The Ugly Duckling - Silly Symphony Walt Disney 1939

The Ugly Duckling is an animated film by Walt Disney based on the fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen. Walt Disney actually produced two Silly Symphonies animated shorts based on the fairy tale, one in 1931 in black and white, and one in 1939 in Technicolor. The 1939 color film won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). In this version, the baby swan's sufferings are shortened, as he is found by his family, after only a few minutes of rejection and ostracism, instead of a whole year. This abbreviated version is read by Lilo to Stitch in the 2002 Disney film Lilo & Stitch. The story has a deep impact on Stitch, who sets out to look for his real family.
The Ugly Duckling was Disney's last Silly Symphony.

[@soulpinkendeavors]

This cartoon has underlying messages. Even when you don't fit in or are rejected by a group, there will be others out there that will love you for who you are. And never lose faith in finding love because it is out there for you.

[@aliezahjuarez1212]

Yes

[@hexagonal69]

I’m wondering if you even know the origins of this cartoon. It’s a fairytale story by Hans Christian Andersen written a long time before this cartoon called The Ugly Duckling, and this is merely Disney’s adaption of the story.

[@mystmisty]

Cried even reading this. Thank you for this clear message🙏✨ I hope more people will notice it and get it straight to their mind❤️

[@gporr7004]

It actually focuses on being yourself and not being a part of the collective establishment. Nowadays the establishment trains kids to seek.out the status quo and agree with what the group says

[@peakyblinders352]

That’s What Disney is about

[@lunatic_3521]

What actually made me tear up was when he turned around and away from the baby swans and the swan mother who both showed him they accepted him. In spite of their acceptance, he was too afraid to approach them, because he learned again and again what it's like to have your hopes shattered. It reminds me so fucking hard of myself. It hurts

[@andrascarmonaiii2258]

I agree. It reminds me of ‘Learned Helplessness.’ When people just give up and stop trying. Because there’s only so much disappointment that people can take before they finally give up. 💜

[@kevinboudreaux7860]

in his defense, every adult he ever encountered had chased him off at this point. he didnt know that sweet mother swan might be any different.

[@MightyJosh11]

lol emo

[@lyndsayw5843]

I'm really sorry that this has been your experience. I hope someday soon someone can see your awesome qualities and show you the love you deserve.

[@rohin.4755]

I am so sorry for what you have experienced. I hope that you will succeed in what you are trying to achieve. I want you to know that you are not alone in this. I hope that you will obtain the love you deserve.

[@legocreator1998]

7:52 you'll see the duckling look up in fright at the swans touch at first, because all it knew was harm and pain from others, but as soon as the swan gives the duckling a very gentle touch of reassurance and acceptances, that was when the duckling knew that the swan had accepted him and now knows what love is. I like that

[@TheStarlitfuse]

It's interesting that before looking in to the water at his reflection he was completely accepting of the others and blissfully innocent. He had no reason to believe he didn't deserve to be there. Rejection can turn you against yourself, i'm surprised he didn't hate himself for being different out of desperation for acceptance. This paradox is one of the cruelist.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I first saw this cartoon when I was very young and even then in some deep level of my soul I identified with the duckling in every sense of the word 😪It's something that has haunted me ever since. I dreamed about this cartoon back then of a swam in a river that says 'I swam to be alone' because even then I understood what my path in life was going to be

[@ramrm1460]

Exactly bro! When you get rejected 🙅‍♂️ you would starting to think, why I’m different from others? Am I ugly? why am I ugly? And you blame yourself for being different from others.

[@christianaguiare544]

I think he did hate himself, maybe he was too young to develop those feelings but he definitely would at some point

[@3setstolove]

Freaking cried like a baby when I saw him crying at the sight of his own reflection. :( he wasn't even ugly, just looked different - and sadly that's actually a pretty accurate depiction of society. I wish they had included the scene showing his triumphant transformation into a beautiful swan.

[@jorgetomedeandradealves8565]

SADLY THE SOCIETY IS A MISSERABLE BITCH

[@olivergoogler5244]

Yes, I know that scene either. When it grew into a beautiful swan. I wonder why isn't included anymore or maybe it's on another cartoon.

[@didsthecat1503]

I know the feeling of crying at your reflection too well

[@aliceevans9606]

He was always a swan.

