up here, too, and when I say 'Go!' why start off, and, who knows? perhaps
you will do as well as I. Don't be afraid."

"Of course, I'll try," said Jimmie, very bravely, for he was always
wanting to try new things.

"So will I," cried Lulu. "I want to fly, too."

"Oh, you had better be careful," warned Alice, who was a very cautious
duckling, never getting into danger if she could help it.

"Oh, we'll be careful, but we are going to become flying machines just the
same," said Jimmie.

So the wild duck flew up on the fence, which was at one edge of the pond,
and, oh, how beautiful he looked with the sun shining on his finely
colored feathers. Jimmie had quite a struggle to get on the top rail of
the fence, and so did Lulu, but they finally managed it, and, just as they
stood beside the wild duck, who should come along but Grandfather
Goosey-Gander. He asked the two Wibblewobble children what they were going
to do, and when Jimmie said they were going to learn to become flying
machines, the old duck said, "Humph!" just as quickly as he could.

"If you had such hard work getting to the top of the fence, how do you
think you can fly across the pond?" he asked, and then he sneezed three
times, for he was catching cold.

"Oh, we will do it," answered Jimmie, for, of course, you see, he really
thought he could.