 Jerry s little duckling friend is depressed because he s just read The Ugly Duckling and thinks that he s ugly. Jerry does his best to help. Tom gets involved when the suicidal duck offers himself as a meal and Jerry keeps saving him. Jerry tries a makeover: mud pack, corset, perm - the works. When Tom sees the makeover in progress, he loses his appetite, which convinces the duck he s even more ugly. He walks off with a bag on his head. A lady duckling happens along, lifts the bag, and tells him he s cute and all is solved.