“The Duckling Who Became a Gray Swan” explained in 4 pictures

Once upon a time, there was a little child with gray feathers. All the ducks around him had white feathers. When they said, “Why are you gray?” the gray child felt sad. The gray child thought, “I wish I could be white like everyone else...”

🤔 How do you think the gray child feels? If you were going to say, “It’s okay,” what would you like to say to him?

One day, the gray child met some swans at the pond. The swans said gently, “You are not a duck. You are a swan.” The gray child was surprised. “But I’m not pure white?” Then an old swan said, “Swans can come in many different colors.”

🤔 The swans kindly taught the gray child something. How does it feel when someone speaks to you kindly?

The gray child looked at himself reflected in the water. There, a gray swan was reflected. He was not pure white. But he was a soft gray, like clouds after the rain. When the evening light touched his feathers, they looked sparkly and silver. The swans said, “Your color is very lovely.” The gray swan felt a little happy.

🤔 What do the gray feathers look like? Clouds? Silver? Let’s look together for what is beautiful about them.

The gray swan no longer disliked his own feathers. Among the white swans, his gray feathers were easy to see. So the lost little birds could find him right away. The gray swan said, “This way. It’s okay.” The gray swan thought, “I didn’t have to become white. I am good just as I am.”

🤔 The gray swan’s feathers helped the lost little birds. Everyone has their own wonderful qualities. What is something wonderful about you?