“Ah!I know nothing about the feelings of parents,”said the Waterrat,“I am not a family man.In fact,I have never been married,and I never intend to be.Love is all very well in its way,but friendship is much higher.Indeed,I know of nothing in the world that is either nobler or rarer than a devoted friendship.”
“And what,pray,is your idea of the duties of a devoted friend?”asked a Green Linnet,who overheard the conversation.
“Yes,that is just what I want to know,”said the Duck;and she swam away to the end of the pond,and stood upon her head,in order to give her children a good example.
“What a silly question!”cried the Waterrat.“I should expect my devoted friend to be devoted to me,of course.”
“And what would you do in return?” said the little bird,swinging upon a silver spray,and flapping his tiny wings.
“I don’t understand you,” answered the Waterrat.
“Let me tell you a story on the subject,”said the Linnet.
“Is the story about me?”asked the Waterrat.“If so,I will listen to it,for I am extremely fond of fiction.”
“It is applicable to you,”answered the Linnet;and he flew down,and floating upon the bank,he told the story of
The Devoted Friend.
1.What was the Duck teaching her children?
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