"The Ugly Ducling" Cerita Dongeng Bahasa Inggris Sebelum Tidur untuk Anak, Kisah Itik Buruk Rupa

TRIBUNJATENG.COM - Once upon a time not long ago Mama Duck sat on her nest.  

“How long must I wait for my babies to hatch? I have to sit here all by myself!”  

But what could she do? A Mama duck must keep her eggs warm till they hatch.  

At last, the eggs began to crack.  One yellow duckling stepped out of its shell, then another.  

Each little chick shook its wings. “Quack, quack!”

“Look at you!” cried Mama Duck with joy.  “You're all so cute!”

“Quack, quack, quack!” they said with pride.

“Come line up," said Mama Duck.  "We will go down to the lake for your very first swim.”  

She counted – one, two, three, four, five. “Oh dear!” she said with a frown.  “I had six eggs.  I should have six ducklings.”

One large egg was still in the nest. “Well!" said Mama Duck, "it looks like that big egg will take more time.”

So she went back to sit on her nest again and wait some more.

The next day, the big egg started to hatch!  Out popped a baby boy bird. 

The Ugly Duckling

Yet - my goodness! How different this one looked!  He was much larger than the others.

He was not yellow, but dark-gray all over.  And after he stepped out of his egg, he walked with a funny wobble.