A Duckling is very sad because he is the ugliest among his brothers and sisters. To his{#blank#}1{#/blank#}when he grows up, he finds{#blank#}2{#/blank#}a handsome young swan! The Ugly Duckling is one of the most popular fairy tales in the world {#blank#}3{#/blank#}by Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson.

    In fact, Andersen was an ugly duckling. In 1805, he was born in a poor family in Denmark.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} a young boy, Andersen was tall, ugly and had a very big nose. His friend always made fun of his big nose. Later, because of his father's{#blank#}5{#/blank#} little Andersen had to make a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}by himself. He once  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}as a tailor and make money in a theater.

    The {#blank#}8{#/blank#}in life help him create his fairy tales. In the Little Mermaid, he talks about the sacrifice(牺牲) , in Emperor's New Clothes, he makes jokes of  the authority(当权者). Today, Anderson is famous around the world. His fairy tales have been{#blank#}9{#/blank#}into over 100 languages. The Hans Christian Anderson Award(奖) is named after him. It is the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}award to give a writer of children's books.