David Austin
Mandy the Muscovy Part Two: A duckling's journey
language
( March 28, 2020)
This is the second book in Mandy the Muscovy duck's journey. In book One, she had her first meeting with a hungry fox, in this tale she meets what she thinks is a crocodile. Her older brother, Phil, is starting to emerge as her best friend, and also the family prankster. Not an unusual combination in the human world too. The story is again told in verse, and has delighted many small children. .It's a perfect tale to read to a child. Mandy was a real life Muscovy duck chick who appeared from seemingly nowhere in Rural Alabama. She had many amusing adventures, many of which are the basis for these stories. The 'crocodile' in this story was, in fact, an alligator which appeared unbidden in our pond. Mandy and the other ducks knew full well it was there, and by their behavior alerted me to the fact.