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Five Little Ducks is a traditional children's song. The rhyme also has an associated finger play. Canadian children's folk singer
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released it as a single from the '' Rise and Shine'' album.
Denise Fleming Denise K. Fleming (January 31, 1950) is an American creator of children's picture books. She was born in Toledo, Ohio. She graduated in illustration (after a change from advertising design) from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, M ...
's 2016 picture book ''
5 Little Ducks ''5 Little Ducks'' is a 2016 children's picture book by Caldecott Honor recipient Denise Fleming based on the nursery rhyme of the same name. Plot Over the course of a week, the ducks go off on a daily adventure with one less returning home eac ...
'' tells a reimagined version of the song.


Lyrics and music

Like all folk songs, the exact wording varies. A common variant is: Five little ducks went out one day, Over the hills and far away. Mummy duck said, "quack quack quack quack," But only four little ducks came back. Four little ducks went out one day, Over the hills and far away. Mummy duck said, "quack quack quack quack," But only three little ducks came back. Three little ducks went out one day, Over the hills and far away. Mummy duck said, "quack quack quack quack," But only two little ducks came back. Two little ducks went out one day, Over the hills and far away. Mummy duck said, "quack quack quack quack," But only one little duck came back. One little duck went out one day, Over the hills and far away. Mummy duck said, "quack quack quack quack," And all of the five little ducks came back. Hold up five fingers Wave hand as if going up and down a hill Make opening and closing motion with hand, as if a beak Hold up four fingers Repeat actions, using the corresponding number of fingers as the numbers count down.


Music

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Translations

*German: "Fünf kleine Enten" *French: "Cinq petits canards" *Italian: "Cinque paperelle" *Portuguese: "Cinco patinhos" *Spanish: "Cinco patitos"


See also

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List of playground songs This is a list of English-language playground songs. Playground songs are often rhymed lyrics that are sung. Most do not have clear origin, were invented by children and spread through their interactions such as on playgrounds. List * "99 B ...


References

{{reflist English nursery rhymes Finger plays Playground songs English children's songs English folk songs Traditional children's songs Fictional ducks Fictional quintets