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Young Boy Saves Duck From Woman Wielding A Large Meat Cleaver

Young Boy Saves Duck From Woman Wielding A Large Meat Cleaver

During the incident, which was caught on video, the boy repeatedly holds out his hand to protect his new feathered friend from the knife

Nathan Standley

Nathan Standley

A protective young boy has saved the life of a duck after guarding him against slaughter by a woman with a large knife.

In a video that has emerged from Vietnam, the boy is seen cradling the blanketed duck in his arms as the woman approaches wielding a rather excessively sized meat cleaver.

Sitting in what appears to be an outdoor kitchen, the boy pushes away the woman's hand holding the meat cleaver, guarding the duck as it pokes its head out of the blanket, seemingly oblivious to the imminent danger.

The exasperated woman turns and flashes a frustrated smile at the camera before talking again to the young boy, who stands firm in his resistance to her advances with the knife, holding out his hand to motion for her to stop.

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The boy begins to stroke his new pet, and the cunning woman takes his distraction as an opportunity to once again go at the duck.

But the young duck saviour is savvy to her advances and once again guards the duck, seemingly willing to stand in front of the massive blade to protect his feathered friend should push come to shove.

The woman, having seemingly given up on her plan, then wanders round the back of the boy - who is cautious of her movements and continues to whine at her in protest.

Eventually the woman gives up and moves into the kitchen area.

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The young hero will have his work cut out - Vietnam is one of the most prominent duck specialists in world cuisine.

But it isn't the first time a Vietnamese duck has been rescued from the jaws of death.

In 2014, the Daily Mail reported that 21-year-old Northern Irish traveller Dan McAllen and his friends had been offered a free duck while negotiating to buy a bike - so they took it, named him Rab and took it on their 1,000-mile journey round the East Asian country on the back of a motorbike.

Dan said: "I came across this guy in Ho Chi Minh City selling his bike and, while we were negotiating, he said I could have a free duck. Obviously, I said yes. So I got Rab and a couple of small bowls to feed him from. He was with us the whole trip and I've got some great memories of him.

"My fondest memory is when we took a boat trip through the Phong Nha caves. He was sat at the front of the boat just looking out over the water. Every so often he'd let out a little quack but that was it."Featured Image Credit: ViralHog

Topics: World News, Animals