The S.S. Recycling Bin

It's a perfectly ordinary Tuesday in Hedgehogtown — until Chip, Chuck, and Chewy spot a very smug duck on Mrs. Patterson's pond and decide they absolutely need a boat. Using bottles, string, a wobbly plank, and a tin of blue paint, the three friends set to work. Chewy manages to turn himself entirely blue, ties himself to the boat with orange string, and launches himself into the apple tree before construction is even finished. But with encouragement from Mrs. Patterson and a lot of determination, the S.S. Recycling Bin finally hits the water — and floats! The crew paddles in happy circles, the smug duck looks confused, and Chewy falls overboard with great enthusiasm. Nobody notices the tiny trickle of water creeping in at the bottom. Afloat, as Mrs. Patterson says, is afloat. It was a perfectly ordinary Tuesday morning in Hedgehogtown. The sun was warm. The birds were singing. And a duck — a very, very smug duck — was floating on Mrs. Patterson's backyard pond as if he owned the whole place. Chip saw the duck first. He put his little paws on his hips and stared. "That…

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