英语ABC 英语趣味故事（1）The Wind and the SunOne day the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.”
“We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.”So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his
cloak more closely around himself.
“I give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak. 风和太阳(有一天风跟太阳说: “看看那个沿着路上走的人.我可以比你快让他把披风脱下来.)(“我们等着看吧,”太阳说, “我让你先试.)(因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来.他用力地吹,可是那个人把披风拉得更紧.)(“我放弃了,”风最后说, “我无法让他把披风脱下来.”然后由太阳试试看.他尽可能地晒他.不久,那个人很热就把披风脱下来了.) 英语ABC 英语趣味故事（2）The Thirsty PigeonA PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders. Zeal should not outrun discretion.口渴的鸽子有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。 这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。英语ABC 英语趣味故事（3）Little RobertLittle Robert asked his mother for two cents."What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday？" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered."You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two centsMore . But why are you so interested in the old woman？" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 “昨天给你的钱干什么了？”“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。”英语ABC 英语趣味故事（4）Belling the catLong ago ,there was a big cat in the house .He caught many mice while they were stealing food.One day the mice bad a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy .Some said this and some said that. At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea. “We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat .Then when he comes near , we can hear the sound of the bell ,and run away.”Everyone approved of this proposal ,but an old wise mouse got up and said,“That is all very well ,but who will tie the bell to the cat？”The mice looked at each other ,but nobody spoke.给猫挂铃铛很久以前，房子里有只大猫。他抓住了许多偷吃粮食的老鼠。一天，老鼠们开会讨论对付猫的办法。有的说这样，有有的说那样。最后一只小老鼠站起来，说他有一个好办法：我们给猫的脖子上拴一个铃当，当猫走近的时候，我们就可以听到铃声，就可以逃跑了。每个老鼠都同意这个建议，但是一只老老鼠站起来说：那谁去给猫戴上铃当呢？老鼠们你看我，我看你，没人出声了。 英语ABC 英语趣味故事（5）The Old CatAn old woman had a cat.T she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old.One day the she jumped and caught the mouse.But s so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse.She began to hit the cat.The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant.I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old.Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young.那只老猫一位老妇有一只猫。这只猫很老,它跑不快了,她可不会咬,因为她年纪太大了。 一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳起来抓住了这只老鼠。但她无法咬动它,于是,老鼠失去她的嘴逃跑了,因为猫不能咬它。 这时,老太太变得非常生气,因为猫还没有被杀老鼠。
她开始打猫。这只猫说:“不打你的旧的仆人。我和你一起工作过的多年,我将为你工作还,但是我太老了。 "不要无情,但是请记住,老旧的出色表现,他们年轻的时候了。”Never give upNever give up, Never lose hope. Always have faith,It allows you to cope. Trying times will pass, As they always do. Just have patience,Your dreams will come true. So put on a smile,You’ll live through your pain. Know it will pass,And strength you will gain.永不放弃，永不心灰意冷。 永存信念，它会使你应付自如。 难捱的时光终将过去， 一如既往。 只要有耐心， 梦想就会成真。 露出微笑，你会走出痛苦。相信苦难定会过去，你将重获力量。Thoughts in the Silent NightThoughts in the Silent Night --- Li BaiBeside my bed a pool of light，Is it hoarfrost on the ground? I lift my eyes and see the moon ,I bend my head and think of home. 静 夜 思 - 李 白床 前 明 月光，疑是地
霜。举 头 望 明 月，低头 思 故 乡 。英语ABC 英语小诗 In the Rainy Season of SpringIn the Rainy Season of Spring --- Du MuIt drizzles endlessly during the rainy season in spring, Travelers along the road look gloomy and miserable. When I ask a shepherd boy where I can find a tavern,He points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms.清 明 --- 杜 牧清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。英语ABC 英语小诗---MorningMorningI love to wake to each new day, And brush my dreams Of night away, And look out through my window wide To see what weather is outside, And wonder what exciting thing . This shining, un-used day Will bring.清 晨我喜欢醒来迎接每一个清晨，轻松抖落一夜的梦尘， 从窗口向外眺望远处，广茅的天地是否晴空无云， 想象何等激动人心的事，这灿烂崭新的一天将献呈Bed in
SummerBed in Summer Robert Louis Stevenson In winter I get up at nightAnd dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed and seeThe birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown-up people's feet Still going past me in the street . And does it seem hard to you,When all the sky is clear and blue, And I should like so much to play, To have to go to bed by day ?夏之眠冬日里我夜里起床， 借着昏黄的烛光穿衣裳。 夏日里可不一样，我不得不白日里就睡觉上床。 小鸟儿仍在树上蹦蹦跳跳， 大人们的脚步声 还在大街上回响， 我却得早早睡觉上床。天空还是那么蔚蓝，明亮， 我多么想嬉戏，玩耍， 你是否觉得这时候就睡觉难入梦乡？I’ll try ----Rossetti The little boy who says "I'll try", Will climb to the hill-top .The little boy who says "I can't", Will at the bottom stop."I'll try" does great thing every day, "I can't" gets nothing done.Be sure then that you say "I'll try", And let "I can't" alone .我决心尝试 ——罗塞蒂那个说“我决心尝试”的小男孩，他将登上山巅。 那个说“我不能”的小男孩，他将在山脚下停步不前。 “我决心尝试”每天都能办大事，我不能”则一事无成。因此你务必说“我决心尝试”，对“我不能”置之不理。英语ABC 英语小诗Rain Rain 雨 Rain is falling all around, 雨儿在到处降落，It falls on field and tree, 它落在田野和树梢，It rains on the umbrella here, 它落在这边的雨伞上，And on the ships at sea . 又落在航行海上的船只。 I Think I CanIf you think you are beaten, If you think you dare not, you don't; If you want to win but think you can't; It's almost a cinch you won't.If you think you'll lose, you' For out of the world we findSuccess begins with a fellow' It's all in a state of mind. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger and faster man,But sooner or later the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can.我想我能行如果你认为你败了，那你就一败涂地； 如果你认为你不敢，那你就会退缩畏葸； 如果你想赢但是认为你不能； 那么毫无疑问你就会失利。 如果你认为你输了，你就输了； 因为我们发现人世间成功从一个人的意志开始； 成功是一种心态。 生活之战中，胜利并非总是属于更强和更快的人， 胜利者终究是认为自己能行的人。Tree------joyce kilmerI think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree .A tree whose hungry mouth is presetAgainst the earth's
A tree that looks at god all day, And lifts h A tree that may in summer wear A nest o Upon whose Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only god can make a tree.树-------菊叶斯o基尔默我向，永远不会看到一首诗， 可爱的如同一株树一样。 一株树，他的饥渴的嘴 吮吸着大地的甘露。 一株树，他整日望着天 高擎着叶臂，祈祷无语。 一株树，夏天在他的发间 会有知更鸟砌巢居住。一株树，白雪躺在他胸上， 他和雨是亲密的伴侣。 诗是我辈愚人所吟， 树只有上帝才能赋。英语ABC 儿童双语小故事1Story 1 Three Good FriendsOne day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can’t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant’s home. Then, three of them become good friends.故事一 三个好朋友一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。Story 2 A Good BoyLittle Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?""I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered."You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy."故事二 好孩子小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 “昨天给你的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。”英语ABC 儿童双语小故事3 Story 3 Spring in the Green SeasonSpring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and longer. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the ground. Spring is also sowing time season.