Ružno pače

Ružno pače

The Ugly Duckling is a famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that talks about rejection, self-acceptance and finding one's own identity.

On a quiet country estate, a duck lays eggs. Among the ducklings that hatch, one is bigger, clumsier and different than the others. Everyone makes fun of him and calls him ugly. Even his own family rejects him, and the farm animals tease him. The duckling, sad and lonely, decides to run away.

During his journey, the duckling faces various challenges and difficulties. The winter is long and harsh, but somehow the duck survives. With the arrival of spring, he comes to the lake where he sees beautiful swans. Admiring them, he wants to join them, although he thinks they will also reject him.

However, he sees his reflection in the water and realizes that it has turned into a beautiful swan. Pače discovers that it was not ugly all the time, but special and different. The story ends with a happy scene where the swan swims with its new family, finally finding its place in the world.

Lesson of the story: Time, patience and perseverance bring personal growth and realization of self-worth.

Dimensions
26 x 18 cm
Pages
16
Publisher
Andromeda d.o.o., Zagreb
 
Latin alphabet. Paperback.
Language: Croatian.

No copies available

The last copy was sold recently.

 

Are you interested in another book? You can search the offer using our search engine or browse books by category.

You may also be interested in these titles

Đavo i njegov šegrt / Laž za okladu: Srpske narodne pripovijetke

Đavo i njegov šegrt / Laž za okladu: Srpske narodne pripovijetke

For the short story The Devil and His Apprentice Wolf St. Karadžić says that it was "narrated and written to him in 1829 in Zemusnkome infirmary by Gruje Mehandžijić from Sentomaš". Regarding the short story Laž za okladu, he says that he "heard it back i

Naša djeca, 1964.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.76
Leteće priče

Leteće priče

Nada Arbanas

The main characters of this book are real people, people, although I haven't written much about them. The destinies and lives of people move the world around us.

Matica hrvatska, 2017.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.16
Night, night, bunny

Night, night, bunny

Pamela Kennedy

A young rabbit who is afraid before going to sleep learns that God is with us when we are afraid.

Word Publishing, 1990.
English. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
4.88
Pozdrav Suncu

Pozdrav Suncu

Tanja Radović

A fairy tale about the strength of friendship and love between young men Donat and Sunčana and their joint fight against King Grozomor. The author found inspiration for the picture book in the city of Zadar and the art installation Greetings to the Sun.

Sipar, 2024.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
8.42 - 8.48
Dobar dan

Dobar dan

Stanislav Marijanović

The book is intended for school-age children, but also for adults as a reminder of the irreplaceability of our planet.

Sipar, 2023.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
11.96
Panda

Panda

Nadin Sonije

Great illustrations of our favorites, their everyday lives, true stories in which some words are replaced with pictures.

Svjetlost, 1989.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
3.86