Really?!
It's not even the end of September!
One of the most entertaining (and heartwarming) experiences of The Ducklings first weeks at school is listening to them learn the national anthem, which they sing every morning in class. In fact, their interpretations of the lyrics (which are, admittedly, a little odd and archaic) have ignited more impassioned, fiery debates than most witnessed in the hallowed halls of Parliament.
They have the "O, Canada" part down, but what comes next is hotly contested. Evelyn insists its "our home and natee law," and then, "too late for love". Whereas Keith is - unsurprisingly - convinced it's "too pastry love"... or maybe, "to pastry, love"? No matter how many times I tell them that it's "true patriot love", they don't believe me. "Patriot" is not a word they know, whereas "pastry" is definitely a favourite. They sing the bilingual version, so once they get to the French verses, the Ducklings become even more creative. They have a reasonable facsimile of "Car ton bras", but "épopée" throws them for a loop every time, and they end up descending into fits of bathroom humour hysteria.
I honestly don't know how their teachers keep a straight face through an entire classroom of children doing the same thing....
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