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Come on, Daisy!

By Jane Simmons

"You must stay close, Daisy," said Mamma Duck¹. "I'll try," said Daisy. But Daisy didn't. "Come on, Daisy!" called Mamma Duck. But Daisy was watching the fish².

"Come on, Daisy! Shouted Mamma Duck again. But Daisy was far away chasing³ dragonflies⁴. "Come here, Daisy!" shouted Mamma Duck. But Daisy was bouncing⁵ on the lily pads⁶. Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy. Bong, bong!

"Plop!" went a frog⁷.

"Coo…" said Daisy.

"Gribbit," said the frog.

Bong, plop! Bong, plop! Bong, plop! Splosh!

"Coo!" said Daisy, but the frog had gone.

"Mamma," called Daisy, but Mamma Duck had gone. Daisy was all alone.

Something big stirred⁸ underneath her. Daisy shivered⁹. She scrambled¹⁰ up on to the riverbank. Then something screeched¹¹ in the sky above! So Daisy hid in the reeds¹².

If only Mamma Duck was here. Something was rustling¹³ along the riverbank.

Daisy could hear it getting closer... and closer, and closer, and closer. It was Mamma!

"Daisy, come on!" she said. And Daisy did. And even though she played with the butterflies¹⁴... she stayed very close to Mamma Duck.

¹ duck — утка
² fish — рыба
³ chase — преследовать, гнаться за кем-л.
⁴ dragonfly (мн.ч. - dragonflies) — стрекоза
⁵ bounce — подпрыгивать
⁶ lily pad — лист кувшинки на поверхности воды
⁷ frog — лягушка
⁸ stir — шевелить(ся); двигать(ся)
⁹ shiver — дрожать
¹⁰ scrambl — карабкаться
¹¹ screech — визжать
¹² reed — тростник, камыш, болотное растение
¹³ rustle — хрустеть, шуршать
¹⁴ butterfly (мн.ч. - butterflies) — бабочка

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