Here's my guess: the story tells us that we should look at people's hearts, not their appearance. And that it doesn't matter what others think of you, as long as you set a good goal for yourself. The duckling wished to be as beautiful as a swan, but what he didn't know was that he already had it in him, but to see it he had to endure many hardships. If he had given up all hope and let himself die during winter, he wouldn't have seen himself become a beautiful swan in the end.
The duckling wasn't really ugly, he just didn't belong with the other ducks and geese. He was in fact different, and more beautiful, but they thought him ugly and stupid. Sometimes people don't understand, and mock others who are perhaps better than them. Andersen was known to not have much luck with the ladies, and the sad tone to many of his stories are probably the result of his real life heartaches.
Hans Christian Andersen wrote the story "The Ugly Duckling".
Hans Christian Andersen wrote the Ugly Duckling.
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The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling was written in in November of 1843 by Hans Christian Andersen. He wrote it himself. It was not a folktale that he heard. The author claimed it was his autobiography.
Hans Christian Andersen spoke Danish. He was a Danish author known for his fairy tales, including "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling."
"Ugly Duckling" is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and not published by a traditional publisher since it is public domain. Various publishers may have released versions of the story over the years.
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The country of origin of "The Ugly Duckling" fairy tale is Denmark. It was written by Hans Christian Andersen and was first published in 1843.
The fairy tale was written by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 11 November 1843 in New Fairy Tales. The fairy tale was written by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 11 November 1843 in New Fairy Tales. The fairy tale was written by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. It was firstpublished 11 November 1843 in New Fairy Tales.
Hans Christian Andersen has written 168 fairy tales.
He wrote fairytales. He also wrote "The Ugly Duckling", Thumbelina, and The Little Mermaid!