It was summer days. In the evening, a duck found a good spot under a tree near the pond to lay its eggs. It laid five eggs there. The duck noticed that one of its eggs looked very different from the rest, which made it worried. The duck patiently waited for all the eggs to hatch.
One morning, four ducklings hatched from four of the eggs. They were all beautiful and adorable. However, the fifth egg, which belonged to the duck, had not yet hatched. The duck thought that the fifth duckling, taking so much time to hatch, must be the most beautiful one.
One morning, the fifth egg finally hatched. To the duck’s surprise, a duckling emerged, but it was ugly.
The ugly duckling was bigger than its siblings and not as attractive.
Seeing this, the mother duck became sad. She hoped that the ugly duckling would become beautiful like its siblings after a few days.
Despite the passage of many days, the ugly duckling remained ugly. Because of its appearance, its siblings made fun of it, and no one wanted to play with it. The ugly duckling became very sad.
One day, seeing its reflection in the water, the ugly duckling thought that if it left its family, they might be happy without it. It decided to go to another jungle. Along the way, it encountered rejection from various animals, including a farmer, a hen, and a dog.
Feeling dejected, the ugly duckling continued its journey and eventually found a beautiful swan near a river. However, it hesitated, thinking that the swan wouldn’t accept an ugly duckling.
To its surprise, when the ugly duckling saw its reflection in the water again, it had transformed into a beautiful swan. The ugly duckling realized that it was never a duck but a swan, and it happily joined the group of swans.
The moral of the story is that everyone can recognize their true identity and overcome their troubles at the right time. Only then can they discover their qualities and alleviate their sorrows.
