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The Ugly Duckling

By: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrated by: Stephen Mangan
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Summary

Mother Duck's brood of little ducklings are all adorable - except for one. The ugly duckling is large, grey, and awkward - but he has a surprise in store....

A magical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, read by Stephen Mangan.
Public Domain (P)201 Audible, Inc.
Classics Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
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the ugly duckling was a beautiful Swan all along

just and incredibly story, it hits a bit different as an adult. Wow and also beautifully read and presented.

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Goats at da party,it’s amazing I am speechless it’s overall good,but there’s always gotta be a catch to it,5 stars only shown!

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it's a lovely story and it was great I really enjoyed it super good book wow!!!!!!

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Lovely

It’s an amazing story it’s really lovely and it gets me to sleep really quick and it makes me quite curious about what the ugly duckling is until I get to know at the end

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