Farmer Duck

MartinWaddell'supliftingmodernfableandHelenOxenbury'shumorandpathosmakethisaveryspecialcollaboration.FarmerDuckisn'tyouraverageduck.Thisduckcooksandcleans，tendsthefields，andcaresfortheotheranimalsonthefarm—allbecausetheownerofthefarmistoolazytodothesethingshimself.ButwhenFarmerDuckfinallycollapsesfromexhaustion，thefarmyardanimalscometotherescuewithasimplebutheroicplan.