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Pigeon #7
Duckling Gets a Cookie!?, The-Pigeon series
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Readers' Favorite Picture Books (2012)Much to the chagrin of Pigeon, little Duckling uses very polite manners to request a cookie, and actually gets one. Filled with righteous fury, Pigeon loses his temper and complains bitterly about this terrible state of affairs. However, things aren't what they seem, and Duckling has a secret plan! Part of the bestselling Pigeon series by genius children's book author and illustrator Mo Willems.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published April 3, 2012
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About the author
Mo Willems
225 books4,096 followers#1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale.
In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91.
The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's."
Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation.
Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.
In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91.
The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's."
Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation.
Mo began his career as a writer and animator for television, garnering 6 Emmy awards for his writing on Sesame Street, creating Nickelodeon's The Off-Beats, Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and head-writing Codename: Kids Next Door.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.
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April 10, 2018
SUPER SUPER CUTIE CUTE CUTE!
Obviously it is about a duckling who gets a cookie.
But also about a pigeon who feels that life is not fair because he never gets what he wants. Especially not a tasty cookie.
In the end duckling gives the pigeon her cookie, but I have a feeling that she only gives it away because she doesn't like cookies with nuts hahaha
Enjoy reading it aloud!
Obviously it is about a duckling who gets a cookie.
But also about a pigeon who feels that life is not fair because he never gets what he wants. Especially not a tasty cookie.
In the end duckling gives the pigeon her cookie, but I have a feeling that she only gives it away because she doesn't like cookies with nuts hahaha
Enjoy reading it aloud!
March 8, 2020
دیالوگ مورد علاقه: بله من خواهشکنندهترین کبوتر این شهرم :))))))
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March 7, 2020
خیلی احمقه :)))
May 19, 2015
Okay. I have to admit this rating
I was never a fan of this series. I loved the Knuffle Bunny books by Mo Willems, but the look and tone of the Pigeon books never grabbed a ‘hold of me. That is until my 7 year old nephew said The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? was one of his favorite books. Lickety-split…I was off to pick up a copy! I had to check it out.
It’s a perfect read-a-loud book filled with fun and energy! Lots of ways to play with the words. Stretch them out and stomp your feet. Haha…Plus a lesson on manners is slipped right in there.
Btw….I always remember to say please and thank you when it comes to cookies. :D Always!
December 30, 2012
After reading Mo Willems’ classic “Pigeon” books, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! I wanted to check out more books from this series! So, I picked up Mo Willems’ most recent book from the “Pigeon” series, “The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?” and I really enjoyed it! “The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?” is a fantastic read for children who are fans of Mo Willems’ “Pigeon” series!
When the Duckling ends up getting a cookie because he politely asked for one, the Pigeon ends up getting angry at the Duckling and starts complaining about why he did not get a cookie.
What I always loved about Mo Willems’ works in children’s books is that he knows how to make sarcasm into its own breed of humor and still make it appropriate enough for young children to understand. Told in the same vein as the previous “Pigeon” books with the Pigeon always complaining about not getting things his way, Mo Willems makes this book extremely hilarious and cute at the same time as the Duckling easily gets a cookie for being polite, while the Pigeon does not get a cookie. I loved how Mo Willems’ writing is simplistic yet hilarious to read through as there are only a few sentences per page and it is mostly dealing with the characters making statements about getting a cookie. I also loved the fact that the story pointed out that the reason why the duckling got a cookie was because he asked politely (a point he constantly makes to the Pigeon) and that is a positive aspect to the story that I really enjoyed since it would teach children about being polite when asking for things they want. It was extremely hilarious seeing the Pigeon over react (as usual) to the Duckling getting a cookie while he in the past never got anything he wanted. Mo Willems’ illustrations are simplistic and yet cute to look at, especially of the image of the duckling himself as the duckling is yellow, has big blue eyes and a small round body.
Overall, “The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?” is a truly clever little story that every fan of Mo Willems’ “Pigeon” series should definitely pick up! I would recommend this story to children ages three and up since the story is appropriate for small children; unless the Pigeon’s hyperactive behavior is a bit too much for smaller children.
Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog
May 4, 2012
HERE THERE BE SPOILERS (lols)
5 Things About...The Duckling Gets a Cookie?!
1. So this is one of those books where the title tells you a lot. Much like Melville's classic "Moby Dick, or The Whale," we are introduced to the Duckling, the counterpart to our surly captain, The Pigeon. And much like Ahab's metaphysical obsession over the evil in the albino leviathan, we watch the drama unfold as the Pigeon's desires are laid out on the page, all over a cookie. With nuts.
