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Thanks. Enjoy the episode. Getting Goosed Once upon a time, there was a very young, very little dog and his name was Angus. Now you might think of Angus like the beef. Or maybe you've never heard of Angus at all. But it's an old, proud Scottish name. And the little dog was a young, proud Scottish dog. So his owners called him Angus and he liked it just fine. Now, when I say Angus was a Scottish dog, I don't mean he lived in Scotland. I mean that his breed was a Scottish terrier, commonly called a Scottie dog. Angus had dark fur, wiry and thick and hanging almost all the way to the ground. His face was all fur, too, like an old man with drooping eyebrows, beard and whiskers. But he was young and he ran all over the little farm he lived on with his family. And although the rest of Angus was quite small, his head was very large and so were his feet. So he stumbled and bobbed as he went. He tripped over his own big feet and rolled over his own big head and popped back up and kept on running over and over again. Angus lived with his mom in a little house near the woods. It was a cute little house with an old wooden door and cute window sashes and all the rest. The only problem is they were a little far into the woods and sometimes predators would sneak in and try to steal their chickens. Of course, they couldn't have that. So it was Angus job to keep the yard safe from anything that might try to wander in. Now, no one had given Angus this job, but he just knew deep down in his doggy heart that it was what he was meant to do. And he was good at it, too, because Angus was curious and he loved nothing more than poking around all day long. In the mornings, Angus would search around the house. He would dig under the sofa for old toys and he would snuffle in dark corners for intruders. And he would even give a little bark each morning to the fuzzy little dog he passed in the mirror. It was usually around the time of the bark that Angus mom would get up and open the doggie door so he could go out and do his patrol of the farm for the day. But one day, Angus's patrol didn't go according to plan. Okay, Angus, have fun outside, his mom said, sliding the little door she kept open for him. Angus barked and then ran into his yard, little tail wagging and nose already snuffling along the ground. It was a beautiful spring day with the sun high and just starting to shake off its winter cold. Fresh green was shooting up everywhere and the critters of the woods, long sleeping in their winter hibernation, were all starting to wake up, stretching and yawning and stumbling into the sun. Angus ambled along happily, sniffing this and peeing on that until he stopped suddenly. Hmm, strange smell, angus said to himself, still sniffing something new. And in the distance he heard a strange honk, honk, honk. It was coming from the pond. Angus started in that direction, but his mom appeared out of nowhere. Nuh, she said, shaking her head at the little dog. We finally got some geese to stay at our pond and I won't have you fighting with them. Mom went over to the pond, which had a little fence around it so kids and Scottie dogs wouldn't fall in and get all muddy. She closed the gate in the fence and then shook it to make sure it was latched tight. No pond, Angus, she said. You hear me? Angus heard her, though he didn't like being told he couldn't investigate a new smell and a strange honking. Still, mom made the rules and there was plenty to explore on the farm, so he trotted off. Little legs a blur, Angus made his way down a little farm path, dodging around little puddles from last night's rain. Ribbit, ribbit. Came a noise from the tall grass. Who's there? Demanded Angus. Croak, croak, ribbit. The noise was low to the ground, but deep and rumbly, so Angus approached carefully. He wiggled through the grass until he came to a muddy puddle. There he could see a great big warty frog half in the dark water, just mouth and eyes sticking up. Found you, said Angus. And what are you doing on my farm exactly? The frog looked up at Angus and blinked. Hey Angus, I'm just chilling in the mud puddle. Don't you remember me from last year? Sorry, said Angus, sitting next to the puddle and dropping his face down next to the dog. But I never forget a face and I don't recognize you. Ah, said the frog. Well, I was a tadpole last year, remember? Picture this face, but tiny, with just a little tail for a body. Clarkson, Angus said. You do remember? Said Clarkson. The frog. You've really grown, said Angus. I have arms and legs now. They are great. I hear that, said Angus with a smile. I gotta keep doing my rounds. Enjoy the puddle, buddy. Will do, Clarkson said, and he sank deeper into the muddy water. Angus turned and trotted off deeper into the farm. He nodded at the horses, who nodded back and called out, hey, Angus. Angus wasn't sure if they were saying hello or wanted more hay to eat, but so he just kept on trotting. Now for a quick ad break. We'll be back with the rest of the story after this. If you'd like stories, podcast and other favorite kid podcasts AD free. Subscribe to Wondery Kids on Apple Podcasts it's always been hard to keep track of everything in our family. We have paper calendars and post its a calendar on the phone and then I even have a planner too. My husband is the same way all over the place and it feels like we never know where we need to be and when we need to be there. Our new Skylight Calendar has made it so much easier. It syncs your entire family schedule onto a sleek digital display so you can focus on more important things like spending time with your loved ones. 