Accurate readership diary needs to be learned from childhood. This skill is useful in high school, when an excellent knowledge of literary works will be of great importance in final exams. Therefore, the Literaguru team presents you with an example of the design of this work on the example of the tale “The Ugly Duckling”.
- Name of the author of the work: Hans Christian Andersen;
- Title: "Ugly Duckling";
- Year of writing: 1843;
- Genre: a fairy tale.
Short retelling. Once in a nest of a mother duck there was a strange egg. The old duck kept saying that it was a turkey, however, a duckling soon hatched. He was the latest, and he looked worse than others - ugly, inconspicuous, ugly, although he swam better than anyone. No one liked the poor creature. Each inhabitant of the yard considered it his duty to push, offend and attack him. Soon the ugly duckling was tired of such a terrible attitude, so he decided to run away to the wild ducks in the pond. He immediately made friends with two gander, but after some time they were killed by hunters. After this sad event, the little duckling decided to get to the hut in which the old woman, the cat and the chicken, the Short-legged, lived. The woman sheltered him, but the other inhabitants of the house were not happy with the new "friend." Like everyone else, they mocked and mocked the poor duckling. Then the little hero decided to go live to the lake. It was there that he first saw beautiful, noble white swans, whom he loved at first sight.
Winter came, and with it came the cold. The ugly duckling was now sheltered by the hunter's family, however, because of the children who constantly scared him, the hero often smoked. Not wanting to stay with people anymore, the duckling again went to the lake, where he again saw beautiful swans. He always wanted to be like them, and now his dream came true! Looking at his reflection, the duckling did not believe his eyes - a swan was looking at him. From an ugly creature, he turned into a noble bird. Without losing a minute, he swam to other swans, who immediately accepted him and surrounded him with love. Children, seeing the new inhabitant of the lake, called it the most beautiful of all. It was real happiness for the ugly duckling!
Feedback. The main idea of the tale that Andersen wanted to convey to the readers is not to pay attention only to the appearance, because underneath it can hide a whole magical inner world. Also, the hero of the tale proves to us that all difficulties are surmountable - only time is needed. The resistance of the ugly duckling simply cannot leave the reader indifferent! This is what this fairy tale is remembered for.
Unusual in this work, I would call a magical transformation, which brought the main character real and deserved happiness.
Perhaps the moments of cruelty made us think about behavior in society. People are increasingly paying attention only to appearance. They ceased to appreciate kindness, sincerity and love. It seems to me that the author teaches us goodwill and understanding, so that we change something in our attitude towards those who are not like us.
I would like to recommend this fairy tale to all children, because through this work Hans Christian Andersen shares his love and kindness, which will always be the main values of a person!
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