Jack is an electric duck. He has a switch on his back: turn it three times to the left and then one and a half times to the right, and he will start walking with his two legs, making a “plop-plop” sound. When Jack’s little owner turned the switch, Jack remembered the code: three turns to the left, then one and a half turns to the right.
One day, Jack was alone at home. Feeling very lonely, he wanted to go out for a walk. He turned the switch according to the code, then “plop-plop,” he went out the door.
Jack walked along the road and met his friend, Tin Hen. “Hello, Tin Hen.” He wanted to stop and chat with Tin Hen, but his legs wouldn’t listen. They kept walking “plop-plop” ahead, and he had already gone far after just greeting his friend.
Jack passed by a fragrant bakery. The baker, wearing a pointy hat, warmly invited, “Jack, come in and have a seat. Try some freshly baked bread!” Hearing this, Jack hurriedly said, “Sure! That sounds great!” He grabbed a nearby lamppost, trying hard to stop himself, but it was no use. His legs pulled him away from the lamppost, and he continued walking forward.
Jack became increasingly scared. If he kept walking like this, where would he end up? Alas! He blamed himself for being too careless, not remembering the code to stop.
Ahead was a river. Jack walked straight towards it. “Help! Help!” he cried in fear.
A flock of birds flying overhead heard his cries for help and quickly flew over to ask, “What’s wrong? What happened?”
“I can’t stop! I’m going to fall into the river! Help me!” Jack shouted. By this time, he was only a few steps away from the river.
The birds understood and immediately landed, pulling Jack as if they were in a tug-of-war with his legs. The birds weren’t strong enough and were gradually dragged toward the river by Jack. A little red bird got anxious and said, “Hold on, I’ll go find Jack’s owner!”
The little red bird found Jack’s owner and hurriedly led him to the riverbank.
Turn three times to the right and then one and a half times to the left. The little owner turned the switch. It turned out that the code to stop Jack was exactly the opposite of the code to make him walk! Jack’s legs stopped at the riverbank, and the birds were all lying on the ground, panting from exhaustion.
The story of Jack’s mishap spread throughout the town. Later on, whenever a child didn’t want to sit still, they would walk around, saying, “I’m Electric Duck Jack, and I can’t stop.”
Eventually, even adults began to enjoy this game. When they didn’t want to sit and work, they would walk around, though they wouldn’t say, “I’m Electric Duck Jack,” nor would they stomp their feet loudly.
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