It was summer! The sun was so bright, it felt like it was smiling down at everyone. The world was full of colors and sounds, making everything feel happy! Liam loved summer! His family had moved from their house in New York to a farm nearby. They wanted to live closer to nature, and Liam was happy about that! He could play outside all day long. His favorite thing was to use his superpower, Flying like a bird! He would jump and flap his arms, pretending to fly over the green fields and the tall trees.
The farm was a beautiful place, with a peaceful stream that flowed gently and a big lake where Liam could swim. He loved splashing in the water with the ducks and the little ducklings. There were so many animals on the farm, but Liam was always fascinated by the storks. They had long, skinny legs and walked so gracefully! Liam would try to copy their walk, giggling and flapping his arms like wings. He loved being cheerful and making everyone laugh!
One day, while Liam was playing with the ducklings in the lake, he saw a duck sitting on a nest of eggs. The eggs were all white and round, and Liam watched in awe as they started to crack open! Tiny ducklings were coming out, one by one. But one egg, the biggest of them all, didn't hatch. The duck kept sitting on it, looking worried.
Days passed, and Liam went back to the lake. The duck was gone! The large egg had finally cracked, and there was another baby duckling with the other ducklings. This one was bigger than the rest, with feathers of different colors and a different beak. He looked different, and he seemed sad.
Liam, who made friends with animals easily, went up to the strange duckling. "Why are you sad?" he asked. "There's so much to see and explore here! We have a whole farm and a beautiful garden!" The duckling looked down at his feet. "I'm sad because I'm different from my siblings," he said. "The other ducks laugh at me, and I don't feel good about it."
"Don't worry!" Liam said. "I'll be your friend! We can play together. Tomorrow, I'll show you my secret hiding place, a cave in the woods. It's a safe place where we can have fun!"
The next day, Liam went back to the lake, but the duckling was gone. The little duckling was so sad about being different that he decided to leave and find other friends. But it didn't work out. Everywhere he went, the other ducks mocked him.
It was a difficult journey for the duckling. The seasons changed, and he always had to move because he never seemed to be welcomed anywhere. Only nature embraced him, the warm sun on his feathers and the wind in his wings.
Liam played by the lake every day, but he never saw his duckling friend again. He played with his toys, building castles and making stories with them. He loved his toys, but he missed his duckling friend.
Spring arrived, and the duckling loved spring just as Liam loved summer. After a long and difficult journey, he found himself near the lake where he was born. He approached cautiously, not wanting his siblings to laugh at him. But when he reached the water's edge, he saw his reflection, like in a mirror! He was no longer an ugly duckling, but a beautiful swan! That's why everyone thought he was so strange!
That day, Liam went to play in the water and recognized his friend! It was a special reunion! Liam was amazed, seeing his cheerful friend as a swan. They finally played joyfully together, splashing in the water and chasing each other.
Liam and the swan learned that being strange wasn't wrong, it was just being who they were! Being strange was being different, and everyone is different! And isn't being different just being who we are?
