The Goose and the Swan
A young snow-white goose and a smaller black swan with an injured leg find themselves left behind on a lake when their flocks migrate south for the winter. After avoiding each other for a time, they begin to seek each other’s company, feeding together and taking turns watching for predators. Living on a nearby farm are two children who have been watching the birds, wondering how they will survive the harsh northern winter. One day they bring an old rabbit hutch to the lake and place it where the goose and swan have been sleeping, hoping the birds will shelter inside it.
sister kept an eye on the birds from their front porch with a pair of binoculars their father used for birdwatching. They got very
