"The Ugly Duckling" tells the story of a mother duck whose eggs hatch into ducklings, one of which is larger and different in appearance. The other animals mock him, calling him ugly, which leads him ...

it was believed in Europe that all swans were white and any reference to a black swan were fairy tales, that is, until one was discovered." Therefore, a characteristic of true black swans is the ...

Then she meets a kindly old woman, who turns out to be a fairy and who suggests that she follow the river to find her brothers. On reaching the sea, Princess Eliza sees eleven swans flying towards ...