This is volume two in a series of four new books for the children, called “Old Homestead Tales.” Each book is a complete story in itself, covering a certain phase of wild life found on the Old Homestead.
In this book is told the story of the Little Wild Creatures that prefer to live near water. It is the story of the Mallards, who lived at the Duck Pond on the Old Homestead, and of the Feathered Friends and Furry Friends who were their neighbors at the Duck Pond and along Little River. While flying northward, Mr. Mallard was shot in the wing, and that was why the Mallards stopped on the Old Homestead. Mrs. Mallard discovered a Sheltered Little Cove at the Duck Pond, and decided to start housekeeping. In a little while Redwing the Blackbird, Longlegs the Heron, Shoveler the Spoonbill, and many other Feathered Friends moved in. Everything would have been peaceful at the Duck Pond if Lutra the Otter, Trailer the Mink, Billy Coon, Snoop the Weasel, and other Furry Enemies had stayed away. And there was Sharptoes the Duck Hawk, who tried to catch the Fluffy Ducklets. What do you suppose Bud Smith, who lived in the Grand Old House on the Old Homestead, did to the Fluffy Ducklets before they left for the Sunny Southland?
“The Mallards” has 180 pages divided into thirty chapters of most interesting stories. It is very fully illustrated with pen drawings, and there are four full-color plates, showing the Little Wild Folk in their natural colors. This book follows “The Bluebirds and Their Neighbors”—the only two of the set of four that are ready at the present time. Order these two new books, and watch for the announcement of the other two numbers.
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