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Winter was about to begin and the

ugly duckling wondered how he would

survive the long, cold winter. A man who

was walking in the woods saw the ugly

duckling. "I'll take this bird home so my

family can take care of him during the cold

winter months," said the man. So the ugly

duckling lived with the man all winter.

When it was spring, the man and his

family released the ugly duckling back into

the forest. The ugly duckling went to the

pond and as he looked at his reflection, he

realized that he was a beautiful white bird -

just like the ones he had seen in the

summer.

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