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Kids will love this sweet story as they listen to “The Ugly Duckling” and follow along word-for-word in this audiobook. Children will hear about a plain-looking little bird (the Ugly Duckling). His brothers and sisters, as well as the other birds and animals on the farm, tease him for being plain and ugly. An endearing and happy ending will have kids and parents alike listening to “The Ugly Duckling” over and over again!

A compassionate couple risks their lives to reunite a pair of Mandarin ducks and are rewarded in the end - but by whom?

Stephen Fry reads "The Ugly Ducking", which tells the story of a duckling who is rejected by everyone, including his family, because he looks different. Tired of being made fun of, he decides to go far, far away. During his travels, he meets with various adventures and characters, but will anyone ever accept him for what he is? Stephen Fry is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is famous for his roles in "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", "Blackadder", "The Hobbit", "V for Vendetta" and for being the voice of the Cheshire Cat in "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass".

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.

This is one of several classic short stories written by acclaimed author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Almost fable-like, this story follows a chicken couple who became parents to a brood of ducks. The trouble arrives when no one initially realizes the baby fowl are not actually chickens. Even the coop doctor passes along an outrageous remedy that adds humor to this delightful tale.

原作：日本の昔話「猟師のごんべえさんは、一度にたくさんのかもをとるために、沼にワナを仕掛けました。するとごんべえさんの狙い通り、一度にたくさんのかもを捕まえることができました。ところが・・」

En este cuento clásico, un patito es rechazado porque es diferente. Se embarca en un viaje para descubrir su verdadera belleza.

Una pata tiene varios patitos, pero uno de ellos es mucho más feo, tosco y torpe que el resto, por lo que todos le dan de lado y se burlan de él. El patito decide huir de allí y se enfrenta solo y triste a los problemas del invierno.

"Le vilain petit canard" est l'un des plus beaux contes d'Andersen. Il est aussi une source de réflexion. Rejeté par les autres à cause de son physique, ce petit canard y apprend, durement, que la différence peut aussi être une chance.

Em um lugar onde antes havia o castelo de um poderoso cavaleiro, hoje fica uma pequena casa, construída para galinhas e patos. A margarida das galinhas era a única pessoa que vivia lá e somente o corvo velho pode nos dizer de onde ela veio.

Un huevo de cisne llegó al nido de una pata que vivía en una granja del campo. Al nacer, resultó ser un patito muy feo; desproporcionado en tamaño con respecto a sus agraciados hermanitos y de color diferente. Todos los demás patos se burlaban de él y lo rechazaban por ser diferente a ellos. Fue pasando el tiempo y el patito feo creció encontrando su lugar en el mundo junto a una familia de cisnes.

Quand le vilain petit canard est né, il ne ressemblait pas à ses frères et sœurs de couvée. Rejeté de tous, à cause de ce physique différent, il est contraint de quitter "sa famille" et de partir, loin, pour ne plus subir leurs moqueries et leurs coups. Sur son chemin, ceux qu'il rencontre ne l'acceptent pas vraiment non plus. Un jour, cependant, ébloui par la beauté des cygnes, le vilain petit canard décide d'aller vers eux. Les cygnes ne le chassent pas et bien au contraire l'accueillent comme l'un des leurs.

Six brothers have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother. They can only take their human forms for 15 minutes every evening. In order to free them, their sister must make six shirts out of starwort for her brothers, and neither speak nor laugh for six years.

"The Ugly Duckling" is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. When the tale begins, a mother duck's eggs hatch. One of the little birds is perceived by the other birds and animals on the farm as a homely little creature and suffers much verbal and physical abuse from them. He wanders sadly from the barnyard and lives with wild ducks and geese until hunters slaughter the flocks. He finds a home with an old woman but her cat and hen tease him mercilessly and again he sets off on his own. He sees a flock of migrating wild swans; he is delighted and excited but he cannot join them for he is too young and cannot fly.

Il était une fois une cane qui couvait ses œufs. Quand ceux-ci éclosent, elle découvrit avec stupeur que l'un de ses canetons était très différent des autres. Beaucoup plus grand, pas de la même couleur, le petit canard fut rapidement rejeté de ses frères et sœurs mais aussi de tous les autres canards. Tout dépité, le vilain petit canard, comme il avait été surnommé, dut partir à l'aventure tout seul. Il allait bientôt découvrir sa vraie nature.

Here's the classic story of an ugly little duckling teased by the entire barnyard. Embarking on a journey of adventure and discovery, the poor little creature eventually makes a triumphant, heart-warming return to his home.

The famous children tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight (and to the surprise of others), he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. The story is beloved around the world as a tale about personal transformation for the better.

Este cuento escrito por Hans Christian Andersen trata sobre un patito más grande, torpe y feo que sus hermanitos, por lo que era objeto de las burlas de los demás animales de la granja. Después de muchas peripecias, el patito descubre al mirar su reflejo en el lago, que su aspecto ha sufrido una gran transformación.

Había una vez una madre pato sentada en sus huevos. Los patitos fueron rompiendo los cascarones y saliendo a jugar con los otros animales. Cuando ya habían salido todos los patitos, quedaba nada más un huevo, más grande que el resto, y de él salió un patito mucho más grande que sus hermanos. Sus plumas eran oscuras y feas, y los otros animales lo maltrataron, golpeándolo y empujándolo hasta que tuvo que irse, volando hacia tierras lejanas.

No debemos reirnos de alguien porque sea feo; a lo mejor, nos llevamos una sorpresa cuando pase un poco de tiempo.