西方和东方的神话 英文

It was summer in the country. The corn-fields were surrounded by large forests. There were deep pools in these forests. A duck was sitting on her nest. She was waiting for her young brood to hatch.

At last one shell cracked, and then another, and from each egg came a little duck. They lifted their heads and cried, "Peep, peep." But the largest egg lay there still. The duck sat on the nest again,"Since I have sat so long already, a few more days will be nothing."Finally the large egg broke. A young one came out and cried,"Peep." It was very large and ugly. The duck stared at it and exclaimed,"It is very large and not like the others . I wonder if it really is a turkey. We shall soon find it out when we go to the water."

On the next day the weather was delightful, so the mother duck took her children to the water. The little ducklings jumped in one after another. They swam around quite prettily with their legs. The ugly du