故事三春天来了，春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国，春天二月来临，那时候还是很冷，但是会运来月暖和，白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿，沐浴着大地春风长出了嫩芽。春天也播种的季节。Story 4 Look for a FriendSam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn’t look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.”Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Let’s be friends.” They become good friends.故事四： 找朋友塞姆是一条小鱼，他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独，想要找一个朋友，那个朋友看起来要想他。 塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有8条腿，看上去不像塞姆。因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴，塞姆有迅速地逃走了。塞姆又累又饿，他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼，圆鱼对他说：“你好！你愿意做我的朋友吗？”塞姆回答：“好哇！可你是圆形的，我是扁的。”圆鱼说：“但是我们俩都是鱼啊！”塞姆思考后说：“你讲得对，让我们做朋友吧。”他们就成为好朋友了。 儿童双语小故事5Story 5The Hippo and IA hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house. I give him lettuce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit.In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week. 故事5 我与河马河马住在动物园里，我很喜欢他。他经常去看它，他也经常想我。 今天是星期日，是个好天气，我又一次去看望它。在我离开动物园之后，他跟随到我的家。我给他莴苣、生菜、香蕉、苹果和其他食物。他都吃了。当我唱歌是，它待在水池里，像兔子一样安静。晚上，他跳到床上同我睡觉在一起睡。妈妈要它回家。它不得不背起包回到动物园。妈妈允许我每周去看它。 英语ABC 儿童双语小故事6Story 6 What Animals are the sea?There are all kinds of animals in the sea. Look!They are coming.This is an octopus. The octopus is spraying ink.This is a shark. The shark has sharp teeth.This is a whale. The whale shoots water into the air.This is a sea turtle. The sea turtle has a hard shell. These are starfishes. The starfishes have five legs.These are angelfishes. The angelfishes have beautiful colors. This is a lobster. The lobster has strong claws.This is a jellyfish. The jellyfish has a soft body.They are different. But all of them live in the sea. 故事6 海里有什么动物在海洋里有各种各样的动物。看！他们过来了。这时一条章鱼，章鱼在喷墨。这是一条鲨鱼，鲨鱼有锐利的牙齿。这是一只鲸鱼，鲸把水喷射到空中。这时一直海龟，海龟有坚硬的壳。这些是海星，海星有五条腿。这些是扁蛟鱼，扁姣鱼有美丽的花纹。这是一只龙虾，龙虾有强壮的爪子。这是一个水母，水母有一个柔软的身体。他们各不相同，但他们都居住在海洋里。百度搜索“就爱阅读”,专业资料,生活学习,尽在就爱阅读网92to.com,您的在线图书馆!
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英语经典小故事汇总
66 篇英语小故事在线阅读 1. The Dog In The Manger（牛槽e的狗） Once a dog was taking a nap in the manger of an ox. It was full of hay. But soon the ox came back from his work to the manger. He wanted to eat his own hay. Then the dog awoke, stood up and barked at the ox . The ox said to the dog, “Do you want to eat this hay, too?” “Of course not,” said the dog. “Then, go away and let me eat my own hay.” “Oh, no. You go away and let me sleep.” “What a selfish dog! He will neither eat the hay himself, nor let me eat it !” said the ox to himself. 有一次一只狗正在打盹在马槽里的牛。它装满了干草。但是很快的牛回来 ,从他的作品占着茅坑不拉屎。他想要吃他 的干草。然后狗醒了,站起来,冲着牛,牛对狗说:“你想要吃草吗?” “当然不,”小狗回答。 “那么,离开,让我吃自己的干草上。” “噢,不。你走了,让我睡的。” “一个自私的狗!他既不会吃干草自己,也不让我吃它!牛说:“自言自语。 2.The Lion, The Bear And The Fox（{子、熊c狐狸） Long ago a lion and a bear saw a kid. They sprang upon it at the same time. The lion said to the bear, “I caught this kid first, and so this is mine.” &No, no,& said the bear.“I found it earlier than you, so this is mine.” And they fought long and fiercely. At last both of them got very tired and could no longer fight. A fox who hid himself behind a tree not far away and was watching the fight between the lion and the bear, came out and walked in between them, and ran off with the kid. The lion and the bear both saw the fox, but they could not even catch the fox. The lion said to the bear, “We have fought for nothing. That sly fox has got the kid away.” 很久以前,有一只狮子和一只熊看到一个孩子。他们把在它在同一时间内。狮子说到熊》,我抓住了这个孩子第一, 因此这是我的了。” “不,不,”说这只熊。“我发现它比你早,所以这是我的名片。“和他们打长而加剧。最后他们两个都很累了,不再能战斗。 一只狐狸谁躲在树后面不远之间的争斗,注视着狮子和熊的爪,出来、走在他们中间,而在前面跑,你的孩子。 狮子和熊都错失了狐狸,但他们甚至不能抓住那只狐狸。 狮子说到熊》,我们奋斗的事情。那狡猾的狐狸有孩子走了。” 3.The Boys And The Frogs（男孩c青蛙） One spring day some naughty boys were playing near a pond. They began to throw stones into the water. In the pond lived many frogs were much afraid of the boys, for the stones hurt some of the frogs. At last an old frog lifted his head out of the water and said, “Boys, please don’t throw stones at us.” The boys said, “We are only playing.” “I know that, but pl ease stop throwing stones, my boys. What is play to you is death to us,” said the old frog. So the boys stopped throwing stones and went away. 春季的一天有些淘气的男孩子在附近一个池塘。他们开始扔石头跳入水中。在池塘里住着许多青蛙很怕男孩 ,因为石头 伤害一些青蛙。最后一只老青蛙抬起他的头从水中跳出来,说:“弟兄们,请不要用石头打我们。” 男孩说:“我们只是玩。“我知道,但请你不要再扔石头,我的男孩。什么是发挥你的只有死亡说:“对我们来说,旧的青蛙。 所以,孩子们停止了投掷石块就走了。 4.The Two Travelers（旅人） Many years ago two men were traveling together They were walking along a road in the wood. Then they found a beautiful ax on the ground. One of them picked it up and said, “Look here have found an ax.” “Don't say I, but we have found the ax,” said the other “We are friends. We ought to share it between us.” “No,” said the first one, “I found the ax, so it is mine.” Soon after they heard someone running after them. They looked back. They found He called out, “Stop, thieves! Stop, thieves !” The first traveler said, “What shall we do? He is running after us. We shall be caught by him.” “Don't say we, but I shall be caught. You found the ax, and you say it is yours,” said the other, and left him alone. The first traveler tried to hide the ax, but he did not know where to hide it. And at last he was caught by the owner of the ax. 许多年前两人一同旅行走的路在森林里。 然后他们发现了一个非常漂亮的斧子在地面上。其中一个把它捡了起来,说:“你看这里发现手上拿着斧头。” “不要说我,但是我们已经找到了斧,”另一个说“我们是朋友。我们应该分享我们的关系。” “不,”第一个说,“我找到了斧头,所以它是我的了。” 不久他们听到有人追赶他们。他们回头。他们发现他喊:“停下来,小偷!停止,小偷!” 第一个旅行者说,“我们怎么办呢?他正在追赶我们。 我们会遇到他。 “不要说我们,但是我将被抓到的。 你找到了斧子,你说, 这是你的,”另一个说,把他单独留下。 第一个旅行者试图隐藏斧头,但他不知道到哪儿去藏身。最后,他被斧头的主人。 5.The Ant And The Dove（c子） One day a little ant was walking along the bank of a stream. His foot slipped and he fell into the water. “Oh, help, help!” cried the ant. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree over the stream and heard his cry of help. “Oh, poor ant!” said the dove. “I will help the ant.” The dove pulled off a leaf and dropped it near the ant. “Here is a leaf. Climb on it,” said the dove. The ant climbed on it at once and floated to the bank. A few days after this a hunter found the dove and was going to shoot her. Just then the ant passed by and said tohimself, “This time I must help the dove.” The ant ran to the hunter and bit his foot hard. The hunter sprang up and missed to shoot the dove. The dove said to the ant, “Thank you very much, my little friend. You have saved my life,” and she could fly away happily. 一天,一只小蚂蚁是沿著河岸散步的一条小溪。他的脚滑了一跤,他掉进了水里。“哦,救命啊!救命啊!“哭了蚂蚁。一只鸽 子就坐在一棵树的树枝上,过河,又听见他的声音的帮助。“哦,可怜的蚂蚁。“鸽子说。“我将帮助蚂蚁。” 鸽子撕下了一片树叶,掉在蚂蚁。“这是一片叶子上。爬到它,“鸽子说。蚂蚁爬上漂浮在一次,去银行了。 几天后这一个猎人发现了鸽子,正准备拍她。这时蚂蚁经过,自言自语地说:“这一次我必须帮助鸽子。“蚂蚁扑向猎人,并发 狠地咬他。猎人跳起来,错过了去拍鸽子。鸽子对蚂蚁说:“非常感谢你,我的朋友。你救了我的命,”,她可以飞去了快乐。