Ugly Duckling discovers He's a Swan

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Today's new drawing is part of a set of animal drawings.

THIS is what it would look like for the Ugly Duckling to discover that he was a swan. These are still animals in a  North American river, pond, or lake.  

Ugly Duckling discovers He's a Swan

I love this story. For some reason, an over-large egg winds up in a duck's nest. The egg hatches, and the "duckling" looks different from the other ducklings. He is rejected and persecuted because he looks different. To the ducks, different is ugly. Yet when the "duckling" matures after a long, lonely year, he discovers that he is actually a beautiful swan. 

I love the song from the old movie, Hans Christian Anderson.  Look it up on YouTube. It's a great song! Like the story, it shows that someone who starts out seemingly inferior or different and seemingly ugly can grow into an exceptional or beautiful being. 

Since this will be part of the Classification Science activity, here is the list of animals to look for:

swans, ducks, fish, butterfly, dragonfly, bee, grebe, and a mammal. Do you spot the mammal? 

NOTE: This drawing will be used in a science activity. For now, it is just a coloring page of beautiful swans on a pond or lake. This drawing, in printable form, can be found by clicking on the button labeled "Birds" and then scrolling down to the bottom of the list of bird drawings. IF you are accessing this site in February or March 2026, then the title will be at or near the bottom of the list of "Bird" drawings.