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.
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Ririro is the in-house editorial team at Ririro.com, dedicated to bringing beloved nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and children's stories together in one free-to-read collection. "Five Little Ducks" is one of the most widely sung counting rhymes in early childhood education, traditionally used to teach children number recognition and subtraction through playful repetition.
