Barnaby tried to play with the other ducklings. He tried to waddle in a straight line like them. He tried to quack in tune. But his waddle was wobbly, and his quack was croaky. The other ducklings would point and laugh, "Look at Barnaby! He's so clumsy! He sounds like a rusty gate!" Barnaby felt his heart sink. He wished he could be like them, but he just wasn't.