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  What it means

  “On Saint Matthias’s day, the goose will lay her first eggs.” Another St. Matthias (February 24) proverb, marking the return of fertility and productivity in the farmyard as winter ends.

  Vocabulary

  • zniesie — will lay (eggs)
  • gęś — goose
  • jejca — eggs (dialectal/folk form of 'jajca')

  Grammar note

  'Zniesie' is the future perfective of 'znosić/znieść' (to lay eggs). 'Jejca' is a folk/dialectal variant of 'jajca' (eggs), used here for rhyme.

  Cultural context

  Geese laying their first eggs was an important sign of spring's arrival on a traditional Polish farm.

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