Ducks’ Ditty
by Kenneth Grahame
All along the backwater,
Through the rushes tall, Ducks are a-dabbling,
Up tails all!
Ducks’ tails, drakes’ tails,
Yellow feet a-quiver, Yellow bills all out of sight
Busy in the river!
Slushy green undergrowth
Where the roaches swim— Here we keep our larder, Cool and full and
dim.
Everyone for what he likes!
We like to be Heads down, tails up,
Dabbling free!
High in the blue above
Swifts whirl and call—
We are down a-dabbling, Up tails all!
Mrs. Peck-Pigeon
by Eleanor Farjeon
Mrs. Peck-Pigeon Is picking for bread, Bob—bob—bob Goes her little
round head. Tame as a pussycat In the street, Step—step—step Go her
little red feet. With her little red feet And her little round head,
Mrs. Peck-Pigeon Goes picking for bread.
