A baby duckling with yellow down feathers and dark markings around its eyes stands indoors near a partially visible straw hat. 1:00
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Two sleepy ducklings in one straw hat

The straw hat is big and shady, and two ducklings have claimed it. Staying awake in there is going to be a problem. more

They're tiny and yellow, with dark marks around their eyes, and there's room in the hat for both of them. They mean to keep their eyes open. Within seconds, the first little head starts to sink.

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Early on, one duckling is already losing the fight to stay awake.

Then it snaps back up, as if nothing happened. Eyes blink shut and the head droops again, over and over. Kids of every kind seem to fight sleep this way, as if a nap means missing something.

Soon one duckling is resting its beak right beside the other. They lean on each other, two balls of down holding each other up.

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Side by side in the hat, one duckling rests its beak right beside the other.

That's the end of the fight. Tucked in the hat and leaning together, they stop jerking awake and sleep.

A baby duckling with yellow down feathers and dark markings around its eyes stands indoors near a partially visible straw hat. The headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
The straw hat is big and shady, and two ducklings have claimed it.

The whole battle is over in about a minute. Plenty of grown-ups nodding at a desk in the afternoon would love to know how they do it.