Even if you don look like everyone you can do do great things. Do you think she would like to swim, or to let the water close over her head?". I think this story had a great lesson to it because how each place and each person or animal the duckling went to he was always welcome because he wasnt ugly he was beautiful just the way he was and so dont let people tell you ugly youre not beautiful because youre perfect just the way you are and dont let people tell you otherwise. Indeed, this aspect of the tale has led to some biographical speculation, including the (rather fanciful) idea that Andersen was drawing on the recent revelation that he had been a changeling as a baby, and that he was actually the illegitimate son of Prince Christian Frederik, who later became King Christian VIII of Denmark. "Quack, quack," said the mother, and then they all quacked as well as they could, and looked about them on every side at the large green leaves. Watch and find out! 1. At school no one talks to me half the time. "How large the world is," said the young ducks, when they found how much more room they now had than while they were inside the egg-shell. But just look at all the others, are they not the prettiest little ducklings you ever saw? He is delighted and excited, but he cannot join them, for he is too young and cannot fly. Just as you please, said the old Duck; and she went away. In 1998, the musical played the Piccolo Spoleto for seventeen days. Fairy Tales Told for Children. On the next day the weather was delightful, and the sun shone brightly on the green burdock leaves, so the mother duck took her young brood down to the water, and jumped in with a splash. 'The Ugly Duckling' is a popular story about personal transformation and self-image. Films based on the tale include two Silly Symphonies animated shorts produced by Walt Disney called The Ugly Duckling. Why was it so close to him? Did you not get into a warm room, and have you not fallen into company from which you may learn something? she has a red rag round her leg; thats something particularly fine, and the greatest distinction a duck can enjoy; it signifies that one does not want to lose her, and that shes to be known by the animals and by men too. I have nowhere else to be., What do we care? said one of the ducks. Then he felt quite ashamed, and hid his head under his wings, for he did not know what to do; he was so happy, and yet not at all proud. Looking into the water, the Ugly Duckling saw the reflection of a flock of large white birds flying. Do you think she has any desire to swim, and to let the water close above her head?. 2. He had been persecuted and despised for his ugliness, and now he heard them say he was the most beautiful of all the birds. From a thicket close by came three beautiful white swans, rustling their feathers, and swimming lightly over the smooth water. What a condition he was in! Oh, Heaven be thanked! sighed the Duckling. It matters nothing if one is born in a duck-yard if one has only lain in a swans egg. The drinks were generous and most of all we had an AMAZING time. Only use your legs, she said. I have never seen such an ugly duckling! said another. Come with me to the farm yard! The sportsmen were lying in wait all round the moor, and some were even sitting up in the branches of the trees, which spread far over the reeds. Woof! "Do you imagine this is the whole world?" It lay out on the moor among the reeds, when the sun began to shine again and the larks to sing. "Pop, pop," sounded in the air, and the two wild geese fell dead among the rushes, and the water was tinged with blood. 2. Francesca M. Marinaro has a PhD in English from the University of Florida and has been teaching English composition and Literature since 2007. He knows them. Never judge a book by its cover, you will never know whats inside. And the old swans bowed their heads before him. He wished he was beautiful like the swans he saw flying in the sky. Their long white bodies and slender necks seemed to just glide through the sky. Watch an amazing Animated Fairy Tales playlist including Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beas. 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You surely dont pretend to be cleverer than the Cat and the womanI wont say anything of myself. We shall soon find it out, however when we go to the water. Get out of town. Well, perhaps theres a little more to it than that. I read this for my boyfriend till he fell asleep. It was a beautiful spring. Out came a baby boy bird. He became exhausted at last, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice. Question 1: I never really felt like I didnt belong with others my age because everyone is so different where none of us are really the same. Although my toddlers fell asleep, I kept on reading! I will go now. Neither do i, thank you for the great story. I think I will go out into the wide world, said the Duckling. said the old woman, looking round the room, but her sight was not very good; therefore, when she saw the duckling she thought it must be a fat duck, that had strayed from home. He thought how he had been persecuted