Once upon a time, there was a duckling born on a quiet farm.  

His brothers and sisters were small, and covered in downy yellow feathers. 

The duckling was bigger than the rest of them. Instead of soft and yellow, his feathers were rough and gray.

Instead of quacking, the duckling honked. Instead of walking gracefully, he waddled.

All of the animals on farm teased him for being so strange. "He's so ugly", his neighbours whispered when they thought he wasn't listening.