英语经典小故事汇总

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1. The Dog In The Manger（牛槽裡的狗）

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（獅子、熊與狐狸）

Long ago a lion and a bear saw a kid. They s prang 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（男孩與青蛙）

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（兩個旅人）

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 sa id, “What shall we do? He is running after us. We shall be caught by him.” “Don't say we, but I shall be caught. Y ou 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（螞蟻與鴿子）

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. Y ou 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（公雞與寶石）

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 it is of no use to us; 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（狼與山羊）

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 dr y 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（野兔與烏龜）

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（獅子與老鼠）

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（樹與斧頭）

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, “Y es, 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（狐狸與葡萄）

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 h e 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、公雞和狐狸）

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. Y ou 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,公雞和狐狸)

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（狼與鶴）

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 yo u 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. “Y ou 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（一個人和他的兒子與他們的驢子）

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, “Y ou 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 walkin g 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 hom e. 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（螞蟻與蚱蜢）

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? Y ou know there was much food in the field last summer. What were you doing then?” asked an old ant.

Th e grasshopper replied; “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. Y ou only played an d 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（傑克與強盜）

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（亞伯拉罕?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（一個惡夢）

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（阿佛列王與糕餅）

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（湯尼的謊言）

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（傑克和豌豆）

(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 t hought 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 wonder ful 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（快樂的鞋匠）

(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. “Y ou 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 everythin g. “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三個願望

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 n eighbor’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恰德羅蘭

(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: “brothe r, 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猴子與海龜

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. “ Come this way; 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狄更斯與他的貓

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與魚交談

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’t smelling the fish; 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 love d 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 Shape fled; 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 and put it in a drawer; 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, it was true; 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 the want of a mother; 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 pretend to be their mother; but Peter Pan shook his head and answered that girls never dropped out of their baby-ca rriages; 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 Peter; 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-hat for a chimney; 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 a common hand at all; 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-trunk; 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 stepped on the ground; 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 Wendy on a shelf; 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 something like a song; ”Yo ho! Y o ho! The j olly plank, You walk along it so----- Till it goes down, and you go down To tooral looral lo.” Then he waved his hook to show them that when the plank tipped they would be shot into the water and drowned! But Peter Pan had already started out. He had an alarm-clock in his pocket. It had begun ticking. “Tick! Tick! Ter-ick, tick, tick!” the captain heard, and at the dreaded sound, he shouted, “the crocodile! Hide me! Hide me!”He rushed into a corner of the ship, while his men crowded round him, anxious to protect their captain from the terrible crocodile. The boys, too, waited, breathless with horror. At last, with sudden relief and joy, they saw, not the crocodile, but their brave leader, peter Pan, appearing over the ship’s side. In one hand he held the a larm-clock, the ticking of which had made the captain believe that the crocodile was coming to eat him. Peter Pan dashed into the cabin unseen by the pirates, and closed the door. The ticking stopped at once, and the captain’s terror disappeared. Captain H ook again began to sing his song “The Jolly Plank,” but the boys, filled with hope and delight, drowned his voice by singing “Rule, Britannia, Britannia Rules the waves.” And just as the captain was about to force them to walk the plank, he was silenced by a terrible shriek from the cabin. The captain ordered one of his men to enter the cabin and find out what was the matter. The man went, but did not return. Once more they heard that dreadful shriek. The rest of the men were now frightened. They refused to enter the cabin; one threw himself into the sea. “Drive the boys in—let them fight the terror,” cried the captain. “if they kill him. So much the better; it he kills them, we’re none the worse.” This, of course, was just what the boys wanted, but, hiding their delight, they allowed themselves to be driven into the cabin. But as for the pirates, all of them were so terrified that no one saw Peter Pan steal out, followed by the boys. No one saw Peter Pan cut the ropes with which Wendy had been bound, take her the brown cloak she had left, while Wendy joined the boys. "It's the girl!" cried the captain, "there's never luck on a pirate ship with a girl on board; let's throw her into the sea!" All the men knew that their captain was right, and one of them started up and cried to the figure at the mast, "There's nothing can save you now!" "There is one," came a ringing voice, and the brown cloak was thrown aside, and there stood Peter Pan. "Down, boys, and at them," the captain shouted, and the boys, armed with the weapons Peter Pan had found and given them in the cabin, rushed down upon the lower deck. A terrible fight followed. Some of the crew jumped into the sea; others rushed at the boys with their knives, while Captain Hook tried to escape into the cabin, fighting for his life. "Put away your knives, boys; that man is mine!" cried Peter Pan, pointing to Captain Hook. Hook's men jumped one by one into the sea and were drowned. Peter Pan and Captain Hook appeared at the cabin door, fighting violently. Step by step, Hook was driven back to the side of the ship. At last, Peter Pan pushed him into the sea, right into the mouth of the waiting crocodile, which ate him up at last. The boys burst into ringing cheers as they and Wendy crowded round their hero, who stood like a victorious Napoleon while the pirate flag was lowered. Then Wendy and all the boys went home, and you can imagine how glad Mr. and Mrs. Darling and Nana were to see their lost children again. Mrs. Darling had always kept the window open, and used to sing "Home, Sweet Home," hoping that the children might hear her and come back. But Peter Pan, all alone in Never-Never-Land, longed for little Wendy; and Mrs. Darling allowed Wendy to go every now and then to visit Peter Pan, and see that his house was nice and tidy. Peter Pan never wanted to grow up, and Wendy never forgot the fairies.

