sick of sitting on the eggs. At last the eggs started to hatch one by one. One day an old mother duck came to visit her. The mother duck said she was sick of sitting on the last egg. It took a long time for that egg to hatch but finally it hatched. The little ducklings stared at the big one. The mother was very happy. She said if he does not go in I will kick him in myself. She did not have to because he jumped in. She said watch him how he keeps his legs moving.

We are going to the farmyard to meet some of the other ducks there.

When they reached the farmyard the ducks were fighting over a fish head. The cat got it in the end. The mother duck would have liked a fish head herself.

She said come along now. See that duck over there. She came from a Spanish family. See that red ribbon on her leg she can be proud of that means her owner will keep and never give her away. Bow to her she is very special. They went on, then a duck bit the ugly Duckling on his neck. The Duckling was frightened. His neck was very sore. The mother went Quack Quack she was very mad. She said stop that right now! MELANIE HITCHCOCK Port Royal School.