Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...this last? I am so weary of it!" And then she sat down again. 20 "Well, and how are you getting on?" asked an old Duck, who had come to pay her a visit. "This one egg keeps me so long," said the mother. "It will not break; but you should see the others! They are the prettiest little duck lings I have seen in all my days. They are all like their father,--the good-for-nothing fellow, he has not been to visit me once!" "Let me see the egg that will not break," said the old Duck; "depend upon it, it is a turkey's 6 egg. I was cheated in the same way once myself, and I had such trouble with the young ones; for they were afraid of the water, and I could not get them there. I called and scolded, but it was all of no use. But let me see the egg--10 ah, yes! to be sure, that is a turkey's egg. Leave it, and teach the other little ones to swim." "I will sit on it a little longer," said the Duck. "I have been sitting so long, that I may as wellis spend the harvest here." "It is no business of mine," said the old Duck, and away she waddled. The great egg burst at last. "Tchick! tchick!" said the little one, and out it tumbled--but, oh, 20 how large and ugly it was! The Duck looked at it. "That is a great, strong creature," said she; "none of the others are at all like it; can it be a young turkey cock? Well, we shall soon find out; it must go into the water, though I push it in myself." The next day there was delightful weather, and the sun shone warmly upon all the green leaves 5 when Mother Duck with all her family went down to the canal. Plump she went into the water. "Quack! quack!" cried she, and one duckling after another jumped in. The wat...
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