2. As the series has already dictated, the Pigeon is a very persuasive character. He wastes no time explaining to the audience how he's asked for much in his life. Has he ever gotten it? Of course not. And it's easy to relate to his desperation. How often are we forced to watch as others have things handed to them, and despite our work, despite our words, we are ignored?
3. I was mightily impressed by the flow of the story. It's easy to get over-burdened by dialogue-heavy narratives, but we hit all the major aspects of the three-act plotline in a pretty short time. Duckling gets cookie, Pigeon is made aware of cookie, and...well, I won't give it all away. But trust me - you can get through this of an afternoon.
4. I was very surprised by the twist ending. This second appearance of the Duckling made me think I had it all figured out: here was a foul foil set up to make the Pigeon look like the flawed character that he is. Not so, dear reader, not so. The Duckling plays the Pigeon - and the reader, and Fate (bearing cookies) - for the fools they are. Oh yes, ducklings do get everything.
5. I'd like a walrus, too.
[The lesson here: never take yourself too seriously to enjoy fun books.]
5 Things About...The Duckling Gets a Cookie?!
1. So this is one of those books where the title tells you a lot. Much like Melville's classic "Moby Dick, or The Whale," we are introduced to the Duckling, the counterpart to our surly captain, The Pigeon. And much like Ahab's metaphysical obsession over the evil in the albino leviathan, we watch the drama unfold as the Pigeon's desires are laid out on the page, all over a cookie. With nuts.
2. As the series has already dictated, the Pigeon is a very persuasive character. He wastes no time explaining to the audience how he's asked for much in his life. Has he ever gotten it? Of course not. And it's easy to relate to his desperation. How often are we forced to watch as others have things handed to them, and despite our work, despite our words, we are ignored?
3. I was mightily impressed by the flow of the story. It's easy to get over-burdened by dialogue-heavy narratives, but we hit all the major aspects of the three-act plotline in a pretty short time. Duckling gets cookie, Pigeon is made aware of cookie, and...well, I won't give it all away. But trust me - you can get through this of an afternoon.
4. I was very surprised by the twist ending. This second appearance of the Duckling made me think I had it all figured out: here was a foul foil set up to make the Pigeon look like the flawed character that he is. Not so, dear reader, not so. The Duckling plays the Pigeon - and the reader, and Fate (bearing cookies) - for the fools they are. Oh yes, ducklings do get everything.
5. I'd like a walrus, too.
[The lesson here: never take yourself too seriously to enjoy fun books.]
July 7, 2018
As we begin to wrap up our holiday, Neo has discovered another of Mo Willems’s classic series. The Pigeon is a sneaky bird and quite self-centred. When he discovers that the duckling has received a cookie (with nuts) by just asking, he goes on a rampage. He is surely one of the “most asking-est” birds around town. The more he rants, the sillier he looks and the duckling decides to make a peace offering. Pigeon cannot believe it, but will not look a gift duckling in the bill, so to say. Neo loved the book, particularly because Pigeon was in the middle of the action... and there was a cookie!
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December 4, 2020Happy National Cookie Day! Celebrate this sweet day with a sweet read. -Sara S.
A new 'Pigeon' classic to politely request. - Monty K.
A new 'Pigeon' classic to politely request. - Monty K.
March 8, 2020
باید اعتراف کنم که این کبوتر یکی از بامزه ترین و ناز ترین شخصیتهایی که تو کتابای کودک دیدم 😍
April 18, 2021
#51 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and multi-year effort to get Goodreads to fix the Top Readers, etc. lists. For a fuller explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf It seems unlikely that I will actually achieve 365 reviews of kids books this year, but I don't want to stop.
11 April 2021
I rather like what I had originally written on this. Now that Offspring are grown and gone to college I really really love running across these little moments I captured back in the day.
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16 July 2014
An object lesson:
Many parents who read aloud to their children may finds themselves one day wondering when, exactly, that fell by the wayside. It can be a gradual thing, having trouble choosing a book everyone wants, finding the time away from homework, and showers, and music practice, and dance classes. But what I learned last night is, it doesn't have to be.
