The countryside is really beautiful. Summer is here! Wheat is golden and oats are green. Hay piled up on the green pasture, and storks walked around with long red legs, babbling in Egyptian. (Note: Because according to Danish folklore, storks fly from Egypt. This is the language it learned from its mother. There are some big forests around the fields and pastures, and there are some deep ponds in the forests. Indeed, the countryside is beautiful. The sun shines on an old-fashioned house with several deep streams around it. From the corner to the water's edge, there are big leaves of burdock. The biggest leaf grows so high that a child can stand directly under it. Just like in the thickest forest, it's desolate here. There is a mother duck sitting in the nest here. She must hatch all the ducklings. But by this time she was exhausted. Few guests come to see her. Other ducks are willing to swim around the stream instead of running under the burdock to chat with her.

Finally, those duck eggs burst open one by one. "Chip! Hey! " Eggshell ring. Now all egg yolks are small animals. They stick out their little heads.

"honk! Hey! " Said the mother duck. They also croaked loudly. They looked around under the green leaves.

Mother asked them to look around as much as possible, because green is good for their eyes.

"What a big world!" These young people said. Indeed, compared with when they were in the eggshell, they are now

The world is really different now.

"You think this is the whole world!" Mom said. "This place has been extended to the other side of the garden, has been extended to the priest's field, it is far away! I've never been there myself! I think you are all here? " She stood up. "no,

I haven't given birth to all of you yet! The biggest egg is still lying still. How long will it lie down? I'm really bored. "So she sat down again.

"Well, what's the situation?" An old duck who came to see her asked.

"This egg takes a long time!" Said the sitting mother duck. "It never cracks. Please look at something else. They are really the cutest ducklings! Just like their father-this bad thing has never come to see me once! "

"Let me see this egg that will never crack," said the old guest. "Please believe me, this is a vomiting.

Eggs. I was cheated once. You know, those little guys don't know how much trouble and distress they have given me, because they dare not go into the water. I can't let them try it in the water. I said good or bad is useless! Let me see this egg. Oh, dear! This is a chicken's egg! Let him lie down and tell the other children to go swimming. "

"I'd better sit on it for a while," said Mother Duck. "I have been sitting for so long, I just want to sit again.

A week doesn't matter. "

"Then go ahead," said the old duck. So she left.

Finally, the big egg cracked. "Chip! Hey! " The newborn child climbed out of the door screaming. He is big and ugly.

Mother duck gave him a look. "This duckling is very big," she said. "No one likes him; But he doesn't look like a chicken! Ok, we'll try it right away. If he wants to go into the water, I will kick him into the water. "

The next day it was sunny and sunny. The sun shines on the green burdock. Mother duck took her children to the stream. Ordinary! She jumped into the water. "gung! Hey! " She cried, and the ducklings jumped up one by one.

The water flooded their heads, but they came out at once and swam very beautifully. Their calves paddle flexibly. They are all in the water, and even the ugly little gray people swim with them.

"Well, he's not a chicken," she said. "Look at how flexible his legs are, how steady he floats! He is me.

Your own child! If you look at him carefully, he is quite beautiful. Ga! Ga! Come with me, I'll take you to the wide world and introduce that chicken farm to you. However, you must be close to me so that no one will step on you. You have to be careful of cats! "

In this way, they came to the chicken farm. There was a terrible noise in the field, because two families were fighting for an eel head, but the cat took it away.

"You see, the world is like this!" Mother duck said. She has a drip in her mouth, because she also wants to eat eel heads. "Now use your legs!" She said. "You come up with spirit. If you see an old man there,

Duck, you have to lower your head because she is the most prestigious person here. She's of Spanish descent ― because she's fat. Look, there is a red cloth on her leg. This is a very excellent thing, and it is also the greatest glory that a duck can get: it is of great significance, indicating that people don't want to lose her, and all animals and people must know her. Cheer up ―― don't retract your legs. A well-bred duck always stretches its legs, just like mom and dad. Well, bow your head and say' ga'! "

They did it. The other ducks stood by and watched, saying in a rather loud voice, "Look! Now there are a group of guests looking for food, as if we are not enough! Bah! Look at that ugly duckling! We really don't like it! "

So a duck immediately flew over and pecked his neck.

"Please don't disturb him," said mother. "He didn't hurt anyone!"

"Yes, but he is too big and special," said the duck pecking at him, "so he must be beaten!"

"Mother duck's children are very beautiful," said the mother duck with red cloth wrapped around her legs. "They are all beautiful, just.

