This is what the story of " Ugly Duckling " tells us. It is a story about a family of ducks living in an old farm. One day, Mother Duck hatches seven eggs. While most of her ducklings are normal, one is different from the others. He is gray, ugly, clumsy and very big. While Mother Duck is trying hard to console him, his brothers do not want to play with him, and the entire barnyard treats him very badly because he is different. The ugly duckling feels lonely and unhappy. One night, he runs away from the barnyard. He goes from one pond to another for the entire summer and fall, but nobody accepts him. During winter, he nearly freezes to death in an icy pond. Fortunately, a farmer finds him, takes him home and takes care of him. By springtime, the ugly duckling has grown so big and the farmer sets him free by the pond. When seeing his reflection in the water, he is surprised that he has changed a lot, having a long slender neck, a yellow beak and large wings. There in the pond, he also sees beautiful white swans swimming, and he realises that he is actually a swan, too. Now people admire his beauty and children say that he is the most beautiful swan of all. He is very happy.