The Story About Ping is a popular American children's book written by Marjorie Flack and illustrated by Kurt Wiese.

First published in 1933, Ping is an illustrated story about a domesticated Chinese duck lost on the Yangtze River.

Later, when it is evening, Ping is the last duck to return to the boat, so he hides to avoid being spanked.

The following day Ping, feeling lost, begins to swim in search of his family.

[3] Because of a coincidence in naming with the ping computer command, this book has become known in the Unix and Internetworking technical communities.