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Quincy is a quiet quail.

He likes to do quiet things.
Quincy likes to snuggle with his favorite quilt
and listen to the quiet pitter-pat of the rain.
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Quincy likes to sit quietly and read.

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Quincy likes to take quiet walks.

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Sometimes on his quiet walks,

Quincy meets his friend Dottie Duck.
Dottie is not very quiet.
In fact, Dottie is quite loud.
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QUACK! QUACK! QUACK! HI, QUINCY!
QUACK, QUACK! shouts Dottie.
Hello, Dottie, whispers the quiet quail.

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Quincy and Dottie sit in the park.

QUACK! QUACK! QUACK! QUACK! QUACK!
shouts Dottie. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!
QUACK! QUACK!
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Dottie quacks and quacks till Quincys head hurts.

Dottie, please quit quacking, says Quincy.
But Dottie is quacking so loudly, she does not
hear the quiet quail.
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Quincy decides to go for a swim to drown

out Dotties quacking. He spreads his quilt
on the grass and jumps in the pond.
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Suddenly, Queenie the dog trots by.

She grabs Quincys quilt and runs away.
My quilt! cries Quincy. Someone stop
Queenie! But Quincys voice is too quiet.
No one hears him.
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Queenie runs right past Dottie.

THATS QUINCYS QUILT! quacks Dottie.
CATCH QUEENIE! QUICK!
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The other animals hear Dotties loud quacking.

They chase Queenie.

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Queenie is quick, but the other animals are

quicker. They snatch Quincys quilt from
Queenies teeth. They give the quilt back
to Quincy.
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Quincy thanks all the animals for rescuing her

quilt, especially Dottie.
Your loud quacking saved the day!
Quincy tells Dottie. And for once, the quiet
quail is happy to have such a noisy friend.
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 How many things can you find
that begin with the letter Q?
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 Qq Cheer
Q is for quail and a quilt for your bed
Q is for queen, with a crown on her head
Q is for quack and a quarter to spend
Q is for a quarrel you have with a friend
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Hooray for Q, big and small

the quaintest, quirkiest letter of all!

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