THE UGLY DUCKLING

NARRATOR 1: One beautiful summer in the country, a duck sat on her nest, waiting for her last and largest egg to hatch. At last, the egg broke, and a big, ugly gray baby peeked out.

MOTHER DUCK: He does not look like any of the others. Maybe he is a turkey. (The ugly duckling swims.) No, he cannot be a turkey. He moves his legs beautifully and holds himself upright.

Mother Duck took