6. The Cock And The Jewel（公uc石） One fine morning, a cock said to the hens and chickens, “Come, let u s go out to find some food. We have not had our breakfast yet.” Then the cock began to dig the soft earth. Suddenly he cried, “Look, look! I have found something strange. I wonder what it is. It is like a ball. But it is not a stone. It may be an egg of some bird.” The hens heard his cry and came around him. One of them said, “Dear me! This is not an egg, but a jewel. Someone has lost it.” A chicken asked, “Can we eat it?” “No,” said the hen, “It is very precious to human beings, but i we cannot eat it. Throw it away and try to find some worms. I want to have one worm than all the jewels in the world.” 在一个晴朗的早晨,一只母鸡和鸡说:“来吧,让我们去找些东西吃。我们还没有吃早饭呢。” 这时公鸡开始挖软土。他突然喊道:“快看,快看!我已经发现有些不对劲。我知道这是什么。这就像一个球。但是,这并不 是一个石头。它可以是一个鸡蛋的一些鸟儿。” 母鸡喊叫断气,就跟著他。其中一人说:“亲爱的我!这不是一个鸡蛋,但一颗宝石。有人把它弄丢了。“一只鸡问道:“我们可 以吃吗?“不,”母鸡说,&这是非常珍贵的人,但它对于我们是没有用的,我们不能吃。把它丢掉,并且尝试寻找一些虫子。我 想有一个虫子比世上所有宝石。”7.The Wolf and the Goat（狼c山羊） One day a wolf saw a goat on a high cliff. He was jumping to and fro and was grazing. The wolf wanted to eat him, but he could not climb up there to catch him. So he said to the goat, “Good morning, my good friend Goat! Come down here! If you slip down the cliff, you will break your neck. And the grass is short and dry up there. Come down! The grass is long and tender here.” “Thank you, Mr. Wolf, but never mind. I am used to playing here, and I like the grass here better. I would rather eat dry grass than be eaten by a wolf,” said the goat. 一天,一只狼看见一只山羊的一处高崖上。他来回地跳,吃草。 狼想吃掉他,但他也爬不上那里去抓住他。于是他说到山羊:“早上好,我的好朋友山羊!来到这里! 如果你的悬崖上滑倒,你会拧断你的脖子。和草是短暂的,干了。”下来了!草长和温柔的在这里。” “谢谢你,狼先生,不过没关系。我习惯在这里比赛,而且我很喜欢这种草这里更好。我宁愿吃乾草比被一只母狼吃说道,“山 羊。 8.The Hare and the Tortoise（野兔c觚） One day a hare met with a tortoise at the foot of a hill. “Hallo, little Tortoise! Where are you going? How short your legs are!” said the hare. “ I am going over to the hill. I am a slow runner, but I can run a race with you,” said the tortoise. “All right. Let's run a race with you to the top of the hill,” said the hare. The hare and the tortoise started. The hare ran very fast. The hare said to himself, “ I can much faster than the tortoise, and I may have a little nap here.” So the hare lay down under a tree and was fast asleep. But the tortoise did not stop for a moment. He walked on and on. At last he got to the top of the hill. The hare woke up and looked around, but he could not see the tortoise. He sprang up and ran as fast as he could. When the hare got to the top of the hill, he found the tortoise was resting there peacefully. The tortoise said to the hare, “Now, Mr. Hare! Which was the faster runner, you or I?” 一天,一只兔子遇到了一只乌龟一个山脚下。 “喂,小乌龟!你去哪儿?你的腿是多么短暂!兔子说。 “我要到山顶。我是一个缓慢的选手,但我可以和你赛跑,他说:“乌龟。“好吧。让我们赛跑和你一起带到山顶了,”兔子说。 兔子和乌龟开始。兔子跑得很快。兔子自言自语地说,“我可以远远超过乌龟,我可能有点绒毛在这里。” 所以野兔躺在一棵树上,睡得很香。但是乌龟没有停下来一会。他不停地向前走。最后,他到达了山顶。 等兔子一觉醒来,环顾四周看了看,但是他看不到乌龟。他跳起来,尽其所能地奔跑。当兔子到达山顶时,他发现乌龟在那里 平静地休息。 乌龟兔子说,“现在,兔子先生!更快的选手,你或我吗?” 9.The Lion and the Mouse（{子c老鼠） Once a great lion was sleeping in a wood. A little mouse happened to come and ran over his face. The lion awoke and caught the little mouse in anger, and was going to kill her. “ Oh, dear kind Lion!” Said the little mouse. & Please forgive me. I didn't mean to do you any harm. Let me go. I shall return your kindness.& & Ha, ha, ha,& laughed the lion. & How can a little thing like you help a great lion?& & Thank you very much, kind Lion! I hope I shall be able to do you a good return some day,& said the little mouse. Some time after this, the lion was caught in a trap. Just then the little mouse came along. At once she ran up to thelion, and said, & You were very kind to me once. Now I'll save your life, and repay you the kindness which you showed me the other day.& Soon she gnawed the ropes of the trap with her sharp teeth, and the lion was happy to be free again. & Thank you, little Mouse!& said the lion, and he walked away. 一旦一个大狮子是睡在一个木头。一只小老鼠碰巧来跑在他的脸上。狮子醒了,抓住小老鼠在怒气,要杀了她。“噢,天哪 类狮子!小老鼠说。“请原谅我。我不是有意要你造成任何伤害。让我走。我将还你的好意。” “哈哈哈,”鱼先生大笑起来的狮子。如何能像你这样的小事情帮助一个大狮子吗?“非常谢谢你,善良的狮子!我希望我能给 你带来很好的回报的某天,小老鼠说。 一段时间以后,狮子被在陷阱里。就在这时,小老鼠走了过来。她立刻跑到狮子,说道:“你是非常客气的对我一次。现在我 要救你一命,报答你的好心,你给我看了其他的一天。“不久她咬陷阱的绳子和她的锋利的牙齿,狮子很高兴重新获得自由。 &谢谢你,小老鼠!“狮子说,他走开了。 10.The Trees and the Ax（渑c斧^） Once upon a time a man came into a forest. He said to the trees, “Will you give me a piece of hard wood ?” The tree said, “Yes, we'll give you a good price of hard wood.” He was very glad to get a good piece of wood. He hurried home with it. At once he made a new handle of his ax. Then he went to the forest again and began to cut down all the best trees in the forest. The trees were very sad. They said to one another, “We suffer for our own foolishness.” 很久以前,一个男人走进一片森林。他说到树”,你会给我一块硬木材吗?” 树说,“是的,我们会给你一个好价钱坚硬的木头。” 他很高兴得到一个好的片的木头。他急忙赶回家。他立刻就创造了一个新的处理他的鱿鱼。 然后他去森林又开始砍掉了所有最好的树在森林里。 树都很伤心。他们彼此商量说:“我们忍受了自己的愚蠢。” 11.The Fox and the Grapes（狐狸c葡萄） Early in the fall, a fox saw ripe grapes in a garden. He wanted to eat them. He said to himself, “How lucky I am! I've found some nice grapes.” He crept into the garden, and came to the grapes. He jumped up at the grapes, but he could not reach them. He jumped again and again, but in vain. At last he gave it up, and said to himself, “The grapes are sour. I don't want sour grapes.” And he went away. 12.The Dog, the Cock and the Fox（狗、公u和狐狸） A dog and a cock were good friends and they were traveling together. When night came on, the cock flew up to a tree and slept there, and the god found a hollow in the same tree and slept in it. When the morning came, the cock woke up and began to crow. A hungry fox heard this crow and wanted to get the cock for his dinner. Then the fox said to the cock, “What a beautiful morning this is! I want to talk to you. You have a very sweet voice. Won’t you come down and have a ch at with me?” “Thank you, Mr. Fox. But how about your coming up here? It is very nice and cool here,” replied the cock. “All right, I will. But how can I get up?” asked the fox. “Just go round the trunk below me, and wake my servant in a hollow. He will open the door for you,” said the cock. The fox came near the hollow. And the dog rushed out, sprang upon the fox and killed it at once. 早在秋天,一只狐狸看见成熟的葡萄在一个花园。他想吃掉它们。 他自言自语道:“我是多么幸运啊!我已经找到了一些不错的葡萄。 “他爬进那园子,来到了葡萄。 他跳起来葡萄,但是他不能 接近他们。他跳了一遍又一遍,但徒劳无功。 最后他还是放弃了,自言自语地说:“葡萄是酸的。我不想吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。”,他就走了。 12。 那只狗、鸡和狐狸(狗,公u和狐狸) 一只狗和一只公鸡是好朋友,他们在一起旅行。 当夜晚来临时,鸡飞到树上,睡在那里,和上帝发现了一个在空心树和睡在相同。当早晨来了,公鸡醒了并开始乌鸦。 ,一只饥饿的狐狸听见乌鸦和想找公鸡吃饭。然后狐狸说对于公鸡 ,“这是一个美丽的早晨!我想和你谈谈。你有一个非常 甜美的声音。你不下来跟我聊聊吗?” “谢谢你,先生的狐狸。但是你来这里吗?它很好酷这里回答:“鸡就叫了。“好吧,我会的。但是,我怎么能起床?&狐狸问道。 “只是绕行,树干下面我叫醒我的仆人在一个空的。他会帮你开门 ,他说:“鸡就叫了。狐狸来到附近的空虚。狗跑出来了 , 突然在福克斯和杀了它一次。 