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丑小鸭英文版

丑小鸭

UglyDuckling

Thecountrysidewaslovely.Itwassummer.Thewheatwasgoldenandtheoatswerestillgreen.Thehaywasstackedinthelow-lyingmeadows.Therelaygreatwoodsaroundthefieldsandmeadows.Thereweredeeplakesinthemidstofthewoods.Inthesunniestspotstoodanoldmansionsurroundedbyadeepmoat.Greatleavesgrewfromthevinesonthewallsofthehouserightdowntothewatersedge.Someoftheleavesweresobigthatachildcouldusethemasanumbrella.

Inthedepthsofaforestaduckwassittinginhernest.Herlittleducklingswereabouttobehatched.

Atlastoneeggafteranotherbegantocrack.Cheep,cheep!theducklingssaid.Quack,quack!saidtheduck.Howbigtheworldis!saidalltheyoungones.

Butthebiggesteggwasstillthere.Andthenshesettledherselfonthenestagain.

Well,howareyougettingon?saidanoldduckwhocametopayheravisit.Thiseggistakingsuchalongtime,answeredthesittingduck.

Theshellwillnotcrack,buttheothersarethefinestducklings.Theyareliketheirfather.

letmelookattheeggwhichwontcrack,saidtheoldduck.Youmaybesittingonaturkeysegg!Ihavebeencheatedlikethatonce.Yes.itsaturkeysegg!Youhadbetterleaveitaloneandteachtheotherchildrentoswim.

Iwillsitonitalittlelonger.

Atlastthebigeggcracked.Howbiganduglythebabywas!Thatisaverybigduckling.shesaid,Noneoftheotherslooklikethat.Canhebeaturkeyschick?Iwillsoonfindout.Iwillmakehimgointowater.

Thenextdaythemotherduckwithherfamilywentdowntothemoat.Shesaid,andoneducklingjumpedinafteranother.

Thebiguglyoneswamaboutwiththem.No,thatisnoturkey,shesaid,Quack,quack!NowcomewithmeandIwilltakeyouintotheworld.Keepclosetomeallthetime.Becarefulofthecat!Thefirstdaypassed,andeverythingwasfine.

Afterwards,mattersgrewworseandworse.Thepoorducklingwaschas