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

He hung his head down low. “They must be right. I should go.”

That night, the Ugly Duckling flew over the farmyard fence to the other side of the lake.  

There he met two grown-up ducks.

The Ugly Duckling

“Can I please stay here for awhile?” said the Ugly Duckling.  “I have nowhere else to live.”

“What do we care?” said one of the ducks.  “It's a big lake.  Just don’t get in our way.”

“Woof! Woof!”  Suddenly a big hungry dog came tearing by, chasing the two ducks.  

They quickly flew up in the air, and their feathers fell down on the ground.  The poor Ugly Duckling froze in fear.

The dog sniffed and sniffed at the Ugly Duckling, then it turned around and walked away.  

“I am too ugly even for that mean old dog,” said the Ugly Duckling in a sorrowful voice.

The sky turned dark.  Crack!  A bolt of lightning lit up the sky.  

Then came a big storm, with heavy rains pouring down.  

In just moments, the Ugly Duckling was soaked through and through. A cold wind started to blow.

“Brrr!” He held both wings close to his chest.  “If only there was someplace I could dry out.”

All at once, a tiny light blinked far off in the woods.  Could it be someone’s hut?