13.The Wolf and the Crane（狼cQ） One day a wolf was eating his dinner hastily and swallowed a bone. It stuck in his throat. He tried to get it out, but he could not. Just then a crane flew down to him. “ Dear Crane!” said the wolf to the crane. “I'm in trouble. A bone has stuck in my throat. Will you put your head into my throat and pull it out? You have a very long neck and I'm sure you can reach it. I will pay you well for it.” “All right. I'll help you. Open your mouth as wide as you can,” said the crane, and put his head into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone. “Thank you very much, my friend,” said the wolf. “Now I must be paid for the work,” said the crane. “Well,” said the wolf. “You put your head into my throat, but I did not bite off your head. Isn't that enough for you? Go along and don't talk about rewards.” 一天,一只狼正在吃晚餐急忙吞下一根骨头。粘在了他的嗓子里。他试图把它弄出来,但他不能。 就在这时,一个起重机飞到他。“亲爱的鹤!狼说:“鹤。“我遇到麻烦了。有一块骨头卡在我的喉咙里。你会把你的头进我 的喉咙,把它拔出来吗?你有一个很长的脖子,我相信你一定能达到它。我会付给你,因为它。” “好吧。我会帮助你的。张开你的嘴大如你能说,“把他的头起重机、成狼的嘴巴,拔出了骨头。“非常感谢你们,我的朋友,” 狼说。“现在我必须支付的工作,他说:“鹤。 “很好,”狼说。“把你的头在我的咽喉,但我不咬掉你的头。难道这还不够吗?沿着和不谈论的回报。” 14.The man, his Son and their Donkey（一人和他的鹤优c他的H子）A man and his son were driving their donkey along a country road. They saw some girls drawing water at a well. One of the girls said, “oh, look! How silly they are! A man and a boy are walking along beside their donkey, and nobody is riding it.” The man heard this and said to his son, “You had better ride our donkey. You are light, so you will not tire our donkey.” In a little while they met three old men. One of them said, “see here! The boy is riding a donkey and his old father is walking by his side. The young boy does of take care of his old father.” And the man got on the donkey and his son walked along beside it. Now they were very happy. But soon afterward they met three women. Fastened it to a pole. They lifted it to their shoulders and carried it along to the town. When they came to a bridge, everyone laughed at them. And the donkey did not like the noise and began to kick. It broke the rope, fell into the water and was drowned. So the old man had to take his son and go home. The man said to his son, “He who tries to please everybody pleases nobody after all.” 一个男人和他的儿子驾驶他们的驴沿著乡间道路。他们看见一些女孩画水。 其中的一个女孩说,“噢,看!他们是多么的愚蠢啊!一个男人和一个男孩正走在他们的驴,并没有人是骑着它。” 那人一听这话,便对他的儿子说:“你最好骑驴。你们是光,所以,你不会轮胎我们的驴。“在一会儿他们遇到三个老人。有一 人说,“看这里!这个男孩正骑著驴和年迈的父亲正在他身边。那个小男孩不照顾年迈的父亲。” 7 那人就站在驴和他儿子沿着在它的旁边。现在,他们就很高兴。但很快后来他们遇见了三个女人。将一个杆位。他们就 把这只苹果举到肩膀和抬走到城里。当他们来到一座桥的时候 ,每个人都嘲笑他们。毛驴和不喜欢噪音和开始打腿。它 打破了绳子,掉进了水里淹死了。 所以这位老人得带他的儿子,然后回家。 这个人对他的儿子说,“那些试图让每个人都满意 而没有人。”15.The Ants and the Grasshopper（c蚱蜢） One fine winter day some ants were working in the field. They were drying their food in the sun, and were very busy. Just then a grasshopper passed by. He was very hungry. “Good day, kind Ants,” said the grasshopper. “I am very hungry. Won't you lend me a little food ? I have nothing to eat. I will pay you before the next fall.” “Have you no food of your own? Why did you not gather any food during the summer? You know there was much food in the field last summer. What were you doing then?” asked an old ant. The “I was singing all day and night during the summer. And so I had no time to gather any food. Please lend me some food.” “Well, then,” said the ant. “As you sang all the summer, you had better dance all the winter. You only played and did not work during the summer. We'll never lend you any food.” And the ants went on working. 在一个晴朗的冬季里的一天,一些蚂蚁在地里干活。他们在阳光下晒食物,非常忙。就在这时,一个很小的经过。他很饿。 “美好的一天,种蚂蚁说道,“草蜢。“我很饿。不会你借给我小的食物吗?我也没有吃的了。我将支付你在明年秋天。“你没 有食物你自己的吗?你为什么不收集任何食物在夏天?你知道有很多食物在去年夏天的领域。 你当时在忙什么呢?“问一位 年老的蚂蚁。 蚱蜢说;“我是歌唱的昼夜在夏天的时候。所以我没有时间去收集任何食品。请借我一些食物。“那么,”蚂蚁说。“当你整 个夏天都唱歌跳舞,你最好的冬天。你只工作不玩,在夏天的时候。我们永远不会借给你的食物。“和蚂蚁又继续工作了。16.Jack and the Robber（芸伺cI） Jack was a farmer's boy. Once he drove his cart to market. He had butter and eggs to sell. He met a woman on the way. She gave him a piece of silver for a little butter. Then he met a boy. The boy gave him a piece of silver for six eggs. Soon Jack had plenty of silver in his pocket. As Jack went along, a man came up to him, and said, “Stop!” So Jack stopped on the way again. The man gave him some wine. Jack drank it, and fell asleep on the roadside. When Jack woke up, his silver was not in his pocket. It was all gone. The man was a robber, and poor Jack went home sadly. 杰克是一个农夫的男孩。有一次,他把他的车去市场。他有黄油和鸡蛋卖。 他遇见了一个女人。她给了他一块银子作一点黄油。然后他遇见了一个男孩。这个男孩给了他一块银子给六个鸡蛋。 杰克很快就有足够的银在他的口袋里。当杰克走,一个人来见耶稣,说:“住手!” 杰克停在路上了。那人给他一些酒。杰克把它喝了,在路边睡着了。当杰克醒来的时候,他的银子,并不在他的口袋里。这 是一切都过去了。 那人是个强盗,穷人和杰克回家了悲伤。 17.Abraham Lincoln（伯拉罕? 林肯） ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S father and mother were very poor and the family lived in a log cabin in the wood. Abraham had to walk about five miles to school, as there was no school near his eleven years old, he had to leave school and work He loved to study and after working hard all day, he user to study to study by the firelight. He grew to be a wise and good man. He was elected President of the United States. At that time there was a war between the North and the South. The people of the South wanted to own slaves, but those of the North thought that it was wrong to own slaves. Then the South and the North fought for four years and at last the North won and the slaves were set free. 亚伯拉罕? 林肯的爸爸和妈妈都很穷和家庭住在一个小木屋里在森林里。 亚伯拉罕不得不步行约五英里的路去学校,因为没有他附近的学校 11 岁了,他不得不离开学校和工作后,他喜欢研究整天 努力工作,他的用户研究研究,炉火。他成长是一只聪明又善良的人。他被选为美国总统。 当时有一个战争南方和北方之间。南方的人想拥有奴隶,但那些北方认为这是错误的,拥有奴隶。 那么,南方和北方争取四年,最后北方获胜,奴隶获得了自由。 18.A Bad Dream（一簦 One afternoon Ben was playing in the back yard, A big black cat jumped over the fence and lay down among hismother's plants. Ben crept up to the cat. He caught it by the tail and dropped it into a tub of water. His mother looked out of the window and saw him. She called him into the house and scolded him for such a cruelty. Then she told him that he must go to bed and stay there till evening. Before long Ben fell asleep. He dreamed that he grew very small A very very big cat seized him in its mouth and ran away with him He kicked and screamed, but he could not get away, At last the cat dropped him and he fell into a big pond. He sand down, down into the cold water. Then he woke up. 一天下午,本正在后院,一只大黑猫跳过篱笆,躺在他母亲的植物。本爬上那只猫。他抓住它的尾巴,掉到了一桶水。 他的母亲从窗户里观看、见他。她给他进房子,责备他这样一个残酷的。然后她告诉他,他必须上床睡觉,并在那里呆到晚 上。 不久,本睡着了。 他梦见自己开始变得非常小的一个非常非常大猫抓住他嘴里跑掉了,他踢和尖叫,但他无法脱身,最后把他 和他的猫掉进了一个大池塘。他砂下来,下到冰冷的水里。然后他就醒过来了。 19.King Alfred and the Cakes（阿佛列王c糕） King ALFRED O f England once led his army to fight with another army and was beaten. So he had to run away through the woods and swamps to save his life. One evening he came to a woodcutter’s hut. He was very tired and hungry, so he begged the woodcutter’s wife to give him something to eat and a place to sleep in. He was ragged and dirty and she did not know that he was the king. She felt so sorry for him that she told him to come in and gave hem a seat near the fire. She was baking some cakes. She said to King Alfred, “ I must go and milk the cow. Watch the cakes and do not let them burn. “ The king was willing to do this, but he kept thinking about his army and soon forgot all about the cakes. In a few minutes the woman came back and found the cakes burning. She was so angry that she struck the king with a stick and cried, “ You lazy fellow! You want to eat, but you do not want to work.” 