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The grey duckling often watched the

other ducklings play happily in the pond,

but nobody wanted to play with him. The

farm animals were very mean to him and

everyone knew him as the ugly duckling.

He would often cry during the night as

mother duck whispered, "You are a very

special duck, and I love you."

One day the ugly duckling decided to

run away from the farm. He found a pond

with many wild ducks. "Welcome to our

home at the pond. Please be careful because

this is a dangerous pond," said one of the

wild ducks.

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