"I know that," said the duck, "but he is so ugly, I bit him."
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The next duck they met, said, "You have lovely ducklings. They are all pretty but one. He is very ugly."
The mother duck said, "I know he is not pretty. But he is very good."
Then she said to the ducklings, "Now, my dears, have a good time."
But the poor, big, ugly duckling did not have a good time.
The hens all bit him. The big ducks walked on him.
The poor duckling was very sad. He did not want to be so ugly. But he could not help it.