Hapless Harry: The Minnesota Muscovy Duck Documentary

Written and Illustrated by Lisa Loucks Christenson

Publisher: White Wolf Creek™ imprint of Book Entree™

Genre: Non-Fiction, Nature, Wildlife

Ages: Parental Guidance is suggested due to ending.

Rating: PG-13

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This is a story of a Minnesota Muscovy duck. A documentary created as a photo record, a diary, and a sketch book of our time together.

From the first moment the author first noticed him—his future looked short. However this odd-looking duck landed, he did so, in an area  swimming with cougars, bears, eagles, hawks, wolves, coyote, mink, otter, snakes, and -snapping turtle that averaged in size, 3-4 feet in diameter. Hapless Harry's name seemed to fit and it stuck. 

No one knows really knew how Hapless Harry arrived. Some say it was by chance, others believe he arrived by divine intervention. A couple more miles north and he'd landed on the Mississippi River—and this story wouldn’t have been recorded.  

Finally, a story from nature where the underdog fights and wins—a few battles anyway—before his final departure. Hapless Harry stopped here long enough to show the author a lesson to share: No matter who you are, even if you arrive in this world in a duck feather suit, life isn't about the time we spend on earth, rather it’s how we can use our time to lift others, that leaves an unforgettable legacy.

After Hapless Harry arrived, he wasted no time building his own private flock of daily visitors––people he entertained with his antics and routines. He found a way to connect and make people smile, he reached in and mended their broken hearts, made them laugh, and in a way only Hapless Harry could offer––he gave people a reason to come back and visit him again.

During his short visit here on earth, Hapless Harry will teach you a lot about the human condition and how friends come in all shapes, sizes, and species. All seen and recorded through the eyes of a nature journalist covering her daily beat, and maybe, a not-so-lost duck after all.