--------by James Barrie(Easified)

29.The Dog and His Shadow（狗和他的影子）

Once there was a dog in a village. He stole a piece of meat from a butcher's shop and ran off with it. He wanted to eat it at home. On his way home he came to a narrow bridge over a stream. As he was crossing the bridge, he looked down and saw his own shadow in the water. He thought it another dog with a larger piece of meat than his. He tried to get that piece, too. He opened his mouth and barked at the shadow. But the dog in the water was not a real dog, but his own shadow. So

he dropped his own piece of meat into the water, and lost all.

30.The Crow and the Pitcher（烏鴉和水罐）

Once there was a crow. He was very thirsty, so he was looking for water. Then he happened to see a pitcher under a tree. He flew to it and looked in. There was a little water in it, but he could not reach the water. “I want to drink that that water,” said he to himself. “ How can l drink it?” He looked around. He saw small stones. So he flew to them and took one small stone and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he carried another small stone, and dropped it into the pitcher. He went to the stones and carried one stone every time. The water rose higher and higher. At last it came to the top of the pitcher. And now he could drink the water.

31.The Fox and the Crow（狐狸和烏鴉）

One day a crow was sitting on a branch of a tree. She had a piece of cheese in her beak beak. A fox happened to pass by, and saw the cheese. He said to himself, “l want to have that cheese for my dinner. Perhaps I can get it by a trick.” Then he sa id to the crow,” Good morning, my dear Mrs. Crow! How beautiful you look today! How bright your pretty eyes are! You are the queen of birds. I’m sure you have a very sweet voice. Will you please sing a song for me?” The crow was very glad, and began to sing. As soon as she opened her mouth, the piece of cheese fell to the ground. The fox snapped it up and said to the crow, “ My dear Crow, you are beautiful, but you are not wise. Beware of flatterers.” And the fox ran away with the piece of cheese. The crow was very say sad now, and said, “ Caw! Caw! Caw!”

32.The Fox and the Goat（狐狸和山羊）

One day a fox fell into a well. He tried to get out of it, but he couldn’t. Just then a goat came to the well. She wanted to drink some water. She looked down into the well and saw a fox there. The goat said to the fox, “Is the water good?” “Yes, I will,” said the goat, “for I’m very thirsty.” The goat jumped into the well and drank much water as she liked. After a while the goat said to the fox, “How can we get out of this well?” The fox said, “Well! Stand on your hind legs and put your forefeet on the wall. Then I will climb upon your back and get out. After that I will help you out.” “Oh, it’s a fine idea,” said the goat. And the fox got upon her back and jumped out of the well. “Now help me out, please!” said the goat. “Y ou foolish fellow!” said the fox. “Why didn’t you think of how to get out, before you jumped in?” So saying, he ran away.

33.The Wolf and the Lamb（狼和小羊）

Once upon a time a wolf was drinking water at a brook on a hillside. When he looked up, he saw a little lamb beginning to drink water a little down. The wolf wanted to eat the lamb. He thought he could catch the lamb by a trick. He said to the lamb. “Y ou are making the water dirty, and I cannot drink it.” The lamb said, “Am I making the water dirty? That is impossible. You see, you are higher up than I. The water runs down from you to me, so I cannot make it dirty." " Well, then," said the wolf, " for I was born this year." " I don’ t care,"cried the wolf." If it was not you, it was probably your father." Then the wolf could say no more, and went away.

34.Belling the Cat（把鈴掛在貓身上）

Once some mice were living in a farmhouse. They all met together and talked about the cat in the farmhouse. “We can not stay here long with that cat near us. She has eaten many of us. How can we keep her from killing us?” said one old mouse. One proud young mouse said, “I have a good idea. We never hear her when she comes. What do you say to hang a bell around her neck? Then we can hear her when she is coming.” “That is a splendid idea. Let us tie a bell around her neck. Now we can run away before she catches us,” said another. Just then the old mouse stood up and said, “Y our plan is very fine, but who can hang a bell around the cat’s neck?” All the young mice were silent, and only looked at one another.

一旦一些老鼠生活在一个农舍。他们都聚集并谈论了只猫在农舍。“我们不能在这里久待,那只猫离我们很近。她吃了很多人。我们怎样才能让她杀了我们?”一个人说老鼠标。一个骄傲的小老鼠说:“我有一个好主意。我们从来没有听到她当她来。你说在脖子上挂一个铃铛?然后我们可以听到她的时候,她来了。“这是一个极好的主意。让我们在脖子上系一个铃铛。现在我们可以跑在她赶上我们,”另一个说。就在这时,老鼠标站了起来,说道:“你的计划很好,但谁能挂一个铃铛在猫的脖子上呢?“所有的年轻的老鼠沉默,只是看着彼此。

35.The Bear and the Two Travelers（熊和兩個旅客）

Two men were traveling together through the wood. Then a dig bear suddenly appeared before them. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and hid himself in the branches. The other wanted to climb up another tree, but there was no time to do so. The bear was just near him. So he fell flat on the ground and pretended that he was dead, for he knew that a bear will not touch a dead body. The big bear came up to him, and smelled him all over. He lay as still as he could, held his breath and pretended to be dead. The bear examined him closely and walked slowly away. When the bear had gone, the traveler in the tree came down, and said, “The bear looked as if he were talking to you. What did he whisper in your ears? He replied, "He gave me this advice: Never trust a friend who deserts you in time of need!"