There was a new Mo Willems book on display at the library. Of course, I picked it up. Adults and older children who aren't reading Willems are really missing something last observed in Calvin and Hobbes. The art is so simple, so spare, so casual-looking, that it may take you a moment to realize what incredible skill went into drawing so effortlessly perfect characters. There is a pigeon, beady-eyed and aggressive. There is a duckling, with enormous blue eyes and adorable feet. (Go ahead, you try drawing winsome with so few lines and see what monsters you create. I'll wait.....I know, it's hard.)
I sat there on the sofa, rooting through my bag of loot from the library trawl, casually stacking everything beside me, face up. The children, loathe to start their going-to-bed rituals, lingered and looked on. And then I just whipped out The Duckling, held it in the traditional story-time open fashion, and started reading. I hadn't left the title page before the PandaBat had jumped in, lending a patented cute-toddler voice to the Duckling.
So we read. And we laughed. It wasn't any time at all, less than five minutes, but all three of us were utterly delighted. It was a charming moment, and who doesn't need more of those on school-and-work-nights? Just because my 13 and 10 -year-old kids aren't inclined to be seen checking out picture books themselves, doesn't mean they won't love them.
Thus endeth the lesson.
Library copy
11 April 2021
I rather like what I had originally written on this. Now that Offspring are grown and gone to college I really really love running across these little moments I captured back in the day.
***
16 July 2014
An object lesson:
Many parents who read aloud to their children may finds themselves one day wondering when, exactly, that fell by the wayside. It can be a gradual thing, having trouble choosing a book everyone wants, finding the time away from homework, and showers, and music practice, and dance classes. But what I learned last night is, it doesn't have to be.
There was a new Mo Willems book on display at the library. Of course, I picked it up. Adults and older children who aren't reading Willems are really missing something last observed in Calvin and Hobbes. The art is so simple, so spare, so casual-looking, that it may take you a moment to realize what incredible skill went into drawing so effortlessly perfect characters. There is a pigeon, beady-eyed and aggressive. There is a duckling, with enormous blue eyes and adorable feet. (Go ahead, you try drawing winsome with so few lines and see what monsters you create. I'll wait.....I know, it's hard.)
I sat there on the sofa, rooting through my bag of loot from the library trawl, casually stacking everything beside me, face up. The children, loathe to start their going-to-bed rituals, lingered and looked on. And then I just whipped out The Duckling, held it in the traditional story-time open fashion, and started reading. I hadn't left the title page before the PandaBat had jumped in, lending a patented cute-toddler voice to the Duckling.
So we read. And we laughed. It wasn't any time at all, less than five minutes, but all three of us were utterly delighted. It was a charming moment, and who doesn't need more of those on school-and-work-nights? Just because my 13 and 10 -year-old kids aren't inclined to be seen checking out picture books themselves, doesn't mean they won't love them.
Thus endeth the lesson.
Library copy
January 7, 2021
Pigeon books are a family favourite. This one is a great story about pigeon wanting something someone else has and jumping to the conclusion he never gets anything he wants. The answer is simple with the duckling teaching him that all he has to do is ask politely. Another book by Mo Willem that takes sharing into consideration.
March 8, 2020
راهنمای کولیبازی درآوردن برای یک دانه کلوچه. :دی
May 26, 2022
I mean, I would kinda love a cookie with nuts now....I'm asking politely.
March 30, 2012
Moral of the story? Sometimes all you have to do is ask politely.
August 1, 2017
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The duckling asks for a cookie so receives a cookie much to the disappointment of pigeon! Pigeon just complains and throws a fit until he the wise duckling makes him a deal.
My nephew and I hurried to get another book in the pigeon series after we read The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!. This one was even more delightful than the last and was focused even more on etiquette as being polite and saying please and thank you are made important by the obtaining of cookies.
The pigeon is just as outrageous this time around and throws a fit after learning duckling now has a cookie. The end was just delightful as it teaches in a tongue and cheek manner how to win others over to your side (particularly adults). The art was the same, perfect, simple and charming through the little details! Our favorite was the pigeon throwing a fit in the multi-box page...
This one was a little more manipulation than the hotdog one so much so that it worries me a tad. You want children to understand the role of acting properly to get what one wants but you also don't want them believing they deserve what they want because they share and use manners.
BOTTOM LINE: Another fun read in the teaching kids etiquette series!
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The duckling asks for a cookie so receives a cookie much to the disappointment of pigeon! Pigeon just complains and throws a fit until he the wise duckling makes him a deal.
