The Zippy Little Duckling
Little Duckling watched its big brothers and sisters. Flap-flap! They flew high in the sky! Little Duckling wanted to fly too.
Little Duckling flapped its tiny wings. Sproosh! Down it went, right into the cool pond. A round, green frog on a lily pad croaked, "Ribbit!"
Little Duckling tried again! Flap-flap! Harder, faster! But its wings were still too small. Splish-splash! Another big splash.
Mama Duck swam by, her big wings pushing the water with a swish-swish. Then, Little Duckling saw a tiny dragonfly zip-zip above the water!
Little Duckling got an idea! It flapped its tiny wings, not up, but down on the water! Thwack-thwack! Whoosh! It zipped across the pond, faster than ever!
✨ Moral of the story
Even if you can't do one thing, you can find another special way to shine.
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