两个人在一起旅行通过木头。然后挖熊突然出现在他们的面前。其中一个迅速爬到一棵树上,把自己藏在树枝上。另一个要爬上另一个树,但是没有时间这样做。那只熊只是靠近他。所以他仰面平躺在地上,假装死了,因为他知道一只熊不碰死尸。这只熊就来到他跟前,闻到他身上的一切都结束了。他躺着,静如他能,屏住呼吸,假装死了。那只熊审问他慢慢地走了密切合作,。当熊走了,这位旅行者在树上下来,说:“这只熊看起来好像他是跟你说话了。他怎么在你耳边低语?他回答说,“他给了我一个忠告:永远不要信任你的朋友在需要的时候沙漠!”

36.The Stag at the Lake（在湖邊的雄鹿）

One hot day a stag came to a lake to drink, and saw his own shadow in the water. " How beautiful my antlers are! But I'm very sorry my legs are very thin and ugly," said he to himself. Just then he saw a lion coming toward him. He ran away as

fast as fast as he could, and the lion could not catch him. "Oh, how thankful I am for my good, long legs ! These legs have saved my life," he said. But when he came to a thick wood, his antlers caught in the branches of a tree. He tried to free himself from the branches, but he could not. At last the lion found the stag and caught him, and killed him.

37.The Father and His Sons（父親和他的兒子們）

A father had three sons, but the brothers were always quarreling. Their father tried to make them good fiends, and called all his sons to him. He showed them three sticks and said, “I want to talk to y ou. Take these sticks and tie them together. Then try to break the bundle of sticks.” The oldest son tried with all his strength but he could not break it. Then the other two did the same, but neither of them could break it. “Now,” said the father, “untie the bundle and each of you take one stick and try to break it.” Either of them could break the stick easily. Then the father said, “My sons, when the sticks are bound together, it is very strong, and you cannot break it. But when they are united, you can break each stick easily. When you work together and help one another, you can become as strong as the bundle. But if you only quarrel and do not stand together, you will be broken as easily as these sticks.”

一个父亲有三个儿子，但是他们总是吵架。父亲想让他们成为很好的朋友，并把他的儿子们都叫来。他给他们三根说，“我想和你谈谈。把这些棍子绑在一起。然后设法把这捆棍子。”大儿子试着用他所有的力量，但他没能打破它。然后其他两个是相同的，但他们都没能打破它。“现在，”父亲说，“解开这捆棍子，每人各拿一根棍子，并尝试打破它。”或者他们可以打破棍子很容易。然后父亲说，“我的儿子，当棍子绑在一起时，是很强的，你不能打破它。但当他们团结，你可以很容易地把它们折断。当你们在一起工作，互相帮助，你可以成为强大的束。但如果你只是吵架而不站在一起，你会很容易的打败。”

38.The Farmer and the Snake（農夫和蛇）

One cold day in winter a farmer was working in his fields. Then he found a snake. It was stiff and nearly dead with cold. He said, “oh, poor thing! I'll take it home.” At once he laid it near the fire, and got it warm. But as it grew warm and felt ple asant, it raised its head, sprang at the farmer and tried to bite the kind man. “Y ou ungrateful creature!” said the farmer. “I can't keep you alive.” So saying, he killed the snake with a stick.

39.The Ass in the Lion's Skin（披著獅皮的驢）

Once an ass found a lion's skin on the road. He was very glad to get the skin. At once he put it on. He said to himself, “now can go anywhere in the forest. I am the king of beasts. Well, I will frighten the timid animals.” He was very proud of the skin, and went into the forest. Soon he met hares. When they saw his face, they were all frightened and ran away. Then he met a goat. She was frightened, too, and went away. At last he met a fox. He tried to frighten the fox and cried out in a loud voice. But the wise fox said to him, “oh, you are not a real lion. Y ou are an ass. Y ou are braying, and not roaring. If you keep silent, you will frighten me. But I know you by your voice.” Soon after that the owner of the skin caught the ass, and killed him.

40.The Birds, the Beasts and the Bat（鳥、野獸和蝙蝠）

There was once a great battle between the birds and the beasts. The beasts won the battle. On their way home, one of the beasts met a bat. “oh, you are a bird. I'll eat you “up,” said the beast. “no, no, ”said the bat. “I am not a bird. I am a mo use. Look at the fur all over my body, and at my mouth with its sharp teeth,” and the bat safely ran away. A few days later there was a second battle. This time the birds won. When one of the birds found the bat, he said, “you are a mouse. I must kill you.” “no, no,” said the bat. “I am not a mouse. I am a bird. Look at my wings. After several battles between the birds and the beasts, they were friends again. But they could not trust the bat. And the bat had to hide in dark places in the daytime. This is why a bat flies about only at night.

