Everyone likes a heartwarming story of self-transformation, perhaps best depicted by the well-known fairytale “The Ugly Duckling.” We all know how the story ends: a rejected and abandoned duckling grows up to become a beautiful swan that all the other ducklings in the pond come to admire and love.

It’s much more than a story since, like other fairytales, it teaches significant life lessons. No matter how unlikely it appears, with enough effort and devotion, we may uncover our long-dormant inner beauty and reveal the proud swan that was hidden within.

Look at this inspiring example of once-ugly children who grew up to be attractive and successful people.