Mummy Duck lives on a farm. In her nest, she has five little eggs and one big egg. One day, the five little eggs start to crack.
Tap, tap, tap! Five pretty, yellow baby ducklings come out. Then the big egg starts to crack. Bang, bang, bang! One big,
ugly duckling comes out. ‘That’s strange,’ thinks Mummy Duck.
Nobody wants to play with him. ‘Go away,’ say his brothers and sisters. ‘You’re ugly!’
The ugly duckling is sad. So he goes to find some new friends.
‘Go away!’ says the pig.
‘Go away!’ says the sheep.
‘Go away!’ says the cow.
‘Go away!’ says the horse.
No one wants to be his friend. It starts to get cold. It starts to snow! The ugly duckling finds an empty barn and lives there. He is cold, sad and alone.
Then spring comes. The ugly duckling leaves the barn and goes back to the pond. He is very thirsty and puts his beak into the water. He sees a beautiful, white bird! ‘Wow!’ he says. ‘Who’s that?’
‘It’s you,’ says another beautiful, white bird.
‘Me? But I’m an ugly duckling.’
‘Not any more. You’re a beautiful swan, like me. Do you want to be my friend?’
‘Yes,’ he smiles.
All the other animals watch as the two swans fly away, friends forever.

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to come out-դուրս գալ

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swan-կարապ

Answer the questions

.Where dօes Mummy Duck live?

Mummy Duck lives on a farm.

.What happens one day?

One day, big egg starts to crack. One big, ugly duckling comes out.

.Why is the ugly duckling sad?

Nobody wants to play whit him.

.Where does he live in winter?

He lives in an empty barn.

.Where does he go, when he is thirsty?

He goes to the pond.

.What does he see, when he puts his beak into the water?

He sees a beautiful white bird.