La anciana doña Matilde tenía una
bandada de gansos.

Quería a sus gansos y los cuidaba
mucho.

Un día los gansos se escaparon.

¡La pobre anciana! No supo qué hacer.

Fué a la puerta y miró hacia el camino.

No pudo ver ni un solo ganso.

Temía que se hubiesen extraviado.

Juanito y Catalina estaban jugando
en el patio vecino.

Doña Matilde les preguntó si habían
visto a sus gansos.

--Los he visto,--dijo Juanito,--iban
para el estanque.

--¡Dios mío! ¡Dios mío!--dijo doña
Matilde.

--¿Creéis que volverán?

--Iremos a buscarlos,--dijo Catalina.

Los niños se marcharon en dirección
del estanque.

Juanito vió los gansos apenas se
acercó al estanque.

Old Miss Matilda had a flock of geese.

She was fond of her geese and took
great care of them.

One day the geese got out.

Poor old lady! She didn't know what to do.

She went to the gate and looked
toward the road.

She could not see a single goose.

She was afraid they were lost.

Johnny and Kate were playing in
the yard next door.

Miss Matilda asked them if they had
seen her geese.

"I saw them," said Johnny, "they
were going toward the pond."

"Dear! dear!" said Miss Matilda.

"Do you think they will come back?"

"We'll go looking for them," said Kate.

The children went off toward the pond.

Johnny saw the geese almost as soon
as he came near the pond.