the ugly duckling

About the Author
Until his retirement in 2015, Vigen Guroian was Professor of Religious Studies in Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia. He is now a Permanent Senior Fellow of the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, Senior Fellow at the Center on Law and Religion at Emory University, Distinguished Fellow of the John Jay Institute, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum. He also is on the faculty of Memoria College online and is the author of ten books including The Orthodox Reality: Culture, Theology, and Ethics in the Modern World.  Dr. Guroian is also a frequent speaker at classical education conferences. 

Show Notes
Adrienne and Vigen discuss the new chapters added to the second edition of Tending the Heart of Virtue which include: 

• The Triumph of Beauty in The Nightingale and "The Ugly Duckling"
• The Goodness of Goodness: The Grimms' "Cinderella" and John Ruskin's The King of The Golden River
• Obedience and The Path to Perfection in George MacDonald's The Wise Woman: A Double Story
• An expanded biographical essay

Ideas that were discussed include: 

• Discussions for parents and teachers, about the impact from the book Tending the Hearts of Virtue.    
• The depth and meanings of fairy tales such as beauty and transformation, judgment, obedience, and truth. 
• Ways to read, listen, and allow the stories to unfold imagination and real life lessons. 

Books and Resources Mentioned

Books by Vigen Guroian

• Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination (the second edition) 
• Inheriting Paradise: Meditation on Gardening 
• Rallying the Really Human Things: Moral Imagination In Politics, Literature, and Everyday Life

Other Stories

"The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen

"The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen

"Cinderella" by The Brothers Grimm

"The Juniper Tree" by The Brothers Grimm

The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin

The Wise Woman: A Double Story by George MacDonald 

"The Fantastic Imagination" by George MacDonald

The Princess and The Goblin by George MacDonald

The Little Lame Prince byDinah Maria Mulock Craik

The Victorian Fairy Tale Book by Michael Hearn

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Other authors mentioned: Charles Dickens, Homer,C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton and Greek Myths

The Second Edition of Tending the Heart of Virtue can be purchased through all major book sellers. 

• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195384318
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195384314

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• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019538430X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195384307

The Book the Vigen wishes he had read earlier in his life: The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis

Adrienne's favorite book by Dr. Guroian is The Melody of Faith: Theology in an Orthodox Key

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80% of the ocean is unexplored, this includes whatever creatures call the water home. History offers an entire variety of merfolk. Disney famously brought us Ariel but the origin of the little mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson is a whole different vibe. 

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THE UGLY DUCKLING
 Warning. Due to our mission to stay as faithful to the original stories as possible, there is some upsetting content in the story e.g. a pair of geese getting shot. It is a very brief part of the story but might upset some little ones.

A fairy tale from Hans Christian Andersen.

In this classic story by Hans Christian Andersen,  a poor duckling learns that the world can be a cruel place when you don't fit in. 

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2. Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod
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3. Heart of Nowhere by Kevin MacLeod
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4. Impending Boom by Kevin MacLeod
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5. Alchemist's Tower - Strings by Kevin MacLeod
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6. Frost Waltz by Kevin Macleod
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7.  Evening Fall Harp
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8. Arcadia - Wonders by  Kevin MacLeod
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9. Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod
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Hans Christian Andersen's time old tale of the misunderstood little duckling. May he bring out the swan in all of us. 

Amazon link to “Heroes with Humble Beginnings”

If you would like to contact the author, please feel free to email him at fmkail74@gmail.com.

Original music composed and performed by Ted Michalek

Robin Kermode read this classic story by Hans Christian Anderson is about how we can be friends with people who are different from us and shows how we can all grow into graceful Swans! 

Today's Episode:
Today's Story is The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. Mindfulness exercise is the Heart Activation Breathing Method. The Closing Thoughts are on accepting oneself for who you truly are.

Story found on:
https://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Hans_Christian_Andersen/Andersen_fairy_tale_3.html#gsc.tab=0

Jon Solo's YouTube Video on the origins of The Ugly Duckling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEhJn6J_6q0 

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