[@Cloudxyy-]

Fr… ❤ poor lil duckling 💔

[@pharol]

What is especially sad is that Hans Christian Andersen wrote the story as a reflection of his own life

[@mr.mostwanted6389]

Wow. I really didn't know about that. This explains everything about the origin and the creation of "The Ugly Duckling" tale. 😢

[@boxatobo]

Are you sure? Source?

[@pharol]

@@boxatobo Bredsdorff, Elias (1975). Hans Christian Andersen: The Story of his Life and Work 1805-75. Phaidon. ISBN 0-7148-1636-1: He later confessed that the story was "a reflection of my own life", and, when the critic Georg Brandes questioned Andersen about whether he would write his autobiography, the poet claimed that it had already been written - "The Ugly Duckling". - Chisholm, Anne (2006-06-05). "The tale of an ugly duckling". The Daily Telegraph: "Andersen himself was a tall, ugly boy with a big nose and big feet, and when he grew up with a beautiful singing voice and a passion for the theater he was cruelly teased and mocked by other children".

[@daliacelerino494]

I just read his story :( it is sad.

[@hobomike6935]

@@daliacelerino494 Yeah but he was loved later in life and has been immortalized through his works, so it's a happy ending. what's *really* sad are the people that started out happy, and died sad due to some tragedy or another :(

[@ArquaticDreamer1994]

I seriously cannot watch this without crying.

[@Mbrace818]

It's not as bad as the story of the Ugly Barnacle.

[@ranilove3341]

Me too 😭

[@Openconcept-]

Same :(

[@jamiedupree8980]

Seriously? Seriously? Because for second I was doubting you

[@conniekreese7165]

Me too I know what it’s like to be rejected for being adopted it hits me harder than it should

[@miticaBEP07]

More people should talk about that scene where he takes a WOODEN duck as his adoptive parent. The thing doesn't talk and obviously isn't sentient, but he goes to it anyway and cuddles to it as if it was his dream parent. But even a *fake* mother isn't enough to give him love. The shot where the beak of the wooden duck comes from high and almost pummels him is greatly done, makes it look massive and like a giant out to get him. This is what makes the scene especially sad. As if not even fantasy was safe.

[@Federal_Bureau_of_Investigatio]

or he might just thik its a living thing

[@SeaStarTea]

That scene really got to me because it reminded me of how I would treat inanimate objects like playground animals and even straight up sofas as makeshift friends because I didn’t have any real life ones.

[@ysy7777]

Basically everything, even physic forces were against him

[@slipstreamxr3763]

Reminds me of the f&*ked up surrogate mother experiments that they performed on baby monkeys.

[@hannahskeldon7944]

I know you think it would have realized the thing wasn't alive.

[@WarriorOfTheStream]

The part where the mama swan hugs him just melts my heart!

[@steviechan5695]

I know. And he's not ugly. He's adorable.

[@Choices2aa]

Yeah I loved that part and it always makes me cry how she took him under her wing. He felt love, and he felt acceptance and love, That's what a mother is supposed to do is love her babies and he turned into a beautiful Swan and he didn't need those mean ducks, He found his place. This is such a good story!

[@coreysilver6134]

WarriorOfTheStream same😌

[@gillianday4804]

so he's a cygnet all along!

[@blackkitty369]

Mee too! My heart melted and I cried like a baby. Then I ran to hug my mom.

[@josephmarrison4606]

Aw. The fact that he cries just seriously makes me want to cry. He is so cute and I am shocked at the mother Duck for behaving in such a strict, mean and aggressive way.

[@serphomhaha120]

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[@MUSTANG1607]

🐀🐁🐁

[@Zaramakeupartist]

I feel the same 😢

[@himajeep8847]

dx

[@wii1245]

Joseph Marrison funny how the father duck yells out "Aflac!" guess he was looking for insurance .

[@christine3941]

I actually got emotional when the beautiful and majestic mother swan showed a lot of compassion and love for him and not once acted proud of her own looks or showed any signs of embarrassment of having the duckling by her side. Instead, she displayed and expressed a lot of love and acceptance towards him even though he was going to swim away from them thinking he will face rejection again especially that he felt he was too ugly for anyone especially her and the fact she showed so much love, acceptance and compassion for him just made me tear up.

