在一个十分美丽的大池塘边，有只母鸭正在草丛中孵着蛋。不久，小鸭子们就一个个破壳而出。 

Zài yí gè shífēn měilì de dà chítáng biān, yǒu zhī mŭyā zhèngzài căocóng zhōng fū zhe dàn. Bùjiŭ, xiăo yāzimen jiù yí gègè pòké érchū.
Mother Duck has been sitting on her eggs for a long time, beside a very big beautiful pond. Finally the ducklings began to hatch one by one.
“唧唧，唧唧！” “唧唧，唧唧！”  
"Jījī, jījī! " " Jījī, jījī!"
"Peep, peep!" "Peep, peep!" The ducklings are making noises.
“呱呱，呱呱！你们都出来了吗？”  

"Guāguā, guāguā! Nĭmen dōu chūlái le ma? "
"Quack, quack! Are you all out?" Said mother Duck.
“不，一个鸭蛋仍然在这里。瞧！它多么大！”  

"Bù, yí gè yādàn réngrán zài zhèlĭ. Qiáo, tā duōme dà! "
"No, one egg is still here. Look, how big it is!" Chirped the ducklings.
最后，这个大鸭蛋打开了。这只小鸭子很大很丑！ 

Zuìhòu, zhè ge dà yādàn dăkāi le. Zhè zhī xiăo yāzi hěn dà hěn chǒu!
At last, the large egg cracked. This duckling was very big and very ugly!
“哦！我的天！这只小鸭子很大而且与众不同。我怀疑它是一只火鸡。我们很快会找到答案。”  

Ò! Wǒ de tiān! Zhè zhī xiăo yāzi hěn dà érqiě yŭzhòngbùtóng. Wǒ huáiyí tā shì yì zhī huǒjī. Wǒmen hěnkuài huì zhăodào dá'àn.
"Oh, my god! This duckling is so big and so ugly. I wonder if it is a turkey. We will find out soon." She said.
母鸭子带着小鸭子们去河里。小鸭子一个接着一个跳进水里。丑小鸭也跳进水里，而且游地非常棒。 

Mŭ yāzi dàizhe xiăo yāzimen qù hélĭ. Xiăo yāzi yí gè jiēzhe yí gè tiàojìn shuĭlĭ. Chǒu xiăo yā yě tiàojìn shuĭlĭ, érqiě yóu de fēicháng bàng.
Mother Duck took her ducklings to the water. One after another, the little ducklings jumped into the water. The Ugly Duckling also jumped in the water and swam very well.
母鸭子想：“哦，他不是一只火鸡，火鸡不会游泳。他一定是我的孩子，那我们一起去农场。”  

Mŭ yāzi xiăng: "Ò, tā búshì yìzhī huǒjī, huǒjī bú huì yóuyǒng. Tā yídìng shì wǒ de háizi, nà wǒmen yìqĭ qù nóngchăng."
"Oh, he is not a turkey. Turkeys can't swim. He is my child. Let's go to the farmyard." Quacked mother duck.
但是农场里的所有动物都排斥他。因此，可怜的丑小鸭非常地伤心，最后，就离开了农场。 

Dànshì nóngchăng lĭ de suǒyǒu dòngwù dōu páichì tā. Yīncĭ, kělián de chǒu xiăo yā fēicháng de shāngxīn, zuìhòu, jiù líkāi le nóngchăng.
But all the animals in the farmyard bit and pushed him. So the poor, little duckling was very sad and finally ran away.

(To be continued. Part II will be in our next issue, stay tuned!)

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