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Maybe I can creep to the pond now, he said to himself. He rounded the corner to peek at the gate, but mom was there, throwing bread over the fence into the pond. Now that's just unfair, angus said to himself, walking away. I'm not allowed in. And now there's wet bread in there. She knows I love to eat wet bread. The little dog sighed and walked on. He walked by the sheep who called out ba. And he walked by the chickens who ba. Ba. And he walked by the pigs who were too busy snuffling in the mud for acorns to notice him, but he could hear them going all the same. Angus walked on and on until Plop. An old nut, hit the ground in front of him a second later. Plop. Plop. Ping pong drop. A pile of other nuts rained from the sky and bounced all around him. We're under attack. Angus shouted. He rolled out of the way and was just getting ready to start barking when a tiny voice called down from way, way up High. Oh, sorry about that. I was just cleaning out the old nuts from winter. Angus peered up into the trees. Where are you? Over here, came the voice. Angus searched and finally saw her. A tiny red squirrel with chubby cheeks and a chubby butt. And a chubby smile, too. Sorry, she said, patting her stomach. I ate well this winter, and now I'm clearing out the shells. Angus peered at her, sitting on a branch next to the hole in the tree. Acorn shells, caps and other nuts and seed shells were still spilling out of the hole. Angus didn't know why, but something deep inside him said he should chase the squirrel. Any chance you'd come down out of that tree? He called up. Well, maybe, said the squirrel. I guess it depends on what you want me to come down for. Well, said Angus, if I'm being honest, I'd really love to chase you around the farm for a while. Then if I caught you, I'd love to give you a good shake. Why in the world would you do that? Asked the squirrel, hand to her heart in shock. I don't really know, said Angus. I just feel that it's the right thing to do. So how about it? Want to come down and get chased and shaken? I think I'll just stay up here in the tree. Actually, Angus thought about that, and he decided that if he were the squirrel, he would probably stay up in the tree, too. Well, that makes sense, he said. Just watch where you're dumping your shells. And if you change your mind about the chase and shake, you just come on down. I won't, but thank you, called the squirrel, before turning back to cleaning her tree. Angus walked on, going nowhere in particular. The sun was warm, the breeze was gentle and sweet, and the gate to the pond was open. Mom must have forgotten to close it after she threw the bread. Angus looked around and heard his mom singing in the farmhouse kitchen. The coast was clear and and he would learn what the weird honking on his farm was coming from. He slipped through the gate and walked down a little path to the pond. What in the world? He said. The pond was natural and shaped like a bean, the water muddy but busy with little fish and bugs. And there, floating in the middle, were three big gray what had mom called them? Geese. They looked kind of like ducks, except they were bigger, with long necks and bright white feathers. Their feet and bills were orange, and they seemed friendly enough. Why had mom tried so hard to keep him out of here? They weren't small enough to chase and shake, and besides, they could fly. What was the problem? Hello, There, he called. I hear you are the geese. This is my farm and I do a daily patrol. Mom already said that you guys are cleared to be here, so just wanted to let you know the area is secure. And I I. Angus trailed off. The geese were just staring at him, their little eyes squinting. Anyway, he tried to continue. Welcome to the farm. Honk. The nearest goose screamed at him. Honk. Honk. Honk. Whoa. What's your problem? Angus said. But then the other two geese joined in. All three of them spread their wings and extended their necks, and suddenly they towered over the little Scotty dog. Honk, said the first. Honk, said the second. Hiss, said the third. Friends, said Angus. But he could see he had made a terrible mistake. His mom wasn't trying to protect the geese from him. She was trying to protect him from the geese. Sorry for intruding, he said, but it was too late. The geese circled him and began to snap at him with their little beaks. Angus barked and tried to spin away, but they stretched out their long necks and nipped at him. One bit his tail. Ouch. Angus said. Out of my way. He lowered his big head and charged with his big feet. The geese honked and hissed, but Angus barreled through and headed for the gate. The geese turned and chased him, nipping at his fuzzy little tail. Angus, it was mom standing at the gate. I told you to leave those geese alone. Angus shot through the gate and mom shut it behind him, leaving the geese to honk and hiss at him from the other side for a minute before they got bored and wandered back to their pond. Didn't I tell you to stay out of there? Mom asked. Angus, who had thoroughly learned his lesson about listening, looked up at his mom with big sad puppy dog eyes until she laughed and picked him up. Okay, okay, she said. Let's go make sure that tail's all right. And you stay away from that pond from now on. Yeah, I'm never going back again, said Angus, which sounded like a little woof to his mom. And they both were happy with that. And after that, Angus kept up his patrol on the farm, and he and the geese had a truce. They stayed on the pond, he had the rest of the farm, and they all lived happily ever after. The End Today's story Getting Goosed was an adaptation of the picture book by Marjorie Flack written for you by Daniel Hines. 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