[@SarahCassie17]

Every kid deserves a mommy ❤️

[@nedelcuangela1971]

❤❤❤

[@matthewschipper2023]

That is true 👍

[@Ratchet_TFP]

Indeed

[@gardnerberry113]

Most kids DO have a Mommy; It's the DADDY that is too-often missing. 😕

[@matthewackermanaski9687]

But not every parent deserves a kid, that's very harsh, but honest truth. I know that from personal experience. I hope at least anyone can find a place where they belong.

[@Aramanth]

He's so cute when he rubs his eyes in disbelief at seeing others like him, it's nice to belong! Happy Ending!

[@alanguages]

aramanth The ugly duckling was welcomed by the baby birds in the nest, he did not even look like them. It was the mother bird that did not welcome him. The mother duck and her other off springs were the worse ones in this story, they all rejected him, just because he was different. The ugly duckling saw the mother swan with the other cygnets, but his history of rejection made him think even though he looked like them, that he was still going to be rejected. Luckily he was pursued by them to make it clear, he was welcomed to become part of the family. Great Ending for sure!

[@adriansalmon6217]

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[@2009maral]

That part melts my heart

[@undeadaeon9992]

One of those ducks is the father that's why lmao

[@FlyyGirl1000]

@@alanguagesyea, the poor thing couldn’t take another rejection in one single day. The 💩 hurts, & I’m glad he didn’t let it turn him cold. & it’s sweet that the geese family proved to him that it wasn’t too good to be true.

[@Amber417]

I can never watch this without crying. The sight of the poor little darling crying breaks my heart so much I can't stand it

[@MrKillcoffee]

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[@niinanacima3529]

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[@chaoticfangurl567]

Same

[@floppedalpha]

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[@arasharyan5720]

i am the same

[@ibluetune]

Man, when the mama Swan hugs the little baby I am in tears. Quite the beautiful sighting.

[@paulinayexannihtorres1709]

The Mama Swan Is Odette From Swan Lake

[@nene884]

As an autistic child this really resonated with me because of the feeling of rejection and not fitting in. I always cried so hard

[@pcwmoondoggie]

I ball every time the mother holds her new baby. My son is autistic and 5 years old and my wife is his warrior mom. It's the most beautiful thing I'll ever see.

[@BeYou-Butterfly9036]

Though difficult, if we don’t give up in life, and be true to ourselves, we can all become beautiful like swans 🦢

[@Colette735]

I understand bc I have aspergers syndrome (high functioning autism)

[@a.a.7215]

@@Colette735 I do as well, and growing up my family treated me like I was worthless. To this day they still do, and I’ve recently cut off all contact with them. I don’t regret it at all.

[@Colette735]

@@a.a.7215 awwww that’s so sad and where do u live now since they don’t treat u?🥺🙏🏼💯

[@Xanatos21]

It's funny at the beginning when the male duck thought that the female duck cheated on him with a swan, but she denies it. Even though you cannot understand exactly what they're saying, it's pretty obvious.

[@Mark-uj7ri]

I literally thought the same

[@christineking8183]

Well I certainly don’t think it’s funny at all. Especially of the way the father duck treated his own wife when she never even had that cygnet baby.

[@manuelakani6763]

Xanatos21 🤸‍♀️

[@memememes.]

Dude it’s clear that a swan egg got mixed in with the chicken eggs

[@sasinihansika7138]

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[@cinthyasalas2360]

Story of my life. I identify with the ugly duckling in every scene. My favorite part is when the “family” calls for him and he is like “ no thank you “ and goes on his way where he is loved 🥰

[@jorgetomedeandradealves8565]

THE DUCKLING IS SAYING THEM *GO TO HELL*

[@cinthyasalas2360]

@@jorgetomedeandradealves8565 Haha something like that 😆👍

[@hannahskeldon7944]

Um, I think the Duck family was happy that the swan found its real family.

[@aliceevans9606]

I think he was worried that they might abandon him as well, because he’s been rejected all his life.

[@alfredoavendano5808]

What strikes hard for me is how happy he is at first thinking he will be accepted and loved by his initial family without knowing how painful his rejection will be.