My nephew and I hurried to get another book in the pigeon series after we read The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!. This one was even more delightful than the last and was focused even more on etiquette as being polite and saying please and thank you are made important by the obtaining of cookies.
The pigeon is just as outrageous this time around and throws a fit after learning duckling now has a cookie. The end was just delightful as it teaches in a tongue and cheek manner how to win others over to your side (particularly adults). The art was the same, perfect, simple and charming through the little details! Our favorite was the pigeon throwing a fit in the multi-box page...
This one was a little more manipulation than the hotdog one so much so that it worries me a tad. You want children to understand the role of acting properly to get what one wants but you also don't want them believing they deserve what they want because they share and use manners.
BOTTOM LINE: Another fun read in the teaching kids etiquette series!
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You can find this review and many others on my book blog @ Perspective of a Writer. See my picture book reviews in a special feature called Boo's Picture Gallery...
March 6, 2013
Have to admit it, I'm a fan. I have a great time with this series with my kids. My favorite structure in these books is the part where it breaks into the 8-box sequence for the pigeon to go on a tirade. This is just one example of Willems' control of pacing through use of a cinematic montage style. Again, Willems' animator sensibilities for storyboarding are impressive.
Mostly, I rate this one a four because the sentence "Oh! Look at all those nuts" demands some inference, when it gets just dropped off as the pigeon enters. It comes back at the end of the book. As far as books with a message go "cookies without nuts, please" is a message I can support fully. And brownies, too.
Mostly, I rate this one a four because the sentence "Oh! Look at all those nuts" demands some inference, when it gets just dropped off as the pigeon enters. It comes back at the end of the book. As far as books with a message go "cookies without nuts, please" is a message I can support fully. And brownies, too.
June 24, 2017
These books are so fun to read aloud.
April 7, 2018
Awww ducking is a sweetheart.
April 14, 2020
No help needed: politely, iceberg, asking, ducklings
Help needed: walrus, count, pigeon, especially, another
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Help needed: walrus, count, pigeon, especially, another
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December 18, 2021
A great conversation starter with little ones about what it means to ask politely.
November 12, 2022
Embarrassed by how much this book reminds me of me and my sister (I am the Pigeon)
November 11, 2020
من خیلی از این مجموعه کتب کودک که خواندم لذت نبردم. علت را نمی دانم. البته در ریویوهایی که به زبان انگلیسی نوشته شده اند به این پی بردم که احتمالاً دلیل اینکه من از این کتب لذت نمی برم این است که نویسنده بازی های کلامی با لغات انگلیسی انجام می دهد که به فارسی قابل ترجمه نیست و ترجمه خوب از آب در نمی آید. دقیقاً همین قضیه در مورد کتاب دن کیشوت سروانتس هم صادق بود. ظاهراً سروانتس هم شوخی هایی کلامی با زبان اسپانیایی می کرد که با ترجمه قابل فهم و خوب محمد قاضی هم قابلیت انتقال به فارسی نداشت.
June 9, 2015
School Library Journal
( March 01, 2012; 9781423151289 )
"K-Gr 2-Duckling, familiar to readers of The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (Hyperion, 2004), asks politely and receives a cookie with nuts. Incredulous, Pigeon rants about the many things that he has asked for and failed to receive-a chance to drive the bus, hot-dog parties, a walrus, one more story, his personal iceberg, etc. In classic Pigeon fashion, the lovably emotional bird relates the unfairness of it all through a hilarious monologue until finally exploding in clenched-fist (or, rather, clenched-wing) anger. But every pigeon has his day, for the duckling offers him the cookie (never mind that Duckling doesn't like nuts), and he accepts the gift with gracious humility. Confident, un-ornamented strokes characterize Willems's seemingly simple illustrations. Postures and expressions are spot-on, conveying the nuances of Pigeon's feelings and the comedy in his passionate behavior. While just plain fun to read aloud, this book is an excellent conversation starter on the topics of politeness and making reasonable requests. This meta-tale that references the gamut of the Pigeon oeuvre will please fans and newcomers alike.
-Jayne Damron, Farmington Community Library, MI (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted."
Reaction to review- Overall, I liked this author's review. I was glad to see that this review from School Library Journal stated that this would be a great read aloud with children. As I read the book, I had to laugh at how many fun voices and ridiculous body motions could be used when reading with students!
