Once upon a time, in a quiet countryside, a mother duck sat on her nest, waiting for her eggs to hatch.
从前，在一个宁静的乡村，母鸭坐在巢里等待她的蛋孵化。
One by one, the eggs cracked open, and out came tiny, fluffy ducklings. But one egg, the biggest of all, didn’t hatch right away.
鸭蛋一个接一个裂开，小小的、毛茸茸的鸭宝宝们陆续跑出来。可是最大的一个蛋却迟迟没有动静。
Finally, the big egg cracked open, and out came a strange-looking duckling. It was bigger and greyer than the others.
最后，大蛋终于裂开了，里面出来了一只长相奇怪的小鸭子。它比其他鸭子大，也比它们灰。
The other ducklings teased him. "You're so ugly!" they said, laughing at him.
其他小鸭子嘲笑它。“你真丑！”它们一边说一边大笑。
The ugly duckling felt very sad and decided to leave the farm to find a place where he belonged.
丑小鸭感到很伤心，决定离开农场去寻找属于自己的地方。
As the seasons changed, the ugly duckling wandered alone through the cold winter.
随着季节变化，丑小鸭独自度过了寒冷的冬天。
When spring came, the duckling saw his reflection in the water. He had grown into a beautiful swan!
春天到来时，小鸭子在水中看到自己的倒影——它已经长成了一只美丽的天鹅！
Other swans swam around him and admired his beauty. The ugly duckling was ugly no more.
其他天鹅围着它游来游去，赞叹它的美丽。丑小鸭再也不是丑小鸭了。
Moral of the story: Don't judge by appearances. True beauty shines from within.
故事寓意：不要以外表评判别人。真正的美来自内心。
