Read the excerpt from "One Minute Longer." "It's slow in the house, here, with nothing to do," he said to his chum. "I'm going up the lake with my gun to see if any wild ducks have landed in the marshes yet. It's almost time for them. Want to come along?" How does the Boy's decision to go duck hunting move the plot forward? It leads to the Boy's fall through the ice into the lake. It shows the Boy will be able to go out more since spring is coming. It reveals the setting is a lake near the marshes in the countryside. It explains Wolf's loyalty and faithfulness to the Boy.