Martha just looked at Mr Finleyson, her black beady eyes were full of anger and mischief, the likes of which he had never seen before! He said to Martha, "I know you can't stand old Bertie after he stole your bowl of food but you just have to ignore him. I do not want anything to happen to you. There's no telling what he would do to you if he found out it was you who unravelled the back of his jumper"! Martha turned to him, and for the first time, she hissed at Mr Finleyson. She had learned how to hiss from the geese on his farm! She had never hissed at him before. Everyone else including all the hens on his farm she had. He was quite taken aback, and just said to her, "That was not very ladylike Martha. I am holding on to you for your own good. Stop trying to break free. We are not home on the farm where you can boss everyone about! Trust me, this is for your own good"! Martha always liked to have her own way and Mr Finleyson had always pandered to her every whim. She had learned how to blow raspberries from the parrot who belonged to the owner of the pet shop, Miss Daniels, who brought her parrot, Thelma, to the shop with her every day. Thelma and Martha got on like a house on fire. Thelma was a bad influence on her. Martha liked to strut around the farm and village hissing and blowing raspberries at every animal and person she came in contact with!