[@iamm0ra]

One of the parts that was especially sad was when he met the other goose and he saw the mother and he turned around and swam away sad bc he thought she didn't want him because all he got was rejection all his life ☹ and it was so sweet when she hugged and cuddled him 😭

[@kdfever1732]

Yeah, when you reach the point in life where you forgot your self's value due to countless rejections 💔

[@BOX_corporation.]

Its a swan you stupid goose!

[@stanleycoleman]

This is so frigging sad seeing how all he wanted was to have a mother who loved and cared for him. He started off being naive and innocent and by the end he was already so used to being disappointed and rejected that he thought the mother Swan would do the same thing as the others had.

[@hannahskeldon7944]

The baby birds accepted him though it was the mother bird that was rejecting him.

[@jcmat9917]

6:44 I still can’t watch this part, as a 40-something-year old dude, without tearing up… 😢

[@Ratchet_TFP]

I Support your Choice,As You Watched it For the First Time,You Might Experience Something Of the Horrendous Past

[@taylormcclure3522]

Watched it today...teared TF up 🥺

[@fiadouglas]

Broke my heart when he looked at his reflection and thought he was ugly.

[@gabsy_ferreira]

When the ugly duckling begins to cry near the ending my heart just shatters

[@andrewberrocal3962]

A lesson taught in my family that I'm going to pass down to my kids and so forth: "family isn't who your born to, it's the people that care about you"

[@katharinakofler8457]

Right you are! :)

[@charlesgomon8291]

Katharina Kofler Agreed! In real life, there are bad moms & dads were hate their own offsprings. These moms & dads aren't even parents at all.

[@angelicphnyx4381]

no wonder the book was in my childhood collection, must be God's will.

[@jurajpolakovic6892]

+Angelic Phnyx bbgfdg

[@Lucifer1247]

Family are people YOU care about.

[@rtt806]

I very rarely cry over cartoons, but this just shattered me to bits So glad he got the happy ending he deserved ❤

[@dinxidoe]

The father duck was like “YOU SERIOUSLY CHEATED ON ME WITH A *GOOSE* !?”

[@matrix91234]

ME!? "Hits him"

[@pbscraze]

Father fuck: Aw, phooey! (No one ever saw him again after that. He just left the family on his own accord….and never came back)

[@drewaworld6790]

Talk to me goose

[@jataim4197]

I cried watching this as a youngster and still cry every damn time! Disney you are seriously a heartbreaker!

[@caringriffin8452]

hahahaha never realised that when mother and father duck is fighting the dad is actually accusing the mom of cheating

[@hhhbbhb7586]

Carin Andersson اهلا

[@animalcrossinggameralice1837]

Wait waaaaa!!!??

[@sebastianemond5313]

Like, 2:13 "Hey, where did this chick come from?" "I don't know." "Well, he certainly didn't come from me!"

[@DakariKingMykan]

I swear... when mother swan hugs him, takes him in... I can almost hear "Baby Mine"

[@cm94returns19]

same here

[@viisovari4544]

The fact that the father left his kids and mother after he found out she had a baby obviously not from him is so real XD

[@christianaguiare544]

I always thought he had to take a timeout for a second

[@blakimusmaximus]

I swear there is no moment in all of visual narrative more heartbreaking and relatable than that poor little guy sobbing his little heart out @6:30

[@sfprivateer]

This video STILL brings tears in my eyes every single time I see it. I can't believe how skilled the artists of this era were. This seriously brings emotions out of me, both the sadness and joy.

[@joadcock4221]

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[@luosshophy1660]

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[@FlackoWeasel]

Exactly same here. I cant watch this animation without tearing up.

[@thboy1037]

Every time I watch this, I feel sad with his/her crying scene. I faced this similar situation when I was in high school. I couldn't get along with my friends and very few of them accepted me because of the reasons I didn't know. One day I felt that I couldn't stand with it anymore. In the afternoon, I sat alone in the school lab, closed the door, and started to cry. I remember that I cried as loud as I could and I didn't care someone would find me in that place. I don't remember how long I cried, but it was such a bad time. Fortunately, many things were better after that.

[@STRAWBERRY-sl4sz]

I feel bad for you. I haven’t gone to college,nor high school,nor middle school yet but I hope you feel better now.

