What is the subject matter of the poem the duck and the kangaroo
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The Duck exclaims to the kangaroo that it is very impressed with the kangaroo's ability to hop over land and water, seemingly without the need to stop. The Duck explains that its own life in the pond is boring and that it wants to explore the world. It could fulfill its dream if it could hop like the Kangaroo.
The Duck asks the Kangaroo for a ride on the Kangaroo's back. The Duck promises it would sit still and only quack all day. The Duck proposes traveling to places like the Dee and the Jelly Bo Lee, crossing land and water in the process. The Duck repeats its polite plea for a ride on the Kangaroo's back.
The Kangaroo explains to the Duck that it will need to consider the Duck's proposal. While it might be a source of good luck for the Kangaroo, the Kangaroo does have just one concern: to speak plainly, the Duck's wet, cold feet might make give the Kangaroo rheumatism (joint inflammation) if they are on the Kangaroo's back.
The Duck explains that it has thought of this concern already and has purchased four pairs of warm socks that fit its webbed feet well. The Duck has also purchased a cloak to stay warm and plans to smoke a cigar every day, all so that it may ride along with its dear friend, the Kangaroo.
The Kangaroo announces that it's ready to leave that night. The Kangaroo urges the Duck to sit on the end of the Kangaroo's tail to achieve the best balance possible. The Duck and the Kangaroo take off hopping and they travel around the world three times. There is no one as happy as the Duck and the Kangaroo.
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The central idea of the poem 'the duck and the kangaroo" is that we must never envy others. In the poem, the duck was jealous how the kangaroo could hop all around the world while the duck stayed in its pond all day long.
The poem also revolves around humane qualities of kindness. The duck sweetly proposes his dream of travelling the world by sitting on the kangaroo's back. The kangaroo kindly agrees whilst putting forward his problems in a not-so-offensive way by telling that the duck's cold feet can give him rheumatism.
The duck benevolently solves this problem by wearing socks and also tells that he won't disturb him quacking all the way, instead he would smoke a cigar.