艾尔弗雷德王在英国曾率领他的军队战斗其他军队，打败了。所以他只好逃走，穿过树林和沼泽地，挽救他的生命。 一天晚上，他来到了一个樵夫的小屋。他太累了，饿了，所以他请求樵夫的妻子给他吃东西，睡觉的地方。他衣衫褴褛， 脏了，她不知道他是国王。她为他感到很难过，她告诉他进来，给他们一座靠近火。 她烤蛋糕。她对艾尔弗雷德王说，“我要去挤牛奶。看这个蛋糕，不让它们燃烧。“国王愿意这样做，但他一直想着自己 的军队，很快就忘了所有的蛋糕。在几分钟的女人回来发现蛋糕燃烧。她非常生气，用棍子打了国王，叫道，“你懒惰 的家伙！你想吃饭，但你不想工作。” 20.Tony's Lie（岬闹e言） One day Tony was a very bad boy. He told a lie to his mother. That night felt very unhappy. He did not want to play with the children. He sat on the doorstep alone. He looked up in the sky and saw the big round moon. He thought that it was looking down upon him, because it knew about the lie. He ran down the street to get away from it, but it kept following him. Then he crept into the house and went to bed, but the moon looked at him through the window. He pulled the sheet over his head, but he could not sleep. Then he crawled under the bed and lay there in the dark. He thought and thought about the lie. At last he decided to tell his mother all about it. He told her the truth and she forgave him. He promised never to tell a lie again. He went back to bed and was soon fast asleep. He dreamed that the moon smiled down upon him. 有一天，托尼是一个非常坏的男孩。他告诉他妈妈撒谎。那天晚上很不高兴。他对孩子们不想玩了。 他坐在台阶上，独自一人。他看着天空，看见又大又圆的月亮。他认为这是看不起他，因为它知道的谎言。他沿着大街 跑了远离它，但它一直跟着他。然后他偷偷溜进屋子去睡觉，但月亮看着他从窗口。他把那张纸在他的头上，但他不能 入睡。然后他爬在床上躺在黑暗中。他认为，关于谎言。 最后他决定告诉他的母亲有关它的一切。他告诉她真相，她原谅了他。他承诺永远不会说谎了。 他回到床上，很快就睡着了。他梦见月亮微笑着他。 21.Jack and the Beanstalk（芸撕屯愣梗 (Part 1) Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. All that they had was the house they lived in and a cow. At last they became too poor to keep the cow. The widow said to Jack one day, “Take this cow to the market and sell her. Then we’ll be able to buy bread. Try to get as much money as you can.” Jack, who was a good, but thoughtless boy, started for the market with his cow. On his may to t he market he met a man who had a pig with him. “Good morning,” said the man. “Good morning,” answered Jack. “Won’t you give me your old cow for this fat young pig?” said the man. Jack thought it a good idea. So he ax-changed his old cow for the young pig He walked on happily until he met another man who had some fine beans. “These are magic beans,” said the man. “I’ll give you one of them, if you give me that pig.” Jack thought it wonderful to have a magic bean. So he consented to it and carried the bean proudly back home. He showed the bean to his mother. “Is this all that you have got for that cow?” she said. “Now, we have on cow to give us milk. All we have is this bean.” She got angry. She threw it out of the window. The bean fall in their garden. During that night is sprouted and grew in a wonderful way. When jack and his mother woke the next morning, they saw that the beanstalk had grown so high that they could not see the top Jack made up his mind to climb to the top of the beanstalk. Higher and higher up he climbed until he found himself near a window of an old castle. Looking in, Jack saw a giant eating his, dinner. The giant finished his dinner and ordered his servant to bring his chief treasures, a hen and a harp. Lay eggs,” said the giant to the hen. The hen began to lay eggs. They were eggs of gold. “Play,” said the giant to the harp. The harp began to play sweet music. The harp played on and on until the giant grew tired and fell asleep. (Part 2) Jack had crawled into the room by this time. When the giant was asleep, a servant beckoned to Jack. “Look here. These are the treasures which the giant stole from your father before you were born,” said he. “Take them back to your mothe r, if you like. But, be quiet. He may wake.” Jack thanked him, and picked up the hen and the harp very carefully. When he was climbing down the beanstalk, the harp happened to make a loud noise. The giant woke. Jack climbed down the beanstalk, with the hen and the harp under his arms. The giant ran down after Jack, but Jack ran faster than the giant.When he was near his home, he called out to his mother, “Mother, bring an ax.” His mother brought an ax. She saw her son climbing down the beanstalk. As soon as he got down to the ground, he chopped down the beanstalk. Down fell the giant with the beanstalk. He broke his neck, and was dead. Jack and his mother were rich all the rest of their lives and lived happily ever after. 22.The Happy Shoemaker（快返男常 (1) Once there lived a rich merchant and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor, but the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the happiest persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with joy, whenever he looked at the boots and shoes to be repaired. Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he hardly knew how much wealth he had. He was always counting over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness about his riches kept him awake when at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an early riser. It continued all day and was a trouble to the merchant day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of sleep he asked a wise friend of his how he could put an end to the shoemaker's song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in return. Simply give the money. ”The merchant readily followed the advice. (2) When the shoemaker opened the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was amazed to fin d shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will keep it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he avoided his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best companion to him, became troublesome now his mind was too much set on the money bag to attend to his work with diligence. He could not sing merrily now. Whenever he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy. At length one day his wife said to him in tears, ---“dear husband, what makes you so sad and uneasy? All our neighbors say you have changed. I wish you were as good and gentle as before.” He was so sorry for her that he told her everything. “We were happy before the merchant gave us the money, ” said his wife, when she heard the story. “We have good health. We have plenty of work to do. What more do we need? Send the money back to the merchant, and the happy life that was once ours will re turn to us.” The shoemaker agreed and went to the merchant to return the bag of money. “Sir” he said, “let me return this to you. By giving this to me, you have spoiled my happy and easy life. So I want to have it back by returning your present.” Merry son g was again heard all over the house. He was as happy as he had ever been. 23.The Three Wishes 三望 A man and his wife were always wishing for luck. One night a fairy came to them and said, “You may have three wishes.” In the morning the woman went to a neighbor’s house to get some bread. She saw a nice pudding there. When she came back, she said, “I wish I had a pudding like that! She did not think of the three wishes, but there was a pudding beside her. “Silly!” cried the man, you have lost one of your wishes, and we have only a pudding. I wish it were on your nose!” At that, the pudding jumped up and grew fast to her nose. “Silly, yourself!” cried the woman, “you have lost another wish. We have only one wish more.” “What shall it be?” asked the man. “We must wish this pudding off,” said the woman. “I can’t have it on my nose.” So they wished it would go away, and away it went. They had had their three wishes, but they were on better off than when the fairy came to them. 