WISE MISS DUCKS

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 170, 19 July 1924, Page 22

WISE MISS DUCKS

There were only ai , . farm until one day there « «! some black and green oit |lS,i <' g-J*. old ducks "Her feathers may be W, ours said old Mis. % she lay eggs?" _j{, "My dears," Baid the j day, "I can't see why thlfe *"* J that funny old WftSiSSfl Why. she must be S^l is disgraceiul the w" ay «3*l feathers go, so raffled bTJ? 1 M looking." r *U_l u^l "I may he old, and Mt»_l,T| as you," thought Mi_ 3 jAgM sat on her nest, "'but i? «« my time gossiping and ft tho barnyard, or go rtJSSJ work is done." —™_g "Our new friend is TetT | said the old drake to SLSS morning, "but I think, oV"* 1 oldest one in the bamvar/l 11 *' you better tell her about &** she seems to spend very lit*!. L ,!! ting upon it." ' m fet "Tell her yourself," reTjliofl'nn ' "She thinks-I am oM-S£H would not listen to mc." m '^ "Good morning," mini>l_» -ir to the new duck!' «?£> lay eggs, it seems to mc ZiT the farmer this morning W* your nest." "I have not got time to botW such things," said the new M ?*? old Miss Duck do that." ' * "Never saw such haudwin, L_ that old duck lays," said A.?" 1 as he took the eggs from Mia v nest. "She is worth more tha. Z other ducks put together; andty one is worthless— hasn't laid j. since I got her. I g0 __ s jj, c J worth more on the table thaTi,,' barnyard." '■Where is the netv duckr*,w -Mr. l/rake one mornin". "l 7 seen her this morning."° ' "If you take a look in tbe B. you might find her," said old v Duck, "and if the rest of yoa „_ keep your heads on,"- snesaidt.. , other ducks, "you'd better take p ing, and get busy laying eggs." •'