The Ugly Duckling Play Script
Characters : Narrator, Ugly duckling, Other duckling 1, Other duckling 2, Other
duckling 3, Farm animal 1, Farm animal 2, Swan 1, Swan 2, Swan 3
Scene 1
Scene 2
(in the reeds)
Ugly duckling:
I should hide there so no animals can find me.
Narrator:
The ugly duckling hid in a reed bank all through the
summer and all through the autumn.
Ugly duckling:
(lonely and sad) Why am I so big and ugly? All I want
(on the pond)
Narrator:
Ugly duckling:
Once upon a time, there was a sad and lonely duckling.
He was the ugliest duckling on the pond.
I wish I had a friend.
Other duckling 1: Ugly Duckling! Why are you so big?
Ugly duckling:
are some friends to play with.
Narrator:
One day, the ugly duckling saw beautiful, large, white
birds flying in the sky.
Ugly duckling:
(looking up to the sky) They aren’t ugly and grey like
(sadly) I don’t know.
Other duckling 2: Ugly Duckling! We are brown. Why are you that ugly
me. They are beautiful. I wish I could be like them.
Then I would fly away.
grey?
Ugly duckling:
(sadly) I don’t know.
Narrator:
But the ugly duckling didn’t fly away.
ugly duckling. Ha, ha, ha!
Ugly duckling:
I can’t get along with other ducklings. I will go to the
farm. Maybe, I can find a friend there.
That’s just a dream. This is the only place I will be for
my whole life.
Narrator:
The ugly duckling went to the farm and met some
animals.
He hid in the reeds all through the cold winter, always
by himself.
Ugly duckling:
(shivering) I’m so cold.
Other duckling 3: You don’t know why? That’s because you are the stupid
Ugly duckling:
Narrator:
Ugly duckling:
Hi, how are you?
Farm animal 1 & 2: (laughing) What a strange-looking duckling!
Narrator:
All the other farm animals kept teasing and laughing.
Scene 3
(in the river)
Narrator:
In spring, the ugly duckling swam through the reeds
into the river.
Ugly duckling:
I feel lonely.
Narrator:
Then, three beautiful, large, white birds came flying
towards him.
Farm animal 1 & 2: Go away, ugly duckling!
Narrator:
The farm animals chased the ugly duckling far away.
Ugly duckling:
(running) They are so bad. I need a place to hide myself.
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The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling