The duckling

^^^^″'I will fly to those royal birds,' he exclaimed, 'and they will kill me, because I am so ugly, and dare to approach them; but it does not matter: better be killed by them than pecked by the ducks, beaten by the hens, pushed about by the maiden who feeds the poultry, or starved with hunger in the winter. ^^^^

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This will be part of a series. It is possible to simply read this, or simply read part two. I would recommend reading everything in order though.