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Ducky Love

Posted on February 23, 2010 7 Comments

Izzy loves him so, despite the fact that this duck is well and truly insane.

Infected with a mental duck illness that makes him attack and nip at exposed flesh. He grabs on and just won’t let go. Despite some really nasty bruises Izzy still loves him… and he still loves her, letting her cuddle and hold and carry him about without a single nip… till she puts him down.

She was at ballet the other night when her teacher asked her how she got the nasty black green bruise on her arm, and the one of her leg.

“The duck bit me” Izzy replied.

Her teacher looked over in my direction with a puzzled look on her face.

I could feel myself turning red. What if her teacher, or worse, the rest of the mothers watching and listening, think that I am the one inflicting these terrible bruises on my child. Because, after all… a duck doesn’t have teeth, it can’t bite.

After class her teacher came over…. uhoh… time to explain.

“Izzy tells me the duck ‘bit’ her” her teacher says, thankfully with a slight giggle.

I relax and say that in fact yes the duck did bite her and despite the fact that he has no teeth he is a slightly insane boy duck who is constantly looking for a fight and/or a girlfriend and inflicts some nasty bruises along to way.

“But I love him.” Izzy says very seriously…..”except one day he’ll be dinner”.

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Filed Under: Farm Tales, The Twindaoes Tagged With: ducks, family

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  1. Cherie Nixon says

    ROFL!!! this has made my made my day.

    i wonder though if you will be able to eat him, if she has fallen in love..(unless she likes the taste of duck more)

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  2. Fiona says

    she knows that she’l win one day haha clever girl.

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  3. SquiggleMum says

    “The duck bit me.” Kids don’t make up stuff like that!! LOL Such a sweet pic (for such a volatile duck…)

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  4. Nic says

    Awww that was such a sweet post. Put a big smile on my face.

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  5. Secret Mom Thoughts says

    I love the last line…one day he’ll be dinner.

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  6. Aunty says

    So you really should have gone for “A L’Orange” or “Peking” when naming them after all. :-) Poor Izzy loving a mad duck destined to become mid-winter lunch.

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  7. Aunty says

    Alternatively this could be very disconcerting story to tell Izzy’s first boyfriend…. :-)

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