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The Ugly Duckling

Sometime in the distant past down on an old homestead, carried on a duck family, and Mother
Duck had been perched on a grip of new eggs. One pleasant morning, the eggs brought forth and
out popped six chirpy ducklings. Be that as it may, one egg was greater than the rest, and it
didn’t incubate. Mother Duck couldn’t review laying that seventh egg. How could it have been
able to it arrive? TOCK! TOCK! The little detainee was pecking inside his shell.

“Did I tally the eggs wrongly?” Mother Duck pondered. Be that as it may, before she had room
schedule-wise to consider it, the last egg at long last brought forth. A bizarre looking duckling
with dim quills that ought to have been yellow looked at a stressed mother. The ducklings
became rapidly, however Mother Duck had a mystery stress.

“I can’t see how this odd one out be one of mine!” she said to herself, shaking her head as she
took a gander at her last conceived. All things considered, the dim duckling surely wasn’t lovely,
and since he ate much more than his siblings, he was exceeding them. As the days passed by, the
poor odd one out more despondent. His siblings would not like to play with him, he was so

maladroit, and all the farmstead people basically snickered at him. He felt dismal and desolate,
while Mother Duck did her best to comfort him.

“Poor minimal odd one out!” would say. “Why are you so not quite the same as the others?” And
the odd one out more terrible than any time in recent memory. He furtively sobbed during the
evening. He felt no one needed him.

“No one affections me, they all tease me! Why am I not the same as my siblings?”

At that point one day, at dawn, he fled from the barnyard. He halted at a lake and started to
scrutinize the various feathered creatures. “Do you know of any ducklings with dark quills like
mine?” But everybody shook their heads in hatred.

“We don’t know anybody as terrible as you.” The odd one out not lose heart, in any case, and
continued making request. He went to another lake, where a couple of expansive geese gave him
the same solution for his inquiry. Furthermore, they cautioned him: “Don’t stay here! Go away!
It’s risky. There are men with firearms around here!” The duckling was sad he had ever left the
yard.

At that point one day, his voyages took him almost an old countrywoman’s bungalow. Supposing
he was a stray goose, she got him.

“I’ll place this in a box. I trust it’s a female and lays a lot of eggs!” said the old lady, whose
visual perception was poor. Yet, the odd one out not a solitary egg. The hen continued startling
him.

“Simply hold up! In the event that you don’t lay eggs, the old lady will wring your neck and pop
you into the pot!” And the feline contributed: “Hee! Hee! I trust the lady cooks you, then I can
bother your bones!” The poor odd one out so terrified that he lost his voracity, however the old
lady continued stuffing him with nourishment and protesting: “In the event that you won’t lay
eggs, in any event hustle just a bit and get full!”

“Goodness, dear me!” groaned the now alarmed duckling. “I’ll bite the dust of fear first! Also, I
did as such trust somebody would cherish me!”

At that point one night, discovering the cubby entryway partially open, he got away. At the end
of the day he was in solitude. He fled as far away as he could, and at day break, he wound up in a
thick bed of reeds. “In the event that no one needs me, I’ll stowed away here until the end of
time.” There was bounty a sustenance, and the duckling started to feel a little more satisfied,
however he was forlorn. One day at dawn, he saw a flight of lovely flying creatures wing
overhead. White, with long thin necks, yellow mouths and extensive wings, they were relocating
south.

“If I could appear as though them, only for a day!” said the duckling, reverently. Winter came
and the water in the reed bed solidified. The poor duckling left home to look for nourishment in
the snow. He dropped depleted to the ground, however an agriculturist discovered him and place
him in his huge coat pocket.
“I’ll take him home to my youngsters. They’ll take care of him. Poor thing, he’s solidified!” The
duckling was showered with compassionate consideration at the rancher’s home. Thusly, the odd
one out ready to survive the sharply frosty winter.

In any case, by springtime, he had developed so enormous that the agriculturist chose: “I’ll set
him free by the lake!” That was the point at which the duckling saw himself reflected in the
water.

“Goodness! How I’ve changed! I barely perceive myself!” The flight of swans winged north
again and coasted on to the lake. At the point when the duckling saw them, he understood he was
one of their kind, and soon made companions.

“We’re swans like you!” they said, warmly. “Where have you been stowing away?”

“It’s a long story,” answered the youthful swan, still surprised. Presently, he swam gloriously
with his kindred swans. One day, he heard youngsters on the stream bank shout: “Take a gander
at that youthful swan! He’s the finest of all of them!”

Also, he just about burst with satisfaction.

Terjemahannya :

The Ugly Duckling

   Sekali waktu di atas sebuah peternakan tua, tinggal sebuah keluarga bebek, Bebek dan Ibu
sedang duduk di kopling telur baru. Suatu pagi yang menyenangkan, telur menetas dan keluar
muncul enam bebek cerewet. Tapi satu telur lebih besar daripada yang lain, dan itu tidak
menetas. Bebek Ibu tidak bisa mengingat peletakan telur yang ketujuh. Bagaimana bisa ada?
Tock! Tock! Tahanan sedikit yang mematuk di dalam cangkangnya.

