英语小品剧本《TheUglyDuckling》

　　The Ugly Duckling

　　Long ago, in a farmyard many miles away, a Mother Duck sat on her nest.

　　She was waiting for her eggs to hatch. Each day she proudly looked at

　　them. There were six eggs, which meant six little ducklings to teach to

　　swim.

　　One sunny spring morning, the first egg began to crack..

　　'Tap, tap, tap,' went the duckling inside, trying to get out. Mother

　　Duck watched as the egg cracked open and out popped a fluffy duckling.

　　"One," said Mother Duck proudly.

　　The next day, the second egg hatched and out popped another fluffy

　　duckling.

　　"Two," said Mother Duck proudly.

　　On the third day, duckling number three hatched.

　　"That leaves just three," said Mother Duck.

　　On the fourth and fifth day, ducklings number four and five hatched.

　　"That leaves just one," said Mother Duck, as she settled on her nest.

　　Her ducklings gathered around her.

　　But on the sixth day nothing happened. Nor on the seventh.

　　"How strange," said Mother Duck on the seventh day. "It should have

　　hatched by now."

　　One of the farmyard chickens wandered by.

　　"Oh,"

　　she said. "You're still there I thought you'd be on the pond by

　　now."

　　"It's this last egg," said Mother Duck. "It hasn't hatched yet."

　　"Let me see," said the chicken. "Well no wonder. It looks like a goose

　　egg to me. You'll be here for a long time."

　　"Oh dear," said Mother Duck. "I have my five little ducklings to teach

　　to swim. What shall I do? I can't leave it."

　　"Aah well," said the chicken, and she wandered off.

　　The goose heard that one of her eggs was in Mother Duck's nest.