There Once Was An Ugly Duckling . . .

As we have been thinking about spring time and new life, we thought that this would be an ideal book to choose for our next traditional tale . . . 

We all felt sorry for the ugly duckling when he ran away and searched for somewhere safe to stay, some of the children thought he would be lonely and sad.

After reading about his adventures through the long and cold winter, we noticed that the ugly duckling was changing and getting bigger . . . 

"He's trying to fly!" (Theo A R)

There was a lovely surprise when we turned the page . . .

"He's grown - he's white!" (Amelia)

It was lovely to see that he had become a beautiful swan and was happy at last.

"I liked the ugly duckling when he was white because he had wings. I liked the little ones too, the yellow ones. And I liked the mum because she had wings too." (Samuel W)

We enjoyed sharing the story together - and Pip told us that she has the song at home!

Do you have a favourite part of the story?

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