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Issue Details: First known date: 1944... 1944 The Handsome Duckling
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Mrs Hen lays nine eggs, and buys a tenth at the shop. When her eggs hatch, she has nine chicks, and one baby duckling whom she names Leslie. When all the chicks go to school, Leslie decides to go swimming instead. He takes one of his chick sisters with him. But she can’t swim! Will disaster ensue?

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