The Ugly Duckling's Transformation
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It was a beautiful summer morning at the pond. All the animals that lived there
they felt happy under the warm sun,
especially a leg that at any moment, was waiting for her ducklings to come to the
world.
It's a wonderful day! thought the duck
while resting on the eggs to give them
warm-. It would be ideal if my little ones were born today. I am
wanting to see them because they will surely be the best
beautiful things in the world.
And it seems that their wishes came true, because to
mid-afternoon, when the whole field was in
silence, some crackling sounds were heard that woke up
the future mother.
Yes, the time had come! The cascarones
they began to break and, very slowly, they were
peeking one by one the little heads of the chicks.
But how precious you are, my children! exclaimed the proud mother. You are so lovely.
I had imagined.
Only one chick was left to hatch. It seems that it wasn't very skilled and had a hard time breaking the shell.
eggshell with its little beak. In the end, he also managed to stretch his neck and peek out his.
enormous head out of the shell.
Mom, mom! said the strange little chick with a squeaky voice.
The duck, when she saw him, was horrified! He wasn't a chubby yellow duckling like
the others, but a big, fat, black duck that looked nothing like his siblings.
Mom?... You can't be my son! Where could something so ugly have come from?
he shouted - Get out of here, impostor!
And the poor little duckling, with its head down, walked away from the pond while hearing the ...
laughter of his brothers, mocking him.
For days, the ugly duckling wandered back and forth not knowing where to go. Everyone
animals with which he was encountering rejected him and nobody wanted to be his friend.
One day he arrived at a farm and met a woman who was sweeping the barn.
The duckling thought that there it could find shelter, even if only for a season.
Ma'am - he said with a trembling voice - would it be possible for me to stay here for a few days? I need
food and a roof to live under.
The woman glanced at him and agreed, so for a while, the little duck didn't
lacked nothing. To tell the truth, he always had plenty of food at his disposal. Everything
It seemed to be going smoothly until one day, she heard the woman say to her husband:
Have you seen how that duck has gotten fat? It's already pretty big and shiny. I think...
the time has come for us to eat it!
The little duck was so scared that it ran away, broke through the wooden fence, and moved away.
from the farm. For fifteen days and fifteen nights, he wandered through the countryside and ate what little
what he could find. He no longer knew what to do or where to turn. No one wanted him and he
I felt very unhappy.
But one day his luck changed! He stumbled upon a lagoon of crystal-clear waters.
and there, gliding over the surface, he saw a family of precious swans. Some were
whites, others black, but all slender and majestic. I had never seen animals
so beautiful. A little embarrassed, he raised his voice and said to them:
Hello! Can I take a dip in your lagoon? I've been walking for days and
I need to cool off a bit.
-Of course! You are welcome here. You are one of us! -said one who looked
to be the oldest.
– One of yours? I don't understand...
–Yes, one of ours. Don’t you know your own appearance? Bend down and look at yourself in
the water. Today it is so clean that it looks like a mirror.
And so the little duck did. He leaned over the bank and... He couldn't believe it! What he saw left him
gaping. It was no longer a fat and flat duck, but in the last few days it had
transformed into a beautiful black swan with a long neck and lovely plumage.
Her heart jumped with joy! She had never experienced such a magical moment.
He understood that he had never been an ugly duckling, but had been born a swan and now
shone in all its splendor.
Join us, they invited him, from now on, we will take care of you.
and you will be one more of our clan.
And happy, very happy, the duck that was a swan, went into the lagoon and shared the walk with
those who truly loved him.