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The bird quacked

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

As I walked through the low doorway, a bird quacked. I looked down and hit my head. The bird looked up. “Me,” it quacked again.

The missing duck

August 14, 2013August 14, 2013 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

“Daddy, why did you just say you couldn’t give a duck?”
“Oh – That’s because I’ve lost it and can’t give it to mummy as a present.”

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