The Happy Duckling
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The happy duckling is a story about a boy who befriends a boy. The boy tries to lose the duck, however it follows him everywhere. The duck saves the boy's life when he nearly drowns.
Why is the boy so keen to get rid of the duck? He is being kind - his mum owns a restaurant called 'The Happy Duckling' (the title of the film is about the restaurant and not the duck as viewers probably first think.)
£4.99 for a roast duck - the boy doesn't want the duck to end up in the pot! But Oh No! The duck tracks him down - will he be for the pot?
There is a surprising twist right at the end!
A lovely animation told through moving 'pop-up' books with a fun and chirpy soundtrack.
Writing Ideas
Children could make predictions about what they think will happen next at various points in the story.
Write their own stories about the boy saving the ducks from the restaurant - link this to Aardman's 'Chicken Run' How many ways can he help the ducks escape? Making fabulous inventions and hatching plots in order for this to happen.
Write a recount of the day from ducks point of view/boys point of view.
Children can create their own pop up book stories showing scenes from the film with dialogue in speech bubbles.
The happy duckling is a story about a boy who befriends a boy. The boy tries to lose the duck, however it follows him everywhere. The duck saves the boy's life when he nearly drowns.
Why is the boy so keen to get rid of the duck? He is being kind - his mum owns a restaurant called 'The Happy Duckling' (the title of the film is about the restaurant and not the duck as viewers probably first think.)
£4.99 for a roast duck - the boy doesn't want the duck to end up in the pot! But Oh No! The duck tracks him down - will he be for the pot?
There is a surprising twist right at the end!
A lovely animation told through moving 'pop-up' books with a fun and chirpy soundtrack.
Writing Ideas
Children could make predictions about what they think will happen next at various points in the story.
Write their own stories about the boy saving the ducks from the restaurant - link this to Aardman's 'Chicken Run' How many ways can he help the ducks escape? Making fabulous inventions and hatching plots in order for this to happen.
Write a recount of the day from ducks point of view/boys point of view.
Children can create their own pop up book stories showing scenes from the film with dialogue in speech bubbles.
