Synopsis:
This is a public domain story about a boy who accidentally kills his grandmother’s pet duck and hides it. He did not know that his sister saw him do it until she began using her knowledge to control him. He finally confesses to his grandmother who tells him she already knew, already forgave him and was just waiting for him to get tired of his sister enslaving him.
Background:
The story appealed to me because it illustrates how we allow things to control our decisions and our lives because we think we do not have any other choice, especially when secrets or failures are involved. I would like the story to bring the viewer to a place of awareness, hope and forgiveness.
Audio Assets:
Story narration by Tina Chalfant Copyright 2022, All Rights Reserved
shocked duck.wav by crazyduckman Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Farewell by Javolenus from CCmixter Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0)
Forest summer by klankbeeld from Freesound Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Ducks quacking by zulfint from Freesound CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Image Assets:Â
Dead Duck by Count Giorgio Durante (Duranti) from Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)
Young woman holding a fish in each hand by Tudor Washington Collins from Wikimedia Commons (CC Attribution 4.0 International)
Prisoner with chain around hands by Jobs For Felons Hub from Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
Woodpile from Pxhere (Creative Commons CC0)
Young Girl and Ducks source Museum of New Zealand from Picryl (Public Domain)
Broken chain by shilmar from Pixabay (Public Domain via Pixabay License)
One of the small cutters at work by National Child Labor Committee collection from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
“Grubbing out the fence corners.” /Lewis W. Hine by National Child Labor Committee collection from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Hayward and Harry Bentley / Lewis W. Hine by National Child Labor Committee collection from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
10 year old leaf boy and three “stringers,” / L.W. Hine by National Child Labor Committee collection from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Glimpse of the home of a tenant farmer by National Child Labor Committee collection from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Two oldest daughters washing dishes from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Path thro’ the woods from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Grandfather of all the Nicholsons by Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Bedroom interior by Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Farm girl by Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Farmstead by Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Mountain child shooting slingshot by Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Mountain woman and grandchild by Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives from Library of Congress (Public Domain)
Story and Text:
The Duck and the Devil Story author unknown from Creative Bible Study (Public Domain)
Romans 8:1-2 ASV from Bible Gateway (Public Domain)
