HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-09-07, Page 22PAGE 2ATHE GODERICH SIGNAL,: -STAR, THURSDAY, SE'; EMrBER 7.1878
When Alison Scott h ds her pet goose Donald, the young bird loves to put his head
on her shoulder. Iis Instance, it took the goose some doing, but he finally poked
his beak through her long hair. (Photo by Jim Hagarty)
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• from p : ge IA
Donal i appreciates a
good oke.
0 e day, she took `her
pe with her to meet her
c • ssmates at Victoria
ublic School. He had a
ball. •
The kids were shown a
film that day, an • - old
comedy classic as it
turned out. Donald sat
attentively watching the
flick, and when a part in.
the movie showed one
man pushing another into
a river, he started
honking like mad.
Try proving to Alison
---that Den-ald.-ieally-wasn't
enjoying a good goose
laugh that day.
ona • s • een back to
school since then and
really laps up all the
attention the kids lavish
on him.
But he has his moods.
He spent a couple of
weeks holidaying on• the
farm this summer and
when the Scotts went to
pick him up, he was
really mad. He'd -been
chased all over the place
and never really warmed
up to the other geese.
-.Basically though,
Donald's a pretty easy-
going goose, and a real
nature lover. One day this
summer, Alison looked
out the window to see how
her goose was surviving a
flash rain storm: and
there he was, sitting on
the lawn in the middle.. of
the downpour, loving
every minute.
Donald the Goose loves to lean his long neck on Alison Scott's shoulder. He's justa
young bird and has been with Alison since shortly after his birth in May. Without
doubt, the girl is Donald's favourite human being. (Photo by Jim Hagarty)
- ___.____.._._Alison-Scott-agreed-to-give-her-peLgoose -a-peek -on-the-beak, but -checked -around
first to make sure her mother wasn't watching. Josephine Scott is afraid a goose
kiss might contain a few geniis. As for Donald the Goose, he just loves attention
and affection. (Photo by Jim Hagarty)
DONALD THE LOVER
In goose time, Donald's
about two -and -a -half
years old. He'll soon be
entering__his_adolescence
and will no doubt soon be
faced with a lot of un-
familiar sensations
common to his oncoming
ganderhood.
What I'm trying to say,
is that Donald's soon
going to be on the lookout
for a girlfriend.
He'll soon be getting his
big chance. On Sunday,
he and AIison moved to
Milton where the whole
family's moving to live in
another month. Donald's
going to board for the
winter on a nearby farm.
There'll be other geese
there, and when the
young females get a load
of `city -slicker Donald in
his blue cowboy hat and
pink-ca.p.e'_l►e'l•I be lined.up..:.
for dates weeks ahead.
But Alison is a bit
a p p rT h eTrsive Ire
doesn't want Donald
taking up with the first
flirty thing in feathers
that catches his eye. You
see, when geese mate, it's
for life. There's no trial
marriages, no
separations, no divorce.
If a • mate dies, the.
goose remains'single fpr
the rest of 'bis life. So you
can see what a stew
(forgive the 'expression
Donald) the poor guy
• would be in if he ever. hitched up with the wrong
bird.
Personally speaking, if
I were a girl goose, I'd be
shining up to Donald.
He's quite a hunk of honk.
I should know. He jumped
in his tub and took a bath
right out in the open while
Alison and I were talking.
And he's pretty af-
fectionate. When Alison
holds him, Donald flops
his long neck on her
`shoulder and loves it
when she pets him.
Donald walked down the
street and stood watching
me until I was out of his
sight.
His last three "Honk!
Plonk! Honks" did it to
me. I whimpered all the
way back to work.
You know, I wish the
government had never
closed the Goderich
Psychiatric Hospital.
I think I could° use a
little rest.
Donald the Goose is a fashion -conscious bird. For lounging around the yard, he
often wears a blue cowboy hat and pink cape. On more formal' occasions, Donald
sports a tuxedo bow tie. His wardrobe advisor and owner is Alison Scott, Gibbons
Street, Goderich. (Photo by Jim Hagarty)
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In our short time
together, Donald and I
really didn't get to know
each other very well. I
petted his head a few
times, but most of the
time he just stood at a
distance watching me.
Probably taking mental°
notes so he'll have a good
story to tell his buddies on
the farm near Milton,
about this furry -faced
human he met in
-G-oderich.
The only time he ever
showed any friendliness
was when I went to take
his picture.
"He loves to have his
picture taken," explained
Alison. "But he gets mad
if anyone else tries to get
in the picture with him."
You )snow, I felt sort of
emotional when it came
time to leave the Scotts. •
Knowing I'd never see
him again, left a little
lump in my .throat. I
looked at Donald and saw
that he had a lump in his
throat too, but Alison said
it was just some food he
was trying to swallow.
. I climbed in the car to
head back to the office,
sort of teary-eyed and
all, and I asked Alison if
Donald ; wasn't going to
come wish me off.
She yelled to the back
yard where the goose was
playing tri"its tub, "Come
on Donald. Come say
goodbye to the nice
man." -
Donald waddled up the
driveway and stood by
the car While 1 wished
him luck in Milton.
As 1 drove away,
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