The little duckling is very scared. He does not run away. He hides his head under his wing. A hunter's dog barks at him. The dog is very close. It doesn't hurt the little duckling. It takes a dead goose in its mouth instead. "Oh, I'm so happy to be ugly," he thinks. "Even a dog will not bite me."
丑小鸭吓坏了。他没逃走。他把头藏在翅膀下。一只猎狗对他吠叫。狗离他很近。它并没有伤害丑小鸭,反而用嘴叼起了一只死野雁。“喔,我真高兴自己长得丑,”他心想。“连狗都不愿意咬我。”