[@Crystalelements182]

It's terrible when others dont feel accepted. I had a hard time in high school with friends, never feeling like I mattered to them. Got super depressed. It's a hard and dark place to find yourself, and its rough going to pull yourself out. I hope time has been kind to you and that life has gotten better

[@Unicysis]

I resonate with you deeply. My days in high school were not as positive as I had imagined, and I felt neglected and ignored the same way you’ve been, but God was there through my troubles even if I didn’t believe in Him those times. And I’m sure He was there for you too. When He takes you through a storm, He doesn’t leave you there and walk away from you. He guides you through and meets you on the other side of it. So if things have improved down your end, you can be sure God was behind it all, and with you all along, even if nobody else was.

[@slipstreamxr3763]

@@Unicysis That's what I always tell myself. Even if the world itself hates me God still loves me and that's enough to keep me going in life.

[@josecarlosjimenez6813]

2023 and still crying when I watch this lovely film

[@joekauffman9690]

Cygnet: I’m so unhappy, I’m crying because nobody likes me because the way I am and how I look!! Mother Swan: ignore them, we like how you are, come with us, you are one of us and there’s always room for one more in our family, let me give you hug to make you feel better

[@goldensyrup3397]

this made me cry when the baby swan was rejected

[@Sarah276602]

I feel so awful for the little fellow. Rejecting him cuz they think he's a ugly looking duck when in fact, he's a swan.

[@evq6270]

Yes they are just stupid like people.

[@hungrywarnergaming5263]

@@evq6270 you mean animals-

[@olivergoogler5244]

I like the fact that they showcase society into a story like this

[@rebeccablack688]

But if he wasn't a Swan what kind of image does that portray... because swans are beautiful so is this story correct?.

[@olivergoogler5244]

@@rebeccablack688 you still don't get it do you.. the swan portrays everyone. Everyone has beauty in their own way. Even if you are a 'swan' but if you are looking different in a group or in a society, you are seen as ugly. The story reflects the society. If you are looking weak you are bullied. That is why most of the people don't realize how special they are.

[@poojaanand375]

You watch this epic story 100 times or more still it's fresh and never boring. Wonderful piece of cartoon from Walt Disney....

[@steviechan5695]

I couldn't stop crying tears of happiness when the ugly duckling and the mother swan hugged each other.

[@percytwist]

This made me cry, im happy he found a family that accepted him :,)

[@Goouava]

that is his family smh

[@fathomflaw]

@@Goouava Correct, he's a baby swan that was lost and confuse by believing he was a duck.

[@tarah2606]

7 lessons I got from this: 1.There're always other people out there who are just like you and you surely can fit in and be accepted. 2. If the family you are born in doesn't support you, take distance. 3. If you're different, it doesn't make you any less valuable, it makes you special. 4. Stop asking validation from the people who've always failed to give it to you. 5. Those people who always let you down, suddenly will change after your success and will pretend to be friends. 6. If you got rejected 99 times, it doesn't mean that there's no chance for the 100th attempt . 7. It takes time to find your reality and your place in life.

[@smarie96]

I had to laugh now that I finally understood what the parents were fighting about. But the rest made me cry, the story line is so, so sad, and the ending is so touching and beautiful. It made me cry as a child, and it still makes me cry as an adult.

[@MissSaiko]

This animation is pure gold. Especially the part where the duckling looks in the water and sees himself as ugly because well, he was told so just because he was different. It's about fitting in. So many people try that while all it takes is to find the right people who you can connect with and be part of that family. Doesn't matter if you're the nerd, the popular one, the black, the white, the 'american' or the immigrant arriving alone and lost... just find people like you or people who don't care what you are and enjoy life :)

[@umarumar8951]

07:51 4 little swans chased the ugly duckling and prevented him from leaving.

[@badazzma4eva420]

I can remember as a young child watching this and immediately identifying with it. This was done so brilliantly, needing no words but only pure emotion to convey all the feelings we all struggle with. This is exactly what ties us all together no matter what age, race or gender we are. Thanks to Hans Christian Andersen and to Walt Disney. Watching it at 7 and again at 47 there is no difference. I am still brought to tears…

[@gemmaxo789]

Brings back happy memories watching these as a kid 🥰. How could anyone actually thumbs down any of the silly symphonies or anything old Disney for that matter 🙄🤔... today’s Disney on the other hand 👎👎

[@winkie3331]

i grew up watching this as a little girl, and it always stuck in my head. very glad i saw it again

[@dylandonehue3475]

As a child who grew up with Asperger’s I never felt accepted or felt like I belonged anywhere. I remember no one wanting anything to do with me so I went through school feeling sad and alone all of the time, so this story hits me hard every time I hear about it 😢😢😢

[@bryanprime3438]

I have the same thing so I know all too well what that feels like, but then when you find others who care and love you especially God. It makes my heart soar.

