A group of preschoolers, trying their hardest to be quiet while on a nature walk, are treated to the antics of a family of ducks swimming in a small pond. The ducks, expecting bread crumbs from the children, waddle onto the shore and start approaching the group.Anna: (screams of excitement) They’re coming up to us! They’re coming up to us! Maria: Look, they have babies! Aw, they’re so cute and so fuzzy!Dionne, who has never been this close to “wild animals” before, scrambles to hide behind teacher’s legs.Charlie: (In a whisper) They want food! They want us to feed them!Luis: No, they want to say hi! I’m going to catch one! I’m going to get a baby one!The children’s teacher gently urges Luis to “stay in one spot so the ducks can say hi to us” –but clearly it’s all Luis can do to keep himself from running after the ducks. Dionne continues to hide, while Anna, Charlie, and the others continue to make observations and squeal with excitement at the ducks’ behavior. https://naturalstart.org/feature-stories/nurturing-childrens-love-animals
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