and despised; and now he heard them saying that he was the most beautiful of all birds. It is her fetish. She laid good eggs, and her mistress loved her as if she had been her own child. He is no more an ugly duckling. The storm ended. He was not envious of these beautiful creatures, but wished to be as lovely as they. Its incredible how we people do not realize our own beauty. The tale has become a symbol and a shorthand for the spurned outsider whose virtues are ignored by the world, only for them to transform into a successful person at a later date. But he is afraid of them. Even the elder-tree bent its branches straight down into the water before him, and the sun shone warm and mild. Quack? said the Ugly Duckling. The mother duck didn't remember laying such a huge egg. The storm continued so violent, that the duckling could go no farther; he sat down by the cottage, and then he noticed that the door was not quite closed in consequence of one of the hinges having given way. Think of a time in your life when you felt left out or different; maybe you were the new kid in your school or your neighborhood, or the only person of your cultural background in your class. Dickens apparently loathed Andersen (an immovable house guest) so much that Dickens exacted revenge by basing Uriah Heep on him. This is not Home Depot or Lowe's. We are The Ugly Duck! One day, it was all he could do was to paddle the water to keep it from freezing around him, and trapping him in the lake. The poor Duckling did not know where it should stand or walk; it was quite melancholy because it looked ugly, and was the butt of the whole duck-yard. One by one, yellow ducklings stepped out of their shells. Unlike fairytales that feature magic, 'The Ugly Duckling' shows that simply acceptance and self-discovery can lead to personal transformation. Lit2Go Edition. Next, form a thesis statement that clearly states what you believe the most powerful theme to be. First Collection. If that title had not been a misnomer and the ugly duckling had just grown up to be an ugly and misshapen duck, no happy ending would have been possible. One of the yellow ducklings pointed. And the Duckling sat in a corner and was melancholy; then the fresh air and the sunshine streamed in; and it was seized with such a strange longing to swim on the water, that it could not help telling the Hen of it. Thus it lay two whole days; then came thither two wild geese, or, properly speaking, two wild ganders. "We don't understand you? The ducklings did as they were bid, but the other duck stared, and said, "Look, here comes another brood, as if there were not enough of us already! 280 lessons Im speechless. "The Ugly Duckling." - says mother duck to her baby ducks and they all follow her there.The farm yard is very noisy. He later said his schooldays were the darkest of his entire life, and we can speculate (though it is only speculation) that Andersens own experiences as a boy fed into The Ugly Duckling. You are only one day old! All her baby ducks jump in. The young swans treated him like one of their own. P.s. "Listen, friend," said one of them to the duckling, "you are so ugly, that we like you very well. For those not in the know, the Ugly Duckling is a story that is best summed up as follows: Duckling is found by a group of ducks. Browse 278 the ugly duckling photos and images available, or search for brothers grimm or courage to find more great photos and pictures. The tale was adapted to a variety of media. the author uses to illustrate the theme. I am really tired of it. And she sat down again. But the largest egg in the nest was still there. They were dazzlingly white, with long, flexible necksthey were swans. Then it ran and flew over the fence, and the little birds in the bushes flew up in fear. IT was lovely summer weather in the country, and the golden corn, the green oats, and the haystacks piled up in the meadows looked beautiful. before I even finished the story; which is kinda rare with her because it usually takes like a hour or so to make her go to sleep. "Then you have no right to express an opinion when sensible people are speaking." At last the large egg broke, and a young one crept forth crying, "Peep, peep." A Service of Love by O. 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We look forward to bedtime now.. We are to presume (though Andersens story doesnt state as much) that the ugly duckling hatched from a swans egg that had accidentally ended up in the mother ducks nest. The Ugly Duckling. The story told us to treat people the same way we want to be treated . Dont be conceited, child, and thank your Maker for all the kindness you have received. We buy new and distressed inventories. I always have this thought that makes me think that I should leave but then I realized that there is no problem with me being there. After he had been on the moor two days, there came two wild geese, or rather goslings, for they had not been out of the egg long, and were very saucy. Then it came to itself again. Beauty is not in clothes you wear, beauty is not in make-up you put on. 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