ugly duckling

第一幕

It was a lovely summer day in the country. Mother Duck sat on her eggs for a long time. After a while, one by one, ducklings came out of the eggs. Ducklings: Peep, peep

Mother Duck: Quack, quack! Are you all out?

Duckling1: No, one egg is still here. Look how big it is!

At last, the big egg came open. This duckling was very big and very ugly! MD: Oh, my! This duckling is big and different from the others. I wonder if it is a turkey. We will soon find out.

Mother Duck took her ducklings to the water. One after another, the little ducklings jumped in the water. The Ugly Duckling also jumped in the water and swam very well. MD: Oh, he is not a turkey. Turkeys can’t swim. He is my child. Duck1:Look at that duckling! He looks so strange. Duck2:He is so big and ugly. Go away!

MD: Please, leave him alone. He is not doing any harm. Ducklings: I wish the cat would eat you! MD: You should never have been born.

So the poor, little duckling was very sad. Finally, he ran away.

第二幕

UD: Why does everyone hate me? Is it because I am so ugly? But I am really nice.

Finally, he arrived at a cottage. An old woman, a dog, a peacock and a cock lived in this cottage. He went inside.

UD: May I have some food?

Old Woman: Oh, what a prize! Is it a fat duck? Now, I can have duck’s eggs.

The old woman’s sight was very bad. So the duckling lived there for a few days. But the dog，the peacock and the cock were mean to the duckling. Dog: I can look after the house. Can you do that? UD: No.

Cock: I can wake people up. Can you do that? UD: No.

Peacock: I can show people beautiful dance. Can you do that? UD: No.

Together: Then, what can you do? UD: I can swim.

Together: Oh, no one should swim! You will surely drown! UD: I won’t drown.

Together: You are a big liar, Ugly Duck! So the poor duckling left the cottage.

第三幕

Soon, summer turned into fall. The Ugly Duckling swam in the pond. A group of swans flew over the duckling.

UD: What beautiful birds! I wish I could be like them. The weather grew colder and colder. Now, winter came. UD:I must swim and swim, or the pond will freeze around me.

But every night, the space became smaller and smaller. Finally, the pond froze, and the duckling couldn’t move any more.

第四幕

A beautiful spring came. One day, his wings felt very strong.

And he bent his head down to the surface of the water. The Ugly Duckling saw a beautiful swan looking back at him in the water!

UD: Oh! Is that really me? I am a beautiful swan! I am not an ugly duckling after all!

The Ugly Duckling was so happy. He was more beautiful than he had ever hoped to be. And now, he knew where he belonged.

It was a lovely summer day in the country. Mother Duck sat on her eggs for a long time. After a while, one by one, ducklings came out of the eggs. (一个可爱的乡村夏日，鸭妈妈在孵小鸭，不一会儿，小鸭一只接一只的出生了。）

Ducklings（小鸭们）: Peep, peep （小鸭叫声）

Mother Duck（鸭妈妈）: Quack, quack! Are you all out?（你们都出来了吗）

Duckling1: No, one egg is still here. Look how big it is!（还没，这儿还有一个蛋，看，它是那么大）

At last, the big egg came open. This duckling was very big and very ugly!（最后大蛋裂开了，这只鸭子又大又丑）

MD: Oh,my god!This duckling is big and different。 （天啊，这只鸭子很大而且不同） Duck1:look at that duckling! She looks so strange.（看那只鸭子，她看起来是那么怪） Duck2:He is so big and ugly. Go away!（她又大又丑，滚开！）

MD: Please, leave her alone. She is not doing any harm.（请让她去吧，她又不碍事） But the ducks pecked the Ugly Duckling. All the animals in the farmyard bit him and pushed him, too.（但小鸭子们都嫌她，动物们都咬她，赶她）

Ducklings: I wish the cat would eat you!我希望猫把你吃了 MD: You should never have been born.你不该来到这个世界

So the poor, little duckling was very sad. Finally, he ran away.可怜的小鸭子很伤心，最后她离开了

UD丑小鸭: Why does everyone hate me? Is it because I am so ugly? But I am really nice.为什么都恨我，是不是因为我丑？但是我真的很善良

The Ugly Duckling met two wild ducks.（遇见两只野鸭）

WD野鸭: You are really ugly.你真丑

Then the Ugly Duckling heard, “Pop, pop!” And the two wild ducks fell dead.只听见两声枪响，两只野鸭倒地死了。

Just then, many hunting dogs appeared. The Ugly Duckling was very afraid. So, he tucked his head under his wing. A hunting dog sniffed the Ugly Duckling. “Sniff, sniff!”（这是猎狗来了，丑小鸭很害怕，她将自己的头埋在翅膀下面，一只猎狗嗅了嗅她。

