Andersen's story of the Ugly Duckling, rejected and bullied, lonely and miserable until he realises his magnificent true nature, has become one of our most cherished tales of growing up and finding your place in the world.
With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: A1. 1168 words.
This is Book 10 in the English Readers Level 1 Series. See all English Readers Level 1 books here.
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Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) was a Danish author and prolific writer of plays, novels and poems, but he is best remembered for his fairy tales. Among his most-loved stories are The Emperor's New Clothes, The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen , but it is probably for The Little Mermaid that he is most fa
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