The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation. Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit-----Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution ...

Even today the Queen has the right to claim any unmarked mute swan swimming in open water. The Mute Swan – the classic swan seen in British parks – isn’t actually mute, but grunts and hisses.

Interpretation Reason for interpretation The simile describes how the swans tip themselves back to a stable swimming position. The swans are stable even in storms and find their way to balance, ...

The Anatidae are the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a ... that are adapted through evolution for swimming, floating on the water surface, and ...