This never was grown upon solid dry land;
I'll take it along to Dame Duck and her daughter,
They're wise about things that come out of the water."
So she carried the thing in her beak to the brook,
And called to Dame Duck to come quickly and look,
And the dame and her child relinquished their pleasure,
And waddled ashore to examine the treasure.
"Alack!" said the duck and "A-quack!" said the daughter,
"We've never seen objects like this in the water!
Suppose we submit it to old Mrs. Ewe?