The Ugly Duckling
2013-5-5、歌谱控、人气:（载入中...）
Winter passed, spring came, and the ice melted.
The duckling stretched his wings and found that they were strong enough
to carry him. He flew upon and over the lake, high above the trees and
fields. He should have been very happy, but he was not because he felt so
lonely.
A few days later, he looked up to see the large white birds he had seen
in the autumn. They looked beautiful as they landed on the lake. The
duckling admired their glossy white feathers and long necks. He swan over
to take a closer look at them.
"Please," he said shyly. "Will you tell me who you are. You are so
beautiful and I am so ugly. I've never seen anybody like you."
"Ugly," cried one of the white birds. "How silly!"
"We're swans," said another. "Why do you think you're ugly? Look at
yourself in the water."
The duckling looked and caught sight of his own reflection. He gasped in
surprise, for instead of seeing a fat, grey duckling he saw a swan with a
long elegant neck and a bright orange bill. "I'm like you," he cried. "I'm
a swan, too."
"Definitely," said the swan, with a smile.
"Does that mean I can stay with you, and not live alone?"
"Of course," said the swans.
