Christmas Connections: Part 6 of 12
Six geese a-laying? What on earth? Well, geese are large, intelligent and very territorial fowl. The typical goose is larger than a hen, and less prolific. However, the eggs are larger and richer.
When one gives a gift of laying geese, it is a gift of rich food and a symbol of wealth. However, there is another interpretation which I've seen in the dark corridors — the laying of geasa, or magical imperatives, upon someone.
Perhaps that line isn't as innocent as it looks. Or perhaps it is, and I am just being naughty. Your geis is as good as mine.
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"On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me six geese a-laying."
When one gives a gift of laying geese, it is a gift of rich food and a symbol of wealth. However, there is another interpretation which I've seen in the dark corridors — the laying of geasa, or magical imperatives, upon someone.
Perhaps that line isn't as innocent as it looks. Or perhaps it is, and I am just being naughty. Your geis is as good as mine.
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"On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me six geese a-laying."
etched with acid at 12:23:00 am
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