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    Hans Christian Andersen – The Ugly Duckling “The Ugly Duckling” has been described as Andersen’s most “confessional” work. Read the story and then research his life. Afterward‚ write how you feel that “The Ugly Duckling” is a metaphor for Hans’ life? In your analysis‚ make sure to include common characteristics between the author and the story’s central character and how you think Andersen decided to use the “ugly duckling” to tell his story. In the story The Ugly Duckling describes the eternal

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    Paper 2-Draft 2 “The Ugly Duckling” was a short story written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844. Although it is nearly 200 years old‚ the story is still one of the most popular retellings within modern culture. The question‚ of course‚ becomes “why?” We all know the story: a fowl is born to a duck family‚ shunned by its family and community because of its looks‚ and later develops into a beautiful swan that is envied by everyone for its beauty. Why would this story stand the test of time to

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    of identity‚ place‚ relationships‚ acceptance and understanding to oneself and other people. These aspects of belonging are demonstrated through the free verse novel‚ ‘The Simple Gift’ by Steven Herrick‚ and the fairy tale of ‘The Ugly Duckling’ by Hans Christian Anderson. In the very early stages of ’The simple gift’‚ Herrick displays sixteen year old‚ Billy Luckett’s‚ sense of alienation by using his first person character to highlight social issues such as hostility within his family‚ leading it

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    "The Ugly Duckling" Twelve Dancing Princesses Hans Christian Andersen In 1843 Hans Christian Andersen published a literary tale he titled “The Ugly Duckling.” Already an accomplished storyteller‚ Andersen used his own life as a template; the story of the duckling who eventually becomes a swan mirrors Andersen’s own rise from working class plebe to celebrated author and poet‚ and while the journey of the duckling also resembles the blossoming of Perrault’s Cinderella‚ the bildungsroman tale

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    (1844) [pic]T was lovely summer weather in the country‚ and the golden corn‚ the green oats‚ and the haystacks piled up in the meadows looked beautiful. The stork walking about on his long red legs chattered in the Egyptian language‚ which he had learnt from his mother. The corn-fields and meadows were surrounded by large forests‚ in the midst of which were deep pools. It was‚ indeed‚ delightful to walk about in the country. In a sunny spot stood a pleasant old farm-house close by a deep river

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    THE UGLY DUCKLING  CHARACTERS: Narrator Mother Duck 6 Brothers Pig‚ Cow‚ Goat Ugly Duckling Birds Geese Old Woman Hen Farmer Swans Children SCRIPT: Narrator: Once upon a time on an old farm‚ there was a duck family‚ and Mother Duck had been sitting on a clutch of new eggs. Mother Duck: It was about time that my eggs hatch! … 1‚2‚3‚4‚5‚6 ducklings I have! Narrator: But something was not right. Mother Duck: Mmmm… that egg didn’t hatch‚ and it is bigger than the rest… I don`t

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    Title: THE UGLY DUCKLING Author: Kristine Arenas Setting: Countryside Characters: Mother Duck‚ 4 DucklingsUgly duckling‚ Farmer’s Hunters Summary: Once upon a time‚ there lived a duck that grew up in the countryside. The duck had been sitting on her nest watching for her eggs to hatch. From each egg came a cute duckling that lifted its head and cried. Four ducklings had come out from their shell but there was still one that would not break. The mother was tired sitting on the eggs

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    The Ugly Duckling

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    Home Reading Report Title: The Ugly Duckling Author: Kristine Arenas Characters: Mother Duck‚ 4 DucklingsUgly duckling‚ Farmers‚ Hunters Setting: Countryside The Ugly Duckling Once upon a time‚ there lived a duck that grew up in the countryside. The duckhad been sitting on her nest watching for her eggs to hatch. From each egg came a cuteduckling that lifted its head and cried. Four ducklings had come out from their shell but therewas still one that would not break. The mother

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    Hans Christian Anderson was a Danish poet that was born on April 2‚ 1805 in Odense‚ Denmark. He was an author who wrote many short stories and today’s movies‚ although he lived in the 19th century many of his works influenced today. Some stories like Frozen‚ The Little Mermaid‚ and the Ugly Duckling. His mother Anne Marie Anderson who cleaned other people’s clothes for a living and his father‚ Hans Anderson Sr.‚ was a cobbler. Throughout his life he published and produced many books and plays based

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    Once upon a time there was a ugly duckling who was ugly. The book of ugly duckling had been read‚ but now that it was 2015 ugly duckling thought that it was time to take action against mother duckling. So ugly duckling arranged a court case in the court of right‚ on muffin man road. He also sent a letter to mother duckling knowing that she would not like the news‚ and he also sent a letter to the lawyer academy for farmers requesting a lawyer for the case. On the day of the court case everyone

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