Six Geese a Greyleg

No fooling.  We kept trying to figure out what is so valuable about a goose that lays an egg other than gold and our 12 days of Christmas has 6 of them - not golden..but that would keep up with the five golden rings of yesterday.  We do, however think there might be more a connection similar to the golden rings and the pheasants. (you might want to look at the last post).

Greyleg Goose

There is a goose/gander in England called the Greyleg - for obvious reasons.  They are pretty nifty looking and perhaps, just perhaps, they little verse changed over time and for ease of singing.

I.e.   Six geese a grey(leg) to greying to laying because some folks had no idea what a Greyleg was or is.

Makes sense to us. But then a lot of things make sense that don't.

Lack of knowledge is the mother of all stuff made up.