True Friends
Champak|August First 2023
Wherever Donna duck went, everyone complimented her beauty. Some said her feathers were as shiny as fish scales. Some praised her thin neck, while others found her orange beak beautiful. Donna was used to hearing praises.
Vandana Gupta
True Friends

Whenever she went somewhere, she received a lot of admiration, and she would blush with happiness.

Her friend, Crio crocodile was throwing a birthday party on the banks of the river and invited everyone in the forest.

If it were any other day, Donna would have been ready and eager to go, but that day, she was upset. She was standing in front of the mirror, thinking. She did not know which insect had bitten her, but her eye was completely swollen.

No matter how beautiful she looked, how could she go to the party now? But she wanted to go and enjoy the food. Crio served many wonderful dishes last year. The white rasgullas were especially delicious. Why did this insect have to bite her today?

Then she remembered the last time she went to the city; she had bought sunglasses and looked smart in them. Why not try them on? She immediately put on the sunglasses and it covered the swelling near her eye.

"It's okay, Donna! You're not only beautiful but smart as well," she said, looking at herself in the mirror.

In the evening, Donna went to the party well-dressed and wearing sunglasses.

"Oh wow, Donna, you look smart, but why are you wearing sunglasses at night?" Toto tortoise asked.

"This is my style! Why shouldn't I wear them anytime?" she said proudly.

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