The Ugly Duckling

THE UGLY DUCKLING

 

Chapter 1: The Ugly Duckling Hatches

 

A mother duck sits on many eggs.
Crack! Crack!
The pretty little ducklings hatch from the eggs.
The ducklings say, "Peep, peep!"
The mother duck says, "Quack, quack!"

 

Crack! The last egg hatches.
"Peep, peep!"
The duckling is big and ugly.
The mother duck says,
"You are not like the other ducklings.
You are big and ugly!"

 

The mother duck takes her ducklings to the water.
The ducklings swim. The have fun in the water.
But they don't play with the Ugly Duckling.
They say, "You are too big and ugly.
We don't want to play with you."

 

The Ugly Duckling goes to a farm.
"Can I play with you?" he says to the farm animals.
"No, you can't. We don't like you.
You are a big ugly duckling. Go away." They say.
"Nobody likes me." the Ugly Duckling cries
and he runs away.

 

Chapter 2: Nobody Likes the Ugly Duckling

 

The Ugly Duckling runs to a marsh.
He sees big marsh ducks.
"I want to play with you," says the Ugly Duckling.
"You don't look like us. Look into the water.
You are an ugly duckling!"
says a big marsh duck.

 

The Ugly Duckling looks into the water.
He sees an ugly duckling.
"The marsh duck is right. I am ugly," he sighs.
The Ugly Duckling is sad.

 

The Ugly Duckling runs to a house.
"I will live in this house," he says.
But he sees a big dog in the house.
Growl! The dog growls and says,
"You are an ugly duckling.
You can't live in this house."

 

The Ugly Duckling runs to s pond.
He sees beautiful swans.
"The swans are beautiful.
I want to be like them," he sighs.

 

Chapter 3: The Ugly Duckling in winter

 

Winter is here. It is very cold.
The water is frozen.
The Ugly Duckling wants to swim.
But he can't crack the ice.

 

The Ugly Duckling is freezing.
He can't move.
A man sees the Ugly Duckling.
"Oh, poor duckling!
I will take you to my house.
It is warm there," the man says.

 

The man takes the Ugly Duckling to his house.
It is very warm.
But his children are not good to the Ugly Duckling.
"The children are bad to me. I am tired."
The Ugly Duckling cries and he runs away.

 

The Ugly Duckling runs to the marsh.
He lives in a cold home by the water.
He is alone. He cries and cries.

 

Chapter 4: The Ugly Duckling Becomes a Swan

 

Soon Winter is past. It is spring.
The birds are singing.
The warm sun is shining.
But the Ugly Duckling is still alone.

 

The Ugly Duckling looks up at the sky.
He sees beautiful swans.
"I want to fly like them," he says.
He runs and runs. And he spreads his wings.
Then he rises higher and higher.
Oh, yes! He can fly!

 

"Wow, look at me!
I am an ugly duckling. But I can fly!"
says the Ugly Duckling to a swan.
"No, you are not a duckling," says the swan.
"Look into the water. You are a swan."

 

The Ugly Duckling looks into the water.
He sees a beautiful swan.
"Is that me?" he says.
"I am not an ugly duckling any more.
I am a swan!"
The Ugly Duckling is very happy.