The Ugly Duckling
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The Ugly Duckling (Danish: Den grimme Ælling) is a fariy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published in 1843. The story about a cygnet who grows up among ducks, who think it is ugly. In the end it grows up and becomes a beautiful swan.
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A mother duck has seven eggs. Out of them hatch six little ducklings, which are all normal and pretty. But out of the seventh egg hatches another duckling, which is too big and grey. The other ducks think it is ugly and call it the "ugly duckling". Because all others are mean to it, the little duckling runs away.
After the next winter, the little duckling sees its mirror image in a lake: it has grown up to become a beautiful swan.
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