丑小鸭

The Ugly Duckling

1.

在一座风景优美的农场里有一只小鸭子，他长得非常丑，一点儿也不像他的家人。

In a picturesque farmyard, there lived a little duck who was extremely ugly, unlike any of his duck family.

他的兄弟姐妹们都欺负他，后来，就连他的妈妈也嫌弃他了。可怜的丑小鸭只好离开家，四处流浪。

His siblings bullied him, and eventually, even his mother rejected him. The poor ugly duckling had no choice but to leave home and wander around.

他看到一群野鸭，就想和他们一起玩儿，可他们却说：“丑家伙，离我们远点儿。”

He saw a group of wild ducks and wanted to play with them, but they said, "Ugly fellow, stay away from us." 

2.

他又看到两只大雁，可大雁不但不理他，还说：“哟，哪里来的丑家伙呀？”

He then saw two geese, but they not only ignored him but also said, "Oh, where did this ugly fellow come from?"

这时，一只凶猛的大黄狗突然从草丛中蹿了出来，那两只大雁被吓得急忙飞走了。

Suddenly, a fierce yellow dog leaped out from the bushes, frightening the two geese away. 

可怜的丑小鸭不会飞，只好向大黄狗求情。

The poor ugly duckling, unable to fly, had to plead with the big yellow dog. 

哪知大黄狗只是看了丑小鸭一眼，并没有咬他，转身就走了。

However, the dog just glanced at the ugly duckling, didn't bite him, and walked away.

3.

“看来我的确太丑了，连狗都嫌弃我，不肯咬我。”伤心的丑小鸭继续向前走。

"It seems I'm really too ugly; even the dog despises me and won't bite me," sighed the heartbroken ugly duckling as he continued walking.

走了不久，丑小鸭来到一所小木屋前，屋里的老奶奶很善良，看见可怜的丑小鸭，就让他进去休息。

Before long, the ugly duckling arrived in front of a small wooden house. The kind old grandmother inside, seeing the pitiful ugly duckling, let him come in and rest.

可老奶奶家的猫和鸡却拦住他，不许他进屋。

However, the cat and chicken in the grandmother's house blocked him and wouldn't let him in.

他们对丑小鸭说：“丑家伙，快滚出去！”

They said to the ugly duckling, "Ugly fellow, quickly get out!"

4.

伤心的丑小鸭离开了小木屋，走了没几天，一个好心的伐木工人收留了他，把他带回自己家好好儿照顾。

The saddened ugly duckling left the small wooden house. After walking for a few days, a kind-hearted woodcutter took him in and brought him home to take good care of him.

可是好景不长，他又被伐木工人的妻子赶出了家门。

But the happiness didn't last long; he was soon driven out by the woodcutter's wife.

可怜的丑小鸭无处可去，天气渐渐冷了，他只好待在河边稀疏的芦苇地里，躲避寒风。

The poor ugly duckling had nowhere to go. As the weather got colder, he had to stay in the sparse reeds by the riverbank to avoid the cold wind. 

5.

寒冷的冬天来了，丑小鸭又冷又饿，竟不知不觉地睡着了。

The cold winter came, and the ugly duckling, cold and hungry, fell asleep without realizing it.

转眼间春天到了，丑小鸭也睁开了眼睛。他惊奇地发现，在经历了那么多苦难之后，自己竟变成了一只白天鹅。

In the blink of an eye, spring arrived, and the ugly duckling opened his eyes. To his astonishment, after enduring so much hardship, he had transformed into a beautiful swan.

从此，他每天都去池塘与其他天鹅一起游泳，孩子们也非常喜欢他。

From then on, he swam in the pond every day with other swans, and the children liked him very much.

6.

童话悟语

当我们不被理解、接受的时候，千万不能自卑。如果连自己也看轻自己，就没有人能帮得了你。

When we are not understood or accepted, we must not feel inferior. If we look down on ourselves, no one can help us.

丑小鸭能变成白天鹅，只要我们坚持做自己，还有什么困难会把我们打倒呢？

The Ugly Duckling could transform into a beautiful swan; as long as we persist in being ourselves, what difficulties can possibly defeat us?