鹅（彩墨）

我小的时候看见邻居在河坡上“放鹅”，就知道鹅很喜欢吃青草，如果谁家的院子需要除草，放两三只鹅下去，三两下就清洁溜溜了。

听说鹅也是警觉性很高的动物，看见生人就“嘎嘎”的叫个不停。如果是公鹅，还会追逐啄咬陌生人呢。

鹅也好“表现”，有一次我和邱杰（桃园县联合报特派记者）一群人去关西游玩，在高处欣赏一池小埤塘里的鹅群。当邱特派拿起相机要拍它们时，鹅群发现我们了，猛然地，它们全部都像发疯似的嘎嘎大叫，兴奋地开始追逐，张开翅膀，互相扑水，叫声连连，在池水中高速的来回奔驰，就像表演给观众看似的。惊得我们岸上的这批人是张口睁眼，讶异的说不出话来──太精彩了。

Geese/ink and color painting

When I was a child, I saw our neighbors raising geese by the bank of the river. Since the geese like to eat fresh grass very much, if anyone needed the grass and weeds cleared from their yard, they could have two or three geese taken there, and the yard would be clear of vegetation in the blink of an eye.

I have heard that geese are very vigilant animals, and they will honk vigorously if they see a stranger. The ganders will even pursue and peck at strangers.

Geese also like to show off. One time I was out with Chiu Chieh (a reporter from the Taoyuan County office of the United Daily News) and some others on an excursion to Guanxi. At that time, we happened to be on a small hill, watching a flock of geese in a pond below us. Chiu pulled out his camera and got ready to take a photograph of the geese. When the geese discovered us, they suddenly began honking wildly, excitedly chasing each other, spreading their wings, and splashing each other. They rushed about on the pond as if performing for an audience. We gaped in amazement, left speechless by the incredible show.＠

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