The Ugly Duckling Play Script
Ugly duckling:
(hiding in the reeds) Oh no! I will hide so that they won’t
laugh at me.
Narrator:
But it was too late. The three white birds had seen the
ugly duckling.
Swan 1:
Why are you all by yourself?
Ugly duckling:
(crying) I was hiding because I’m so u gly.
Swan 2:
But you’re not ugly. You’re as beautiful as we are.
Ugly duckling:
No way. I am a big, grey, and ugly duckling.
Swan 3:
No, you are not. Look at yourself in the river.
Narrator:
The ugly duckling looked at himself in the river and
saw not an ugly duckling, but a beautiful, white swan.
Ugly duckling:
(whispering) I’m white, not grey! I’m not an ugly
duckling anymore!
Swan 1, 2 & 3:
Why don’t you come and join us?
Ugly duckling:
Really? Will you be my friends?
Swan 1, 2, & 3:
Of course, we will.
Narrator:
Then, four beautiful swans rose up into the air and
flew away together.
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The Ugly Duckling