1、The uglyduckling The Ugly Duckling duck swan chicken Donald duck The Ugly Duckling One bright spring morning, a mother duck sat on her eggs for a long time. After a while, one by one, ducklings came out of the eggs. Cheep! Cheep!, Cheep! Cheep!. Mother duck was very proud of her ducklings - but one
2、of them looked different from the others. Quack! quack! How can that duckling be one of mine? she wondered. Hes so big and ugly! All the other ducklings were mean and teased Sammy, the ugly duckling. They didnt want to play with him. Poor Sammy was very sad. I dont belong here, he said. One day he p
3、acked his bags and left home to find someone to be his friend. Soon he met some other ducks who were playing. But they didnt want to be his friends either. Poor Sammy was very unhappy and went away. The next day an old woman saw the ugly duckling. I think Ill cook him for my dinner, she said. She tr
4、ied to catch him but Sammy ran away as fast as he could. Poor Sammy was so sad that he hid himself by the riverbank all through the summer. One day he watched some beautiful swans fly past him. I wish I were as beautiful as a swan, he sighed. That winter, it began to snow. Sammy was cold and all alo
5、ne. Soon a kind farmer found him and decided to take him home and look after him. At long last Ive found a friend, smiled Sammy. When the spring came, the farmer took Sammy back to the river. Sammy bent his head down to the surface of the water, what did he see? Im not an ugly duckling any more. Im
6、a beautiful swan! he cheered. Three other swans swam to him and welcomed him. Look, there is another swan! said the children in the town. This new one is the most beautiful of all. Sammy was so happy. He was more beautiful than he had ever hoped to be. And now, he knew where he belonged. Ready for t
7、he challenge? Complete Level 1 to Level 3! Level 1 1.When the ducklings were born, how many of them looked different from the others? a. Two b. One c. Three Level 1 2. How did Sammy look like when he was born? a. Small and ugly b. Small and cute c. Big and ugly Level 1 3. Sammy met an old woman when
8、 he left home. What did the old woman want to do with Sammy? a. play with Sammy b. look after Sammy c. cook Sammy for dinner Level 2 1.Poor Sammy was so sad that he hid himself by the riverbank all through the _. summer Level 2 2. A kind _ found Sammy and decided to take him home and look after him.
9、 farmer Level 2 3. Im not an _ _ any more. Im a _ _ ! ugly duckling beautiful swan Level 3 Work out the meaning of the story with your friends! Congratulation! You have completed the challenge! Be proud of ourselves no matter how the others look on us. Nobody knows about tomorrow, and after the rain
10、 always come the sun. So, be proud of ourselves, and the rest will come by itself. THE UGLY DUCKLING Chapter 1: The Ugly Duckling Hatches A mother duck sits on many eggs. Crack! Crack! The pretty little ducklings hatch from the eggs. The ducklings say, Peep, peep! The mother duck says, Quack, quack!
11、 Crack! The last egg hatches. Peep, peep! The duckling is big and ugly. The mother duck says, You are not like the other ducklings. You are big and ugly! The mother duck takes her ducklings to the water. The ducklings swim. The have fun in the water. But they dont play with the Ugly Duckling. They s
12、ay, You are too big and ugly. We dont want to play with you. The Ugly Duckling goes to a farm. Can I play with you? he says to the farm animals. No, you cant. We dont like you. You are a big ugly duckling. Go away. They say. Nobody like me. the Ugly Duckling cries and he runs away. Chapter 2: Nobody
13、 Likes the Ugly Duckling The Ugly Duckling runs to a marsh. He sees big marsh ducks. I want to play with you, says the Ugly Duckling. You dont look like us. Look into the water. You are an ugly duckling! says a big marsh duck. The Ugly Duckling looks into the water. He sees an ugly duckling. The mar
14、sh duck is right. I am ugly, he sighs. The Ugly Duckling is sad. The Ugly Duckling runs to house. I will live in this house, he says. But he sees a big dog in this house. Growl! The dog growls and says, You are an ugly duckling. You cant live in this house. The Ugly Duckling runs to s pond. He sees
15、beautiful swans. The swans are beautiful. I want to be like them, he sighs. Chapter 3: The Ugly Duckling in winter Winter is here. It is very cold. The water is frozen. The Ugly Duckling wants to swim. But he cant crack the ice. The Ugly Duckling is freezing. He cant move. A man sees the Ugly Duckli
16、ng. Oh, poor duckling! I will take you to my house. It is warm there, the man says. The man takes the Ugly Duckling to his house. It is very warm. But his children are not good to the Ugly Duckling. The children are bad to me. I am tired. The Ugly Duckling cries and he runs away. The Ugly Duckling r
17、uns to the marsh. He lives in a cold home by the water. He is alone. He cries and cries. Chapter 4: The Ugly Duckling Becomes a Swan Soon Winter is past. It is spring. The birds are singing. The warm sun is shining. But the Ugly Duckling is still alone. The Ugly Duckling looks up at the sky. He sees
18、 beautiful swans. I want to fly like them, he says. He runs and runs. And he spreads his wings. Then he rises higher and higher. Oh, yes! He can fly! Wow, look at me! I am an ugly duckling. But I can fly! says the Ugly Duckling to a swan. No, you are not a duckling, says the swan. Look into the water. You are a swan. The Ugly Duckling looks into the water. He sees a beautiful swan. Is that me? he says. I am not an ugly duckling any more. I am a swan! The Ugly Duckling is very happy.
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