i am going to narrate the story of the ugly duckling
it was a warm summer's day the wheat fields were golden the oats were green
and the hay stood in great stacks in the green meadows
all around the meadows and cornfields grew thick woods and in the midst of the forest
was a deep lake a mother duck had her nest hidden in the long grass safe from weasels and the fox
she sat on her eggs waiting for the eggs to hatch finally the eggs hatched with a pop sound
and appeared a bunch of golden ducklings quack quack said the mother with joy the mother duck was
so happy to see her ducklings but the largest egg in the nest was still there the mother duck didn't
remember laying such a huge egg so she again sat on the big egg and waited for it to hatch
suddenly the large egg cracked open but the baby bird was big gray and ugly
he had huge feet and a broad beak and didn't look like a duckling
the duck was surprised to see this duckling a few days later the weather was delightful
the sun shone brightly on the green burdock leaves and the mother duck took her whole family down to
the water and jumped in with a splash quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack
cried her little ones and one after the other the little ducklings jumped in
the water closed over their heads but they came up again in an instant and swam about quite prettily
with their legs paddling under them as easily as possible their legs went of their own accord
the grey duckling was also in the water swimming with them other ducklings didn't like him
as he was ugly after a great swim the duck family waddled through to the yard
as the grey duckling entered the yard all the birds started talking about him
every day he was pecked and pushed by ducks
and even by the chickens the grey duckling was bullied very badly in the yard by the other birds
one day the poor ugly duckling couldn't take it anymore so he ran far away from his home
at last he ended up in a swamp where only wild ducks lived the wild ducks told him
you're an ugly fellow you cannot stay here you can never belong to our flock go away the duckling
moved away from those ducks the poor duckling felt very lonely he didn't even move from that place
as it was winter the water was so cold and he got stuck in the swamp as it froze
in the morning a farmer who came that way saw the frozen duckling he rescued the duckling and took
him to his house but the duckling was terrified on seeing that he was in a stranger's house
he fluttered into the milk vessel and splashed it all over the room
the farmer's wife got furious and chased him out into the cold the duckling went back to the swamp
he spent a long and lonely winter struggling to survive he neither had friends nor family
to take care of him at last the snow melted away it was spring and the duckling was big and
stronger than before he flew high in the air and he landed by a lovely lake magnificent white and
graceful swans were swimming in the lake the ugly duckling thought that if the swans see him
they will also make fun of his appearance he was ashamed of himself and bowed his head low
when he bent his head he saw his reflection in the water and was astonished his ugly feathers
were now snowy white his neck was curved and slender he had grown into a handsome swan
the other swans came towards him and stroked him with their beaks nearby children shouted with joy
at the sight of him and threw him some breadcrumbs he felt very happy to be with his friends
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