I was leaning against the wall at the time and looking at the geese which were waddling about round my feet, and suddenly an idea came into my head which showed me how I could beat the best detective that ever lived. "My sister had told me some weeks before that I might have the pick of her geese for a Christmas present, and I knew that she was always as good as her word.
En aquel momento estaba apoyado en la pared, mirando a los gansos que correteaban alrededor de mis pies, y de pronto se me ocurrió una idea para burlar al mejor detective que haya existido en el mundo. »Unas semanas antes, mi hermana me había dicho que podía elegir uno de sus gansos como regalo de Navidad, y yo sabía que siempre cumplía su palabra.