[@isapelaez3560]

when he goes away after momma swan calls for her children and then they chase him like hey! you don't have to go, you belong here! and then momma Swan hugs him with so much love and acceptance...His first expression of fear and then pure happiness, receiving his first warm and loving hug 😭I suddenly started crying like a baby wtf 🤡I've just watched this for the first time since I was six and I remembered every little detail :') The sounds, the colors, the music...I loved this short film so much and now I totally know why :')

[@Choices2aa]

I always cry when the baby swan doesn't realize he is a swan until his mother holds him and he felt love and acceptance and the Ugly Duckling Is A Powerful Story! The Ugly Ducking is a Swan its so cute, and then he realizes he didn't like the ducks anymore! He found his place and it could be a female swan too! That's why I love animals so much. LOVE THEM!

[@gilliananderson361]

Omg I cry EVERY time I see this. Poor little guy. But it’s such a beautiful ending ❤️

[@Tatertottt]

The ducks in the beginning always make me laugh. I hate how mean they were, but the quacks are just- yes EDIT: So, I just realized. Maybe a big reason the mom was mean to the cygnet (baby swan) was because the dad accused her of cheating. Then she got mad and decided to disown him. It's a terrible thing to do either way, but it makes sense now.

[@finyavardeen2193]

This story is so heartwarming with a beautiful happy ending and Disney filmed it beautifully. I can't understand how one in four people could give a thumbs down.

[@recessaa5632]

Nothing like an old Disney short to bring a tear to your eye!

[@vsewerin02]

This Cartoon is fantastic in my opinion. it really is a emotional rollercoaster. I feel bad for The poor duckling that it makes me want to cry. And it really is a emotional ending. 🥺

[@diegomelendez9918]

I watched this since I was kid.....even as a father.....now my kids watch this....every child is meant to be loved....and to my dearest wife thank you for bringing our beautiful kids on this earth...

[@KateVogler]

This perfectly shows that blood makes you related, but love is what makes a family.

[@mlgwolvesmeep]

I love how the father looks at the white duckling and then back to his and then looks back to the white duckling then slowly looks back up at the mom like "what's this"

[@SamuelBlack84]

I saw this when I was very young and it affected me so very deeply or most of my upbringing because I knew how it felt to be treated like an inferior simply because I was different

[@JDaniel98]

I remember watching this with my great grandma when I was a little boy, she had the vcr tapes. I never realized how old these little shows were until now. This really made me feel nostalgic of a simpler time in my life. ❤️

[@general9232]

i cried so much when the duck looked at his own reflection cause this is so relatable :(

[@alberttran4710]

lel he thought she was cheating on him

[@Rubywing4]

+tuan tran Yeah, I first get that now that I've watched it again now. Last time I watched this was YEEEAAARS ago, and didn't get why he was angry back then:P

[@virutmobile387]

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[@reynaizaguirre2747]

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[@ziadmohamed-yc8ho]

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[@lilyaretzy669]

Benny Tran lol

[@thomaswebhead]

I always been inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s the Ugly Duckling when I was a kid. It helped me understand that everyone should accept themselves for who they truly are. The Disney version was in Lilo and Stitch and it really touched him. When I first saw the cartoon, it literally made me cry and it made me think of Lilo and Stitch.

[@michaelbui6618]

I always cry when I watch this. It is so sad but the ending is so happy for the little Swanling. I was always an ugly duckling. No matter how hard I tried and anywhere I went I never belonged. My own family rejected me and anywhere I went I was never liked, hated and laughed at. I really felt for the Swanling. I was always different than everyone. Even when I cried seeing this I always smiled at the end because he got the happy ending he deserved. I always think back to this when I feel the world is against me.

[@thecajunphoenix]

Have you managed to find a Family of Choice? Because your blood relatives are not worthy of being called family.