( March 01, 2012; 9781423151289 )
"K-Gr 2-Duckling, familiar to readers of The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (Hyperion, 2004), asks politely and receives a cookie with nuts. Incredulous, Pigeon rants about the many things that he has asked for and failed to receive-a chance to drive the bus, hot-dog parties, a walrus, one more story, his personal iceberg, etc. In classic Pigeon fashion, the lovably emotional bird relates the unfairness of it all through a hilarious monologue until finally exploding in clenched-fist (or, rather, clenched-wing) anger. But every pigeon has his day, for the duckling offers him the cookie (never mind that Duckling doesn't like nuts), and he accepts the gift with gracious humility. Confident, un-ornamented strokes characterize Willems's seemingly simple illustrations. Postures and expressions are spot-on, conveying the nuances of Pigeon's feelings and the comedy in his passionate behavior. While just plain fun to read aloud, this book is an excellent conversation starter on the topics of politeness and making reasonable requests. This meta-tale that references the gamut of the Pigeon oeuvre will please fans and newcomers alike.
-Jayne Damron, Farmington Community Library, MI (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted."
Reaction to review- Overall, I liked this author's review. I was glad to see that this review from School Library Journal stated that this would be a great read aloud with children. As I read the book, I had to laugh at how many fun voices and ridiculous body motions could be used when reading with students!
April 15, 2013
The latest in Mo Willems’ classic “Pigeon” series of books, The Duckling Gets A Cookie, holds its own with its award winning predecessors.
In this installment, the irascible Pigeon bemoans the injustice of Duckling receiving a cookie by simply asking for it.
Asking? Getting by asking? Pigeon is beside himself as he recounts all the things he’s asked for to no avail. Duckling manages to diffuse the volatile pigeon with a nice gesture (or clever scheme!) Like all of Willems’ books, this story conveys a tremendous amount of humor and emotion with an economy of words.
His exaggerated, cartoon-style drawings and lack of background details help focus attention on the emotional drama.
As in The Pigeon Finds a Hotdog, Duckling acts as a clever and calming conscience for the impulse-driven Pigeon. With a deft and subtle touch, Duckling helps Pigeon (and young readers) learn that asking politely for things is much more effective than aggressively demanding them. And as always, Pigeon helps readers of all ages remember how much fun it is to be kid.
(On a personal note, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Willems in the writers’ green room at this year’s Book Expo America in New York and was delighted to find that he is as gracious as he is brilliant.)
Brian Rock is a blogger for JenningsWire, a blogging community created by Annie Jennings.
http://anniejenningspr.com/jenningswi...
In this installment, the irascible Pigeon bemoans the injustice of Duckling receiving a cookie by simply asking for it.
Asking? Getting by asking? Pigeon is beside himself as he recounts all the things he’s asked for to no avail. Duckling manages to diffuse the volatile pigeon with a nice gesture (or clever scheme!) Like all of Willems’ books, this story conveys a tremendous amount of humor and emotion with an economy of words.
His exaggerated, cartoon-style drawings and lack of background details help focus attention on the emotional drama.
As in The Pigeon Finds a Hotdog, Duckling acts as a clever and calming conscience for the impulse-driven Pigeon. With a deft and subtle touch, Duckling helps Pigeon (and young readers) learn that asking politely for things is much more effective than aggressively demanding them. And as always, Pigeon helps readers of all ages remember how much fun it is to be kid.
(On a personal note, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Willems in the writers’ green room at this year’s Book Expo America in New York and was delighted to find that he is as gracious as he is brilliant.)
Brian Rock is a blogger for JenningsWire, a blogging community created by Annie Jennings.
http://anniejenningspr.com/jenningswi...
May 27, 2021
A good on of this series, funny story where everyone plays their part : the pigeon freaks out, the duckling seems sweet but is actually self-serving. My almost 4 year old enjoyed it a lot and especially like a looking at all the other pigeon books on the back and asking me to get them out of the library too.
February 13, 2018
In the book, the Duckling Gets a Cookie, the pigeon is really fussy because the duckling politely asks for a cookie. I think that the duckling should have kept the cookie, but the Lord says that we should share. I recommend this book for ages 4 through 6.
May 13, 2020
Pigeon asks for things all the time and doesn't get them, so why does Duckling get a cookie when he asks? Probably because he's so darn cute. After much belly-aching by Pigeon Duckling gave his cookie to Pigeon. Super sweet, right? Maybe...
May 5, 2012
Cookies. . .ARCs. . .(wink).
June 6, 2013
I loved Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, that was hysterical. But Pigeon is getting obnoxious with his kvetching and sulking.
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