A mother duck lays three eggs in her nest. When the eggs hatch, the ducklings wander off in search of their mother. The first duckling finds his real mother, who names him Tony. The second duckling mistakes a cat for his mother. The third duckling, not being very smart, thinks a potato is his mother. Eventually, all the ducklings are reunited with their real mother and return home with her.

2. Where’s Mommy?
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By
Charlie Farrell
2014

3. One day Mother Duck sat down in her nest and
laid three blue eggs. She sat down on the eggs to
keep them warm.

4. About two weeks later a sly fox sneaked up to the
nest tried to steal and then eat the eggs! Mother
Duck quacked and quacked in alarm and led the
fox away from the nest.

5. A little crack appeared on one of the eggs. A
tiny duckling popped out! He wandered of
wondering “Where’s Mommy?”

6. A second duckling popped out soon after. He
was also looking for his Mommy!

7. The third duckling
came out of his
egg last. He was
hungry and the
thought of Mommy
never crossed his
mind!

8. The first duckling
came across his
Mommy.
His Mommy
decided to call
him Tony.

9. The second duckling
found a cat. He began
to think that he had
found his Mommy!

10. The third
duckling who
was not very
smart and found
a potato. He
began to think he
had found his
Mommy too, but
he was still
hungry!

11. Mommy and Tony
were walking
along when they
met a pig. He
hadn’t seen
Tommy or the
not-so- smart
duckling. They
had to keep going
as neither
duckling was
there.

12. Next Mommy and
Tony also came
across a cat. They
went to take a look...
and Tommy was
behind the cat!
Tommy did not want
to leave. He wanted
to stay with his new
Mommy.

13. Mommy and Tony came to a halt at a half eaten
potato and a guilty looking duckling! He was
Tony’s other brother. He wanted to stay with the
potato!

14. After the big walk
home to the farm they
were both born on,
Tony and his Mommy
went over to their nest
and slept the night
away!

15. Strange but True
• When ducklings
hatch out of their
eggs the first thing
they see, they think
is their Mommy. This
cat in County Carlow
adopted some
ducklings who
thought she was
their Mommy.