Catalogue Page for animal: Goose
The Goose Who Couldn’t Fly

Stella thinks she can’t fly…but Custard Pie the beagle has a plan…
By Kenneth Lapointe
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12, Teen Tags: Animal Story, Original Animals: Dog, Goose Reading time: 01 - 05 minsNell and Gé Geal

Little Nell is kidnapped and forced to work as a slave. However she makes a friend, a goose, who is not silly but helps Nell to escape!
By Martin Gleeson
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Folk Tale, Irish, Original Animals: Goose Reading time: 05 - 10 minsLittle Red Hen

This story about a hardworking little hen whose friends won’t help her teaches us a valuable and timeless lesson. Includes audio narration.
King O’Toole and his Goose

King O’Toole is sad that his goose is getting old, so when an old gypsy makes him an offer to rejuvenate it, he cannot refuse.
By Joseph Jacobs
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Celtic, Classic, Folk Tale, Irish Animals: Goose Reading time: 05 - 10 minsThe Remarkable Rocket

A pompous rocket boasts to everyone how remarkable he is going to be when he is let off.
By Oscar Wilde
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12, Teen Tags: Classic Animals: Dragonfly, Duck, Frog, Goose Reading time: Over 20 minsGoosey Goosey Gander

Asking advice from a goose can sometimes be useful.
The Golden Goose

A good-natured son wins a golden-feathered goose through his kindness, however anyone who touches it gets stuck. Beautifully illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke.
By Leonard Leslie Brooke
Age range: 0 to 2, 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Funny, Illustrated Animals: Goose Reading time: 05 - 10 minsThe Golden Goose

Dummerly earns a golden goose through his kindness, but anyone who tries to touch it gets stuck.
By Brothers Grimm
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Funny Animals: Goose Reading time: 05 - 10 minsWhat a Good Man Does is Always Right

A funny tale about a man who sets off to the fair to sell his horse and arrives back with something unexpected. Will his wife be annoyed when she finds out?