136 THE UGLY DUCKLING.

2. He broke the ice in pieces
with his wooden shoe, and took
the duckling home to his wife.

3. The warm fire soon made
him well; but when the children
wanted to play with him he
thought they wished to hurt him.

4. So he started up in terror,
made a flutter into the milk-pan,
and splash-ed the milk about the
room.

5. Then the woman clapped
her hands, which made him more
afraid still.

6. He flew first into the butter-
tub, then into the meal-cask, and
then out again. Whata state he
was in!

7. The unkind woman scream-
ed, and struck at him with the
tongs. The children shouted, and
tumbled over each other in trying
to catch him,