noon
The wild geese followed Taberg River down toward Monk Lake , and all the while they made the same racket . Here , on the narrow land-strip between Monk and Vettern lakes , lay Jönköping with its great factories . The wild geese rode first over Monksjö paper mills . The noon rest hour was just over , and the big workmen were streaming down to the mill-gate . When they heard the wild geese , they stopped a moment to listen to them . `` Where are you going ? Where are you going ? ''