It is summer. Mother duck has got six eggs. Five eggs break and five yellow ducklings come out. But the sixth egg doesn’t break. "Oh dear! This egg is very big," says mother duck. Later, the sixth egg breaks. A big grey duckling comes out. "Oh no! This duckling is ugly!" shouts mother duck. "Come on, ducklings. Let’s go and visit the hen," says mother duck. She looks at the ugly duckling and she says, "Walk behind your brothers and sisters. I don’t want anybody to see you. You’re ugly!" The ugly duckling is sad. The hen sees the ducklings. She sees the ugly duckling too. The hen laughs. "Look! That duckling is silly!" says the hen. "He has got short legs. He’s grey. His beak is silly. He’s an ugly duckling!" Everybody laughs. The ugly duckling is very sad.
Moscow
Russia
13/04/2017
Dear Kate,
Thank you for your letter. It was nice to hear from you. Sorry, I haven't written for so long because I had an exam.
So, you asked me to tell you about holidays. Well, my family with me often on picnic on my holiday. Sometimes we go on picnic with friends in summer. Most of all I like when picnic is located near the river, where I can swim and fish. I really like fishing. But sometimes it is raining on a picnic. It is not a problem for my family. We always take a special tent, which we use for our picnic and hide from the rain.
I heard your school band won. It is great! What were you doing? How many bands participated? Who was in the group?
Anyway, I have to go now because I need to do my homework. Hope to hear from your soon.
Your friend,
Anna
