There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy old farmer. The duck did the work. The farmer stayed in all day in bed.

The duck fetched the cow from the field.

"How goes the work?" called the farmer.

The duck answered, "Quack!"

The duck brought the sheep from the hill.

"How goes the work?" called the farmer.

The Duck answered, "Quack!"

The duck put the hens in their house.

"How goes the work?" called the farmer.

The duck answered, "Quack!"

The farmer got fat through staying in bed, and the poor duck got fed up working all day.

"How goes the work?"

"Quack!"

"How goes the work?"

"Quack!"

"How goes the work?"

"Quack!"

"How goes the work?"

"Quack!"

"How goes the work?"

"Quack!"

"How goes the work?"

"Quack!"

Soon the poor duck grew sleepy and weepy and tired.

The hens and the cow and the sheep got very upset. They loved the duck. SO they held a meeting under the moon, and they made a plan for in the morning.

"Moo!" said the cow.

"Baa!" said the sheep.

"Cluck" said the hens.

And that was the plan!

It was just before dawn and the farmyard was still. Through the back door and into the house crept the cow and the sheep and the hens.

They stole down the hall. They creaked up the stairs.