The story follows an "ugly duckling" who feels out of place among his peers. Despite being shunned for his appearance, he discovers his ability to swim and eventually realizes he is not a duck but a ...

And I’m sure he’ll grow into his looks.’ But the other birds didn’t leave the ugly duckling alone. They laughed at him and called him names and sometimes even trod on him. Then they ...

Andersen even admitted of The Ugly Duckling, “This story is, of course ... appeal of his stories go beyond their authenticity. "True, some of Andersen’s most famous stories—The Ugly Duckling ...

Here’s to the ugly duckling in all of us. Recognizing, in whatever way(s), we are all swans. Diane Solomon is a Harvard-trained writer, Yale-trained nurse-midwife, and Oregon Health & Sciences ...