   “Apakah aku salah menghitung telur?” Bebek Ibu bertanya-tanya. Tapi sebelum ia sempat
memikirkannya, telur terakhir akhirnya menetas. Sebuah itik tampak aneh dengan bulu abu-abu
yang seharusnya kuning menatap seorang ibu khawatir. Anak itik tumbuh cepat, tapi Bebek Ibu
memiliki kekhawatiran rahasia.
   “Saya tidak bisa memahami bagaimana hal ini itik buruk rupa dapat menjadi salah satu
milikku!” dia berkata pada dirinya sendiri sambil menggeleng saat ia menatap terakhirnya lahir.
Nah, itik abu-abu tentu tidak cantik, dan karena dia makan jauh lebih dari saudara-saudaranya, ia
tumbuh melampaui mereka. Saat hari-hari berlalu, itik buruk rupa yang buruk menjadi lebih dan
lebih bahagia. Saudara-saudaranya tidak mau bermain dengannya, ia begitu

kaku, dan semua orang peternakan hanya menertawakannya. Dia merasa sedih dan kesepian,
sementara Bebek Ibu melakukan yang terbaik untuk menghiburnya.

   “Itik buruk rupa yang malang!” katanya. “Mengapa kau begitu berbeda dari yang lain?” Dan
itik buruk rupa merasa lebih buruk dari sebelumnya. Dia diam-diam menangis di malam hari.
Dia merasa tak seorang pun menginginkannya.

   “Tidak ada yang mengasihi saya, mereka semua menggodaku Mengapa saya berbeda dengan
saudara-saudara saya?”

   Lalu suatu hari, saat matahari terbit, dia lari dari peternakan. Dia berhenti di kolam dan mulai
mempertanyakan semua burung lainnya. “Apakah Anda mengetahui adanya bebek dengan bulu
abu-abu seperti saya?” Tapi semua orang menggelengkan kepala mereka dalam cemoohan.

   “Kami tidak tahu siapa saja seburuk Anda.” Para itik buruk rupa tidak tawar hati,
bagaimanapun, dan terus meminta keterangan. Ia pergi ke kolam lain, di mana sepasang angsa
besar memberinya jawaban yang sama atas pertanyaannya. Terlebih lagi, mereka
memperingatkan, “Jangan tinggal di sini Pergi Ini berbahaya Ada orang-orang bersenjata di
sekitar sini!.!” Itik itu menyesal pernah ia meninggalkan peternakan.

   Lalu suatu hari, perjalanannya membawanya dekat pondok sebuah senegaranya tua itu.
Berpikir ia adalah angsa liar, dia menangkapnya.

   “Aku akan menempatkan ini di kandang saya harap itu betina dan meletakkan banyak telur!.”
kata perempuan tua, yang penglihatan miskin. Tetapi itik buruk rupa tidak meletakkan telur
tunggal. Ayam itu terus menakut-nakuti dia.
   “Tunggu saja Jika Anda tidak bertelur, perempuan tua itu akan mencekik leher Anda dan pop
Anda ke dalam panci!” Dan kucing itu menyela: “! Hee Hee Saya berharap wanita itu memasak
Anda, maka saya dapat menggerogoti tulang Anda!” Para itik buruk rupa yang buruk sangat
takut bahwa ia kehilangan nafsu makan, meskipun perempuan tua terus menjejalkan dirinya
dengan makanan dan menggerutu: “Jika Anda tidak akan bertelur, setidaknya bergegas dan
mendapatkan montok”

   “Oh, Sayang aku!” mengerang anak itik yang sekarang ketakutan. “Aku akan mati ketakutan
pertama Dan aku sangat berharap seseorang akan mencintaiku!”

   Lalu suatu malam, menemukan pintu terbuka hutch, ia melarikan diri. Sekali lagi dia sendirian.
Dia melarikan diri sejauh dia bisa, dan saat fajar, ia menemukan dirinya di tempat tidur tebal dari
alang-alang. “Jika tak seorang pun ingin saya, saya akan bersembunyi di sini selamanya.” Ada
banyak makanan, dan itik mulai merasa sedikit lebih bahagia, meskipun dia kesepian. Suatu hari
saat matahari terbit, ia melihat pesawat overhead sayap burung yang indah. Putih, dengan leher
ramping panjang, paruh kuning dan sayap besar, mereka bermigrasi ke selatan.

   “Kalau saja aku bisa terlihat seperti mereka, hanya untuk satu hari!” kata itik tersebut, kagum.
Musim dingin tiba dan air di tempat tidur buluh membeku. Rumah kiri miskin itik untuk mencari
makanan di salju. Dia menjatuhkan lelah untuk tanah, tapi seorang petani menemukannya dan
memasukkannya ke dalam saku jaket yang besar.

   “Aku akan membawanya pulang untuk anak-anak saya Mereka akan terlihat setelah dia.. Anak
yang malang, dia beku!” Bebek itu mandi dengan perawatan baik di rumah petani. Dengan cara
ini, itik buruk rupa mampu bertahan musim dingin sangat dingin.

   Namun, dengan musim semi, ia telah tumbuh begitu besar sehingga petani memutuskan: “Aku
akan membebaskannya dengan kolam” Saat itulah itik melihat dirinya tercermin dalam air.

   “Kebaikan Bagaimana aku sudah berubah! Saya hampir tidak mengenali diriku sendiri!”
Penerbangan dari angsa bersayap utara lagi dan meluncur ke kolam. Ketika bebek itu melihat
mereka, ia menyadari ia adalah salah satu dari jenis mereka, dan segera membuat teman-teman.
   “Kami angsa seperti Anda!” kata mereka, hangat. “Dari mana saja kau bersembunyi?”

   “Ini adalah Ceritanya panjang,” jawab si angsa muda, masih terkejut. Sekarang, ia berenang
anggun dengan angsa sesama. Suatu hari, ia mendengar anak-anak di tepi sungai berseru: “Lihat
itu angsa muda Dia yang terbaik dari mereka semua!”

   Dan ia hampir meledak dengan kebahagiaan.

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