Mother Duck by Raymond A. Foss
A human interest story in the midst of the chaos the flooding of the Merrimack in the heart of the city a struggle for life a mother risking her own for her children we watched helplessly, hoping, praying she would be successful
A mother duck and three ducklings or at least the remaining three were caught in the river the raging torrent heading toward the debris pile under the bridge she fought the strong force the heavy swift current pushing them all fighting to keep her family alive she found refuge a pocket of calm water at the edge of an eddy but the ducklings were swept into the current as the whirlpool spun them around at the edge back into the river
She plunged forward just beyond her child and shepherded them back toward shore, safety repeating this drama until she got all three up onto wet land
July 17, 2006 9:22
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