~The Ugly Duckling~

I have read ,listened and watched several children stories when I was young. However, of all the stories, I love The Ugly Duckling the most. It is a story about a young swan that hatched together with some beautiful duckling. Well, I do not know how this could happen. Perhaps a mother swan mistakenly left its egg among some duck eggs or maybe a naughty girl like me would have stolen a swan egg and placed with the duck eggs. This is just a speculation of mine. 

The mother duck thought that it has got an ugly baby and thus everyone started to call him as The Ugly Duckling.  He was not treated well by anyone, so sad. One day, he ran away to a moor and stayed with some wild ducks. The summer was almost at its end. The Ugly Duckling saw a flock of  white birds migrating to another area. They were so beautiful with their white wings and long necks. The Ugly Duckling did not even knew what they are called.

Summer became winter; winter became spring. The Ugly Duckling went to the water to swim. Unexpectedly, a group that unknown beautiful birds were there and approached him. They praised him for his features. Then, he looked at his reflection in the water and was shocked to his beautiful self. At that point, he realised that he was actually a swan.

The story impresses me because it motivates the readers through the portrayal of the character, The Ugly Duckling. In a way, it resembles the children being young. It was disliked by many for some moments due to its physical appearance but somehow later on it awed others by turning into a young beautiful swan. I like the message of the story which tell that ugly does not mean forever ugly and that everyone has chance to improve.  When the right time comes, everyone will definitely SHINE!

The Ugly Duckling was a very positive character in the story. Despite being disliked by many, he lived all by himself. At the end, he became a beautiful swan. This part also explains that plot of the story;having a twist at the end. This story also depicts that good souls will definitely be helped by God. This is a very good choice of story for children. I hope more parents and teachers will take initiative to narrate this wonderful story for the kids and students.