A man once owned a strange goose.
Every day she laid a golden egg.
The man thought she must be full of gold.
He killed the goose and cut her open.
But not a trace of gold could he find.
She was just like other geese.
Then how sorry the man felt!
--ÆSOP.
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pic ture bough ap ple au tumn
bar rel branch bas ket leaf
lad der limb han dle sour
climb slip pers bus y sug ar
gath er toe curls ripe
What letters are not sounded in _climb_, _limb_, _autumn_?
Be sure you say _basket_ correctly.
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