41.The North Wind and the Sun（北風和太陽）

One day in winter, the cold north wind was blowing hard. Then the sun began to shine from among the clouds. The north wind said to the sun, “I am very strong. I am stronger than you.I am the strongest in the world.” The sun said, “No, no. You are not so strong as I.” “Well, I’ll show you how strong I am,” said the north wind. Just then a traveler came along. He had a thick cloak on. “I can make that man take off his cloak,” said the north wind. And he blew and blew. But the traveler held his cloak closely about him. Then the sun said, “Now I’ll try.” The sun began to shine upon him. It became warmer and warmer. The traveler said, “How warm it is!” and took off his cloak. “Now you see I am stronger than you, Mr. North Wind,” said the sun.

冬季里的一天，寒冷的北风刮。太阳开始照耀在云层中。风对太阳说，“我很坚强。我比你强壮。我是世界上最强的。”太阳说，“不，不，你不如我。”“好的，我会告诉你我是多么的强烈，”北风。这时一个旅行者来了。他有一个厚厚的大衣。“我能让那个人把披风脱下来，”北风。他用力地吹。但是旅行者举行密切有关他的披风。太阳说，“我会尝试。”太阳开始照耀他。它变得越来越暖和。旅行者说，“这是多么温暖！“脱掉外衣。“现在你看我比你强壮，北风先生，”太阳说。

42.The Fox and the Crane（狐狸和鶴）

One day a fox met a crane in the plain. The fox said to the crane, “Hello, dear Crane! Will you come to dine with me?” And the crane said, “Oh, thank you, I will.” The crane went to his house. When the cran e sat at table, she found only a very shallow dish before her. There was some soup in the dish. The fox began to eat the soup easily. The crane tried to eat it, but she could only wet the tip of her long bill, and she had to leave most of it. Then the fox said to the crane, “I'm very sorry. You don't like soup, do you?” But the crane said to the fox, “Thank you for your nice soup,” and went home. A few days later the crane invited the fox to dinner. When they sat at table, two long-necked jars were put before them. In the jars was some meat. The crane enjoyed the meat, but the fox could not reach it, for the mouth of the jar was very narrow. The fox could only lick the mouth of the jar. The fox was much ashamed of his own folly, and hurried back to his house. 43.A Clever Dog（一隻聰明的狗）

Mrs. Hellen had a very clever dog named Black. He often helped her by going to buy bread. One morning she gave him a basket with twenty cents in it and told him to go to the bakery and get two loaves of bread. He took the basket in his mouth and trotted down the street to the bakery. The baker wanted to tease Black. So he took the money and put it into the drawer, but he did not give him any bread. Black put down the basket and began to bark. The baker laughed and patted him on the h ead. He said, “You're a good dog.” He took two loaves of bread and put them into the basket. Black wagged his tail, picked up his basket and started for home. He walked proudly down the street. He carried the basket in his mouth. Everybody looked at him and smiled.

海伦有一个很聪明的夫人“黑色狗。他经常帮助她去买面包。一天早上,她给了他一个篮子,装着20美分,让他去面包店买两个面包。他把篮子放在他的嘴里,小跑到街上去面包店。面包师想逗黑色。于是他拿了银子,把它放进抽屉里,但是他并没有给他任何面包。黑色放下筐子和开始吠叫。面包师笑了起来,拍拍他的头。他说,“你真是个好狗。“他接手了两个饼,并把它们放在篮子里。黑色摇了摇尾巴,拿起他的筐里,开始回家了。他得意洋洋地走在大街上。他把篮子放在嘴里。大家都看着他,笑了。

44.Piccola（畢可拉）

Once there lived in France a little girl. Her name was Piccola. Her father was dead and her mother was very, very poor. On Christmas eve Piccola said to her mother, “will Santa Claus come to our house tonight?” her mother looked very sad and shook her head. At bedtime Piccola pulled off her little wooden shoes and put them on the floor near the chimney she said to her mother, “perhaps Santa Claus will come.” In the night a little bird with a broken wing fell down the chimney and hopped into one of the shoes. Very early in the morning Piccola woke up. She jumped out of bed and ran to look into her shoes. There she saw the little bird in one of her shoes. She picked u the shoe and ran to show her Christmas present to her mother, and, “ Santa Claus did not forget me.”

45.Grace Darling（葛瑞絲?達玲）

One September morning there was a storm at sea and a ship was driven on a rock. It was broken in two by the waves and half of it was washed away. Some of the sailors clung to the other half. There was a lighthouse. On an island not far away grace darling and her father lived in the lighthouse. They saw the poor sailors clinging to the wreck. Grace said to her father, “we must try to save those men.” “it is on use, ”said her father. “We cannot reach them.” Grace was not willing to give up. So she and her father started in a heavy rowboat. Grace pulled one oar and her father pulled the other, it was hard to row against the big waves. At last they reached the wreck and took the poor sailors into their boat. They rowed back to the lighthouse with them and gave them warm food and dry clothes. In a few days the storm was over and the sailors want to their homes. They felt very grateful to Grace Darling and her father.

