The Master Cook himself mounted to the hall to make his excuses , and to beg his lord to have a little patience . Tubby showed his patience by abusing his son . ` As if it was n't enough , ' he grumbled between his teeth , ` that the boy should pick up a hag without a penny , but the goose must go and burn now . It is n't a wife he has brought me , it is Famine herself . ' XIV While the Master Cook was upstairs , the golden bird came again to perch on the window-sill , and called in his clear voice to the head scullion , who was watching the spit : ` Good-morning , my fine Scullion ! ' ` Good-morning , lovely Golden Bird , ' replied the Scullion , whom the Master Cook had forgotten in his excitement to warn . ' I pray Heaven , ' went on the Canary , ` that it will send you to sleep , and that the goose may burn , so that there may be none left for Titty . ' And the Scullion fell fast asleep , and when the Master Cook came back he found the goose as black as the chimney . In a fury he woke the Scullion , who in order to save himself from blame told the whole story . ` That accursed bird , ' said the Cook ; ` it will end by getting me sent away . Come , some of you , and hide yourselves , and if it comes again , catch it and wring its neck . ' He spitted a third goose , lit a huge fire , and seated himself by it . The bird appeared a third time , and said : ` Good-morning , my fine Cook . ' ` Good-morning , lovely Golden Bird , ' replied the Cook , as if nothing had happened , and at the moment that the Canary was beginning , ' I pray Heaven that it may send , ' a scullion who was hidden outside rushed out and shut the shutters . The bird flew into the kitchen . Then all the cooks and scullions sprang after it , knocking at it with their aprons . At length one of them caught it just at the very moment that Tubby entered the kitchen , waving his sceptre . He had come to see for himself why the goose had never made its appearance . The Scullion stopped at once , just as he was about to wring the Canary 's neck . XV ` Will some one be kind enough to tell me the meaning of all this ? '
cried the Lord XXXXX Avesnes .
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