The Ugly Duckling

A retelling by Violet Findley • Illustrated by Susan Chapman

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The Ugly Duckling

A retelling by Violet Findley • Illustrated by Susan Chapman

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Written by Violet FindleyIllustrated by Susan Chapman

Designed by Maria LiljaISBN: 0-439-77404-7

Copyright © 2006 by Scholastic Inc.All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc. Printed in China.

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Once upon a time, five eggs began tohatch. Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!

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Out popped five little ducklings. Four werefluffy and cute. One was gray and ugly.

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The cute ducks were mean to their uglybrother. They pecked at him. They said, “You are ugly. Go away!”

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One day, the ugly duckling did go away.He swam and swam. After a while, he metsome geese.

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But the geese were just as mean as theducks. They pecked at him. They said, “You are ugly. Go away!”

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Once again, the ugly duckling did go away.He swam and swam. After a while, he metsome herons.

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But the herons were just as mean as thegeese. They pecked at him. They said, “You are ugly. Go away!”

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Once again, the ugly duckling did go away.He swam and swam. After a while, he cameupon some swans. They were the most beautiful birds he had ever seen.

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When the swans swam near, the ugly duckling hid his face and cried. He did notwant them to see how ugly he was.

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Life went on like this for many months. Theugly duckling stayed by himself. He alsogrew and grew.

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One day, a swan swam over and spoke to him. “Why are you so shy?” he asked.“Because I am ugly,” said the ugly duckling.

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The swan laughed, “Have you looked in amirror lately?”

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That made the ugly duckling curious. He looked into the shiny water.

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Wow! He had grown into a beautiful swan, just like them!

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From that day on, the once ugly ducklinglived happily ever after. And he was alwayskind to all living things, from peacocks topotato bugs.

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Glossary

curious wanting to find out more about something

geese more than one goose

heron a bird with a long beakand long legs that livesnear water

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