一个9月的早晨有海上的暴风雨和一艘船被一块岩石上。这是一分为二的半波和洗掉。一些水手们坚持的另一半。有一个灯塔。在一个岛上不远的恩典亲爱的和她的父亲住在《灯塔行》。他们看见那可怜的水手们坚持残骸。恩对父亲说:“我们必须尽力挽救那些人。“家”是在使用,”她父亲说。“我们不能接近他们。“恩典不愿放弃。所以她和她的父亲开始于一个沉重的划艇。恩,她的父亲拖出一把桨,很难排向更大的波澜。最后,他们到达了残骸,把这个穷水手进他们的船。他们划回的灯塔,给他们温暖与他们的食物换上干的衣服。在几天之内,暴风雨结束了,水手们想他们的家园。他们感到非常感激恩和她爸爸。亲爱的

46.Pandora（潘多娜）

Long, long ago the people lied very happily in the beautiful world, and nobody was ever sick. At that time there was a beautiful little girl named Pandora. One day a fairy gave her a wonderful box. It was tied with a golden cord and the fairy made her promise not to open it. Pandora and her little friend, Epimetheus, often looked at the box and wondered what was in it. For a long time Pandora kept her promise to the fairy, but at last she wanted to peep into the box. She untied the cord and lifted the lid a very little. Then hundreds of bad little fairies came out. They stung Pandora and she fell screaming on the floor. They stung Epimetheus, too. Then they flew out of the door and stung all the children in the world. By and by Pandora heard a little voice. It said, “let me out and I will help you. ”She opened the box and out flew a beautiful little fairy. She told Pandora that her name was hope. She kissed her and Epimetheus and made them well. Then she flew away to help the other children. To this day, when people are sick and unhappy, the good little fairy, hope, comes to comfort them.

很久很久以前,人们撒谎很高兴的在美丽的世界,没有人曾经是病了。那时,有一个漂亮的小女孩叫潘多拉。一天,一个仙女给了她一个奇妙的盒子。它被绑,金线,仙女使她答应不去开启。潘朵拉和她的小朋友,厄庇墨透斯,经常看着这个箱子并且想知道。很长一段时间潘多拉把她答应仙女,但最后她想窥视到盒子里。她解开绳子,打开盒盖一点点。然后成百上千的坏的小妖精出来了。他们叮潘朵拉,她尖叫了地板上。他们叮厄庇墨透斯,也具有一定的参考价值。然后他们飞出房门,刺伤了世界上所有的孩子。潘朵拉,听见一个小的声音。它说:“让我出去,我必帮助你。“她打开了盒子,突然一个美丽的小仙女。她告诉潘朵拉,她的名字是希望。她吻了吻她,厄庇墨透斯、医好他们。然后她飞走了去帮助其他的孩子。直到今天,当人们生病时不开心,但是良好的小仙女,希望来安慰他们。

47.An Ill-Natured Neighbor（一個壞心腸的鄰居）

An ill-natured, jealous peasant saw his neighbor's getting a very good harvest. As he was unable to be glad of his neighbor's blessing from God, he devised the way how to destroy his neighbor's happiness. To attain his purpose he caught a fox, tied a lighted torch to its tail and drove it in the direction of his neighbor’s fields. Seeing the fox reached the field, it changed its direction, and began, to hiss amazement, plunging into his own fields where the grains had almost been ripe. A few minutes had passed before all his fields were enveloped in volumes of flames. He sorrowed, lamented, rushing about in his neighborhood, and devised to lay the blame at his neighbor's door. But as his neighbor had been believed to be very honest since ages ago, and, on the contrary, he had been reputed as an ill-natured man, none could place any confidence in his words. A misdeed only leads one to a snare set for others.

脾气坏、嫉妒的农民看到了他的邻居越来越好收成。因为他不能高兴的邻居的来自上帝的祝福，他想出了如何摧毁他的邻居的幸福。要达到他的目的他抓到一只狐狸、绑定到它的尾巴点燃的火炬和开他的邻居字段的方向。看到狐狸最后一场，它改变了方向，并开始，惊奇的是，陷入自己哪里颗粒几乎已经成熟的字段的杂音。几分钟前他所有的字段都沉浸在卷的火焰通过。他sorrowed，地、冲过关于他的邻居，和制订归咎于他的邻居的门。但他的话中已经被他的邻

居信老实很久以前的事，因为，相反，他又曾被誉为脾气坏的人，没有可以放任何信心。犯罪只能使人为他人设置的圈套。

48.A Miser Man（一個守財奴）

A very stingy man who had no pleasure but that of making money sold his all, namely, his place and fields, and forged all the money he received into a mass of gold, and buried it in the ground. Every day he visited the spot, which was one of his daily greatest pleasures. Then a man who occasionally came to the neighborhood saw this miser digging up the earth with joy. When this neighbor went there and dug the earth, he found a buried treasure, to his great astonishment. He resolved to run off with it outright. When the miser came to the spot the following day, he found his treasure missing, to his great amazement. It furious agony and desperation, he cursed God and man tearing his hair like a mad man. When a pedestrian asked his of his bitter sorrow, the miser told his story in great detail, but the passenger comforted and consoled him, saying, “Y ou need not cry over your loss of treasure. I think your loss is not so great as you think. Bury in that place a stone of the same size in place of your mass of gold, and regard it as your lost one. Y ou will hardly tell the difference the two, because, as far as you are concerned, gold is all one with a stone in point of utility.” Happiness does not consist in owning money, but in reasonable using of it.