[@sveingrimstad9151]

I get teary eyes when the swan mother embraces him, after he been rejected, sad and alone. In the book we get to see the ugly duckling grow up to be a swan and he sees his own reflection at the surface of the water.

[@Kruppt808]

The moral of the story, if your supposed family rejects you, eventually a new family will adopt you. Thanks Disney

[@thecajunphoenix]

@@Daa_Black_Rainbow There is such a thing as a Family of Choice since those are the people who have your back whether you are at your lowest point or you are celebrating one of your best moments.

[@christhecoolkid6604]

I’m young man with Autism and ADHD, I felt that I didn’t belong in this world and felt that I was worthless because of the struggles with Autism and ADHD I get depressed, felt worthless and cried a lot and still do sometimes and I felt suicidal as well. watching this video With the parents fighting reminding me of mine and the way the baby Swan wasn’t accepted by almost everyone and him crying at the end made me cry too and when the mother Swan hugged him at the end it pulled the strings of my heart and cry harder then before. I see that this film shows that there are people who will accept you for who you are and love you and I wish everyone to be loved and cared because we need it to survive and thrive. I also learned to love myself too and I am now doing better day by day with therapy, good friends and my family who now accepts me. God Bless everyone out there and wish everyone love. ❤️

[@LchanOtakudom]

This one still gets me right in the heart, that poor little guy... thank heaven for the beautiful ending!

[@HHL-qt2xb]

First saw this in Sunday School back in the early 80s. Packs a lot of meaning into eight, and a half minutes...

[@cpcoultertweedles7216]

Got to love the scene where the father accuses the mother of infidelity

[@williamburke8242]

My dad and I have the same color circle like yours.

[@user-fs1rb2tr6c]

Cute Duckling: White Duckling Ugly Duckling: his siblings

[@martin4374]

My goodness. Thirty years later I cried even more than when I was kid!

[@mollysp9]

He was constantly rejected and he thought he was ungly...but obviously he wasn't... in order not to cry watching this movie i try to think about animals that adopt babies even from different species..what we saw always happen among people..We need love but we dont give love with open heart..Nor a single smile

[@animemangafan1987]

I first watch this cartoon episode on Toontown Kids on TV when I was a little kid except the beginning part when the 2 ducks are arguing which was cut off and skip to the one where the baby swan catches up to the mother duck and her 4 baby ducks before kicking him out. Before this one released in 1939, there was the other ugly duckling cartoon episode originally in black and white made by Disney back in 1931 about a chicken who had a baby duck

[@stephro9031]

Am I the only one who cried?

[@valentina47734]

No:)

[@karlakrizanic6665]

No, also cried at the end...it was so sad when he was crying :-(

[@danielandres1579]

Nope

[@asmilasmil1920]

Dan 7 hgffnju

[@TheMarjoke]

+Steph Ro No. :)

[@daniellesorensen4622]

The scene from 6:45 is so very sad and at 7:03 it completely broke my heart and has me shedding tears. Poor little Bubba

[@Mawiisongate]

Omg I love swans so much because their so beautiful and also the poor little baby swan crying makes me feel bad for him

[@genericgentlemen]

We just watched a divorce happen like it meant nothing

[@loxxagain]

😂 extremely underrated comment 👍

[@matrix91234]

In this day and age, the question is do people even get married anymore?. I mean some do though

[@cholloway7432]

I'm thirty-five years old and the ending made me a bit teary-eyed

[@maymay9910]

leaves like a boss at the end ...i love it :)

[@buak809]

Man 8 minutes of that animation is better than most modern cartoons I am 27 and I almost cried really. Maybe because the older I am the more I can understand and there were few things here that reflected my life quite accurately…

[@rhey81]

The hardest part is 7:48 even when he's found his same species group that will take him in, he's dealt with so much rejection and taught that his looks equates to a negative reaction he doesn't see himself as part of the group and saves himself from further rejection by leaving, closing himself off from opportunities because he feels like he'll never belong.. And explain to me WhyTF does his original family pull a 180 and all the sudden WANTS him in their family???? WTF changed??

