sitting quietly in the sun
floating lanquidly on a pond
waddling slowly across a lane
But….
Wee ducklings that do not follow close behind mom
running (if ducklings can run) down the stairs instead of staying with mom on the other side of the wall ~
can expect to get a good talking to!
Mom noticed them missing,her head went up
she heard their frantic cheeping when they realized that mom was out of sight.
No sympathy,
she waddled round the wall, rounded them up
ushered the little darlings sternly into the water and joined another mom and her ducklings for morning swim.
“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”
~ Barbara Kingsolver
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