Paperina, Duck of Follonico.

I like ducks.. Especially the ones in the pond of Follonico.
My Ducks are all Paperina's. Paperina, that's how in Italy we call Donald Ducks big love.
Paperina, the female Duck of Follonico surprised us with 8 beautiful eggs.
Without telling anybody, she hide them in the high grass around the pond.
She kept the eggs warm with her feathers. So proud she was.
It was cold, wind blew, rain came down from heaven, she protected her secret, her eggs, in the fresh green grass....around the Follonico pond, because she knew, soon life would be born. Soon it would be spring.

I don't remember, but somebody told me lately, ...." With animals you have to learn from your own mistakes ".
This morning Paperina was missing. I could not find her.
Two of her sisters were swimming around, but sweet Paperina ... were she was?
I started looking for her, I got worried.
Close to the eggs I found a hole, excavate under the ground, under the fence.
How sad, how sad, mister Fox came and surprised her while she was breeding her beloved eggs.
8 lonely tears where lying alone and cold in the grass.

I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons and so I believe in Dreams and Ducks and in a little magic .
The duck house boat was abandoned since month's .... In the middle of the pond.
I pulled it to the pond side, I prepared a bed of fresh straw inside, and then carefully one by one I moved the lonely egg tears inside.
Some food ... and now I'm waiting for the magic to happen .... I'm waiting for sister Paperina to keep her sisters eggs warm.
Waiting for spring ....waiting for some magic ...waiting for Duck breeding..... waiting for some fairytale to improve my day of tomorrow!