Ducks of all types — Mallards, Blue-winged Teals and Gadwalls — flocked to the lake. They swam there, dove for small fish there, hatched their eggs in nests they fashioned in the soft grasses above the banks and raised their young there.
From the start, though, they squabbled and fought. Sometimes they even killed one another. There was plenty to eat and plenty of space for all to live in peace. But among themselves, ducks see only differences, which they consider a threat.
After two years of clashing, the ducks had had enough. Each species left and found its own lake.
From the start, though, they squabbled and fought. Sometimes they even killed one another. There was plenty to eat and plenty of space for all to live in peace. But among themselves, ducks see only differences, which they consider a threat.
After two years of clashing, the ducks had had enough. Each species left and found its own lake.