一个非常吝啬的人谁不喜欢的,但卖掉了他的所有赚钱的,也就是说,他的位置和田地,和伪造的所有的钱他收到成一团的金子,葬在地下。每天他参观了现场,这是他的一个日常最大的乐趣。然后一个人偶尔来到附近看到这个守财奴挖地球充满喜悦。当这位邻居去那里,挖了地球上,他发现了一个宝藏,使他大为惊奇。他决心要跑它了事。当守财奴亲临现场的第二天,他发现他的财宝失踪,使他大为惊讶。这愤怒的痛苦和绝望,他亵渎神和人怒发冲冠像一个疯子。当一个行人问他的痛苦的悲伤,守财奴告诉他的故事的细节,但旅客安慰,安慰他,说:“你不需要哭泣你失去的珍宝。我认为你的损失是不像你想象的那么大。葬在那地方的一块石头一样大小的地方群体的金子,把它当成你输了一场。你不会告诉差异的两个,因为只要你而言,黄金是一个用一颗石头的角度的效用。“幸福不在于拥有金钱,而在于合理使用。

49.The Hare and the Tortoise（野兔與烏龜）

One fine hot bay Mr. Hare met with Mts. Tortoise. Mr. Hare said to Mrs. Tortoise: “W hat a slow walker you are! You cannot run so fast as I, to be sure!” “Well, my friend, let us run a race and see which of us will win. Let us run up to the top of that hill,” said Mrs. Tortoise. “All right!” said Mr. Hare. So they started a race. Mrs. Tort oise walked with a slow, steady pace, up to the top of the hill. She never stopped a moment. But Mr. Hare ran, almost flying like an arrow. On the way he often stopped to eat grass. When he went halfway up the hill, he lay down for a nap, saying, “If Mrs. Tortoise passes by me, I can easily catch up with her.” When he awoke and looked around, he could not see her. Then he ran up the hill as fast al he could, and at the very top, he found Mrs. Tortoise at rest. She had won her success. “Slow and steady wins the race.”**”Slow and steady wins the race.”

50.The Dog and His Shadow（狗和他的影子）

A dog who was crossing a river with a piece of meat in his mouth happened to look over the side of the bridge saw his own shadow in the water. The foolish dog took his own shadow for another dog with a piece of meat larger than his own, and let go his own meat so that he could attack the other dog and get his meat from him. Of course he lost his own meat by this, for it sank to the bottom and he was not able to get it back. Then he saw that the other dog had lost his piece, too. And he went sadly h ome. *** “Grasp all, lose all”

51.The Fox and the Crow（狐狸與烏鴉）

Once upon a time a crow stole a piece of cheese, and flew with it to a tree. She sat on a branch of the tree and began to eat it. Just at that time a fox was passing by and saw her. He was hungry and wanted the cheese. “I want to have that piece of cheese for my dinner,” he said to himself; “but how can I get it? I cannot climb the tree.” “Good morning, Mrs. Crow, good morning,” said Mr. Fox. “How beautiful your feathers are! Your voice must be as beautiful as your feathers are. Just sing one song f or me. After that I will call you the Queen of Birds.” Mrs. Crow was much delighted, and began to sing “Caw! Caw! Caw!” Down fell the sly fox wanted. And without waiting to hear the rest of the song, Mr. Fox picked it up quickly, and away with it, saying, “ Your voice is really sweet and beautiful, Mrs. Crow, but you not very clever.”

52.The Crow and the Pitcher（烏鴉與水罐}1

One day a crow saw a pitcher and, feeling ready to die with thirst, flew to it with joy hoping to find it full of water. When he reached it he discovered, to his great disappointment, that it contained but a very little water, and that so low in the pitcher that he could not reach it. He tried every means in his power to get at the water, even endeavoring to overturn the vessel, but this he was not strong enough to do. At last, seeing some peddles lying about, he brought them one by one and dropped them down the neck of the pitcher, and, thus, by degrees, he raised the water up to the brim, when he was able to drink to his heart’s content. *** “Necessity is the mother of invention.”

一天,一只乌鸦看见一个投手,死的感觉好渴了,飞向快乐希望找到它充满了水。当他到达那里的时候,他发现了,他非常失望,它包含但一点点水,那么在一个较低的投手,他够不着。他尽一切可能的能力,以获得在水,甚至竭力推翻容器,但他并不强壮足够的事可做。最后,看到一些庸医撒谎,他给他们一个接一个,下降了下来投手的颈项上,因此,渐渐地,他提出了水倒满了,直到缸口时,他就能喝他的内心的内容。* * *”需要是发明之母。”

53.The Lion and the Mouse（獅子與老鼠）

Long ago a great lion was fast asleep in the wood. A mouse ran over the lion's paw. The great lion woke up and caught the little mouse, and was going to kill her. The poor mouse looked up.“ O dear Lion! ’’ Cried the Mouse; “ Do yo u kill me? Please spare my life. If you spare my life now, I will repay you some day.” “ How can you repay me?” said the Lion. “Y ou are too small to help a great lion.” But he lifted the paw and away the mouse ran. Not long afterward, the lion was caught i n a net, and could not get out. “ I can' t break this net,” he said, “ I'm afraid I shall be killed.” Just then the little mo use happened to pass by. She ran up to the lion and said, “ Kind friend, I will help you.” She cut the ropes of the strong net with her sharp teeth. “ Thank you,” said the Lion. “ I see that even a little mouse can help a great lion.”