一个男人和他的妻子总是希望能带给你好运。一天晚上,一个仙女出现在他们面前,说:“你可以有三个愿望。在上午女子 走到隔壁邻居家去买一些面包。她看见了一个漂亮的布丁。当她回来的时候 ,她说,“我希望我有一个布丁那样!她没有想 到这三个愿望,但是有一个布丁在她身边。“傻!“哭了的人,你失去了你的祝福,我们只有一个布丁。我希望这是在你的鼻子 上!“那,布丁跳起来,迅速增长,到她的鼻子上。“傻,你自己!“哭了的女人,“你已经失去了另一个愿望。我们只有一个愿望。 “什么?”那人问。“我们必须希望这个布丁了。”女人说。“我不能让它在我的鼻子上。于是他们希望它会去,离就行了。他 们被三个愿望,但是他们在更好的仙女出现在他们面前的时候。24.Childe Rowland 恰德_m (1)Long ago there was a little princess named Ellen. She lived with her mother, the queen in a great castle by the sea. She had three brothers. One day. As they were playing ball, one of her brothers threw the ball over the castle. Ellen ran to get it, and did not come back. The three brothers looked for her. They looked and looked, but they could not find her. Day after day went by. At last the oldest brother went to a wise man and asked that man. The wise man told him as he had told the oldest brother. Then the next brother set out to find the dark tower. The youngest brother waited. He waited long, but no one came back. Now the youngest brother was called childe Rowland. At last childe Rowland went to his mother, the queen, and said, “mother, let me go and find the dark tower and bring home Ellen and my brothers. “I cannot let you go. You are all that I have now,” said the queen. But childe Rowland asked again and again, until at last the queen said, “go, my boy. ”then she gave him his father’s sword, and he set out. He went to the wise man and asked the way. The wise man told him and said: “I will tell you two things: one thing is for you to do, and one thing is for you not to do. “the thing to do is this: when you get to the country of the elves, hold your father’s sword, pull it out quickly, and cut off the head of anyone who speaks to you, until you find the princess Ellen. “the thing not to do is this: bite no bit and drink no drop until you come back. Go hungry and thirsty while you are in the country of the elves.” Childe Rowland said the two things over and over, lest he should forget. Then he went on his way. He went on and on and on, until he came to some horses with eyes of fire. Then he knew he was in the country of the elves. A man was with the horses. “where is the dark tower?” asked childe Rowland. “I cannot tell. Ask the woman that keeps the hens,” said the man. Childe Rowland took the sword and off went the man’s head. Then he went on and on, until he came to some hens with eyes of fire. An old woman was with them. “where is the dark tower?” asked childe Rowland. “go and look for a hill,” said the old woman.“go around the hill three times. Each time you go around say: “open, door! Open, door! Let me come in. “when you have gone three times around, door will open. Go in.” “when you have gone three times around, door will open. Go in.” (2)Childe Rowland did not like to cut off the head of the old woman, but he thought of what the wise man had told him. So he took hold of the sword, and off went her head. After this he went on and on and on, until at last he came to a hill. He went three times around it, and each time he said: “open, door! Open, door! Let me come in.” when he had gone three times around, a door opened. In he went. The door shut after him, and he was in the dark. Soon he began to see a dim light. It seemed to come from the walls. He went down a long way, and at last he came to another door. All at once it flew open, and he found himself in a great hall. The walls were of gold and silver, and were hung with diamonds. How the diamonds shone! And there sat the princess Ellen in a big chair of gold, with diamonds all about her head. When she saw childe Rowland, she came to him and said: “brother, why are you here? If the king of the elves comes, it will be a sad ay for you.” But this did not frighten childe Rowland. He sat down and told her all that he had done. She told him that the two brothers were in the tower. The king of the elves had turned them into stone. Soon childe Rowland began to be very hungry, and asked for something to eat. All at once he thought of what the wise man had said. So he threw the bowl down upon the floor, and said: “Not a bit will I bite, Not a drop will I drink, till Ellen is free.” Then they heard a great noise outside, and someone cried out:---” fee-fi-fo- fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman!” the door of the hall flew open and the king of the elves came in. childe Rowland took his sword. They fought and they fought. At last childe Rowland beat the king of the elves down to the ground. “stop!” cried the king of the elves. “I have had enough.” “I will stop when you set free the princess Ellen and my brothers,” said childe Rowland. “I will set them free,” said the king. He went at once to a cupboard and took out a blood-red bottle. Out of this bottle he let a drop or tow fall upon the eyes of the two brothers, and up they jumped. Childe Rowland took the hand of his sister Ellen and went out of the hall, and up the long way. The two brothers went after them. And they all came out from the hill and found their way back to their own home. How glad their mother was!25.The Monkey and the Turtle 猴子c海 One day a monkey who was very hungry met with a turtle creeping along the road. “My dear Slow Foot, can’t you find anything to eat for me?” said the monkey. “O yes, Sly Head, I can,” said the turtle. “ C t here is a banana-plant just over there.” Soon they came to the banana -plant bearing lot of ripe fruit. The monkey climbed the plant, but before he could pick some bananas, the turtle cried, “Run, Sly Head, run! Here comes a man!” Instantly he came down and ran in a hurry. But the turtle could not run, but she caught the monkey’s tail in her mouth and the monkey pulled her away. When they were safe, the monkey said, “Slow Foot, that man did not catch you because I pulled you away.” “O no, Sly Head, on!” the turtle said, “you were not pulling me. I was pushing you.” 一天,一只猴子非常饿会见了一只乌龟爬沿着大路走。“我亲爱的缓慢的脚,你不能找到任何可以给我吃吗?”猴子说。“噢, 是的,鬼头,我能,”乌龟说。“到这儿来;有一种 banana-plant 就在那边。“很快他们来到了 banana-plant 轴承许多成熟的水 果。这只猴子爬上了植物,但他还没有摘些香蕉,乌龟嚷道:“快跑,鬼头,快跑!这里有个男人!“他立即下来跑匆忙。但是乌龟 不能跑,但是她一把抓住猴子的尾巴在她的嘴和猴子把她带走。当他们是安全的,猴子说,“慢的脚,那个男人没有赶上你,因 为我把你带走。