Aug 5, 2026 · 27 min · 7 segments
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StoryShed, episode 59, Destiny Duck.
Have you ever seen a duck? I'm sure you have.
Have you ever seen a duck on a pond? Probably.
They look nice and calm and serene, don't they, swimming about.
But if you go beneath the surface and take a look at their legs, you will see how hard they are working.
Their little legs are pumping back and forth, back and forth to keep themselves gliding along the water.
They might look like they are not doing much on the surface, but down below they are working super hard.
Destiny Duck, however, has to work twice as hard as the other ducks because Destiny Duck only has one leg.
Yes, she was born with a limb difference, born with just one leg.
Now, what that means is that when Destiny tries to swim forward, she ends up going in circles.
If you've ever been in a rowing boat, you will know that you have to row from both sides if you want to go in a straight line.
If you just row on one side, then the boat turns in a circle, and that's exactly the same for a duck with one leg, a duck like Destiny.
When Destiny was a duckling, it wasn't so much of a problem.
Her and her siblings didn't paddle far from their mum.
They stayed in one area of the pond and splashed about and played together.
And when they did venture further, her mum would help her to keep up, giving her a helping hand, or a helping wing, rather.
Destiny is a little older now, and her siblings are becoming more independent, more adventurous.
They have started to explore every inch of their pond, among the reeds, under the bridge, onto the muddy banks.
Darren, one of Destiny's brothers, even claims that he has been to another pond, one on the other side of the field.
But Destiny isn't so sure he's telling the truth.
So anyway, Destiny is starting to find life a little frustrating.
She wants to go off with her brothers and sisters.
She wants to explore.
She doesn't want to be by her mum's side all the time.
But every time she tries to swim into the middle of the pond, she turns in a circle and ends up back where she started.
StoryShed, episode 59, Destiny Duck.
Have you ever seen a duck? I'm sure you have.
Have you ever seen a duck on a pond? Probably.
They look nice and calm and serene, don't they, swimming about.
But if you go beneath the surface and take a look at their legs, you will see how hard they are working.
Their little legs are pumping back and forth, back and forth to keep themselves gliding along the water.
They might look like they are not doing much on the surface, but down below they are working super hard.
Destiny Duck, however, has to work twice as hard as the other ducks because Destiny Duck only has one leg.
Yes, she was born with a limb difference, born with just one leg.
Now, what that means is that when Destiny tries to swim forward, she ends up going in circles.
If you've ever been in a rowing boat, you will know that you have to row from both sides if you want to go in a straight line.
If you just row on one side, then the boat turns in a circle, and that's exactly the same for a duck with one leg, a duck like Destiny.
When Destiny was a duckling, it wasn't so much of a problem.
Her and her siblings didn't paddle far from their mum.
They stayed in one area of the pond and splashed about and played together.
And when they did venture further, her mum would help her to keep up, giving her a helping hand, or a helping wing, rather.
Destiny is a little older now, and her siblings are becoming more independent, more adventurous.
They have started to explore every inch of their pond, among the reeds, under the bridge, onto the muddy banks.
Darren, one of Destiny's brothers, even claims that he has been to another pond, one on the other side of the field.
But Destiny isn't so sure he's telling the truth.
So anyway, Destiny is starting to find life a little frustrating.
She wants to go off with her brothers and sisters.
She wants to explore.
She doesn't want to be by her mum's side all the time.
But every time she tries to swim into the middle of the pond, she turns in a circle and ends up back where she started.
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