Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack

«Hello, Jerry Muskrat! We'd forgotten all about you,» said Mrs. Quack. «What was that you said?» Jerry good-naturedly repeated what he had said. Mrs. Quack's face brightened. «Do you really mean it?» she asked eagerly. «Do you really mean that you know of a pond where we could live and not be likely to be seen by these two-legged creatures called men?» «That's what I said,» replied Jerry briefly. «Oh, Jerry, you're not joking, are you? Tell me you're not joking,» begged Mrs. Quack. «Of course I'm not joking,» returned Jerry just a little bit indignantly, «I am not the kind of a fellow to joke people who are in such trouble as you and Mr. Quack seem to be in.» (Summary by Burgess)