I hollered it before either of you," quacked Jimmie, the duck boy, and he tossed some red, white and blue striped marbles on the ground in the ring.
" As they were thus disputing, a duck quacked to them, "You thieving folks, who bade you go to my nut-hill?
" As they were thus disputing, a duck quacked to them, "You thieving folks, who bade you go to my nut-hill?
" As they were thus disputing, a duck quacked to them, "You thieving folks, who bade you go to my nut-hill?
" The pigeons cooed over her, the turkey-cocks gobbled, and the ducks quacked.
" "Quack, quack," said the mother, and then they all quacked as well as they could, and looked about them on every side at the large green leaves.
But the ducks did not understand what he said, and quacked amongst themselves, "We are all of the same opinion; namely, that he is stupid.
