Suddenly, the ugly ducklings of ingredients, such as odd meat cuts, are the gourmet swans.

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Football, of course, is riddled with clubs rejecting young ugly ducklings, who later turn out to be swans.

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They accepted these ugly ducklings of the vegetable realm quite simply because the swans were few and far between.

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In fact, I usually find that all three are ugly ducklings and take turns when it comes to who will be the ugliest!

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Once hatched, the ducklings have to make their way to a new home at the boating lake in the local park, which involves crossing a busy road.

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