am

    Amusing. Well done.

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