Boudicca the hen has taken to motherhood with great dedication and pride and her new baby Duck Duck the Dicken is a fast leaner as he follows his mummy around the farm beyond the hen house. Duck Duck, unlike his mummy, has a natural affinity to water and loves to splash and play in the many puddles around the farm yard. One day however, while exploring for fat juicy worms with his mummy they come across the biggest puddle he has ever seen! The story explores the role of a mothers love and protection against the need to acknowledge and allow the innate identity, skills and talents of her young one to blossom naturally. Even if they don't conform to the parent's projected dreams plans and expectations.