很久很久以前,鸭妈妈生下了一群小鸭子。
小鸭子越长越大,但是其中一只小鸭子的个子却长得太大了。
(发现了吗?丑小鸭其实有在非常认真地学习和模仿他人。这是不是寻找认同的第一步呢?)
Mother duck said, "Go away! You are too big and too ugly. You do not belong here."
Poor Ugly Duckling! He was so sad. He went to see Hen.
鸭妈妈说:“你走开!你太大太丑了,你不属于这儿。”
可怜的丑小鸭!他很伤心。他去找母鸡。
(然而我们必须清醒地认识到,世界很大,你可能会被温暖地包容,却也可能会被冰冷地排斥。)
Hen said, "Go away! You are too big and too ugly. You do not belong here."
Poor Ugly Duckling! He was so, so sad. He went to see Cat.
母鸡说:“你走开!你太大太丑了,你不属于这儿。”
可怜的丑小鸭!他非常伤心。他去找猫咪。
(鸡妈妈对自己的小鸭显然是呈保护的姿势的,可是谁来保护丑小鸭呢?会是猫咪吗?)
Cat said, "Go away! You are too big and too ugly. You do not belong here."
Poor Ugly Duckling! He was so very sad. He did not belong anywhere.
猫妈妈说:“你走开!你太大太丑了,你不属于这儿。”
可怜的丑小鸭!他非常非常伤心。他哪里都不属于,哪里都不是他的家。
(这下连幼猫都对丑小鸭怒目而视了,还有个一旁看热闹的老鼠!丑小鸭走向池塘,然而它心里或许已经绝望了。可是,你有没有发现,丑小鸭似乎在慢慢地发生变化?)
But then Ugly Duckling saw Swan. He said, "I do not belong anywhere. I am too big and too ugly."
Swan said, "You are not too big. You are not ugly."