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The rays of the rising sun were just beginning to peek through the cottage windows when that aggravating alarm bell woke up Rose and Charlie. That was Avonmora's bell and it signalled for the Bucket children's slave duties to begin.
"I hate that bell more than anything, Rosie" Charlie grumbled. He sat up in his bed and rubbed his eyes. They felt crusty from his slumber.
"I do too, Charlie" Rose agreed. She stretched her arms. "I promise, one day we'll leave this place. But until that day comes, we're stuck playing servants to our lovely step-mother"
"Where is my breakfast!?" Avonmora's demand sounded through the tube that led to the basement where Rose and Charlie were forced to sleep. "Bring it to me now, girl! And boy, you better get to sweeping and finish before we leave for the market"
Honk! "Will someone shut that vile witch up, please?" Honkers got up from his pile of straw that was set up in the corner. "A goose needs his beauty sleep"
Rose giggled. She walked over to Honkers and picked him up. "I suppose all that sleeping you do is the reason you're the most handsome goose in the entire kingdom" Honkers honked in approval and nuzzled into Rose's neck. "We should find you a lovely swan one of these days"
"Honkers, look!" Charlie bursted into excitement. He pointed towards Honkers nest where a golden egg lay. "You've laid another one!"
"Well, whaddaya know?" Rose put Honkers down. He waddled over to the nest and admired the golden egg he'd lain. "If I keep laying them at this rate, you guys will be able to run off soon enough"
"How do you do that, anyway?" Charlie asked curiously.
"I don't know" Honk! "Same reason I can talk, I suppose"
Rose pulled out a hidden box that contained all the other golden eggs that Honkers had laid. She picked up the new one and added it to the collection. She then put the box back in it's hiding spot.
"Breakfast!" Avonmora screeched. Her voice was so loud that it scared a few feathers out of Honkers.
Rose sighed and grabbed several ingredients out from the cupboards. "Charlie, you better start sweeping. And Honkers, you know to stay quiet when she's near"
Honkers put his wing up to his forehead in a salute. "Yes, ma'm" Rose gave the goose a look. "Oh, I mean...Honk!..."
Rose smiled and nodded. "Good goose!"
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