In 1794 BĂŒtzow, widow Hornborstel, a top goose breeder, presses Mayor Hane to marry her. Rebuffed, he bans freeârange geese under a âgoose edict.â Enraged, she enlists revolutionaryâminded Magister Albus to rally citizens. They rise for goose freedom, the duke deposes Hane, installs a new mayor, and Albus escapes across the border.