It all begins in a lonely backyard where the sun never shines Here lives a duck with a wonky leg She never has any visitors She has a small supply of peanuts which she’d love to share with someone But who would choose to set foot in such a gloomy place The duck has occasionally thought about venturing into the world outside but there’s always a reason not to So as not to seize up she takes a daily walk around the yard with her crutch How surprised she is when one day someone comes around the corner A chicken wearing dark glasses The duck watches with interest as the chicken wanders
aimlessly around until she finally trips over the duck’s crutch How nice to meet you The duck politely helps the dazed chicken back to her feet It’s gratifying to meet someone worse off than oneself What do you mean the chicken asks in a surprisingly firm voice I’m perfectly all right What makes you think there’s something wrong with me
Well you are blind The duck sighs I can’t think of anything worse than being unable to see It doesn’t make me any less of a chicken The chicken laughs Then she wags her wing Being blind has more advantages than you might think For starters it means I don’t care what you look like The duck’s eyes start to blaze I don’t look too bad for a duck with a wonky leg Or if the lights go out in the stairwell and everyone starts to panic the chicken goes on unruffled I remain completely calm But the best thing about me is that I’m a remarkably good listener She stops What did you just say That I look pretty good for a duck with a wonky leg What’s more I’m loyal honest and adventurous and my heart’s in the right place So you’re a duck with a wonky leg The chicken quickly stretches her wings and