[@LexTanMedia]

The way I thought of that scene was maybe off screen, they realized they were too harsh on the cygnet. Well never really know, but I don’t think it’s because they realized he was a swan. This is probably way more deep than it actually is supposed to be, but maybe after that few minutes the cygnet was gone, the mother mallard maybe realized, “okay, I know this isn’t mine, but I shouldn’t have been so cruel. If he comes back, let’s make sure we treat him better and find his real family.” Also, the chicks were learning from the mother’s reaction and only thought it was what should have been done. So when they saw the cygnet swimming with the swans, they called out, sort of inviting him in, maybe to say sorry, but also maybe happiness that he’s found where he belongs. This short has a lot of depth, but maybe I’m thinking too hard about it.

[@thecajunphoenix]

@@LexTanMedia No. You nailed it right on the wicket. And the cygnet is not really in a forgiving mood toward the duck family who rejected and threw him out, as he ignores their calls just as they ignored his cries. The duck family and the father duck who bailed will both be in for a shock should they ever meet him when he is an adult swan with a mate and cygnets of his own. An adult male swan, or cob, would wipe the lakeshore with an adult male duck, or drake.

[@joellindhorst3083]

Makes me cry every single time. Never fails.

[@williamburke8242]

My dad and I have the same color circle like yours.

[@RodneytheOperaRat]

Reminds me of that book scene from another Disney movie Lilo and Stitch when Stitch showed Lilo about the Ugly Duckling story

[@oatcappuccino]

We've all been here at some point. It will get better. It will get better. It will get better.

[@nevigo5519]

When I was 5 years old, and saw this movie, I cried buckets. Everything, and the music, it got me so much. Now when I see it again, I can feel tthe same, but I don't cry now. But it's close. The scene where the swan mother come and comfort him. Disney was indeed a master. 💕💕

[@floraspond666]

I don’t think that the mother hates the duckling because he’s different, I think it’s because he’s a reminder of the reason that she divorced her husband.

[@Stormiivibezz]

This story should be called “The beautifully adorable duckling”

[@wandererskitten]

I literally cried like a baby when I was young

[@eleritreano7248]

It’s strange that we can understand duck language at the beginning 😂

[@yutaseragaki1998]

This made me cry, I feel bad for that poor duck. 😢

[@RevMartinez]

It's a swan, not a duck.

[@lekfc4550]

+Please Get A Hobby That Doesn’t Interfere With Myrd Ability To Effectively Run Errands On Saturday

[@IELTS_MADE_EASY]

. ?

[@user-ce5ed1dp9g]

ذذؤ

[@larisabajenaru]

yyyyu

[@yunaxiong7235]

I found my childhood favorite video when I was little I used to cry cause this is sad that nobody wants him until somebody

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

It's really cool to watch the 1931 and 1939 versions of these films back to back and see how much Walt and his team had developed as storytellers. By 1939, they had the Old Mill and Snow White under their belts, Pinocchio and Fantasia were nearly finished being animated, and Dumbo was partway through production, while Bambi, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and a prototype version of Lady and the Tramp were in the storyboarding pre-production stage. They had gone from more silly slapstick Fleischer style animation and storytelling to more mature and emotionally focused storytelling with camera angles and visual cues that live-action drama films use.

[@user-cx7nt5jx4i]

Dumbo

[@MonkeyJanet]

This is so sweet and made me cry. Really wanna give that little swan a hug!

[@jamesracioppi2574]

The best animated film ever.

[@marcus10]

When I was a kid I always had an urge to cry in a scene where he thinks that wooden duck could be his mother. Ohhh, memories...

[@RodneytheOperaRat]

Reminds me when Lilo read the story to Stitch in the movie

[@brianwalters7855]

As someone who has been rejected by almost everyone around me because of my odd appearance (one of my eyes is crooked, parts of my body are noticeably smaller than the other and my jaw is misaligned from an injury) and mild autism (the doctors originally thought I was a paranoid schizophrenic and I also have some fluid on my brain), I know exactly how this poor thing feels. There are few things worse than being viewed as a freak and living life as an outcast. Don't get me wrong, I still have my family, but I never had a single friend in my life until I got to high school (his name is Robert Rodriguez and we've been best buddies for ten years). I'm happy now, but I still wonder why I endured so much pain during my childhood. In a way, I'm kind of like the real-life version of "The Ugly Duckling". Kindred, me and this character are.

[@mauropergolini2132]

I'm an adult man, but this cartoon makes me cry everytime I watch it.