The two horses had just lain down when a brood of ducklings , which had lost their mother , filed into the barn , cheeping feebly and wandering from side to side to find some place where they would not be trodden on .

当两匹马躺在地上休息时，一群找不到妈妈的小鸭子陆续进入谷仓，吱吱的低声叫着，从一边到另一边，以便找到一处不会被踩踏的地方。