The Ugly Duckling
It was a warm sunny autumn day and a Mother Duck sat warming her new eggs
Suddenly she noticed that one of the eggs had rolled away from the others
Oh my don't be in such a rush to hatch You are not ready yet
Mother Duck was so intent on caring for her eggs that she hadn't eaten or slept in days
She couldn't wait to see her new ducklings
Then one day she saw one of the eggs begin to crack
And soon a charming little duckling waddled out of the broken shell
The other eggs followed and soon almost all the eggs had hatched
Quack-quack
All except one There was still one egg left that showed no signs of hatching
Mother Duck was very concerned
Perhaps it's taking so long because this one will be the prettiest duckling of all
The thought comforted her and she concentrated on keeping it warm and waiting patiently
A few days passed and the egg began to crack
The shell split and her final duckling emerged
Mother Duck was shocked when she saw him He was not like the other ducklings at all
He was large and ugly and covered in dark grey fluff
Mother Duck tried to stay calm
It will be alright He will become more beautiful when he grows up
Days went by but still the youngest duckling remained odd and not at all pretty
All the other ducks including his brothers and sisters laughed at him and called him the ugly duckling
Hey why don't you ever let me play with you guys
Go away We don't need an ugly brother like you
That's right How could our mother have had such a hideous baby like you
Mother Duck looked upon her ducklings with sadness in her heart
Even she had trouble believing that the youngest one was her own
Rejected and abandoned by his family the ugly duckling was left to fend for himself
He wandered the forest all alone looking for food and a warm place to sleep
Soon winter came and it grew cold and snowy
The ugly duckling couldn't find any food and shivered in the icy wind
I am so hungry
My brothers must be warm and cosy having delicious food with mother
Overcome with hunger and exhaustion he collapsed
An old lady passed him lying there and took pity on him
Oh why is that poor duckling lying there in the cold
I will take him home and care for him Oh poor thing
The old lady brought him to her farm and put him in with her chickens
When the ugly duckling woke up the chickens surrounded him and began to jeer and taunt him
What kind of bird is that
I don't know It's so ugly What is it doing in our coop
We don't have to live with this nasty thing Let's throw him away
The chickens gathered around the ugly duckling and began to peck at him with their sharp beaks
Oh I just want to be your friend Please I don't I just want to be your friend
Um friend Oh you must be joking Who would want to be friends with a sad ugly thing like you
Oh ouch ouch please stop please oh no no
Desperate to escape the chickens abuse the ugly duckling ran off to the forest
He was alone again
Those chickens were right I am too ugly to have friends I will always be alone
The ugly duckling decided to get used to being lonely
Winter passed and the warmth of spring slowly began to creep into the air
Drinking in the warm sunshine the ugly duckling stretched his wings
Ah I am so glad spring has returned I am so weary of being cold
The duckling stretched towards the sun and spread his wings
Suddenly something amazing happened
His wings began to flap and he could feel himself rising into the air
What what's happening to me Am I flying I'm flying I'm flying
Excited he rose higher and higher into the sky
He flew around for a while getting used to the feeling when he saw a pond below him
Oh wait This is the pond where I grew up
The ugly duckling landed softly on the surface of the pond
Remembering his childhood and his family
As he landed the swans floating on the water turned to look at him
And he could hear them muttering among themselves
Hey who's that handsome swan over there
Oh look at his glossy feathers
The ugly duckling was confused and didn't understand what they were talking about
He saw the swans swimming toward him
Do you wanna be our friend
Friend
Yes We've never seen a swan as beautiful as you before Come play with us
Swan I am no swan
At that moment he looked down and glimpsed his reflection in the still surface of the pond
And there he was a gorgeous white swan
Oh it's true I'm I'm a swan a swan
For the first time in his life he felt elegant and beautiful as he drifted around the pond
He was never lonely again The awkward ugly duckling had grown into a magnificent swan
And all those who had taunted him were green with envy
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