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The Ugly Duckling

Den grimme ælling

Down by the pond, the last egg is the biggest, and what tumbles out is grey, gangly and altogether different. A tale about being teased, being brave, and growing into who you really are.

First told
1843
Suggested age
Ages 4 and up
Languages
Dansk · Deutsch · English · Español · Français · 中文

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Based on the original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Adapted and animated by Andersen's World. AI-assisted production: this animated adaptation was created using artificial intelligence together with human creative direction, editing and quality control.

A grey duckling sitting in its broken eggshell in a straw nest, yellow ducklings beside it and a thatched farmhouse behind

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