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The Ugly Duckling chicken duck swan Donald duck

The Ugly Duckling

One bright spring morning, a mother duck sat on her eggs for a long time.

After a while, one by one, ducklings came out of the eggs. "Cheep! Cheep!", "Cheep! Cheep!".

Mother duck was very proud of her ducklings - but one of them looked different from the others.

"Quack. quack. How can that duckling be one of mine. " she wondered "Quack! quack! How can that duckling be one of mine?" she wondered. "He's so big and ugly!"

All the other ducklings were mean and teased Sammy, the ugly duckling. They didn't want to play with him.

Poor Sammy was very sad. "I don't belong here," he said.

One day he packed his bags and left home to find someone to be his friend.

Soon he met some other ducks who were playing. But they didn't want to be his friends either.

Poor Sammy was very unhappy and went away.

The next day an old woman saw the ugly duckling. "I think I'll cook him for my dinner," she said. She tried to catch him but Sammy ran away as fast as he could.

Poor Sammy was so sad that he hid himself by the riverbank all through the summer.

One day he watched some beautiful swans fly past him. "I wish I were as beautiful as a swan," he sighed.

That winter, it began to snow. Sammy was cold and all alone.

Soon a kind farmer found him and decided to take him home and look after him. "At long last I've found a friend," smiled Sammy.

When the spring came, the farmer took Sammy back to the river.

Sammy bent his head down to the surface of the water, what did he see? "I'm not an ugly duckling any more. I'm a beautiful swan!" he cheered.

Three other swans swam to him and welcomed him.

"Look, there is another swan!" said the children in the town. "This new one is the most beautiful of all."

Sammy was so happy. He was more beautiful than he had ever hoped to be. And now, he knew where he belonged.

Ready for the challenge? Complete Level 1 to Level 3!

Level 1 When the ducklings were born, how many of them looked different from the others? a. Two b. One c. Three

Level 1 2. How did Sammy look like when he was born? a. Small and ugly b. Small and cute c. Big and ugly

Level 1 3. Sammy met an old woman when he left home. What did the old woman want to do with Sammy? a. play with Sammy b. look after Sammy c. cook Sammy for dinner

Level 2 Poor Sammy was so sad that he hid himself by the riverbank all through the ____________. summer

Level 2 2. A kind __________ found Sammy and decided to take him home and look after him. farmer

Level 2 3. "I'm not an ______ ________ duckling ugly any more. I'm a ___________ ________ !" duckling ugly beautiful swan

Level 3 Work out the meaning of the story with your friends!

Congratulation! You have completed the challenge! Be proud of ourselves no matter how the others look on us. Nobody knows about tomorrow, and after the rain always come the sun. So, be proud of ourselves, and the rest will come by itself.