This is a slightly different version of the story that makes the moral of the story very clear, so try to use this as a last resort only if your child is struggling to work out the feelings of the duckling. When you write about how the Ugly Duckling feels, try to use a different word than 'sad' to make your writing MUCH more interesting!
This YouTube video shows how two different ducklings change over the first 60 days of their lives - on the left is a Runner Duck, and on the right a Pekin Duck.
I love this song, by Danny Kaye - my Grandad used to sing it to me when I was a little girl. Listen carefully to the story at first, and then maybe try to learn the song yourself so you can sing the story to your family! Use this song to sequence your pictures and captions to make your own Ugly Duckling story book.
This video shows just where those runner ducks were running to and why...
This funny video shows just why Runner Ducks have this name!!! (and no, it's not speeded up...)
This video shows Mrs Bray teaching the ducklings to eat and drink for the very first time!
This YouTube video shows some young runner ducks seeing an outside pool for the first time - you can see how curious they are. Can you guess which will be the first to be brave enough to jump in?