One is an exception. What a pity. I wish I could hatch him again. "

"That's impossible, madam," replied Mother Duck. "He is not good-looking, but he has a good temper. He swims as well as others ― I can say he swims better than others. I think he will grow beautiful slowly, or he may shrink a little by then. He has been lying in the egg for too long, so he looks a little unnatural. " As she spoke, she pecked at his neck and trimmed his feathers. "Besides, he is a drake," she said, "so it doesn't matter much. I think he is very strong and will find his own way out in the future. "

"The other ducklings are lovely," said the old duck. "Welcome here. If you find an eel head, please give it to me. "

They are here now, just like at home.

However, the ducklings that crawled out of the eggshell were so ugly that they were beaten everywhere, squeezed out and laughed at, not only among ducks, but also among chickens.

"He is really thick and big!" Everyone said. There was a rooster who was born with a distance on his feet, so he thought he was an emperor. He blew himself up like a sailing boat full of wind, and came up to him angrily, staring at a pair of big eyes and blushing. The poor duckling doesn't know where to stand or where to go. He felt very sad because he was so ugly that he became the object of ridicule by all chickens and ducks.

This is the first day. It gets worse every day. Everyone wants to get rid of this poor duckling; Even his own brothers and sisters began to be angry with him. They always say, "you ugly monster, I hope the cat catches you!" " "So my mother also said," I hope you go far away! ""Ducks pecked at him. The chicken beat him, and the maid who fed the chickens and ducks kicked him.

So he flew over the fence and ran away; As soon as the birds in the bushes saw him, they flew into the air in panic. "This is because I am too ugly!" The duckling thinks. So he closed his eyes and kept running. He ran to a swamp where wild ducks lived. He lay here all night because he was too tired and depressed.

At dawn, all the wild ducks flew away. They looked at their new friends.

"Who are you?" They asked. The duckling turned to this side and then to that side, trying to salute everyone respectfully. "You are really ugly," said the wild ducks, "but as long as you don't marry any duck in our family, you will love us.

It doesn't matter much. "Poor little thing! He never thought of getting married; He just wants to be allowed to lie in the reeds and drink some swamp water.

He lay there for two whole days. Later, two geese-strictly speaking, two males-flew in. It didn't take them long to climb out of Niang's eggshell, so they were very naughty.

"Listen, friend," they said, "you are so ugly that even I can't help liking you. Would you like to be a migratory bird and fly away with us? In addition, there is a swamp near here, where there are some lively and lovely geese. They are all young ladies, and they all say,' Ga!' You are so ugly, you can try your luck with them! "

"Chip! Hey! " There is a sound in the sky. Two male geese fell into the reeds and died, dyeing the water bright red. "

Peep! Bang! "This is a kind of noise. The whole flock of geese flew out of the reeds, so there was another gunshot. It turns out that someone is hunting on a large scale. Hunters lie in ambush around the swamp, and some even sit on branches that stretch above the reeds. Blue smoke hangs over these black trees like clouds and slowly floats away on the water. At this time, the hounds were running in the mud, and the rushes and reeds fell to both sides. This is really a terrible thing for this poor duckling! He turned his head and hid it in his wings. However, at this moment, a terrible big hunting dog stood tightly beside the duckling. Its tongue sticks out from its mouth for a long time, and its eyes emit ugly and terrible light. It puts its nose on the duckling, showing its sharp teeth, but-ordinary! Ordinary! -It ran away without taking him.

"Oh, thank God!" The duckling sighed, "I'm so ugly that even the hounds won't bite me!" " "

He lay down quietly. Gunfire was still ringing among the reeds, and bullets were fired one after another.

When it was dark, it was quiet all around. But the poor duckling is afraid to stand up. He waited for hours before he dared to look around, so he hurried out of the swamp and ran as fast as he could to the fields and pastures. At this time, there was a strong wind, and it was very difficult for him to run.

When it was dark, he came to a humble farmhouse. It was so broken that I didn't know which way to lean ― so it didn't fall. The wind roared so violently around the duckling that he had to sit down facing the wind.

Blow harder and harder. So he saw that a hinge on the door was loose and the door was crooked. He could enter the room through the gap, so he went in.

There lived an old woman, her cat and a hen in the house. She called the cat "the youngest son". He can arch his back high and make a Mimi cry; He can still spark, but if he wants to do this, you have to touch his hair back. Hen's legs are short and small, so it is called "short-legged chicken". She lays very good eggs, and the old woman loves her as if she were her own child.

