Poor Mrs. Quack in "Ryder Rabbit Makes An Early Call"

Then she quickly ducked her head under water two or three times so that the water rolled down over her back, and again Ryder wanted to laugh. But he didn't. He kept perfectly still. Mrs. Quack shook herself and then began to carefully dress her feathers. That is, she carefully put back in place every feather that had been rumpled up. She took a great deal of time for this, for Mrs. Quack is very neat and tidy and takes the greatest pride in looking as fine as she can.