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1、TheUglyDucklingAmotherduckwasbroodingonhereggsnearthemarginofapond.Aflockoflovelybabyduckswassoonborn,makingsweetpeepingsoundswhentheeggswerebroken.Butoneeggremainedunbroken."Itisstrange.Whyhasthiseggnotbroken?"Themotherduckcontinuedherbrooding.Atlast,theeggwasb
2、rokenandababyduckwasborn.Howeverthatbabyduckwasveryuglycomparedtotheotherbabyducks.Themotherduckwasworried,butstillshetookthebabyducksnearthewaterandtaughtthemhowtoswim.Theuglyducklingalsoswamwithhisbrothersandsisters,movinghislegseagerly."Itisluckythough.Thatba
3、byswimswell."Stillhisbrotherspeckedattheuglyducklingwiththeirbills."Howhideousthisbabyduckis.Wedon'twanttoseeyou.Gotoacat."Hisbrothersgaveaveryhardtimetothepoorduckling."Stopit,don'tdothat!"Themotherducksighedandsaid,"Ah!Iwishthatthisbabycouldlivehappilyatanothe
4、rplace."Thebabyduckheardwhathismothersaidanddroppedtearsofsorrowsaying,"Mom,Iwillleave.Good-bye."Theuglyducklinglefthisnestbeyondthepond.Whenheenteredtheforest,otherbirdswerefrightenedbythebabyduckandranaway."Whydotheyrunaway?IsitbecauseIamsoawful?"Thebabyduckbe
5、camesadderandploddedalongthefield.Nearthewaterbesidethefield,twowildduckswereplayingaround."Yah,whatisthatuglyduck?Let'smakefunofhim."Thetwowildducksflewupintheairandthrewstonesatthebabyduck."Bang!Bang!"Atthattime,ahuntershothisgun.Thetwowildducksfelldowndeadtot
6、heground."Uh?Whatisthissmallbird?"Thehuntertookhometheawkwardlittlebabyduckalongwiththetwowildducks."Dad,whatisthispoor-lookingbird?""Itookitwithmeinordertogiveittoyou,myson.Itwastremblingwithfearinthewater."Thechildrengaveahardtimetothebabyduckbypullingitswings
7、andtail."Thathurts!Ow!"Thebabyduckspilledajugofmilkwhilerunningawayfromthecruelhandsofthechildren.Thedishesonthetablewerealsobroken.Theangryhuntersentoutthebabyduckwithaflourishofhisbroomstick.Andsotheafterbeingcastoutfromthehouseofthehunter,theuglyducklingspent
8、alongandcoldwinteralone.Finallyspringcame.Thebabyduckhadagoodstretchandflewupintheairvigorously."Uh!Iamflying!"Uponthelake,aflockofwhiteandprettyswanswereplayingaroun