54.The Man, His Son and His Ass（男人、他的兒子與他的驢子）

A man and his son were once driving their ass along a country road, to sell him at the fair. They soon passed some girls, who were drawing water at a well. “Look,” said one of the girls; “see those silly people trudging along in the dust, while their ass walks at ease.” The man heard what they said, and put his boy on the ass’s back. They had not gone far be fore they came to some old men. “See here, now,” said one of them to the others. “This shows that what I said is true. Nowadays the young take on care of the old. See this boy riding while his poor old father has to walk by his son to get down, and he moun ted the ass himself. In a little while, they met three women with children in their arms. “For shame！” said the women. “How can you let that poor boy walk when he looks so tired, and you ride like a king?” The man then took the boy up behind him on the saddle, and they rode on to the town. Just before they got there, some young men stopped them, and said, “Is that ass yours?” “Yes,” said the man. “One would not think so,” said they, “by the way you load him. You look more fit to carry him than he to carry y ou.” So the man and the boy got off, tied the ass’s legs with a rope, and fastened him to a pole; and, each taking one of the pole, carried him along, while everyone they met laughed at them. By and by they came to a bridge. Then the ass began to kick, and, breaking the rope, fell into the water, and was drowned. The old man took his son, and went home as best he could, thinking to himself, “When we try to please everybody, we please nobody.”

55.The Lark and Her Young Ones（雲雀與她的幼兒們）

A lark had made her nest in spring in a field of young green wheat Her little ones had been growing larger and stronger all the summer, while the wheat grew taller and closer about their home. As autumn drew near, the young birds were almost old enough to fly, and the wheat was nearly ripe. One day the owner of the wheat-fled came, and the little Larks herd him say to his son, the little Larks heard him say to his son, “I think the wheat is already ripe, so we must ask our friends to come and help us gather it in.“ This start led the little birds. When their mother came home they told her what they had heard. “There is no need for moving yet my children said the mother. But when she left them as usual the next morning she told them to listen to what the Farmer would say if he came again, and to tell her exactly what it was, when she came back to them. After a few days the owner of the field came again, and the eager birds listened to get more news for their mother. “Since our friends have not come,” the farmer the Farmer said to his son, “go and ask your “Not yet,” said the mother; “the man who only asks his friends to help him is not who only asks his friends to help him is not to be feared; but watch and listen, if he comes again.” And by and by he came. Seeing the wheat so rip e that it was shedding its grain, he said, “tomorrow we will come ourselves and cut the wheat.” And when the birds told this to their mother, she said, “it is time now to be off, my children, for the man is in earnest this time. He no longer trusts to othe rs to do his work, but means to do it himself.” *** ”Self-help is the best help.”

56.The Wind and the Sun（風與太陽）

The North Wind was rushing along and blowing the clouds as he passed. “Who is so strong as I?” he cried. “I am even stronger than the sun.’’ “Can you show that you are stronger?” asked the Sun. “A traveler is coming over the hill,” said the Wind. “Let us see which of us can first make him take off his long cloak. The one who succeeds will prove himself the stronger.” The North began first. He bl ew a gale, tore up trees, and raised clouds of dust. But the traveler only wrapped his clock more closely about him, and kept on his way. Then the Sun began to shine. He drove away the clouds and warmed the air. Higher and higher he climbed in the blue sky shining in all his glory. “What a fine day we are having after the blow!” said the traveler, as threw off his cloak. ***

“Kindness is a greater governor than anger.”

北风赶，由于他通过吹云。"谁是如此强烈，正如我吗？"他哭了。"我比太阳更强。"你可以显示你是强？"问"过时了，来了一位旅行者"的太阳风说。"让我们看到的时候，我们可以先让他脱下他的长披风。成功的人会证明自己更强。"北方首先开始。他吹烈风、撕毁了树木，并提出的灰尘。但旅行者只包装更密切地谈他，他时钟和不停地前进。然后，太阳开始闪耀。他驱散了乌云，温暖的空气。高他爬在蓝色的天空闪耀在他所有的荣耀。"是个好天我们有打击后！"说这位旅行者，如甩掉他的衣裳。***"善良是更大的总督，比愤怒"。

57.The Woodman and Mercury（樵夫與Mercury神）

Once upon a time, a Woodman was cutting down a tree by the side of a lake. By accident he let his ax fall into the water. As he lost the tool with which he had gained his livelihood, he sat down upon the bank and felt very sad about his hard fate. To his surprise, Mercury appeared, and asked him what was the m atter. When he heard the story of the man’s misfortune, he dived to the bottom of the lake, and, bringing up a golden ax, asked if that were the one he had lost. Hearing that it was not his, Mercury dived a second time, and, returning with a silver ax in his hand, again asked the Woodman if it were his. The Woodman denied this too, saying that it was not his. Mercury dived a third time, and brought up the very ax that the man had lost. This the poor man took with joy and thankfulness. So pleased was Mercury at the honesty of the man, that he gave him the other two axes besides his own. ***When he returned home, the Woodman told his companions all that had happened. One of them decided to see if he could secure the same good fortune for himself. He ran to the lake, and threw his ax in on purpose, then sat down upon the bank and lamented his sad fate. Mercury appeared as before, and wanted to know the cause of his grief. After hearing the man’s story, he dived, and brought up a golden ax, and asked him if that were his. Delighted at the sight of the golden ax, the fellow answered that it was, and eagerly attempted to get hold of it. The God saw that he was dishonest, and refused to hand it to him. The man went home disappointed. *** “Honesty is the best policy.”

