The ugly duckling book download

Apple Books Preview. Publisher Description. The Ugly Duckling. The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Andersen's Fairy Tales. Princess and the Pea. The brutal attack should have killed anybody, but Nell Calder did more than survive.

She emerged a woman transformed, with an exquisite beauty found only. An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by others before he grows into a beautiful swan. Paull - The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his. The storm continued so violent that the duckling could go no farther.

He sat down by the cottage, and then he noticed that the door was not quite closed, in consequence of one of the hinges having given way.

There was, therefore, a narrow opening near the bottom large enough for him to slip through, which he did very quietly, and got a shelter for the night.

Here, in this cottage, lived a woman, a cat, and a hen. In the morning the strange visitor was discovered; the cat began to purr and the hen to cluck. But her sight was not very good; therefore when she saw the duckling she thought it must be a fat duck that had strayed from home.

I must wait and see. So the duckling was allowed to remain on trial for three weeks; but there were no eggs. The duckling thought that others might hold a different opinion on the subject, but the hen would not listen to such doubts.

If you could purr or lay eggs, they would pass away. Ask the cat—he is the cleverest animal I know; ask him how he would like to swim about on the water, or to dive under it, for I will not speak of my own opinion. Ask our mistress, the old woman; there is no one in the world more clever than she is. Do you think she would relish swimming and letting the water close over her head? Who can understand you, I wonder? Do you consider yourself more clever than the cat or the old woman?

Are you not in a warm room and in society from which you may learn something? But you are a chatterer, and your company is not very agreeable. Believe me, I speak only for your good. I may tell you unpleasant truths, but that is a proof of my friendship.

I advise you, therefore, to lay eggs and learn to purr as quickly as possible. So the duckling left the cottage and soon found water on which it could swim and dive, but he was avoided by all other animals because of his ugly appearance.

Autumn came, and the leaves in the forest turned to orange and gold; then, as winter approached, the wind caught them as they fell and whirled them into the cold air. All this was very sad for the poor little duckling. One evening, just as the sun was setting amid radiant clouds, there came a large flock of beautiful birds out of the bushes.

The duckling had never seen any like them before. They were swans; and they curved their graceful necks, while their soft plumage shone with dazzling whiteness. They uttered a singular cry as they spread their glorious wings and flew away from those cold regions to warmer countries across the sea. They mounted higher and higher in the air, and the ugly little duckling had a strange sensation as he watched them. He whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards them, and uttered a cry so strange that it frightened even himself.

Could he ever forget those beautiful, happy birds! And when at last they were out of his sight, he dived under the water and rose again almost beside himself with excitement.

He knew not the names of these birds nor where they had flown, but he felt towards them as he had never felt towards any other bird in the world. He was not envious of these beautiful creatures; it never occurred to him to wish to be as lovely as they. This interactive storybook provides endless hours of pleasure, through its beautiful storyline, fascinating animated scenes, as well as its vivid and colorful animations and engaging interactions. Technical Support?

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While we were at it - we've made some gameplay improvements and bug fixes. Have fun! Great books but sound disappears sometimes. I don't know if the Iphone 5 has something to do with it. I am an independent, butI deleted this once I saw the ugly political message in one of the stories Elephant in the Room.