I made it too, and then the fence was easy, only I had to double quite short, because the water was over the third rail there, but at last it was all gone, and I went to the fence corner and there was the goose on the nest, laying an egg.

She had built on a little high place, among puddles, wild rose bushes, and thorns, and the old thing wouldn't get off.

She just sat there and stuck out her head and hissed and hissed.

I never noticed before that geese were so big and so aggravating.

I wasn't going to give up, after that floodgate, so I hunted a big stick, set it against her wing, pushed her off and grabbed three eggs and ran.