It’s aspirational to not privilege beauty or youth (we’re hardwired by evolution to do just that). To value ourselves, ...

And I’m sure he’ll grow into his looks.’ But the other birds didn’t leave the ugly duckling alone. They laughed at him and called him names and sometimes even trod on him. Then they ...

Nobody wanted this “ugly duckling”, but he proved he was beautiful enough to be loved all along ❤️ @cricket_the_one_eyed_cat ...

A Compilation of four episodes of The Fairytaler, includes The Ugly Duckling, The Gardner and the Family, Soup On A Sausage Peg as well as The Traveling Companion.

Here’s to the ugly duckling in all of us. Recognizing, in whatever way(s), we are all swans. Diane Solomon is a Harvard-trained writer, Yale-trained nurse-midwife, and Oregon Health & Sciences ...