One duck stuck by Phyllis Root and
illustrated by Jane Chapman.

One duck stuck by Phyllis Root and
Jane Chapman.

Down by the marsh by the sleepy slimy

marsh one duck gets stuck in the muck down
by the deep green Marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We can! Two fish tails going swish
swim to the duck. Splish splish. No luck.

The duck stays stuck deep in the muck 
down by the squishy fishy marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We Can! Three moose munching on
spurce plod to the the duck. Clomp, Clomp.

No luck. The duck stays stuck deep in the
muck down by the swamp, chompy marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We can! Four crickets chirping in 
the thickets leap to the duck.

Pleep pleep. No luck. The duck stays stuck
deep in the muck down by

the pricky, sticky marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We can! Five frogs hopping on logs
jump to the duck. Plop plop. No Luck. The

duck stays stuck deep in the muck down by
the creaky croaky marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We can! Six skunks climbing over
trunks crawl to the duck. Plunk plunk. No

luck. The duck stays stuck. Deep in the
muck down by the soggy, loggy marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We can! Seven snails making
slippery trails slide to the duck. Sloosh

sloosh. No Luck. The duck stays stuck deep
in the muck down by the slippy sloppy

marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We can! Eight possums nibbling on
blossoms crawl to the duck. Slosh slosh.

No luck. The duck stays stuck deep in the 
muck down by the reedy weedy marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We can! Nine snakes leaving little
wakes slither to the duck. Slink slink. No

luck. The duck stays stuck deep in the
muck down by the mess mossy marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We can! Ten dragonflies zooming
through the skies whir to the duck. Zing

zing. No luck. The duck stays stuck deep
in the muck down by the muggy buggy marsh.

Help! Help! Who can help?

We can! We can!

Splish clomp pleep plop...

... plunk sloosh slosh slink zing.

They all help the duck who got stuck in
the muck.

Spluck!

Thanks! said the duck who got out of the
muck down by the deep green marsh.

Read by Noah North Elementary School
Jefferson City, Missouri February, 2016.