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JOSIE'S POEMS
Poems for Younger Children
By Josie Whitehead
This is a fantastic Performance Poem as I've seen many times. The five hungry ducklings are still coming to my house for me to give them bird seed each spring. The ones in my poem are parents now of course, but still turn to humans for food as well as heads down and bottoms up.
See also: 'Ducks Ditty' by Kenneth Graeme
The lovely picture above is the work of Peter Hudspith. Thank you Peter.
FIVE HUNGRY DUCKLINGS
By Josie Whitehead
Thanks to Martin Torbert, USA
Josie's Voice Recording
There were five hungry ducklings
Swimming on a lake:
'My word!' said their Mummy -
'What a long time you take.'
'What a long, long time you take!'
'Look, bottoms up, heads down;
Just copy what I do.
I have to fish for tasty food
And you must do so too.'
'Yes, you must do so too.'
The five hungry ducklings
Quickly all then said:
'But if we charm those humans,
They’ll throw us bread instead.'
'They'll throw us bread instead.' -
'Yes, they'll throw us bread instead.'
Copyright on all my poems
Children: Bread isn't the best food for ducks, but they like a little. See what else you should give them. I buy large bags of wild bird food for them and they love it, and so do the other birds to my garden. Sunflower seeds are 'the top of the pops' for the ducks. They fight over it.
This poem has been published by Oxford University Press and has travelled the world in their books. The children say they like this poem and I hope you all do. There are many Indian children on YouTube performing this poem. Josie
