It all started with our baby looking at a duck and saying "quack"—one of her first words. Then, the cold hit and we had to get her to steam. Getting her to sit still meant our "no screen time" vow went out the window, and out came the song "Five Little Ducks."
Baby songs are designed to be catchy, repetitive, and soothing. But when you are listening for the nth time, you get a lot of questions. They are not only dark, but silly and confusing all at once.
- Why are there 5 ducks? Is 5 the average number of kids ducks have? Can it be less, or more, based on what you are doing with the kid who is watching?
- In this version, why is Mommy Duck not sad when the first four ducks go?
- Why does Mommy Duck let them go in the first place? "Over the hill and far away"—unless she wants them gone.
- Where is Daddy Duck? Although this might mimic nature, there is also a Daddy Duck version, making it even more confusing.
- In the UK version, they go swimming "far, far away." Why? Swimming is more natural, but really, how can Mommy/Daddy Duck not see them?
- Is the last one the favorite duck? Mommy seems to care more then.
- Why do we have these strange variants with different colors? Really... a red duck?
- Why do they say quack 4 times? Is it really a "quack"? When my elder kid heard a real one and saw it, he couldn't even make it out as a duck.
I think we might need personalized AI-generated videos to make this even weirder. Maybe the duck will eat, sleep, or not be naughty, as desired.
While I was trying to find answers, my baby moved on from "quack" (duck) to "bow-bow" ( dog) Oh well.
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