What if danger threatened every moment of every day? What if hiding from it was not possible? That is the life faced by every animal at Farmer Ron's pond. No amount of caution could promise success. Each resident could only hope that fate would be kind so that he could live to greet another day. Could the odds of success win out over the odds of failure? This is a story of triumphs and failures that allows the reader to be drawn in to feel every fear experienced by the animals. Maybe this story will encourage a respect for animals and a desire to protect wildlife. That is the goal of the author. Respect for animals could also easily translate into a new respect for other human beings.