The Ugly Duckling
A baby duckling is shunned by his family because he is different.
A gentle, whimsical animated fable about acceptance and self-discovery, where an outcast finds belonging by learning who he truly is.
An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.
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