Jemima was the smallest duckling on Benson’s farm. She was also the shyest one. Whenever her mother took all the ducklings in a line to the pond, Jemima would hide in the bushes and refuse to swim! “I feel so embarrassed, because the others learnt swimming very fast,” she told her best friend, Midge, the chick, “They all laugh at me!” “I’ll tell you how to swim!” said Midge, who was a good friend, “I’ll come along with you. I can’t swim, so they’ll laugh at me. Meanwhile, you can learn it!” This seemed a fantastic idea. Jemima and Midge went to the pond and everyone laughed to see Midge floundering near the shore. But while they watched her and laughed, Jemima slid into the water, and very soon she was swimming along with others! She came out and gave Midge a big hug!
Jemima Learns to Swim
