The natives of planet GLD-CRθ had a proper name, but the Earthlings all called them Ugly Ducklings, on account of their bimorphic bodies that were sometimes duck-like and sometimes swan-like and always clumsy. Mytho thought it was the most inadequate name in the entire 'verse. With a suave smile, he reached out to kiss the hand of the decidedly not-ugly Duckling who had just crashed into him and asked her, "You ever wanted to see the stars?"