A military mascotSourced
The sergeant laid an egg
Francis Fagan acquired duck Siwash in a New Zealand raffle. In 1943 she became a US Marine unit’s mascot and was known as a sergeant. She was initially thought to be male, until she laid eggs.
The title sounded convincing; an egg supplied the correction.
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