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The story of the ugly duckling

It is said that swan eggs are regarded as ugly ducklings because of their different shapes from other ducklings. It was pushed out and laughed at everywhere, and the ugly duckling was driven away. Even the maid who fed the chicken kicked him, so he had to fly over the fence overnight and run away. When he saw the beautiful swan spread its wings from the cold area to the lake without ice, the ugly duckling couldn't help feeling an indescribable excitement. He chose to fly to the swan and grew into a white swan through hardships.

The story of the ugly duckling The sun is warm. Mother duck is lying in the haystack, waiting for her baby to be born.

The ducklings all came out of the eggshell, leaving a very big egg. A few days later, the egg slowly cracked and a big ugly duck came out. He has gray hair, a big mouth and a thin body. Everyone calls him "the ugly duckling".

When the ugly duckling came into this world, everyone bullied him except his mother. Brother and sister bit him, rooster pecked him, and even the little girl who raised ducks hated him. The ugly duckling felt very lonely, so he left the fence and left home.

The ugly duckling came to the Woods, the birds laughed at him and the hounds chased him. He hides during the day and dares to come out to look for food at night.

Autumn came, the leaves turned yellow, and the ugly duckling came to the reeds by the lake and lived quietly. One night, a flock of swans flew across the sky. The ugly duckling looked at the beautiful white swan, surprised and envious.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the lake is covered with thick ice. The ugly duckling froze on the ice. Fortunately, a farmer saw it and took him home.

One day, the ugly duckling came out for a walk, saw the lilacs blooming and knew that spring was coming. He flapped his wings and flew to the lake. Suddenly, he saw a beautiful shadow, snow-white feathers and a long neck on the mirror-like lake. Very beautiful. Is this your own shadow? Ah, I'm not an ugly duckling, but a beautiful swan!

The appreciation of The Ugly Duckling Story has created an image full of fairy tales: in the face of the difficult and tortuous living environment and future, he still pursues a beautiful ideal wholeheartedly. After he was born, he was looked down upon. His brother and sister bit him and the rooster pecked him. The little girl who keeps ducks hates him very much. Everyone bullies him except his mother. The poor ugly duckling can only run away from home, but still can't get rid of the bad luck of birds sneering and hounds chasing. Despite such a bleak experience, he still has not forgotten his deep yearning for beauty. Who would have thought that he was not an ugly duckling, but a beautiful white swan!

The Story Creation Background of Ugly Duckling The fairy tale Ugly Duckling is included in Andersen's Fairy Tales. This was written by hans christian andersen when he was in a bad mood. At that time, he had a play, Birds in the Pear Tree, which, like many other works he wrote at that time, was unfairly criticized. He said in his diary: "writing this story can make me feel better."

Regarding this fairy tale, Andersen wrote in his letters to Danish literary critic George brandeis on July 2 1, 1, 869: "There is a portrayal of my life in Ugly Duckling." The ugly duckling first appeared in 1843, 165438+ 10,1. According to the Complete Fairy Tales he wrote before his death, it is the 26th.

What does the story of ugly duckling tell us? 1. The duckling tells us that appearance is not the most important thing. As long as you keep working hard, you will become a beautiful white swan one day.

The ugly duckling tells us that setbacks and pains in life are inevitable, and we can only face them firmly.

3. Ugliness often constitutes a kind of psychological pressure in the face of adversity, which stimulates the spiritual strength to rush out of adversity, so that all human abilities can be fully exerted and cross-border perfection can be achieved.

Hans christian andersen (1April 2, 805-1August 4, 875),19th century Danish fairy tale writer, known as "the sun of the world's children's literature". Andersen's representative works include Little Tin Soldier, Daughter of the Sea, Thumbelina, Little Match Girl, Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes and so on.