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 In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl ___36___ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl___37___the mother would not return to her eggs and she___38___to take them home. There she carefully___39___the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days___40___the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the ___41___.

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.___42___, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they ___43___, the girl was able to___44___her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to ___45___. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when___46___and in her dreams. Later, she had an ___47___ : She would pilot a plane to guide them in ___48___. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(组装) a small aircraft for her.

Caring about___49___safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not___50___or follow him, and___51___slept in the grass.

One day, the girl___52___into the plane, started it and soon left the ___53___. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds___54___flapped(拍打) their wings and ___55___. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.