The next morning, people immediately noticed the duckling of unknown origin. The cat began to meow and the hen giggled.

"What is this?" Said the old woman, looking around at the same time. But her eyes were a little blurred, so she thought the duckling was a fat duck and went the wrong way before coming here. "This is really a rare luck!" She said, "Now I can.

So there are duck eggs. I just hope he's not Drake! We need to find out! "

Therefore, this duckling was tested here for three weeks, but he didn't lay any eggs. The cat is the husband of this family and the hen is the wife of this family, so as soon as they open their mouths, they say, "We and the world!" " "Because they think they are half of the world and the best half. The duckling thinks he can have different opinions, but the hen can't stand his attitude.

"Can you lay eggs?" She asked.

"no!"

"Then please don't comment."

So the male cat said, "Can you arch your back and get a Mimi, and generate will spark?"

"no!"

"Then, when rational people are talking, you don't have to express your opinions!"

The duckling is sitting in a corner, in a very bad mood. Then he thought of fresh air and sunshine. He felt a strange desire: he wanted to swim in the water. Finally, he couldn't help it, so he had to tell the hen what he thought.

"What are you thinking?" Asked the hen. "You have nothing to do, so you have these strange women. All you have to do is lay a few eggs, or meow, and then you go. "

"But how pleasant it is to swim in the water!" Said the duckling. "How happy it is to let the water overflow the top of your head and drill to the bottom!"

"Yes, that must be very enjoyable!" The hen said, "You are crazy. Ask the cat ―― as far as I know.

Of all his friends, he is the cleverest ― ask him if he likes swimming or getting into the water.

I won't talk about myself. Ask your man-that old woman-there is no one smarter than her in the world! Do you think she wants to go swimming and let the water drown her head? "

"You don't know me," said the duckling.

"We don't know you? Then who knows you? You'll never be smarter than a cat and a hostess ― I won't talk about myself. Son, don't flatter yourself! You should thank God for taking care of you now. You are now.

Come to a warm room, make some friends and learn a lot from them, don't you? But you are a loser, and it's really unpleasant to be with you. You can believe me, I only say these unpleasant things to you to help you. Only in this way can you know who your true friends are! Please pay attention to learn to lay eggs, or meow, or spark! "

"I think I'd better go out into the wide world," said the duckling.

"Well, you go!" Said the hen.

So the duckling left. He stayed in the upper reaches of the water for a while, and then he went into the water; However, all the animals don't look at anything else because of his ugly appearance. It's fall here. The leaves in the forest turned yellow and brown. The wind rolled them up and carried them in the air. It was very cold. The clouds were covered with hail and snowflakes and hung low. The crow stood on the fence, frozen stiff, and just cried, "Quack! Hey! " Yes, just thinking about this scene will make you feel cold. The poor duckling is not comfortable.

One night, when the sun was setting beautifully, a group of beautiful big birds flew out of the bushes.

Ducks have never seen anything so beautiful. They are shiny white, and their necks are long and soft. This is a swan. They let out a strange cry and spread their beautiful long wings, flying from the cold zone to the warm country and to the ice-free lake.

They flew so high that the ugly duckling couldn't help feeling an indescribable excitement. He is like a wheel on water.

Keep spinning, at the same time, his neck stretched out to them, let out a strange cry, even from him.

I'm scared, too. Ah! He will never forget these beautiful birds, these happy birds. When he can't see them.

At that time, it sank to the bottom of the water; But when he surfaced again, he felt very empty. He doesn't know these birds.

Name, also don't know where they are going to fly. But he loves them as if he had never loved anything.

For example. He is not jealous of them. How can he dream of being as beautiful as them? As long as other ducks allow him to live with them.

Together, he has been very satisfied ―― poor ugly thing.

It becomes very cold in winter, very cold! The duckling had to swim around in the water to prevent the water from freezing completely into ice. but

The small area where he swims is getting smaller every night. The water is frozen and people can hear the sound of ice breaking. duckling

Use his.

Keep swimming with your legs so that the water is not completely closed by ice. Finally, he fainted and lay motionless.

With ice.

Early in the morning, a farmer passed by here. When he saw the duckling, he went over and stepped on the ice with his clogs, but

And bring him back to his woman. Only then did he gradually regain consciousness.

The children all want to play with him, but the duckling thinks they want to hurt him. When he was afraid, he jumped into the milk dish.

