PLACE: _the farmyard of the Moor Farm_.

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MADAM DUCK.
FIRST DUCKLING.
SECOND DUCKLING.
THE UGLY DUCKLING.
THIRD DUCKLING.
TURKEY.
GRAY GANDER.
WHITE GOOSE.
PLYMOUTH ROCK HEN.
RED ROOSTER.

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[MADAM DUCK _enters the farmyard with her new brood of_ DUCKLINGS. _The
other fowls approach._]

TURKEY (_showing displeasure_). A new brood of ducks! Look you all--a new
brood of ducks!

GRAY GANDER (_also displeased_). As if there were not enough of us here
already!

WHITE GOOSE (_likewise displeased_). True enough,--I can scarce find a
corner for my afternoon nap!

RED ROOSTER. It seems to me, Madam Duck, that you should not have brought