Stories from a Bill: Susie’s Bus Ride
(another duck story. I used this to replace the story “A Chick Named Uno”)
Hi ducklings. My name is Bun Duck, a duck living in Duck Ville since I was a little duckling. Today I am going to tell you about a duckling I knew a long time ago. This is a story about Susie Duck and her very special bus ride.
One morning Susie Duck was waiting for a bus. She was going to visit Grandma Duck who lived on the other side of Duck Ville. Moments later, another duck stood beside Susie.
What’s up with this duck? Susie said to herself. Why is he using a cane to walk? Better not sit beside him on the bus. A cripple would ruin my style.
Susie always thought of herself as superior to those who are physically impaired. Being able to use all of her body parts properly, she believed that she can do better than those who were not as gifted as her.
Finally a bus came. The moment it stopped, Susie hurriedly board overtaking the duck with a cane on the way in the bus.
Susie rushed to find an empty seat. She found one vacant seat beside a lady duck wearing dark eyeglasses. She approached the lady duck and said, “Can I sit beside you? There are no other seats left.”
The lady duck turned her head towards Susie. She then moved to the vacant seat leaving the seat near Susie empty. Then, Susie sat down beside the lady duck.
A few minutes inside the bus, Susie could not help but notice that the lady duck was softly singing.
“Miss?” Susie said to the lady duck. “I am sorry to bother you again, but I must tell you that you really have a B E A U T I F U L voice.”
“Thank you little duckling,” said the lady duck.
“Please sing for me,” begged little Susie. “Please, please, please.”
“Well… ok,” said the lady duck with a smile.
The lady duck then started singing for Susie.
After an hour of bus ride, Susie can finally see Grandma Duck’s village.
“It is time for me to say good bye now lady duck,” Susie said smiling. “Thank you very much for singing for me. I could never sing like you”
“Do not mention it little duckling,” the lady duck humbly said. “Always remember that we should make most of what we have.”
“Yes lady duck,” Susie said proudly. “Those who do not have physical deformities like us are superior to those who have.”
“Is that what you think little duckling?” the lady duck kept on smiling.
Then the bus conductor approached Susie’s seat.
“Miss,” the conductor said. “We are here in your destination.”
“I am sorry but my grandma’s house is still s few blocks away.” Susie said to the conductor.
“Oh,” the conductor smiled. “No little duckling, I am talking to the lady duck beside you.”
“So I am where I am supposed to be,” the lady duck said. “Goodbye little duckling, see you again sometime, though I could not really see.”
The lady duck smiled once last time at Susie. The conductor then guided the lady duck out of the bus and said goodbye.
Finally the bus reached Grandma Duck’s house. The bus stopped and then Susie Duck stepped out smiling to herself. From then on the little duckling never discriminated any duck again.
That was the story of Susie Duck and her very special bus ride. Goodbye now little ducklings, my music teacher is already here. She needs my help to guide her to my house (wink).
