Slip Slidin' Away
Emerging from the garden was greenie, his pet mallard duck. greenie was a drake that rob had saved as a duckling from drowning the year before, when his feet got entangled in some string.
Rob Has His Thorns
As he approached the steps to his deck, rob was greeted by greenie, his pet mallard duck. emerging from the slumbering garden, the little green headed drake walked up to rob, and in his usual way of greeting him, flapped his wings and quacked.