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Mother Duck's Miracle

Mother Duck's Miracle

"Just a couple hours now," said Dad, "and we'll soon be at our campsite!"

The year was 1950, and we were on our family vacation, doing our family thing - camping. I settled down in my corner of the back seat to take a nap. The rhythm of the moving car soothed me into a deep sleep.

Wham! I woke with a start, my face on the floorboard of the back seat. Dad had braked sharply.

"What happened?" I asked. "Where are we?"

"Half an hour from our campsite," he answered, "and I don't know what the holdup is, but all the cars have stopped. I'll see what's going on."

Dad stepped out of the car. Mom, my little brother David and I waited.

"Bet there's been an accident!" David was excited.

Mom shook her head. "Probably a bear crossing the road," she said. David bounced up and down in his seat. That was even better than an accident!

Dad came running back to the car. "Come on!" he said very excitedly. "Come on, kids! You've all got to see this!"

I jumped out of the car and ran to catch up with him. "What is it, Daddy?" I asked. He grinned and reached for my hand. "Come see, Carolyn," he said.

I knew that, whatever it was, it was nice because my father was happy about it. I grabbed his hand and skipped excitedly along beside him. We walked past a dozen parked cars. Ahead, a group of people stood "ooh-ing" and "aah-ing."

Looking in the same direction as everyone else, we saw a mother duck, sleek and proud, promenading up the middle of the road, nine little ducklings waddling after her. The babies were marching single file behind their mother, totally ignoring the people and automobiles.

No one from any of the stalled cars appeared to mind waiting on a fearless mother duck and her nine ducklings parading up the highway as if it were exclusively theirs.

We all followed Mrs. Duck and family a quarter of a mile up the hill. There Mrs. Duck led her children off the road, over a small embankment and into a little creek winding its way down the mountainside.

I walked back to the car with the adults and listened to their conversation with strangers.

"Oh, you're from Milwaukee? We lived there for four years!" They were discovering people and places they had in common.

I was quiet as we continued our journey, wondering about what we had just witnessed. Later in camp, I sat on a large rock next to my father, our feet dangling in the creek.

"Daddy?" I asked. "How did Mrs. Duck know that all those busy people would stop to let her walk along the road with her babies?"

Dad picked up a smooth stone, thoughtfully rubbed it between his thumb and forefinger, then skimmed it over the water.

"Well, honey," he said, watching the little stone skim the water, "that's one of God's miracles. God used that mother duck and her babies to slow ever

yone down so they could enjoy life a little bit more. He arranges opportunities like this, sort of as a reminder to make people think about what's important in life."

I sat there for a moment, smiling over Dad's words. Soon, Mom joined us, stuck her tired feet into the cool water and sighed, "Oh-h, that feels good!"

David wandered up and sat beside Mom, cuddling close. We all relaxed there by the creek as the mountain breeze played a soothing symphony in the trees above, just for us.

Yes, it truly was a miracle!



鸭子妈妈的奇迹


“时间不多”了, 爸爸喊道,“咱们得马上到达野营地!”这是1950年的一个假期, 我们一家参加了一次野营。

还有半个小时才能达到目的地。然而, 车论的转动速度却渐渐慢了下来, 使车上的我睡意朦胧。

“砰”我的额头撞到了前座。原来,车子停了下来。

“怎么回事?”我不解地问, “为什么停下来了?我们到了吗?”

“咱们还没到呢,”爸爸说,“我也不知道前面的车为什么停下来。你看,大家都停了。”

我回头一望, 车子已经形成了一条一眼望不到头的长龙。“长龙”停止了前进,似乎等待着什么…

“我去前面看一看发生了什么事,”爸爸打开车门,走了出去。

“一定有什么新奇的事儿发生了!”弟弟戴维兴奋地嚷嚷着。我和妈妈则静静地等待着爸爸…

爸爸回来了!他十分激动地跑回车里,对我和弟弟喊道:“快跟我来, 孩子们!你们快去看看!”

我跳下车, 好奇地问:“爸爸,发生了什么?”

爸爸露齿而笑:“哈哈, 你去看了,就知道啦!”他抚摸着我的头,眼里闪烁着几分神秘。

爸爸的兴奋让我也很激动:一定有什么惊喜在等着我们!我不觉加快了脚步…

我们来到了车龙的最前面,眼前的画面让我至今还无法忘怀:在前方马路中间,一只鸭母亲在摇摇摆摆地走着, 它身后, 还跟着9只绒毛球似的小鸭……它们慢悠悠地走着, 却让每一位急匆匆的人都停下了脚步……每一个人都在安静地等待着……

好一会儿, 鸭子们离开了。车的长龙又恢复了运动。我们,也马上到达了野营地。

那天夜晚, 月华让一切都变得那样若隐若现。我和爸爸坐在一张长凳上,皎洁的月光撒在我们身上。

“爸爸, 为什么每一个人都会给鸭子们让路?”

“因为它们也是‘行人’呀。”

“它们只是鸭子。”

“鸭子就不应该象人一样得到尊重吗?上帝总是在有意无意地告诉我们很多道理。它让鸭母亲和它的孩子让我们停下匆匆的脚步思考一下生活里什么是最重要的

,一定是相互的爱和尊重。”

我在那儿坐了一会儿,听了爸爸的话微笑起来。很快,妈妈也加入了我们,困倦的妈妈将脚放在清凉的水中,感叹地说,“oh,感觉很好!”戴维晃起来,坐在妈妈身边,紧紧的拥抱。我们放松的在山中,听着溪水和山风的声音像交响乐一样,只为我们的。
是的,这真的是个奇迹!


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