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Nov 2020
21m 1s

The Ugly Duckling

KIDS STORIES
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Welcome back to the second week of the show.! This children's story is a classic and much loved all over the world for many years, and perhaps it is because the feelings of loneliness and being left out are ones all of us have experienced to some extent or another. Why does this little duckling feel so different from everybody else? Will he ever find his happy place? He will need to be patient and brave to find his true place in the world. . . 

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