The Ugly Duckling is a fairy tale created by Danish writer Andersen, which was first published in 1843. This book describes a swan egg that broke its shell in a duck and was despised by the duck because of its strange appearance. After many hardships, I grew into a white swan. The ugly duckling shows that as long as there is an ideal, there is a pursuit. It doesn't matter if you work hard for this goal, even in adversity. "Gold always shines."
Frustration and pain in life are inevitable, and we can only face them bravely. At the same time, "ugly duckling" is also a metaphor for children or young people who are not paid attention to, and sometimes it refers to things that have just appeared and are not paid attention to. The Ugly Duckling has been translated into many languages and widely circulated. Fairy Tales was selected into the seventh grade junior middle school Chinese of People's Education Publishing House (Volume II).
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A swan egg hatched by a duck mother in a duck nest is regarded as an ugly duckling because of its unique appearance. So after he climbed out of the eggshell, he was beaten everywhere, squeezed out and laughed at, not only among the ducks, but also among the chickens. Everyone wants to get rid of this poor ugly duckling. Ducks pecked him, chickens beat him, and even the maid who fed the chickens kicked him. So he had to fly over the fence overnight to escape.
He came to the wild ducks and was asked not to marry them. In the swamp, he met two naughty male geese. The goose told him to be a migratory bird with them. In another swamp, there are some lovely ladies who can try their luck. Just as they were talking, they suddenly heard two gunshots, and two male geese fell into the reeds and died.
They were all killed by hunters. He had to escape from the swamp again and come to a farmhouse, because he could not lay eggs like a hen, nor could he bow his back like a kitten, purring and sparking, so he was asked not to disagree. But the ugly duckling still thinks he can think differently. He wants to swim freely in the water.
When he saw the beautiful swan spread its wings from the cold area to the lake without ice, the ugly duckling couldn't help feeling an indescribable excitement. It was because he thought he could have different ideas that he chose to fly to the swan.
He thinks it is better for him to be killed by a swan than to be bitten by a duck, pecked by a flock of chickens, kicked by a maid who looks after a chicken farm and suffer in winter. He came to the swan. He is regarded as the most beautiful swan, not the ugly duckling. He feels so happy, but he is not proud at all, because he has a kind heart that will never be proud.