We’ve been watching the primaries all year and thinking about our candidates, but in the end, I might vote for Duck. True, he doesn’t have a pastor, and he hasn’t heard the bullets buzzing past his head, but he knows what it’s like to have no compensation for the work you do. It’s a long story. It started down on Farmer Brown’s farm where Duck was plain sick and tired of all the chores he had to do, and so were the rest of the animals.
It was always: “PIGS – Clean Under The Beds. COWS – Weed The Garden. SHEEP – Sweep The Barn. DUCK – Take Out The Trash - Mow The Lawn - Grind The Coffee Beans.”
“At the end of each day the pigs are covered in lint bunnies. The cows are covered in weeds. The sheep are covered in dust. And Duck is covered in tiny bits of grass and espresso beans.”
Promising the animals a “kinder gentler farm,” Duck began his political career. He was so danged good at it, he decided to run for president. I won’t give the final election results away; I’ll let you get hold of this delightful children’s book written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin. It should sit on your coffee table for awhile, whoever you are.
Warmly,
Margie Haack
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