| The spot was as wild as the centre of a thick
wood.Do you imagine this is the whole world?They are the image of their father, who is so unkind, he never
comes to see.It was very large and ugly.It is very large and not at all like the others.It must go in, if I have to push it myself.He is my own child, and he is not so
very ugly after all if you look at him properly.Come, now, use your legs, and let me see how well you can
behave.It is a drake, and therefore not of so much
consequence.So it went on from day to day till
it got worse and worse.Not far from here is another moor, in which there are some
pretty wild geese, all unmarried.How they terrified the poor duckling!He ran over field and
meadow till a storm arose, and he could hardly struggle against it.She laid good
eggs, and her mistress loved her as if she had been her own child.What is that noise about?So the duckling was allowed to
remain on trial for three weeks, but there were no eggs.If you could purr or lay eggs, they
would pass away.Who can understand you, I wonder?But you are a
chatterer, and your company is not very agreeable.Autumn came, and the leaves in
the forest turned to orange and gold.All this was very sad for the poor little duckling.The duckling had never seen
any like them before.They were swans, and they curved their graceful
necks, while their soft plumage shown with dazzling whiteness.Poor ugly creature, how gladly he would have lived even with the
ducks had they only given him encouragement.They bore him onwards, until he found himself in a large
garden, before he well knew how it had happened.The duckling remembered the lovely birds,
and felt more strangely unhappy than ever.Then he flew to the water, and swam towards the beautiful swans.Into the garden presently came some little children, and threw bread and
cake into the water.And the old
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Yudee!See Copyrights for details.For other uses, see The Ugly Duckling (disambiguation).The Ugly Duckling is a fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen; it was first published on 11 November 1843.Its moral teaching is that inner virtues will eventually overshadow physical appearance.Plot synopsis
A mother duck hatches her eggs and, while most of her ducklings are normal, one is grey, too large, and too clumsy to fit in among the others.He wanders for the entire summer and fall, for no one will take him in, and he nearly freezes to death in an icy pond.He comes to a pond in a park or garden, where beautiful white swans are swimming.He is drawn to their beauty, though he has no reason to think that they will treat him better than anyone else has.To his surprise, the beautiful creatures welcome and accept him; gazing at his reflection, he sees that he too is a swan.The children declare that he is the most beautiful swan of them all, yet he is not proud, for a good heart is never proud.Possible autobiographical themes
There has been speculation that Andersen wrote The Ugly Duckling to describe himself.There is also some speculation that Andersen was in fact the illegitimate son of Christian Frederik, the Crown Prince of Denmark (who would later become King Christian VIII of Denmark), and found this out some time before he wrote the book, and thus that being a swan in the story was a metaphor not just for inner beauty and talent but also for secret royal lineage.The latter film is the more notable version, as it won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).The story has a deep impact on Stitch, who sets out to look for his real family.The 1952 Charles Vidor musical film Hans Christian Andersen contains a song, "The Ugly Duckling", written by Frank Loesser and sung by Danny Kaye.Hans Christian Andersen, but more on the concept of the "Ugly Duckling," was performed in London's West End Theatre.Later in 1932, he arranged the work for voice and orchestra.CG feature called The Ugly Duckling and Me!Ugly Duckling Junior, featuring the same characters as the movie.Ugly, a 2006 children's book by Donna Jo Napoli, sets the "Ugly Duckling" story in Tasmania.Hans Christian Andersen: The Ugly Duckling.Hans Christian Andersen Center.SurLaLune's Annotated The Ugly Duckling
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Grant, U.IT was so glorious out in the country; it was summer; the cornfields were yellow, the oats were green, the hay had been put up in stacks in the green meadows, and the stork went about on his long red legs, and chattered Egyptian, for this was the language he had learned from his good mother.It was just as wild there as in the deepest wood, and here sat a Duck upon her nest; she had to hatch her ducklings; but she was almost tired out before the little ones came; and then she so seldom had visitors.The largest egg still lies there.How long is that to last?They are all like their father: the rogue, he never comes to see me.Let it lie there, and teach the other children to swim.It was very large and very ugly.It must go into the water, even if I have to thrust it in myself.The water closed over their heads, but they came up in an instant, and swam capitally; their legs went of themselves, and they were all in the water.See that you can bustle about, and bow your heads before the old Duck yonder.Duck with the rag round her leg.It is not pretty, but it has a really good disposition, and swims as well as any other; yes, I may even say it, swims better.But the poor Duckling which had crept last out of the egg, and looked so ugly, was bitten and pushed and jeered, as much by the ducks as by the chickens.So it went on the first day; and afterwards it became worse and worse.If you were only far away!And the ducks bit it, and the chickens beat it, and the girl who had to feed the poultry kicked at it with her foot.Then it ran and flew over the fence, and the little birds in the bushes flew up in fear.Duckling turned in every direction, and bowed as well as it could.But that is nothing to us, so long as you do not marry into our family.Will you go with us, and become a bird of passage?The sportsmen were lying in wait all round the moor, and some were even sitting up in the branches of the trees, which spread far over the reeds.That was a fright for the poor Duckling!At last, late in the day, all was still; but the poor Duckling did not dare to rise up; it waited several hours before it looked round, and then hastened away out of the moor as fast as it could.The storm whistled round the Duckling in such a way that the poor creature was obliged to sit down, to stand against it; and the wind blew worse and worse.In the morning the strange Duckling was at once noticed, and the Cat began to purr and the Hen to cluck.The Duckling thought one might have a different opinion, but the Hen would not allow it.What are you thinking of?Lay eggs, or purr, and they will pass over.But it is so charming to swim on the water!Do you think she has any desire to swim, and to let the water