Dogs: You are ugly!你真丑！

And they went away without touching the Ugly Duckling.狗碰都没碰她一下就离开了 UD: Nobody loved me，I’m the ugly duckling.没人喜欢我，我是一只丑小鸭

He felt sad. The poor duckling waited for several hours, and then, ran away.她悲伤的离开了

A storm began. The rain and lightning terrified the Ugly Duckling. He was so cold and wet! He ran and ran as he looked for shelter from the storm.一场暴风雨降临了，电闪雷鸣，小鸭子好害怕，她又冷又饿，全身湿透了，她跑啊跑想找个避雨的地方

Finally, he arrived at a cottage. An old woman, a cat, and a hen lived in this cottage. He went inside.最后她来到一户农舍，里面住着一个老妇人。一只母鸡，一只猫。她进去了

UD: May I have some food?可以给我些吃的吗

Old Woman: Oh, what a prize! Is it a fat duck? 噢，真让人惊喜，这是一只肥鸭吗？

The old woman’s sight was very bad. So the duckling lived there for a few days. But the hen and the cat were mean to the duckling. 老妇人视力不好。丑小鸭在那住了几天，但母鸡和猫都不喜欢她

Hen母鸡: I can lay eggs. Can you do that?我能下蛋，你能吗

UD: No.

Cat猫: I can catch a mouse. Can you do that?我能抓老鼠，你能吗 UD: No.

Cat: Then, what can you do?那你会什么呢？ UD: I can swim.我能游泳

Cat: Oh, you can swim？I can’t believe you你能游泳？我不信 UD: Yes,I can.

Cat and Hen: You are a big liar! 你是个大骗子

So the poor duckling left the cottage.可怜的鸭子离开了农舍

Soon, summer turned into fall. The Ugly Duckling swam in the pond. A group of swans flew over the duckling. 不久秋天来了，丑小鸭来到一个池塘游泳，一群天鹅飞过。

UD: What beautiful birds! I wish I could be like them.多么漂亮的鸟啊，我多么希望我象她们 The weather grew colder and colder. Now, winter came. 天气越来越冷，冬天来了

UD:I must swim and swim, or the pond will freeze around me.我必须不停的游，否则我会被池塘结的冰困住。

But every night, the space became smaller and smaller. Finally, the pond froze, and the duckling couldn’t move any more.每晚空间越来越小，池塘结冰了，小鸭再也动不了了

Early in the morning, a farmer saw the frozen duckling.清早，一个农民发现了她 Farmer: Oh, poor duckling! I’ll take you home.可怜的鸭子，我带你回家

The farmer took care of the duckling. Soon, the duckling got well.农民小心的照顾鸭子，鸭子好起来了

But the children wanted to play with the duckling.但是孩子们想跟她玩

Children: Come play with us! Come play with us!来跟我们一起玩

The duckling was scared. The children chased the duckling around the farm house. Finally, he ran out the door.小鸭很害怕。孩子们驱赶她，最后她逃离了

A beautiful spring came. The Ugly Duckling saw the butterflies dancing and heard the birds singing.春天来了，鸟语花香

One day, his wings felt very strong. So, he flapped them against his sides and flew high into the sky.一天，她感觉自己的翅膀变得很有力，她张开翅膀飞向空中

UD: Wow, I can fly so high! What’s happened to me?我能飞这么高，怎么回事？

The Ugly Duckling saw a beautiful garden with a pond. He decided to rest there for a while.丑小鸭看到花园里有个湖，她决定休息会儿

UD: I want to stay with these beautiful birds.我想跟这些漂亮鸟儿呆在一起。

So, he swam towards the swans. When the swans saw the young bird, they swam to him.她游向天鹅，天鹅们看见她，游了过来

UD: Peck me, if you must!你也要啄我吗！

And he bent his head down to the surface of the water. The Ugly Duckling saw a beautiful swan looking back at him in the water!她低下头。她突然看见水里有一只美丽的天鹅也望着她。

UD: Oh! Is that really me? I am a beautiful swan! I am not an ugly duckling!噢，那真的是我吗？我是一只美丽的天鹅。我不是丑小鸭

The three swans welcomed the young swan.三只天鹅欢迎她 Swans:Welcome, welcome!

Some children came to the pond and threw pieces of bread into the water.一些孩子来了，丢了一些面包屑到水里面

Children: Look, there is another swan! She is the most beautiful.看，那儿还有一只天鹅，她是最漂亮的。

The Ugly Duckling was so happy. He was more beautiful than he had ever hoped to be. And now, he knew where he belonged。丑小鸭很开心，她比她自己希望的还要美丽，现在她知道自己所属了。