Eva S. Molina, Ph. D.
Living with wild animals can be a learning experience for human beings. In this story, Ducky Lucky, a beautiful male mallard loses his mate to predators. Alexandra observed first hand the emotional setback that Ducky Lucky experienced as a result of losing his mate Lucy Duck. She learned that wild animals have feelings almost like human beings. They mourn loss and finally recover to build new friendships, sometimes with the most unlikely candidates. This is what happened to Ducky Lucky and how he survived a deep loss.
Dr. Eva Molina is the author of two other children's books, The Guinea Hen Named “Sky is Falling” and Letter to My Granddaughter. Her life experiences are shared in her books where she takes actual events and weaves a story that will spike interest in young readers. Dr. Molina is a retired school administrator. She served the children of Texas for over 35 years. As an educator, her mission was to create a love of reading in all her students and thus her interest in writing children’s stories.
Grandma and Ta then walked to the duck pen but could only see one of the ducks in the swimming pool. “That’s strange, Ta said. Let me get the flash light and see where the other one is.” He came back and they could only find Ducky Lucky in the swimming pool.
They called to Ducky Lucky, but his back was turned to them and he would not turn around. It seemed very strange to Grandma and Ta because the ducks would always come up to them when they called them.
Grandma and Ta called out to Lucy Duck but there was no answer. They looked in their little house and she was not there. Grandma and Ta then walked the entire grounds around the ranch with the flashlight shining in every corner calling for Lucy Duck. They looked everywhere but Lucy Duck was nowhere to be found.
“What could have happened to Lucy Duck?” Ta kept saying. He told Grandma, “Maybe she flew off into the woods.” After looking everywhere and not finding her, Ta said, “Let’s go in and maybe we can find her tomorrow.”
Just then, Grandma noticed something right next to the duck pen. She said, “Wait, what is that?”
