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One duck stuck by Phyllis Root and
illustrated by Jane Chapman.
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One duck stuck by Phyllis Root and
Jane Chapman.
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Down by the marsh by the sleepy slimy
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marsh one duck gets stuck in the muck down
by the deep green Marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We can! Two fish tails going swish
swim to the duck. Splish splish. No luck.
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The duck stays stuck deep in the muck
down by the squishy fishy marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We Can! Three moose munching on
spurce plod to the the duck. Clomp, Clomp.
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No luck. The duck stays stuck deep in the
muck down by the swamp, chompy marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We can! Four crickets chirping in
the thickets leap to the duck.
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Pleep pleep. No luck. The duck stays stuck
deep in the muck down by
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the pricky, sticky marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We can! Five frogs hopping on logs
jump to the duck. Plop plop. No Luck. The
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duck stays stuck deep in the muck down by
the creaky croaky marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We can! Six skunks climbing over
trunks crawl to the duck. Plunk plunk. No
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luck. The duck stays stuck. Deep in the
muck down by the soggy, loggy marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We can! Seven snails making
slippery trails slide to the duck. Sloosh
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sloosh. No Luck. The duck stays stuck deep
in the muck down by the slippy sloppy
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marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We can! Eight possums nibbling on
blossoms crawl to the duck. Slosh slosh.
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No luck. The duck stays stuck deep in the
muck down by the reedy weedy marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We can! Nine snakes leaving little
wakes slither to the duck. Slink slink. No
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luck. The duck stays stuck deep in the
muck down by the mess mossy marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We can! Ten dragonflies zooming
through the skies whir to the duck. Zing
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zing. No luck. The duck stays stuck deep
in the muck down by the muggy buggy marsh.
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Help! Help! Who can help?
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We can! We can!
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Splish clomp pleep plop...
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... plunk sloosh slosh slink zing.
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They all help the duck who got stuck in
the muck.
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Spluck!
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Thanks! said the duck who got out of the
muck down by the deep green marsh.
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Read by Noah North Elementary School
Jefferson City, Missouri February, 2016.