Learning to count

The preschoolers were showing off that they know how to count in Spanish. This is how it goes:

Uno, goose, tres...

In the late 1950's I attended a preschool Spanish class once a week. We learned to count, and say "adios". Since I knew how to play Simon Says with my neighborhood friends, I used to wonder about Quatro Cinco Says. I imagined Senor Q. Cinco with an eyepatch and a parrot on his shoulder. Must have mistaken the goose for a parrot. He may have had a hook. Anyway, I was sure it was best to do whatever he said.