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Mummyduck has got one... two... three... four... five... six... seven eggs!
Sixlittle white eggs and.. a big grey egg!
Crack!One little yellow duckling!
Crack!Crack! Two, three little yellow ducklings!
Crack!Crack! Crack! Four, five, six little yellow ducklings!
'One,two, three, four, five, six little yellow ducklings.' says Mummy duck.
'Butone egg is different. It’s big! It’s grey!'
CRACK!
'Mummy!He’s big!' says a little duckling.
'Mummy!He’s grey!' says another little duckling.
'Mummy!He’s ugly!' says another little duckling.
'Yes,he’s different,' says Mummy duck, 'but he’s your brother!'
Mummyduck and the seven little ducklings are at the pond.
SPLASH!SPLASH! SPLASH! One, two, three little ducklings go into the water.
'QUACK!QUACK! QUACK! The water’s lovely!' says the ducklings.
SPLASH!The big grey duckling goes into the water!
'QUACK!The water's lovely,' says the big grey duckling.
It'ssummer.
Mummyduck and the ducklings go to the farm.
'Hello,'says Mummy duck. 'Here are my seven little ducklings.'
'No, not sevenlittle ducklings!' says the old chicken. 'Six little yellow ducklings ... andone big, grey, ugly duckling!'
'You’rea big duckling!' says the cow.
'You’rea grey duckling!' says the dog.
'You’rean ugly duckling!' says the horse.
'You’rea big, grey, ugly duckling!' says the cat.
'Ha!Ha! Ha! Look at the Ugly Duckling!' says a rabbit.
'UglyDuckling, go away!' say the animals, 'Ugly Duckling, go away!'
TheUgly Duckling is sad.
TheUgly Duckling goes away from the farm.
'Hello,'says the frogs. 'Who are you?'
'Hellofrogs,' says the Ugly Duckling. 'I’m the Ugly Duckling.'
'Oh! You’rebig… and grey... and ugly!' say the frogs.
'UglyDuckling, go away!' say the frogs, 'Ugly Duckling, go away!'
It’sautumn.
TheUgly Duckling is sad and tired.
Hegoes into a house.
'Hello,old lady,' he says, 'Hello, dog. Hello, cat.'
'Whoare you?' says the old lady.
'I’mthe Ugly Duckling,' says the Ugly Duckling.
'Oh!You’re big!' says the old lady.
'Oh!You’re grey!' says the dog.
'Oh!You’re ugly!' says the cat.
'UglyDuckling, go away! Ugly Duckling, go away!'
It’swinter.
TheUgly Duckling is cold and tired.
Hegoes into a farmhouse.
'He’sugly!' say the children.
'Yes,he’s ugly. But he’s cold and tired,' says the farmer. 'Let’s give him somemilk.'
'Let’splay with the Ugly Duckling,' say the children.
'No!Let me go!' says the Ugly Duckling.
SPLASH!He goes into the milk!
TheUgly Duckling goes away.
He isvery sad.
Hegoes to a river.
Hehides.
Hehides all winter.
It’sspring.
'Whata beautiful swan!' says a swan.
'Abeautiful swan? ...Where?' says the Ugly Duckling.
'You’rethe beautiful swan!' says another swan.
'No,I’m not a swan! I’m an ugly duckling!' says the Ugly Duckling.
'No,you’re not an ugly duckling! You’re a swan! A beautiful swan!' say the swans.'Look in the water!'
'Oh,yes! I’m a swan!' says the Ugly Duckling, 'I’m a beautiful white swan!'
TheUgly Duckling isn’t sad.
He’shappy!
Heisn’t different.
Heisn’t grey.
And heisn’t an ugly duckling!
He’s abeautiful white swan! | 
