The Ugly Duckling②

姚莹 马洁

因為丑陋的外表，出生不久的丑小鸭被赶出养鸭场，被迫离开家园。一位好心的老奶奶收留了无家可归的丑小鸭。接下来，他的命运会好转吗？请继续欣赏江苏省徐州市淮海西路中心小学同学们的精彩表演。

主要演员：

王一诺、朱梓瑄、陈祺、蒋烨宇、程静茹、潘朗学等

Narrator： Granny is so kind. But the hen and the cat arent nice to the ugly duckling.

Hen： I can lay e ggs . Can you do that？

Ugly duckling： No.

Cat： I can catch mice. Can you do that？

Ugly duckling： No.

Hen： Then， what can you do？

Ugly duckling： I can swim.

Hen： Oh， no one should swim！

Cat： You will surely drown（溺水）！

Ugly duckling： I wont drown.

Cat and Hen： You are a big liar！

Ugly duckling： Oh， I have to leave now.

Narrator： Soon， summer turns into fall. The ugly duckling swims in the pond. He sees a group of swans.

Ugly duckling： What beautiful birds！ I wish I could be like them.

Narrator： The weather gets colder and colder. Winter comes.

Ugly duckling： Im so cold！

Narrator： The pond freezes. Ugly duckling is too cold and she faints. Early in the morning， a farmer walks by.

Farmer： Whats this？ Oh， a poor duckling！ Let me help you.

Farmer： Dear， come here！

Child： Daddy， whats this？

Wife： Oh， its a poor duckling. Ill look after her carefully.

Farmer： Yes. Shell be fine soon.

Child： Then I can play with this duckling. Oh， great！

Narrator： The ugly duckling gets well soon. But she is frightened by the child.

Child： Come and play with me！ Come and play with me！

Ugly duckling： I am afraid. I must run away. Oh， no！ Help！

Ugly duckling： Wow， beautiful spring！ I can see the butterflies dancing and hear the birds singing. Heres a cake！

Hen： Look， swans！ They are dancing there.

Ugly duckling： Theyre so beautiful！ I want to stay with them. But I am so ugly. Maybe they will kill me！ Never mind. Ill die happily， if I can be with them for just a while.

Narrator： So， the ugly duckling swims to the swans. When the swans see the ugly duckling， they welcome her.

Swan1： Welcome to join us， my friend.

Ugly duckling： Youll not kill me？ Im so ugly.

Swan2： No， dear， look at yourself！

Ugly duckling： Whats the matter？ I can see a beautiful swan looking back at me in the water！ Oh！ Is that really me？ I am a beautiful swan！ I am not an ugly duckling at all！ Im so happy.

Narrator： The ugly duckling has become a beautiful swan. Every one praises this young one. But only she knows what she ever was and suffered.