Comic #4363: the-ugly-duckling

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Panel 1:
"Once upon a time, there was an ugly duckling."

Panel 2:
"Later, it turned out the ugly duckling was a swan."

Panel 3:
"This was uninteresting to the other ducks, who had species-specific standards of beauty."

Panel 4:
"And, because the swan had grown up in a non-swan culture, it was unwelcome among its own kind."
"YOU SWIM LIKE AN IDIOT, IDIOT."

Panel 5:
"But, one species found the swan delightful."
"So elegant!"

Panel 6:
"The swan and the human became the best of friends."
"They were so mean to me! Life is hard little swan. For instance, I am a lowly serf, and often hungry."

Panel 7:
"A short time later, the human located the secret bathing grounds of ducks and swans."

Panel 8:
"And no one makes fun of the swan anymore."
(The swan has exaggerated facial features that suggest a humorous expression.)