The Ugly Duckling

Most of us have probably heard of this story as this is one of the most popular fairy tales in the world. The story revolves around a duckling who from the moment of his birth has always felt different from his siblings. He was always picked on because he didn’t look like the rest of them. One day, he had enough and ran away from the pond he grew up in. He wandered near and far looking for a family who would accept him. Months passed and seasons changed but everywhere he went, nobody wanted him because he was such an ugly duck. Then one day, he came upon a family of swans. Upon looking at them, he realized that during the months he spent looking for a family to call his own, he had grown into a beautiful swan. Now he finally understood why he never looked like the rest of his siblings because he isn’t a duck but a swan.Nan tan ginen, yon ti bouk te fin kraze nèt apre yon goudougoudou te fin pase. Tout abitan te blije mare pakèt yo kite bouk la. Sèl sourit yo ki te deside rete la pou yo viv. Te gen yon gwo basen dlo tou pre bouk la. Se la yon bann bèf te konn ale pou yo benyen ak bwè dlo. Chwa fwa yo pase bò kay sourit yo, bèf yo te konn pilonnen sourit yo. Pòdjab sourit yo, lè konsa tout sourit se te dlo nan je. Apre anpil sourit te pati nan peyi tèt san chapo, sourit yo te di yo bouke atò. Wa Sourit te leve li ale kote Wa Bèf epi li di,

Marleen Julien

Marleen is a Haitian Creole translator and Language Advocate.  After completing her Graduate Studies at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (SciencesPo), she decided to launch Creole Solutions to focus on her mission to promote Haitian language and culture. She worked for the Consulate General of Haiti in Chicago and the United Nations Environment Program in Haiti.

Marleen se yon  tradiktris k ap travay pou defann dwa lang. Apre li te fini ak etid siperyè li nan Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (SciencesPo), Marleen te deside lanse Creole Solutions pou konsantre sou misyon li pou voye lang ak kilti lakay monte.  Avan sa li te travay pou Konsila Jeneral Ayiti nan Chikago ak Pwogram Nasyonzini pou Anviwònman an Ayiti.