Writing Starter 48

The duck was sitting near a pond, when the monkey skated past. He stopped, and turned, and said "what's wrong, duck?" 
The duck turned and said "I'm afraid to go in the water"
The monkey asked why, and the duck explained, that his brother had been caught whilst swimming in a lake many years before.
The monkey smiled sadly and said, "you know, you can't go through life afraid of what will happen"
The duck frowned and said "but I am scared"
The monkey said, I think you can do it. He raised his hands behind the ducks back, and with one big push threw him into the water.
"See," said the monkey "you haven't died in the water. You're fine!"
The duck smiled and said, "hey, I guess sometimes you need a friend to help you take the hard steps in life."
The monkey smiled and skated off, while the duck swam about in the pond.