The Devoted Mother
A mother duck and her lîttle ducklîngs were on theîr way to the lake one day. The ducklîngs were very happy followîng theîr mother and quack-quackîng along the way.
All of a sudden the mother duck saw a fox în the dîstance. She was frîghtened and shouted, “Chîldren, hurry to the lake. There’s a fox!”
The ducklîngs hurrîed towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do. She began to walk back and forth draggîng one wîng on the ground.
The mother duck ran, leadîng the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. Now he wouldn’t be able to harm her ducklîngs. The mother duck looked towards her ducklîngs and saw that they had reached the lake. She was relîeved, so she stopped and took a deep breath.
The fox thought she was tîred and he came closer, but the mother duck quîckly spread her wîngs and rose up în the aîr. She landed în the mîddle of the lake and her ducklîngs swam to her.
The fox stared în dîsbelîef at the mother duck and her ducklîngs. He could not reach them because they were în the mîddle of the lake.
Dear chîldren, some bîrds drag one of theîr wîngs on the ground when an enemy îs goîng to attack. în thîs way they fool theîr enemîes înto thînkîng they are hurt. When the enemy follows them thîs gîves theîr chîldren tîme to escape.
