`` You do n't say so ! '' exclaimed Blacky , as if he were very much surprised , when all the time he was n't surprised at all . `` They are a credit to their parents . Yes , indeed , they are a credit to their parents . Never have I seen finer young Ducks in all my life . How glad the hunters with terrible guns will be to see them . '' Mrs. Quack shivered at that , and Blacky saw it . He chuckled softly . You know he dearly loves to make others uncomfortable . `` I saw three hunters over on the edge of the Big River early this very morning , '' said he . Mrs. Quack looked more anxious than ever . Blacky 's sharp eyes noted this . `` That is why I came over here , '' he added kindly . `` I wanted to give you warning . '' `` But you did n't know the Quacks were here ! '' spoke up Peter . `` True enough , Peter . True enough , '' replied Blacky , his eyes twinkling . `` But I thought they might be . I had heard a rumor that those who go south are traveling earlier than usual this fall , so I knew I might find Mr. and Mrs. Quack over here any time now .
Is it true , Mrs. XXXXX , that we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter ? ''
Blacky Ducks Mrs. Peter Quack River credit hunters morning parents