Five little ducklings,…

So they waddle and they…

Point to the nose sticking out behind the garden pots.  Ask the children what kind of animal they think
the nose belongs to.  You may need to talk about what animals they know that have long noses and
make a list. 

There go the ducklings…

Point out that it was a fox. 

"Wait!" says Mama…

Do you think Mama duck knows that he is a fox? 

"But of course!" says the…

Does it look like Mama duck believes the fox?  (Point out her face if needed).  How do the ducklings
feel about the fox?  (Scared, they are hiding in Mama's wings).

So Mama says, "Well…

Does Mama duck look happy or mad?  How do you know?

Then Mama leads…

What is Mama duck thinking about? Is Mama duck happy or mad?

"Look!" says Mama…

Now the very hairy stranger…

What is the fox thinking about?  How do you know?  (Point out where he is looking and that he is
smacking his lips).  Is Mama duck happy or mad?

But Mama turns and…

How is the fox feeling?  How is Mama duck feeling?

"Yes, I am!" says…

Do you think Mama duck believes the fox?  How do you know?  (Refer to her face). 

So Mama says…

…they slip into the…

Make a guess.  What do you think will happen to the fox?  Do you think he can swim?

Down go the ducklings…

Look at the fox's face.  How is he feeling now? (surprised, shocked)

So where are all the…

How does Mama duck feel now?  Why do you think she is happy?

But where's the very…

Where is the fox? (on the bridge).

"Well," says Mama…

Mama says that she knew that he was no duck.  What clues were in the story that Mama knew? (This
can be tough so you may need to point out again that she always looked mad and kept her eyes
looking at the fox.  You may also want to draw a picture of the duck with a thought bubble and draw a
picture of a fox not able to swim.  You can talk about how the duck knew this about the fox and that is
why she took the ducklings to the water.  This is also part of why she smiled as her ducklings were
plopped back up out of the water).