duck

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-54393232

Stumble is a duck who lives on a farm in Nottingham, UK. After an accident with a fishing line, Stumble lost one of his legs and as he gets older, he has been finding getting around increasingly difficult. Di Slanley looks after the farm for disabled animals where Stumble lives. She says Stumble does not give up and neither does she; they “keep trying”. Di wanted to try and find a way to make life easier for Stumble.

First Di tried to fit a prosthetic leg, but they could not get it to fit. This week Stumble was given a wheelchair which he appears to like very much. Di says, “The fact that he won’t quit means that I won’t quit. I won’t give up trying to make his life better.”

In the video link above you can see Di and Stumble and also other disabled animals that live on Di’s farm.

-        Why do you think life is difficult for a duck with one leg?

-        Ducks can swim and walk on land, so why doesn’t Stumble just stay in the water so that he can float?

-        Why doesn’t Stumble just give up moving around?

-        Di says Stumble won’t quit, but how does she know this when he can’t talk to her?

-        Di says, “I won’t give up trying to make his life better.” Do you think Stumble also makes Di’s life better? How?

-        Why is this about No Outsiders?

What can we learn from Di and Stumble?

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com




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