Then he rustled his feathers, curved his slender neck, and cried joyfully, from the depths of his heart, "I never dreamed of such happiness as this, while I was an ugly duckling."
Da bruste dens fjer, den slanke hals hævede sig, og af hjertet jublede den: "så megen lykke drømte jeg ikke om, da jeg var den grimme ælling!"