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1、The Ugly DucklingTheUglyDuckling Amotherduckwasbroodingonhereggsnearthemarginofapond.Aflockoflovelybabyduckswassoonborn,makingsweetpeepingsoundswhentheeggswerebroken.Butoneeggremainedunbroken."Itisstrange.Whyhasthiseggnotbroken?"Themotherduckcontinuedherbrooding.Atlast,theeggwasbrokenandababy

2、duckwasborn.Howeverthatbabyduckwasveryuglycomparedtotheotherbabyducks.Themotherduckwasworried,butstillshetookthebabyducksnearthewaterandtaughtthemhowtoswim.Theuglyducklingalsoswamwithhisbrothersandsisters,movinghislegseagerly."Itisluckythough.Thatbabyswimswell."Stillhisbrotherspeckedattheugly

3、ducklingwiththeirbills."Howhideousthisbabyduckis.Wedon'twanttoseeyou.Gotoacat."Hisbrothersgaveaveryhardtimetothepoorduckling."Stopit,don'tdothat!"Themotherducksighedandsaid,"Ah!Iwishthatthisbabycouldlivehappilyatanotherplace."Thebabyduckheardwhathismothersaidanddroppedtearsofsorrowsaying,"Mom

4、,Iwillleave.Good-bye."Theuglyducklinglefthisnestbeyondthepond.Whenheenteredtheforest,otherbirdswerefrightenedbythebabyduckandranaway."Whydotheyrunaway?IsitbecauseIamsoawful?"Thebabyduckbecamesadderandploddedalongthefield.Nearthewaterbesidethefield,twowildduckswereplayingaround."Yah,whatisthat

5、uglyduck?Let'smakefunofhim."Thetwowildducksflewupintheairandthrewstonesatthebabyduck."Bang!Bang!"Atthattime,ahuntershothisgun.Thetwowildducksfelldowndeadtotheground."Uh?Whatisthissmallbird?"Thehuntertookhometheawkwardlittlebabyduckalongwiththetwowildducks."Dad,whatisthispoor-lookingbird?""Ito

6、okitwithmeinordertogiveittoyou,myson.Itwastremblingwithfearinthewater."Thechildrengaveahardtimetothebabyduckbypullingitswingsandtail."Thathurts!Ow!"Thebabyduckspilledajugofmilkwhilerunningawayfromthecruelhandsofthechildren.Thedishesonthetablewerealsobroken.Theangryhuntersentoutthebabyduckwith

7、aflourishofhisbroomstick.Andsotheafterbeingcastoutfromthehouseofthehunter,theuglyducklingspentalongandcoldwinteralone.Finallyspringcame.Thebabyduckhadagoodstretchandflewupintheairvigorously."Uh!Iamflying!"Uponthelake,aflockofwhiteandprettyswa