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Once upon a time, 

there was a family of 

ducks who lived near 

a pond by the woods. 

One of the ducklings 

was very sad because 

he thought he was the 

ugliest amongst all 

his brothers and 

sisters. 

They would not play with 

him and teased the poor 

ugly duckling. One day, he 

saw his reflection in the 

water and cried, “Nobody 

likes me. I am so ugly.” He 

decided to leave home and 

went far away into the 

woods.

Deep in the forest, he saw 

a cottage in which there 

lived an old woman, her 

hen, and her cat. The 

duckling stayed with them 

for some time but he was 

unhappy there and soon 

left.

When winter set in the poor duckling almost froze 

to death. A peasant took him home to his wife and 

children. The poor duckling was terrified of the 

children and escaped. The ugly duckling spent the 

winter in a marshy pond.

Finally, spring arrived. One day, 

the duckling saw a beautiful 

swan swimming over the pond 

and fell in love with her. But 

then he remembered how 

everyone made fun of him and 

he bent his head down in 

shame.

When he saw his own reflection in the water he 

was astonished. He was not an ugly duckling 

anymore, but a handsome young swan! Now, he 

knew why he had looked so different from his 

brothers and sisters. “They were ducklings but I 

was a baby swan!” he said to himself.

So, he married the beautiful swan and lived 

happily ever after.

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