The Ugly Duckling

One upon time, a mother duck sat on her eggs. She felt tired of sitting on them. She just wished the
eggs would break out. Several days later, she got her wish. The eggs cracked and some cute little
ducklings appeared. "Peep, peep" the little ducklings cried. "Quack, quack" their mother greeted in
return. However the largest egg had not cracked. The mother duck sat on it for several days.

Finally, it cracked and a huge ugly duckling waddled out. The mother duck looked at him in surprise.
He was so big and very gray. He didn't look like the others at all. He was like a turkey.

When the mother duck brought the children to the pond for their first swimming lesson, the huge
grey duckling splashed and paddled about just as nicely as the other ducklings did. "That is not a
turkey chick. He is my very own son and quite handsome" the mother said proudly.

However, the other animals didn't agree. They hissed and made fun of him day by day.

Even his own sisters and brothers were very unkind. "You are very ugly" they quacked.

The little poor duckling was very unhappy. "I wish I looked like them" he thought to himself. One
day, the ugly duckling run away and hid in the bushes. The sad duckling lived alone through the cold
and snow winter. Finally the spring flowers began to bloom. While he was swimming in the pond, he
saw three large white swans swimming toward him. "Oh, dear. These beautiful birds will laugh and
peck me too" he said to himself. But the swans did not attack him. Instead, they swam around him
and stroked him with their bills. As the ugly duckling bent his neck to speak to them, he saw his
reflection in the water. He could not believe his eyes. "I am not an ugly duckling but a beautiful
swan" he exclaimed.

He was very happy. From that day on, he swam and played with his new friends and was happier
than he had never been.
 Bebek Buruk Rupa

Pada suatu hari, seekor induk bebek duduk di atas telur-telurnya. Dia merasa lelah duduk di atasnya.
Dia hanya berharap telurnya pecah. Beberapa hari kemudian, dia mendapatkan keinginannya. Telur
pecah dan beberapa bebek kecil yang lucu muncul. "Peep, peep" teriak bebek-bebek kecil. "Quack,
quack" balas ibu mereka. Namun telur terbesar belum pecah. Induk bebek duduk di atasnya selama
beberapa hari.

Akhirnya, itu retak dan itik jelek yang besar berjalan keluar. Ibu bebek menatapnya dengan heran.
Dia sangat besar dan sangat abu-abu. Dia sama sekali tidak terlihat seperti yang lain. Dia seperti
kalkun.

Ketika induk itik membawa anak-anak ke kolam untuk pelajaran berenang pertama mereka, itik abu-
abu besar mendayung dan mendayung dengan baik seperti anak itik lainnya. "Itu bukan ayam
kalkun. Dia anakku sendiri dan cukup tampan" kata ibu itu bangga.

Namun, hewan lain tidak setuju. Mereka mendesis dan mengolok-oloknya hari demi hari.

Bahkan saudara perempuan dan laki-lakinya sendiri sangat tidak baik. "Kamu sangat jelek" kata
mereka.

Anak itik kecil yang malang itu sangat tidak bahagia. "Aku berharap aku terlihat seperti mereka"
pikirnya dalam hati. Suatu hari, itik jelek lari dan bersembunyi di semak-semak. Bebek yang sedih
hidup sendirian melalui musim dingin dan salju yang dingin. Akhirnya bunga musim semi mulai
bermekaran. Saat dia berenang di kolam, dia melihat tiga angsa putih besar berenang ke arahnya.
"Oh sayang. Burung cantik ini akan tertawa dan mematukku juga" katanya pada dirinya sendiri. Tapi
angsa tidak menyerangnya. Sebaliknya, mereka berenang di sekelilingnya dan membelai dia dengan
sayap mereka. Saat itik jelek menekuk lehernya untuk berbicara dengan mereka, dia melihat
bayangannya di air. Dia tidak bisa mempercayai matanya. "Aku bukan itik jelek tapi angsa yang
cantik" serunya.

Dia sangat senang. Sejak hari itu, dia berenang dan bermain dengan teman-teman barunya dan lebih
bahagia daripada sebelumnya.

Based on the Text above, please choose the best answer by giving the cross mark in the letter T if the
statement is true and the letter F is the statement is false.

1. T–F The whole eggs cracked.

2. T–F The ugly duckling was not like a duck at all.

3. T–F The ugly duckling turned into a beautiful swan.

4. T–F The little poor duckling was very happy.

Based on the Text above, please answer the questions by choosing and giving the cross mark to the
best answer according to you. (for questions number 5 - 8)

5. Why did the ugly duckling run away?

A. Because he wanted to be a swan

B. Because his mother was not proud of him
C. Because his mother asked him to run away
D. Because the other animals were very kind to him
E. Because his brothers and sisters were very unkind to him

6. “… they swam around him…” (Paragraph 5) The underlined word refers to …

A. The swans
B. The ducks
C. The turkey
D. The ugly duckling
E. The swan and the ugly duckling

7. Where did the ugly duckling hide?

A. In the pond
B. In the well
C. In the river
D. In the forest
E. In the bushed

8. What is the best title of the text above?

A. The beautiful swan
B. The ugly duckling
C. The mother’s eggs
D. The duck and the swan
E. The duck and his mother

Based on the Text above, please answer the questions below! (for questions number 9-11)

9. What was the little ugly duckling look like? (Point 4)

10. Why did the large egg not cracked at the same time with the other eggs? (Point 4)

11. What did the other animals do to the ugly duckling? (Point 4)

Answers Key/Kunci Jawaban

1. False

2. True

3. True

4. False

5. E. Because his brothers and sisters were very unkind to him

6. A. The swans

7. E. In the bushed

8. B. The Ugly Duckling

9. He was look like a turkey

10. Because it was not a duck egg, but a swan egg.

11. They hissed and made fun of him day by day