For my blog today, I thought I would share a fun little excerpt from my children's book, THADDEUS T. AND BARNABY. I sure hope you enjoy it!

          Thaddeus T. and Barnaby traveled farther and farther out into the pond and were heading toward the other side, when all of a sudden they started to hear faint little cries off in the distance.

“Quaaa, quaaa.”

Then, as they moved on closer, the cries became louder and louder.

“Quaaa, quaaa.”

Then finally they saw it!

Now Thaddeus T., at this very young age and all, hadn’t learned too many things about the other critters in the pond as of yet. He wasn’t really sure what it was that they were looking at. So, in a very excited little voice, he yelled, “What is it, Barnaby? What is it?”

Barnaby, not sure at first either, took a closer look at the noisy little creature… and then, all of a sudden he said, “Why, this thing is a baby duck. And you know something, Thaddeus T., I think it needs our help!”

“But Barnaby,” said Thaddeus T., “I don’t think we should go near that thing. It looks so much different then we do; maybe we should just go away and leave it alone.”

Barnaby just shook his head as he explained to Thaddeus T., “It doesn’t matter if it looks different than we do; it’s still somebody who needs our help. So as far as I’m concerned, we need to go ahead and help this thing in any way we can.”

Thaddeus T., with an understanding look on his face, just smiled and said, “You’re right, Barnaby, it does need our help, and so, you can count me in too.”

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Uncle Kent