应该没有你要的简易版,因为是一个安徒生童话,要短的话,只能请求英文水平好的的高人给你重新概括一下了,但估计效果就会不一样了.你可以用下面的版扼要一下. 　　TheUglyDuckling 　　Oneevening,thesunwasjustsettinginwithtruesplendorwhen1)aflockofbeautifullargebirdsappearedoutofthebushes.Theducklinghadneverseenanythingsobeautiful.Theyweredazzlinglywhitewithlongwavingnecks.Theywereswansandutteringapeculiarcry.Theyspreadouttheirmagnificentbroadwingsandflewawayfromthecoldregionstowardwarmerlandsandopenseas. 　　They2)mountedsohigh,soveryhigh,andtheuglylittleducklingbecamestrangelyuneasy.Hecircledaroundandaroundinthewaterlikeawheel,3)craninghisneckoutintotheairafterthem.Thenheutteredtheshriekso4)piercingandsostrangethathewasquitefrightenedbyhimself.Oh,hecouldnotforgetthosebeautifulbirds,thosehappybirdsandassoonastheywereoutofsight.He5)duckedrightdowntothebottomandwhenhecameupagain,hewasquitebesidehimself.Hedidnotknowwhatthebirdswereorwhere’dtheyflew.Butallthesame,hewasmoredrawntowardsthemthanhehadeverbeenbyanycreaturesbefore.Hedidnotenvythemintheleast.Howcoulditoccurtohimeventowishtobesuchamarvelousbeauty?Hewouldn’tbethankfulifonlytheduckswouldhavetoleratedhimamongthem,thepooruglycreature. 　　Earlyinthemorning,apeasantcamealongandsawhim,hewentoutontotheiceandhammeredaholeinitwithhisheavywoodenshoe,andcarriedtheducklinghometohiswife.There,itsoon6)revived.Thechildrenwantedtoplaywithit.Buttheducklingthoughttheyweregoingtoillusehimandrushedinandhefrightenedtothemilk-pan,andthemilk7)spurtedoutallovertheroom.Thewomanshriekedandthrewupherhands.Thenitflewtothebutter-caskanddownintothemeal-tubandoutagain.Oh,justimaginewhatitlookedlikebythistime.Thewomanscreamedandtriedtohititwiththe8)tongs,andthechildren9)tumbledoveroneanotherintryingtocatchit,andtheyscreamedwithlaughter. 　　Bygoodluck,thedoorstoodopenandtheducklingflewoutamongthebushesandthenewfallensnow.Anditlaythere,thoroughlyexhausted,butitwouldbetoosadtomentionalltheprivationandmiseryhadtogothroughduringthathardwinter.Whenthesunbegantoshinewarmlyagain,theducklingwasinamarsh,lyingamongtherushes.Thelarksweresinging,andthebeautifulspringhadcome.Thenallatonce,itraiseditswingsandtheyflappedwithmuchgreaterstrengththanbeforeandborehimoffvigorously.Beforeheknewwherehewas,hefoundhimselfinalargegardenwiththeappletreeswereinfullblossom.Andtheairwasscentedlywithlilacs,thelongbranchesofwhichoverhungtheindentedshoresofthelake.Oh,thespringfreshnesswassodelicious.Justinfrontofhim,hesawthreebeautifulwhiteswansadvancingtowardshimfroma10)thicket.With11)rustlingfeathers,theyswamlightlyoverthewater.Theducklingrecognizedthemajesticbirds,andhewasovercomebyastrangemelancholy. 　　“Iwillflytothem,theroyalbirds,andtheywillhackmetopiecesbecauseIwhoamsouglyventuretoapproachthem.Butitwon’tmatter.Bettertobekilledbythemthanbesnackedupbytheducks,12)peckedbythehens,or13)spurnedbythehenwife,orsuffersomuchmiseryinthewinter.”Soheflewintothewaterandswamtowardsthestatelyswans.Theysawhimanddartedtowardhimwithruffledfeathers.“Killme,oh,killme.”saidthepoorcreature.Andbowinghisheadtowardsthe