“Quack, quack!” said the little duckling.
He waddled toward the big, shiny pond.
Splash! The water was cool and fun.
“Hello, Frog,” said the duckling.
“Hello, Duckling,” Frog replied, jumping high.
“Let’s play!” giggled the duckling.
The pond was full of busy friends.
Fish swam under the lily pads.
Bees buzzed over pretty, yellow flowers.
The sun shone warm and bright.
Everything sparkled in the happy pond.
“I see Turtle!” quacked Duckling.
Turtle was slow, but smiled wide.
“Want to race?” asked Duckling.
“Okay, but I am slow,” laughed Turtle.
Duckling flapped his wings and waddled fast.
“Look at me go!” he quacked happily.
In the tall grass, Duckling heard crying.
“Who is there?” he asked with worry.
“I can’t find my way,” said a lost bug.
“Don’t worry, I can help,” said Duckling, smiling.
Duckling led the bug back to its home.
“Thank you, Duckling!” chirped the happy bug.
“Good job, hero!” said Frog, clapping.
Duckling felt proud of his big help.
He splashed back into the cool pond.
Frog, Turtle, and Bug cheered, “Hooray!”
Duckling’s day was full of kindness and fun.
And so, the pond was safe and happy.
The end.