short story about a boy growing up in a forest with strong geese imagery

[Elizabeth]

This short story was read in a high school class in the 1980's. Not much more is remembered except the symbolism and imagery of the geese was pivotal to the story.

[RabbitMilitia]

Elizabeth, do you remember in what way the goose symbolism was important? What did the geese represent, etc?

[Elizabeth]

No I don’t. Just that they mattered