Make Way for Ducklings

However, I will give great emphasis on one of the episodes called “The Ugly Duckling.” Through my observation, Princess Pia begins by stating the problem she has in her ballerina class “I want to twirl, but I can’t, I keep falling down” (Super Why Official, 2016). The superheroes choose the book called “The Ugly Duckling” because it most closely relates to Princess Pia’s problem of not being able to twirl. “The Ugly Duckling” talks about a duck that has difficulties learning how to swim like…

importance of having fun. One of the main characters was Jack, the narrator, who was also featured in Jack and the Beanstalk. Like Jack, the other characters were based off of other individual fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, the Ugly Duckling, the Tortoise and the Hare, the Frog and the Princess, Cinderella, and Rumpelstiltskin. All of these characters were a Narrator, Extraordinary Characters, and Playwrights…

The duckling was hatched as one of the bigger and more different ducks, where his feathers were not of the same color as the rest. The duckling was always ridiculed by the other animals and even called ugly by his own mother. But after much searching from place to place, he finally found a home where he belonged and realized that he was not an ugly duckling. Instead, he was a beautiful swan that all the children loved and idolized…

The book, Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a true story about the author’s childhood growing up in China during the 1940s. The main character, Adeline is an unwanted child because her mother dies giving birth to her. She is unwanted by her family because Adeline is considered bad luck to them. Her father remarries a 17 year old and both of them have two children, including his four stepchildren. Adeline is the youngest of the stepchildren. The family also lives with Adeline’s…

but there’s also a downside. They pay their employees very little while the employees work long hours while performing rigorous task throughout the day. Branigin state's, “In the maquiladoras, Mexican workers typically earn in a day what U.S. workers make in an hour. The maquiladoras have succeeded in holding wages down to about $1.25 an hour, which is still about 20…

a father and mother who truly loved ,and cared for her. Unfortunately, this desire was only a fantasy, and very far from her reality. Adeline went through suffering, sorrow, and torment ,growing up in her household. Yet, she still tried her best to make friends, succeed in school, and impress her father to gain his love and approval. Going through this difficult time in Adeline’s life, she discovered talents and developed skills, she never complained and was always obedient, and she never gave…

The reason for his anger is because his arrogance gets in the way of how he works things. He is too selfish to change his ways for the benefit of his kid. In the book, Achebe wrote that Okonkwo would abuse Nwoye if he is lazy and it shows that even if he’s hurt or sad, Okonkwo will abuse him because he shows weakness. Not only he is hurting his…

Body: It has always been expected for children to develop to a state of mind where they become trustworthy resources in society to depend upon. There is no other best way for a child to prove his/her developed trustworthiness than to show their ability to keep a promise—become a person of their word. In folktales, children are influenced to become dependable individuals by demonstrating fantasized rewarding conclusions, and if not they will suffer the consequences. This is best demonstrated in…

this she thought she was better than everyone else. This meant Maria refused to marry any man below her standards, until she met a wealthy, attractive Ranchero. The beginning of their marriage was great, until the Ranchero returned to his gallivanting ways and would no longer even acknowledge Maria. One day Maria sees him with a suitor, in her rage she throws her children in the river. She attempts to save them, but she fails and ills herself. It is said you can hear her cries by the river where…

them when you've tired telling Cinderella to your kids before bed every evening, want a laugh or you are just a bitter, bitter person tired of sugary stuff. It is not a mere funny retelling of fairy tales, it's often a satire of modern word. It makes fun of celebrities and quirks in today's society. I find it curious that as a child I accepted fairy tales as they were. I wasn't able to spot odd things in the stories. Oh, kids, Later in life, I obviously didn't give much thought about them,…