Lindy’s Happy Ending
Duck Disaster
Lindy, Nathan, and Miss Sparks chase the ducks around the room. They move very fast, quacking and hopping and scooting all over the place. One by one, they catch each of the ducks and put them back in their box.
When all the class comes back from recess, they see the room is a huge mess! Papers are knocked on the floor, chairs are knocked every which way. Desks are tipped over, and their insides have fallen everywhere. There are feathers and poop everywhere.
Lindy apologizes for not putting the top back on the ducks’ box. The reason they got out is because of her, so the mess is because of her, too. Lindy volunteers to clean it all up herself.
Miss Sparks shakes her head. Lindy can’t clean it all up by herself. They’ll all help her, and they’ll all be a clean-up team. And Lindy can be captain. Lindy smiles. They should make a list of everything that needs to be done.
- Pick up papers.
- Put the desks back.
- Put the chairs back.
- Clean up poop and feathers.
Lindy and Gwen choose to clean up the poop and feathers. Gwen says she’ll be Lindy’s helper, and she’ll help make sure Lindy stays on track to finish the job she starts. Lindy nods, and they work very hard. But Lindy gets overwhelmed… there’s so many feathers and so much poop! Gwen encourages her to keep cleaning until everything is clean.
When all the items are done, Hallie helps Gwen check things over and put a checkmark next to every job that was completed.
The next morning, Ranger Bell arrives to pick up the ducks. She comments that the room looks very clean, and the ducks look great. The class has earned their field trip! Lindy smiles at her friends, and thanks them for showing her that doing a good job from start to finish is the way to a happy ending.