There are several versions of The Ugly Duckling, not all of them kid friendly. This version is kid friendly and doesn’t focus on the bullying done by the other birds. Clearly, there is bullying, but the actual words aren’t mentioned, only the feelings of the ugly duckling. The rest of the story is the same and the ugly duckling joins a group of other swans and realizes that he is one of them. Kind of a nice feeling to the story as the ugly duckling searches for a group in which he fits. Who doesn’t?