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Part 4: A New Lake

The Ugly Duckling is rejected by the animals at the farm where it was born. It finds another lake and sees beautiful large birds flying overhead. Winter comes and the Ugly Duckling has to work hard to survive under the ice until a farmer rescues it and cares for it through the rest of the winter.

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Part 4: A New Lake

The Ugly Duckling is rejected by the animals at the farm where it was born. It finds another lake and sees beautiful large birds flying overhead. Winter comes and the Ugly Duckling has to work hard to survive under the ice until a farmer rescues it and cares for it through the rest of the winter.

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Squawk!” said the hen. “I'm the only one around here who lays eggs.

You
don't know the first thing about laying eggs.”
“You got that right,” said the Ugly Duckling. “I'm a boy duck.”
“Then why are you here?” sneered the tomcat. “Didn't you hear what the
old woman said?”
“Imposter! Get out of here!” yipped the hen.
“Go away!" jeered the tomcat.
The door was still a bit open, so the poor Ugly Duckling crept out the
door and back into the storm.
“No one ever wants me,” said the Ugly Duckling with a tear in its eye.
Part 4: A New Lake
The storm ended. Finally he found another lake. Looking in the water,
the Ugly Duckling saw a reflection from above - a flock of large birds
were flying overhead, above him. He turned to admire them. They were
the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. Their long bodies and slender
necks winged through the sky with ease and grace.
The Ugly Duckling stayed at the lake as the days grew shorter. The
leaves turned deep red and gold, and fell to the ground. Winter came,
setting its blanket of white snow. The cold wind blew and the clouds
darkened. He had to dive into small holes in the ice to find fish to eat.
Under the ice, it was all he could do to keep paddling so the water
wouldn't freeze around him, trapping him underneath the lakeHe
became terribly tired. The ice got thicker still and the wind blew harder.
In a moment, two giant hands swept him up. “You poor thing!” said a
farmer. He held the Ugly Duckling close to his thick warm wool
jacket. "You didn't fly south with the others?" The farmer was carrying
him someplace - where?
The next months were lovely. Warmth from the heat of the fire and from
the heart of the farmer enveloped our poor hero. For the rest of the
winter, the farmer cared for the Ugly Duckling.

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