Spill milk everywhere. The woman exclaimed and clapped her hands. In this way, the duckling flew to the butter basin.

, then flew into the flour bucket and finally climbed out. At this time, he looks beautiful! The woman screamed:

Hit him with a poker. The children huddled together to catch ducklings. They are laughing and screaming! Fortunately, the gate is

It's open. He got into the newly fallen snow in the bushes. He lay there, almost as if he had fainted.

It would be a tragic story if he only told the sufferings and disasters he suffered in this severe winter. When the sun starts to warm up again

When the warm sunshine shone, he was lying in the reeds in the swamp. Larks are singing ―― it's a beautiful spring.

Suddenly he raised his wings: they were much stronger than before, and immediately lifted him up and flew away. Does he know?

Juedi flew into a big garden. The apple trees here are blooming; Lilacs give off a fragrance. They have long green branches.

This narrow strip extends all the way to the winding stream. Ah, it's beautiful here, full of spring! Three beautiful white swans in the tree

Swim all the way to him in the shade. They float lightly on the water, and their feathers whistle. The duckling recognized these beautiful women.

Animals, so I feel an unspeakable sadness in my heart.

"I want to fly to them, to these noble birds! But they will kill me because I am so ugly.

But dare to approach them. But it doesn't matter Being killed by them is better than being bitten by a duck, pecked by a chicken and raised by someone.

It's much better than kicking a girl from other places in winter! So he flew into the water and swam to these beautiful swans: these

When the animals saw him, they immediately put up their feathers and swam towards him. "Please kill me!" Said the poor animal. He put his head.

Hanging low on the water, waiting for death. But what did he see on the clear water? He saw his own reflection.

. But it is no longer a clumsy, dark gray, ugly and annoying duck, but a swan!

As long as you have been in swan eggs, it doesn't matter if you were born in a duck farm.

He is very happy about his past misfortunes and troubles. He now clearly realizes happiness and beauty.

Wave to him. Many swans swam around him and kissed him with their mouths

Come into the garden.

I met several children. They threw many pieces of bread and wheat into the water. The youngest child shouted:

"Look at that new swan!" The other children also cried happily, "Yes, there is a new swan."

! "So they clapped their hands, danced and ran to their parents. They threw more bread and cakes.

In the water, at the same time, everyone said, "This new one is the most beautiful! So young and so beautiful! " Those old swans can't help but wonder at him.

Bow your head in front of you.

He felt very embarrassed. He hid his head in his wings and didn't know what to do. He felt very happy, but

He is not proud at all, because a kind heart will never be proud. He wants to know how others are persecuted and laughed at.

Now he hears people say that he is the most beautiful bird among the beautiful birds. Lilacs hung their branches to the water in front of him.

Go inside. The sunshine is very warm and pleasant. He flapped his wings, straightened his slender neck and gave a happy heart.

Voice:

"When I was an ugly duckling, I never dreamed that I would have so much happiness!"

( 1844)

This fairy tale is also included in New Fairy Tales. This was written by Andersen when he was in a bad mood. He had one at that time.

A play "Birds in the Pear Tree" was staged, which, like many other works he wrote at that time, was unfairly criticized.

Comment. He said in his diary: "writing this story can make me feel better." The hero of this story is a

An "ugly duckling"-actually, it is a beautiful swan, but because it was born in a duck farm, ducks think it is different from themselves.

No, I think he is "ugly". Other animals, such as chickens, dogs and cats, echoed and despised him. They are all based on

My own philosophy of life commented on him and said, "You are really ugly, but as long as you don't talk to any duck in our family."

Getting married doesn't matter much to us. "They all think their families are noble and great, but they are actually very vulgar.

. On the contrary, the "ugly duckling" is very modest and "has no idea of getting married at all". He thought, "I'd better go to the boundless.

The world is better. In the "wide world", one night he saw "a group of beautiful big birds flying through the bushes".

Appear ... they fly high, and the ugly duckling can't help but feel indescribable excitement. "This is a swan, and then a day.

The goose found that the ugly duckling was her own kind, so she "swam to him ... and kissed him with her mouth." It turns out that the "ugly duckling" herself

It is a beautiful swan, even if he was "born in a duck farm, it doesn't matter." This fairy tale is generally regarded as an apostle.

Born with an autobiography, it describes the sufferings of his childhood and youth, his pursuit and yearning for beauty, and his interest in.

Artistic creation obtained after suffering

Achievement and spiritual comfort.