Ducks?

can someone explain this mess,i know it has to do with luke and its in the novelization of ANH

 

What's a duck?

 

We'll be sitting ducks!

 

Ducks are in the phantom menace; here

"An enigmatic waterfowl from worlds scattered across the galaxy, ducks are often referred to in a number of colorful expressions. During Queen Amidala's escape from Naboo, Captain Panaka was heard to lament the likelihood of their being hit by Trade Federation cannonades. He likened their position to being "sitting ducks.

When first training Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force, Obi-Wan used an analogy, explaining that even a duck must be taught how to swim. Luke's rather provincial response was, "what's a duck?"

Like Humans, ducks and many other earth species can be found in the galaxy far far away.

This includes, dogs, cats, horses, crows, ferrets, llamas, redwood trees, ferns, and many other earth species.

"...ferrets, llamas and horses -- indicating that humans are not the only life-forms that Earth shares with the galaxy far, far away."

-starwars.com

 

And Luke had a dog.

And ran over one.

 

The original E4 novelisation was very simplistic and plain in writing style. Besides, it's not like other SW terminology was around back then. What other example could the author have used?

Not that he couldn't have just made up an exotic animal name, but hey, that would be stretching the creative limits.

 

Lucas was simplistic putting Humans into the movies, when he could have put a more exotic alien in the galaxy far far away. Humans are too earth like.

 

" Ducks are in the phantom menace; here

"An enigmatic waterfowl from worlds scattered across the galaxy, ducks are often referred to in a number of colorful expressions. During Queen Amidala's escape from Naboo, Captain Panaka was heard to lament the likelihood of their being hit by Trade Federation cannonades. He likened their position to being "sitting ducks.

When first training Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force, Obi-Wan used an analogy, explaining that even a duck must be taught how to swim. Luke's rather provincial response was, "what's a duck?"



Like Humans, ducks and many other earth species can be found in the galaxy far far away.

This includes, dogs, cats, horses, crows, ferrets, llamas, redwood trees, ferns, and many other earth species.

"...ferrets, llamas and horses -- indicating that humans are not the only life-forms that Earth shares with the galaxy far, far away."


-starwars.com"

-Valiento

thats all i whanted to know,,thanks val!

 

And Luke had a dog.

And ran over one.

"DIE, JEDI DOGS!"

 

Lando used to have a dog as well.

 

I like ducks.

It makes lots of sense to have Luke not know what a duck is, I mean, where on Tatooine could you possibly find a duck?

Someone as travelled as the great Obi-Wan Kenobi would certainly know what a duck is.

 

You will fall to the quack side.

 

another question i whanted to ask,who the heck is howard the duck?i saw an avatar of him under "lucas projects" never heard of a movie with a duck named howard in it.