down to the water and swim !Bv a fine bit of luck, o J The right path I can pick,And the horse-trough is full to the brim. I really dont dare ! Was the prudent reply ; I have often been cautioned, you know, With the greatest of care, To walk where it was dry.And with giddy young ducks never go. THE… … The chick hung his head, While with blushes he said,I never have learned how to swim,■ You see that by my toe; But I would like to go, —I suppose I can walk on the rim. With his thin yellow legs,Like long scaly pegs, 386 THE CHICK AND THE DUCK. He walked on the perilous rim ;He watched his friend…
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