"THE UGLY DUCKLING"- A Moral Story by Sneha Ghosh ( Sem 3/2023-24)

 

Mommy duck lived on a farm. In her nest, she had five little eggs and one big egg. One day, the five little eggs started to crack, five pretty, yellow baby ducklings came out. Then the big egg started to crack. One big ugly duckling came out.  ‘That’s strange' thought mummy Duck. Nobody wanted to play with that ugly one. ‘Go away’, said his brothers and sisters, “You’re ugly!” The ugly duckling was sad. So, he went to find some new friends.

“Go away!”  Said the pig.

“Go away!”   Said the cow.

“Go away!”   Said the Horse.

“Go away!”  Said the sheep.

No one wanted to be his friend. It started to get cold. It started to get snow. The ugly duckling found an empty barn and lived there. He was cold, sad and alone. Then spring came. The ugly duckling left the barn and went back to the pond. He was very thirsty and put his beak into the water. He saw a beautiful white bird.  “Wow”! he said. ‘Who’s that?’  

“It’s you”, said another beautiful, white bird. “Me? But I’m an ugly duckling.” Not anymore, you’re a beautiful swan, like me. Do you want to be my friend?  Yes, he smiled. All the other animals watched as the two swans flew away. And they remained friends forever.

Moral: There is no harm if it takes time to choose the right friend in life. But, let the right friend comes in life.