It started as a quiet morning in the Johnson family’s backyard. The sun had just come up, the grass was still wet with dew, and nothing seemed unusual. Then 7-year-old Lily rushed into the house holding a tiny shivering creature in her hands. At first, her parents thought she had found a lost duckling. It was small, soft, fragile, and making weak little sounds.
The Johnsons were worried, so they gently placed the animal in a shoebox with a soft towel, hoping to keep it warm until they could figure out what to do. But as they looked closer, something did not seem right. The tiny creature looked a little different from an ordinary duckling. Unsure what they had found, the family called a local wildlife expert. When he arrived and saw the animal, his expression changed immediately.
