Mrs. Mallard leads her eight little ducklings across all the busy roads from Storrow Drive to Beacon Street with the help of a friendly policeman. She's so happy to be back in the Public Garden that she doesn't mind all the children who climb on her back, or the little shoes, scarves, and hats that she and her family are dressed in for various occasions throughout the year (and she admits she did really like the sparkly pink sneakers somebody gave them one year!).