“没有啊,鬼头,!“乌龟说,“你把我拉。我把自己推到你。” 26.Dickens and His Cat 狄更斯c他的 Charles Dickens, the famous English novelist, wrote a great many books. He had a cat of which he was very fond. She was a fine Persian cat with pure white fur. One evening, as he was absorbed in reading one of his favorite books by a candle-light, the candle suddenly went out. He was surprised, but took a match, struck it, and lighted the and lighted the candle again, and once more sat down to read. You can imagine his astonishment when he again found himself in complete darkness. He looked around the room, lighted the candle again, and began to read once more. After a while he stopped and looked up. He saw that his cat was trying to put out the ligh t with her paw. The cat’s intentions were quite clear to him-she wanted him to stop reading and play with her a while. Of course he did this, and besides he gave her some milk. The cat was quite contented. She went over and curled herself into a ball on the sofa to take a nap. Then Dickens continued to read, and this time pussy did not interrupt him again. 查尔斯? 狄更斯,著名的英国小说家,写了很多书。他有一只猫,他非常喜欢。她是一位很好的波斯的猫与纯白色的皮毛。一 天晚上,当他全神贯注地读他最喜欢的书之一由一个烛光,蜡烛突然熄灭了。他很惊奇,但又一根火柴,击打它,点亮了蜡烛, 点燃,又一次坐下来阅读。 你可以想象他吃惊的是当他再次发现自己在漆黑。 他四处打量着房间,点燃蜡烛,又开始读一次。 过了一会儿,他停了下来,抬起头来。他看见他的猫正试图扑灭了光与她的爪子。猫的本意是想让他很清楚 him-she 停止 阅读陪她玩一会儿。当然他这样做,而且他给了她一些牛奶。那只猫很满足。她走过去卷曲成一个球在沙发上小睡片刻。 然后继续读狄更斯,这回小并没有打断他了。 27.Talking to a Fish c~交 One day a negro went to a fish shop to buy some fish for his dinner. He picked up a fresh fish, and after examining it carefully, he held it up to his nose and smelled it. “Hey! What’s this?” cried the master of the shop. “Why do you smell that fish, do you think it,” answered the negro. “Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?” asked the master. “I wasn’ I was only talking to it,” answered the negro. “Talking to it!” said the shopkeeper, why, what on earth did you say to it?” “I asked him if there was any negro. “Well, and what did the fish say to that?” asked the shopkeeper. “He said he didn’t know the latest news, because he had been away from the sea or more than three weeks.” 一天,一个黑人去一条鱼商店去买些鱼吃饭。他捡起一个新鲜的鱼,而且经过仔细观察,他住他的鼻子并闻到了它。“嘿!这 是什么?“哭了师父的商店。“你为什么闻那条鱼,你认为它答道:“黑人。“那么,你正在做什么,用你的脸很近的鱼?“问孔子。 “我没有闻到鱼,我只是说,“回答了黑人。“跟它!”店老板说,为什么,你究竟为什么说呢?“我问他是否有任何黑人。“嗯,什么 鱼说?“问店主。“他说他不知道最新消息,因为他已经离海边或超过三个礼拜。” 28.Peter Pan 彼得潘 Once there lived in England a little girl whose name was Wendy Darling She had two brothers john Darling and MichaelDarling. Their house was small house made of brick, and they kept big dog called Nana, and Nana acted as nurse to the three children. Nana was very clever, and she always took care that the children would put on pajamas after warming them at the fire Sometimes the children would not go to bed, but Nana always made them do as they were always made them do as they told. Mrs. Darling loved Nana and she had very good reason for keeping Nana as the children’s nurse One night, when she went into the nursery, she saw a strange Shape flying to and fro in the dim light. When this Shape saw Mrs. Darling, it rushed to the window after it, just as ran out into the night, Mrs. Darling suddenly closed the window. And Mrs. Darling rushed to the window after it ran out into the night, Mrs. Darling suddenly closed the window. The S but something fell on the floor at Mrs. Darling’s feet. It was the shadow of this strange flying Shape. Mrs. Darling picked up the shadow an but she felt very anxious about the safety of her children. She was afraid that the Shape might come back and hurt them, but she hoped that Nana would come to the nursery and protect them from all danger. But some days after that Nana was led to the yard to sleep in her kennel. That night the window was pushed open and the strange Shape slipped into the room and began to dance about. “Where is my shadow?” it cried. Nana barked furiously outside. “I can’t be happy without my shadow. Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell, where is my dear little shadow?” cried the Shape. At that a tiny Ball of fire flew into the room, and sprang round the room. Wherever it went it made a tinkling sound like a little silver bell. Now this little ball of fire was really a fairy girl. She told the Shape where the shadow was. Soon the drawer was opened, the shadow was pulled out, and the Shape danced round the room with delight. The Shape could find its shadow, but it could never put it on again. And so all the delight went, and the shape was so unhappy that tears filled its eyes and rolled down its cheeks. Just at that time, Wendy woke up. She was not afraid, but asked the little Shape why it was crying. Then she asked it its name, and the shape told her that it was Peter Pan. Wend got a needle and some thread and sewed the shadow on to Peter Pan, and then Peter Pan danced with joy, for wherever he went the shadow followed him on the floor. Peter Pan then told Wendy the story of his life. He said that he lived in a place called never-Never-Land, with a lot of little boys who had all been dropped out of their baby carriages by careless nurses. He also said that they lived with fairies ever would remain happy boys in this enchanting Never-Never-Land. He then told her that when the first baby laughed, the laughter broke into little pieces, and each little piece became a fairy, and went dancing about the world. But whenever a child said that it did not believe in fairies, then one of the fairies died. Peter Pan said that it was a dreadful and wicked thing for a child to say that it did not believe in fairies. There was only one thing that made them sad, he sad, and that was
all the boys in Never-Never-Land wanted to have a mother very much indeed. Wendy asked if there was any little girl among them who could preten but Peter Pan shook his head and answered that girls never dropped out of their baby- they were far too clever. This pleased Wendy, and she loved Peter Pan. “Oh, wend,” cried Peter, “come and live with us and be our mother!” Wendy’ s brothers woke up. Peter Pan said he would teach them all to fly if Wendy would only come and be their mother. When the children heard that they could learn to fly, they were quite excited, and at once began to jump up into the air. But every time they jumped they fell onto the ground, “Look and fly as I do,” cried P and so saying, he flew gracefull y high up into the air, and sailed noiselessly round the room. Soon the children learned, and all began to fly round the room with cries of delight. Then the windows were opened wide, and tinker bell led the way into the night. Peter held Wendy’ s hand and they floated away into the starry night. Very soon Mrs. Darling, who had just come home from the theater, rushed into the nursery with Nana at her heels. But it was too late. The children had already left for never-never-land. (2)Now, the boys in never-never-land were beginning to get anxious about Peter Pan, who was their leader. He was away for a long time, and they were afraid of wolves and pirates. By and by they saw something that looked like a large white bird in the sky. As they looked at it, tinker bell suddenly shone on the trees, and told them that Peter Pan wanted them to shoot this bird at once. So they ran and got bows and arrows, and shot the bird. Suddenly down it fell ―what do you think it was?