The Ugly Duckling
Audiobook language: Russian · 21:03 · MP3
Duet
Narrated by Andrey Nakhshunov — digital voice replica
An outsider in the poultry yard, unlike all the others, a little duckling sets out to find his place in the world. Ahead lies a long winter — and a spring that could change everything.
Full description
His unusual appearance makes the duckling a laughing stock among his neighbours. He wanders, enduring cold and loneliness, yet never stops reaching for the beauty he once saw in the sky.
A tale of growing up and of dignity that does not depend on the mockery of others. It is easy to hear it afresh, even if you have known it since childhood.
About this edition of The Ugly Duckling
The text of the audio version has been compared with the following edition: Collected Works of Andersen in Four Volumes, 2nd ed., Saint Petersburg, 1899, volume 1, pages 207–216, where the tale is printed under the title «Bezobraznyj utënok». The title page of this edition credits the translation to A. and P. Hansen. This bibliographic reference is not a claim of verbatim reproduction of the edition published before the Russian spelling reform. The text has been updated to modern spelling. The individual translator of this particular tale could not be established from the scan of the primary source.
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Audiobook in production
We are preparing an audio edition of this story. A sample and a link to the full book will appear after release.