Gaga the Different Duck: Too Different

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It was a sunny morning by the big blue pond.

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All the little ducks were swimming together.

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But one little duck was not like the others.

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His name was Gaga.

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He was smaller.

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He was louder.

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And he could not swim very fast.

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"Wait for me! I cannot swim as fast as you!" says Gaga.

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"Gaga, you are too slow! Come on, swim faster!" says Bubbles.

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"I am trying! My legs are smaller than yours," says Gaga.

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Gaga tried and tried.

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But the other ducks were always faster.

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Gaga felt sad.

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Later that day, the ducks played by the pond.

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They tried to catch bugs in the tall grass.

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"Look! I see a big bug! Over there!" says Gaga.

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"Gaga! You are too loud! You scared the bug away!" says Bubbles.

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"I am sorry. I was just excited," says Gaga.

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"Why can you not be quiet like the rest of us? Why are you so different?" asks Bubbles.

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That word hurt the most.

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Different.

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Gaga did not want to be different.

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He wanted to be the same as everyone else.

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"Maybe I do not belong here. Maybe I should go away," says Gaga.

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Gaga walked away from the pond.

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He walked past the tall trees and into the forest.

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Everything was new and a little scary.

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"I am too small. I am too loud. I am too slow. I cannot do anything right," says Gaga.

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Just then, Gaga heard a sound in the trees above.

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Someone was crying.

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"Hello? Is someone down there?" asks Baby Owl.

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"Yes! I am Gaga. Why are you crying?" asks Gaga.

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"I am Baby Owl. The other owls say I am too small to fly at night. They say I am different," says Baby Owl.

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"You are different too? The other ducks say I am too small and too loud," says Gaga.

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Gaga and Baby Owl walked together.

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They came to a sunny clearing in the forest.

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There, they met other animals.

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"Look at that frog! He is so small, even smaller than us!" says Baby Owl.

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The tiny frog smiled.

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Then he jumped so high he almost touched the tree branches!

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"Wow! He is small, but he can jump so high! He is not too small. He is special!" says Gaga.

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"And look at that rabbit! She is very quiet, even quieter than a mouse!" says Baby Owl.

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The quiet rabbit heard a hawk in the sky.

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She tapped the ground three times to warn all the animals.

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Everyone hid and was safe!

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"She is quiet, but she is so brave! Being quiet is her special power!" says Gaga.

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"Gaga, maybe being different is not bad. Maybe everyone is special in their own way!" says Baby Owl.