close above her head?Maker for all the kindness you have received.Did you not get into a warm room, and have you not fallen into company from which you may learn something?You may believe me, I speak for your good.And so the Duckling went away.It swam on the water, and dived, but it was slighted by every creature because of its ugliness.It turned round and round in the water like a wheel, stretched out its neck towards them, and uttered such a strange, loud cry as frightened itself.It knew not the name of those birds, and knew not whither they were flying; but it loved them more than it had ever loved any one.It was not at all envious of them.How could it think of wishing to possess such loveliness as they had?And the winter grew cold, very cold!It froze so hard that the icy covering crackled again; and the Duckling was obliged to use its legs continually to prevent the hole from freezing up.At last it became exhausted, and lay quite still, and thus froze fast into the ice.Duckling home to his wife.But it would be too melancholy if I were to tell all the misery and care which the Duckling had to endure in the hard winter.It lay out on the moor among the reeds, when the sun began to shine again and the larks to sing: it was a beautiful spring.I, that am so ugly, dare to come near them.Better be killed by them than to be pursued by ducks, and beaten by fowls, and pushed about by the girl who takes care of the poultry yard, and to suffer hunger in winter!But what was this that it saw in the clear water?The Ugly Duckling
It was a golden afternoon in late summer.These eggs are taking a long time to hatch!She was lonely sitting there all by herself.The other ducks were too busy swimming around to come and chat with her.One by one, still wet from the egg, they tumbled onto the floor of the nest.Soon, they stood up and shook themselves until their soft downy feathers became dry and fluffy.The little ducklings stared with wonder.An old duck swam by and stopped to look.And she slowly swam away.The next day, the mother duck led her family into the water.Soon all of them, even the ugly duckling, were gliding over the water.The mother then took her family to the barnyard.The ribbon around her foot means that no one wants to get rid of her, and that's a great honor.The ducklings bowed, too much in awe to even chirp.I've never seen such a big, ugly duckling!Everyone was mean to him because he was so ugly.As time went by it just got worse.One day, the ugly duckling couldn't stand it any longer.He ran out of the barnyard as fast as his big, webbed feet would go.He found himself beside a great marsh where wild ducks lived.There he lay, hidden under a bush, feeling very lonely and tired.But we don't mind if you stay here a while...The ugly duckling was glad to rest by the marsh, far away from the cruel animals on the farm.There was a chill in the air.The ugly duckling noticed that the trees were turning gold and red.We're flying to another marsh a little farther along, where there are lots of young geese like us.The ugly duckling was happy to follow.But before he could move, a shot rang out.Guns began firing all around the marsh.Another dog came trotting through the reeds and almost stepped on the ugly duckling.It looked at him for a moment then ran away.I'm so ugly even the dogs don't want me.The duckling scrambled onto the shore and hurried away through the woods.The wind was blowing very hard as he stumbled along in the dark.Suddenly, he found himself standing in front of a tumbledown old cottage.So he squeezed through a hole and huddled in a corner for the night.The duckling was allowed to stay.The cat and the hen tried to reassure him.The duckling managed to find a big pond, and there he floated in the sunshine, day after day.Once, a flock of great white birds with long, graceful necks flew by.He had never seen such beautiful birds.One morning his feet froze into the ice among the reeds.He took the poor bird back to his warm home.But later, the farmer's children frightened the duckling.He stretched his wings and flew up into the warm air.Before he knew it, he was flying towards a garden with a big pond in the middle.There he saw three beautiful white birds gliding gracefully over the water.He glided over to the swans and bowed his head and there, reflected in the water, was another beautiful swan!Look, there's a new one!The swan, no longer an ugly duckling, lifted his graceful neck.His heart filled with love for the other swans, and at last he knew true happiness.It was a golden afternoon in late summer.Near a big old house
in the country, a mother duck had made her nest by the water.These eggs are taking a long time to hatch!Now, is everyone hatched?The chick wouldn't go near the water however much I tried to push it.Just leave it alone, that's my advice.And she slowly swam away.In went the first duckling.One by one they disappeared under the surface and bobbed up again like little balloons.Soon all of them, even the ugly duckling, were gliding over the water.I've never seen such a big, ugly duckling!That was the beginning of the duckling's troubles.Everyone seemed to hate the poor duckling because he looked different.One day, the ugly duckling couldn't stand it any longer.He ran out of the barnyard as fast as his big, webbed feet would go.Soon, he was in the woods, and it became harder and harder to find his way.In the morning, some wild ducks flew by and stopped to look at the new
arrival.The ugly duckling was glad to rest by the marsh, far away from the cruel animals on the farm.The ugly duckling noticed that the trees were turning gold and red.As he poked among the reeds for food, two young wild geese landed beside him.Would you like some company?The ugly duckling was happy to follow.Guns began firing all around the marsh.Another dog came trotting through the reeds and almost stepped on the ugly duckling.It looked at him for a moment then ran away.Finally, as the sun began to set, the dogs disappeared and the firing stopped.The duckling scrambled onto the shore and hurried away through the woods.Suddenly, he found himself standing in front of a tumbledown old cottage.So he squeezed through a hole and huddled in a corner for the night.The duckling was allowed to stay.But the poor duckling could do neither of these things, so he sat sadly
in the corner, remembering the joy of gliding over the water.The cold winter winds began to blow.The duckling had to paddle hard to keep ice from forming.One morning his feet froze into the ice among the reeds.He took the poor bird back to his warm home.One morning, as he lay among the reeds, he noticed how strong the sun felt.He stretched his wings and flew up into the warm air.There he saw three beautiful white birds gliding gracefully over the water.Perhaps they'll kill me because I'm so ugly, but I'd rather die that way than be pecked by hens.Look, there's a new one!The swan, no longer an ugly duckling, lifted his graceful neck. |