-----poor Wendy fell with an arrow in her breast. But Wendy was not dead. Soon she felt well, and then with her brothers round her, and Peter Pan holding her hand, she promised all the boys to be their mother. Then they began working and built Wendy funny little house, with john’s silk- and every body was very, very happy. But tinker bell was very jealous of Wendy. Though they were so happy in their house, there were on the lake near the forest some terrible pirates. The captain of these terrible pirates was named James hook. All his crew were afraid of him and trembled when they saw him. His long black hair was fearful, the wrinkles on his face was fearful, his eyes were fearful, and his voice was fearful. But, above all, his right hand was most fearful. It wasn’t
it was an iron hook. Peter pan had once driven this terrible pirate into the sea, and a huge crocodile had bitten off his hand and part of his wrist. The crocodile followed the captain wherever he went, and wanted to have another bite. It dreamed of the happy day when it could eat him all up. The captain always knew when this fearful enemy was near, because on one occasion it had swallowed an alarm-clock. It was so made that it would go for one century without stopping. Now the ticking of this clock could plainly be heard even through its thick skin. It ticked so loudly that the captain could al-ways hear it coming, and it was the signal for him to run! But the captain was afraid, because he knew the clock would stop some day. Then the crocodile would come up behind him and eat him up. So he grew to hate Peter Pan, and wanted to kill him. The home of the lost boys was in the forest by the lake. They lived under the ground for fear of the pirates and the wolves. Each boy had a special staircase hollowed in a tree- so that they could easily run down among the roots of the trees into their cave. Wendy, you must know, had become the mother of these boys, and they all loved her, because it was so delightful to have a mother after having lived so long without one. Wendy gave each of the boys some medicine, taught them how to behave nicely, and put them all in their comfortable beds at night. Though she was only nine years old, Wendy was quite a splendid mother. The lost boys were protected by some friendly Indians. On this day, up came the pirates, and suddenly there was a stamping overhead, and a sound of people fighting and struggling here and there. The pirates had attacked the red Indians by surprise. The battle was very soon over. The Indians were beaten and ran away, or crawled seriously wounded into the forest. The pirates won a victory close above the children’s heads. Now, on this night, before the fight had started, Wendy had been telling the boys a story about her own father and mother-a beautiful story which showed how her father and mother must be crying for their lost children. As she was finishing her story, John and Michael sprang up in their beds and said, “Wendy, we must go back quickly!” “yes, answered Wendy, “we must go back quickly” You canimagine how sad all the motherless boys were when they heard that Wendy was going home. They cried so much that at last she told them they might return with her and her brothers. She said they could live in there house, and have Mr. And Mr. Darling for their father and mother. All the boys except Peter Pan were very glad to hear that. Peter Pan said he did not want to grow up. He did not want to live in a real house and go to school. He wanted to live always in Never-Never-Land. So they all said good-by to Peter Pan, and climbed up the staircases in the tree-trunks which led from their underground home to the forest. Wendy was the last to go, and before she went she left some medicine for Peter and mad him promise that he would take it when he woke up in the morning. But the pirates were there on the ground waiting for them to come out. The boys were caught as they s a rough hand was held over their mouths to prevent them from crying out, and they were carried away to the pirate ship with Wendy. (3) Wendy and all the Lost Boys were now on board the pirate ship. Peter Pan lay asleep in his underground bed. He was alone. Captain hook was creeping down the stair-case above. Now was the chance for the captain to kill Peter Pan. He crept up to the door and peeped in. Peter Pan was fast asleep. The captain tried to open the door and failed. Again and again he tried to open the door with his hook, but without success. Peter Pan was safe. But, no! the terrible captain found the glass of medicine left by W he reached toward it, and then, taking a bottle of poison from his pocket, poured the contents into the glass. Peter Pan woke up. He remembered his promise to Wendy, and went to drink the poison. At that moment tinker bell rushed in, crying, “don’t drink! Don’t drink!” but her warning was useless. “I have promised Wendy,” answered Peter, and walked toward the glass, stretching out his hand. Just as Peter was about to drink, the little tinker bell flew into the glass and drank all its deadly contents. Then its light flamed weakly and went pale, and it fell toward the bed dying. Peter Pan knew there was only way in which he could possibly save tinker bell. “Do you believe in fairies? Oh, please say you believe in fairies!” cried Peter Pan to all the children in the world. And back from the children everywhere, who were so sorry for poor tinker bell, came the answer, “We believe in fairies. So tinker bell got well again and was saved. Then she told Peter Pan how the pirates had carried off the Lost boys, with Wendy and her brothers, to their ship, and that they were all in very great danger. The poor children were all at once driven into the dark and dirty hold. Captain Hook thought that at last he had them in his power. “Are all the childre n chained so that they cannot fly away?” he asked. “YES, Captain,” replied his men. “Then bring them up, ”shouted the Captain. He seated himself. On a chair on the deck, waiting while the boys were dragged out of the hold and brought before him. Six of them, he said, were to walk the plank at once, but he would save any two of them who were willing to be cabin boys. The children could not understand him well, but Hook soon explained them the meaning by roaring out s ”Yo ho! Yo ho! The jolly plank, You walk along it so----- Till it goes down, and you go