ducks

Chronicles the friendship between a duck, Fluffy, and a dog, Baron, from their first meeting when Fluffy is just a duckling through the time when she has babies of her own.

Thirteen-year-old Gus, sent to live with his grandparents in Vermont while his mother recovers from tuberculosis and his father serves in the Army Air Corps during World War II, learns lessons about life, responsibility, and friendship while hatching and raising a brood of orphaned ducks, and getting to know and understand his neighbor Louise Lavictoire.

A group of animals shares its excitement over the arrival of a new duckling.

Mama Duck tries to keep Dawdle Duckling together with his siblings, but he wants to dawdle and dream, preen and play, splash and spin.

When the rest of the ducks turn on her little duckling, Ugly, because he isn't like them, Mother Duck sadly leaves him behind in order to protect her other children. With the help of some new friends, Ugly makes his way alone, but he doesn't know where he's going or what he's looking for.

Elmer the duck is teased because he is different, but he proves himself by not only surviving the winter, but also saving his Papa.

As three duckling brothers cross forest and field to return to their mother, the older ones encourage the youngest by teaching him a game that earns him the name of Little One Step.

Hen, Duck, and Goose go on a picnic but have trouble deciding where to stop and eat.

With the encouragement of his friend, Herbie spends days writing poems about food for a contest and although he does not win, he does find an appreciative audience.

Lucky Duck is stuck in the mud and cannot seem to get out in spite of help from all his friends, but when Stinky Skunk comes along threatening to puff his stuff, Lucky is inspired to make a greater effort to get free.