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The Ugly Duckling
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literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
"The Ugly Duckling" is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a bird that is rejected and mocked by others for its appearance before eventually discovering its true identity. The story has become a classic because it explores themes of transformation, acceptance, and self-worth that resonate across cultures and generations.
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Vinony's link graph records 284 inbound references to The Ugly Duckling, and connects out to Cygnus, Hans Christian Andersen bibliography and Denmark.
It is catalogued under topics including 1843 short stories, Animals in folklore and Animal tales.
Vinony links it to 54 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre
- fairy tale
- Country of origin
- Denmark
- Image
- Het leelijke jonge eendje.jpg
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- title
- Brzydkie kaczątko
- Commons category
- The Ugly Duckling
- catalog code
- 432
- language of work or name
- Danish
- copyright status
- public domain
- time period
- Romanticism
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Encyclopedic overview
"The Ugly Duckling" (Danish: Den grimme ælling) is a Danish literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). It was first published on 11 November 1843 in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection, with three other tales by Andersen in Copenhagen to great critical acclaim. The tale has been adapted to various media, including opera, musical, and animated film. The tale is an original story by Andersen.
Plot
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Ugly Duckling” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.