Logbook illustration of the ugly duckling

The Ugly Duckling – A Storytelling archetype

Text and drawing by Frits Ahlefeldt

The Ugly Duckling is an old story by the Danish writer H.C. Andersen, about a small swan duckling, that ends up in the wrong place, with the ducks. It doesn’t fit in and have to go through a lot of loneliness and hardship, before it finally, and first when it is about to give up… changes into a beautiful swan

The Ugly Duckling is one of the most well-known storytelling archetypes. It is about the misfit who makes it, overcoming challenges and going through personal transformation

Read more about the story on Wikipedia The Ugly Duckling