Team Work

Team work, story of the geese illustrated by Tom Worsham.

By flying in this "V" formation the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if the bird was to fly on its own. (People who share a common direction and sense of community get where they are going more quickly and easier because they are traveling on another's thrust)

When a bird falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to do it alone. It quickly gets back into formation and takes advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front of it.

When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates back into the "V" and another goose takes the point. The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up there speed. And finally, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gun fire and falls out, two other geese fall out of formation and follow it down and stay with it until is able to fly again or is dead, and then they launch out in their own formation to catch up with their group. Who ever thought of the little insult "you silly goose" didn't really know much about geese.