THE UGLY DUCK

CHARACTERS:

NARRATOR HEN

MOTHER DUCK BIRD 1

UGLY DUCK BIRD 2

DUCK 1 BIRD 3

DUCK 2 GOOSE 1

DUCK 3 GOOSE 2

DUCK 4 SWAN 1

HORSE SWAN 2

PIG SWAN 3

COW CHILD 1

GOAT CHILD 2

CAT CHILD 3

DOG

NARRATOR: Once upon a time, there was a duck family living in an old farm. There were many
animales, like horses, pigs, cows, goats, dogs, hens, and cats. One day, mother duck layed some
eggs. A few days later, the eggs hatched and out popped five cute little ducks.

DUCK 1: Peep, peep

DUCK 2: Peep, peep

DUCK 3: Peep, peep

DUCK 4: Peep, peep

MOTHER DUCK: Quack, Quack!. It was about time!. I’ll count my little babies… 1, 2, 3, 4 … 5? How
strange this is. That egg didn’t break open, and it’s the biggest egg of all! I don’t remember having
laid five eggs. I wonder how it got here? Or did I count them wrongly?

NARRATOR: Suddenly, the egg broke, and a big duck came out. It was not yellow, it was gray, with
a large beak. It was different from the other ducks.
UGLY DUCK: Peep, peep. Hi mommy!.

MOTHER DUCK: Oh my God, what an enormous duck…an it’s so ugly!. You can’t be mine!.

DUCK 1, 2, 3, 4: Ha, ha, ha, ha.

DUCK 1: Peep!. Peep!. Stay away from us!.

DUCK 2: Peep!. Peep!. We don’t want to play with you!.

DUCK 3: Peep!. Peep!. Don’t talk to any of my brothers, do you understand?.

DUCK 4: Peep!. Peep!. You’re not like any of us!. I hope the cat eats you!.

NARRATOR: All the animals in the farm were making fun of him.

HORSE: Neigh!. Neigh!. I feel sorry for your mother. How unfortunate to have a duck as ugly as
you!.

PIG: Oink!. Oink!. You look like a scarecrow!.

UGLY DUCK: Please, stop teasing me!.

COW: Moo!. Moo!. You’re not invited to my birthday party!.

GOAT: Bleat!. Bleat!. You don’t belong here! You’re so clumsy!.

CAT: Meow!. Meow!. What a shame!.

DOG: Woof!. Woof!. You’re so disgusting, that I can’t stand you!.

HEN: Cluck!. Cluck!. You’re a wannabe!.

UGLY DUCK: I feel so sad for all the things you’re telling me.

MOTHER DUCK: Poor baby!. Why aren’t you as beautiful as your brothers?.

UGLY DUCK: Mommy, you make me feel worse than ever. Nobody loves me!. I feel so lonely!.

MOTHER DUCK: Why don’t you go for a walk?.

DUCK 1: Yeah! Get lost!. Ha, ha, ha, ha.

MOTHER DUCK: Go to the lake, and you can stay there if you want to!.

UGLY DUCK: I’ll go away, and I’ll never come back.

NARRATOR: The Ugly Duck left the farm, and he walk, and walk, until he found some birds along
the road.

UGLY DUCK: Do you know of any duck with gray feathers like mine?.

BIRD 1: I don’t.

BIRD 2: Me neither!.

BIRD 3: I don’t know anyone as ugly as you!.

NARRATOR: The Ugly Duck didn’t lose hope, and kept walking to the lake, where he saw a pair of
large geese.

UGLY DUCK: Do you know of any duck with gray feathers like mine?.

GOOSE 1: No!. We don’t know anyone as ugly as you. You better leave!.

GOOSE 2: This place is dangerous. There are some hunters over there, and they might harm you!.

UGLY DUCK: I shouldn’t have left the farm!.

NARRATOR: He continued walking until he reached the other side of the lake.

UGLY DUCK: I’m so hungry and tired!. I’ll take a nap.

NARRATOR: The Ugly Duck went to sleep, until someone woke him up.

SWAN 1: What are you doing here?. Come and swim with us, brother!.

UGLY DUCK: Do you really want me to go with you?. Haven’t you seen me?.

SWAN 2: I don’t see what’s wrong with you.

UGLY DUCK: Nobody likes me because I’m ugly!.

SWAN 3: Get in the water and you’ll see.

NARRATOR: The Ugly Duck went into the water and saw his own image.

UGLY DUCK: Oh, I’m no longer a dark, gray, clumsy, and ugly duck. How I’ve changed! I hardly
recognize myself!.

SWAN 1, 2, 3: You’re a swan, just like us!.

NARRATOR: Some little children playing in the lake, saw him and said.

CHILD 1: There’s a new swan in the lake!.

CHILD 2: He’s young and graceful!.

CHILD 3: He’s the most beautiful of all!.

UGLY DUCK: I never dreamed of such happiness!. My family hated me, and my friends humiliated
me, and now I’m the most beautiful white swan. I am no more an ugly duck!.

THE END