1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,140 Hi guys! My name is Judy, 2 00:00:02,140 --> 00:00:04,980 and I'm joined here with my daughter Julianna Bear! 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,020 And today we're gonna read The Ugly Duckling here on Cool School. 4 00:00:09,260 --> 00:00:09,760 Ready? 5 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:11,020 Yeah! 6 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:11,900 Ha ha ha! 7 00:00:13,900 --> 00:00:15,900 Once, a very long time ago, 8 00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:19,700 there was a big beautiful pond at which all of the animals played. 9 00:00:20,140 --> 00:00:23,020 There were squirrels, raccoons, and mice, 10 00:00:23,140 --> 00:00:26,720 chipmunks and baby bears and all sorts of creatures. 11 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,740 But more than any of them were the birds! 12 00:00:29,820 --> 00:00:31,900 There were geese and ducks, 13 00:00:31,900 --> 00:00:33,740 robins and bluebirds, 14 00:00:33,740 --> 00:00:35,340 chickadees and eagles, 15 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,760 and of course the most beautiful of them all, 16 00:00:38,860 --> 00:00:40,180 the swans! 17 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:44,180 Every year, around the same time, all the animals would gather 18 00:00:44,180 --> 00:00:48,240 and they would bring all their little babies, so they would get a chance to play together. 19 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:52,280 This particular year there was a little bird named Milton, 20 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,460 who’s egg got mixed up with the wrong bunch. 21 00:00:55,460 --> 00:00:59,100 When he hatched, he didn’t look like all the other ducklings. 22 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,860 In fact, he looked VERY different. 23 00:01:02,140 --> 00:01:06,700 Well as the spring turned into summer, all the little animals started to change. 24 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:11,560 They began to grow into very active little birds, who liked to get into trouble. 25 00:01:11,620 --> 00:01:14,020 And they would make fun of Milton! 26 00:01:14,020 --> 00:01:17,520 “You’re so ugly even a turkey wouldn’t be your friend” 27 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,440 Well all of this being made fun of didn’t feel so good to Milton. 28 00:01:21,500 --> 00:01:24,660 Every time he tried to play dodgeball with the duck babies, 29 00:01:24,660 --> 00:01:26,380 they’d all get him out first! 30 00:01:26,420 --> 00:01:28,420 Even the duckies on his own team! 31 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,600 And every time he tried Swimming with the Swan babies, 32 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,080 they’d swim so fast that Milton would be left behind! 33 00:01:35,220 --> 00:01:38,280 And every time he tried Gabbing with the Goose babies, 34 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,480 they'd just giggle about Milton until he went away! 35 00:01:41,900 --> 00:01:43,960 He didn’t seem fit in anywhere! 36 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:46,520 And it wasn’t like he was really UGLY. 37 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,140 He was just a little different. 38 00:01:48,340 --> 00:01:52,080 Well summer came to an end, and all the babe learned to fly… 39 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,700 except Milton, for his wings were far too short. 40 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,380 “Just another thing I’m not good at,” he thought 41 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,020 as he watched the geese, 42 00:02:00,020 --> 00:02:00,620 ducks, 43 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:01,520 robbins, 44 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:02,420 bluebirds, 45 00:02:02,420 --> 00:02:03,140 chickadees, 46 00:02:03,140 --> 00:02:05,000 and eagles leave their summer home. 47 00:02:05,140 --> 00:02:07,720 “I guess I’ll just stay here and freeze all winter,” 48 00:02:07,900 --> 00:02:11,220 he thought as the swans flew beautifully into the air. 49 00:02:11,260 --> 00:02:19,400 Milton sulked as he watched the squirrels, Raccoons, and Mice, chipmunks and baby bears all slip into the woods for their hibernation. 50 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,920 The days got shorter, and air got colder, and the pond froze over. 51 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:27,300 Milton found a small cave among the rocks and climbed inside, 52 00:02:27,300 --> 00:02:32,040 where he spent the winter alone wishing that in the spring none of the birds would return. 53 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,700 But spring came, and so did the birds. 54 00:02:34,860 --> 00:02:36,720 All the little babies had grown up, 55 00:02:36,900 --> 00:02:39,040 and they were all calling out for Milton. 56 00:02:39,420 --> 00:02:41,240 “I bet he’s uglier than ever” 57 00:02:41,380 --> 00:02:45,700 “I bet he’s so ugly, that he ran away and he’ll never come back” 58 00:02:45,820 --> 00:02:48,000 and they laughed and laughed and laughed, 59 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,600 until they heard a rustling behind them, 60 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:56,500 and out of the cave down by the rocks came the most magnificent bird they had ever seen! 61 00:02:56,620 --> 00:02:58,840 Turquoise and yellow and black! 62 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:00,500 Colors everywhere! 63 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,780 He was even more beautiful than even the flock of swans. 64 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,220 Milton was the most beautiful bird in the land 65 00:03:07,340 --> 00:03:09,800 because Milton was a peacock! 66 00:03:11,740 --> 00:03:14,940 So thank you so much for joining us in today's story! 67 00:03:14,940 --> 00:03:20,860 Don't forget to subscribe for MORE wonderful stories, and we'll catch you later! Bye!! 68 00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:22,680 Say bye! 69 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,420 Ha ha ha!