58.The Milkmaid and Her Pail of Milk（牛奶女工與她的牛奶桶）

Dolled the Milkmaid having been a good girl, and careful in her work, her mistress gave her a pail of fresh milk for herself. With the pail upon her head, Dolly tripped gaily along on her way to the town, where she was going to sell her milk. “ For this milk,” said Dolly, “ I shall get a shilling, and with it I will buy twenty of the eggs laid by our neighbor’ s fine fowls. “ The mistress will surely lend me a hen, and, allowing for all mishaps, I shall ra ise a good dozen of chicks.

“ They will be well grown before the next fair-time comes round, and it is then that chickens bring the highest price. I shall be able to sell them for a guinea. “ Then I will buy that sweater that I saw in the village the other day, and a hat and ribbons, too; and when I go to the fair, how smart I shall be! “ Robin will be there and will come up and offer to be friends again. But I won’ t come round too easily; and when he wants me for a partner in the dance, I shall just toss up my head and__ ” Here Dolly gave her head the least bit of a toss, when down came the pail, and all the milk was spilled upon the ground. Poor Dolly! It was hr good-by to eggs, chickens, sweater, hat, ribbons, and all. *** “Don’t count your chicken befor e they are hatched.”

59.Ulysses and the Bag of Winds（Ulysses與風袋）

Long, long ago, there lived upon a little island a Greek king named Ulysses. One time Ulysses sailed far away across the sea to fight for his country, and for ten long years he was away from his beautiful wife and his little son. At last the Greeks captured the city they were fighting against, and the war ended. “Now I can go back to my island home,” said Ulysses, joyfully, as he and his men set sail for home. “ Once more I can see my wife and son!” on the way, they stopped to rest at the home of a king named Eolus, who lived on an island in the sea. It was a wonderful island; all around it was a high wall of bronze. Eolus was king of the winds. He could make the winds sleep so soundly that the sea would be as smooth as glass, or he could make them blow so hard that the waves would be as high as mountains. When Ulysses was ready to start on his way again, Eolus said, “I will help you to reach your home, Ulysses. I will put all the stormy winds in this great bag of ox-hide. Then they cannot harm you. “I will the bag with this golden chain; but I will leave out the gentle west wind, do bear you safely home. Guard the bag of winds carefully. And do not let anyone untie the chain.” Then the west wi nd blew softly and sent them in safety on their way. For nine days and nine nights Ulysses guarded the bag of winds, until at last he became very tired and sleepy. Now the men with Ulysses did not know what was in the great bag. “see how he guards it !” they said. “Surely it has gold and silver in it, for it is tied with a golden chain. We helped Ulysses in the war; why should he have all the gold and the silver?” at last, on the tenth day, they came in sight of their dear island. “Look, look!” cried the me n, joyfully. “There are our green fields! Soon we shall see our homes.” Then the weary Ulysses, thinking that he need not guard the bag any longer, fell fast asleep. “now we can see what is in the bag!” so they crept up to the bag and untied the golden chain. Out flew all the stormy winds, roaring and howling! In a moment, great waves arose and drove the ship far from the land. The noise of the winds and the waves awoke Ulysses. Where was his little island home? Where were the green fields he loved so well? They were far, far away, for the ship was out on the stormy sea. “Oh, what shall I do?” cried Ulysses. “I fear that I shall never see my home again. But I must not give up; I will try again and again. Some day I may reach my home, and see my wife and son once more.” “After a long time, the stormy winds drove the ship back to the island where Eolus lived. How glad Ulysses was when “Eolus can help us,” he said. “He will the winds again” but Eolus was angry with Ulysses and his men. “Go away!” Eolus said. “I will not help you a second time, for it is your own fault that he stormy winds are out of the bag.” So once more Ulysses set out upon the sea, and it was many long years before he saw his island home again.

60.Echo（林澗女神）

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61.Narcissus（水仙花神）

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62.Arachne（織女神）

Arachne lived in a small village on the shores of the Mediterranean. Her parents were very poor. While her mother was busy cooking the simple meals for the family, or working in the fields, Arachne used to spin all day long Her wheel made a steady whirring like the buzzing of some insect. She grew so skillful from constant practice, that the threads she drew out

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63.The Laurel of Apollo（阿波羅的月桂冠）

One day Cupid, the son of Venus, sat on the bank of a river, playing with his bow and arrows. The arrows were very tiny. Some of them had points of gold and the others points of lead. With the former Cupid shot love into people’ s hearts; with the latter he shot fear into them. Just then Apollo, the great sun-god, happened to walk along the bank of the same river and when he saw Cupid at his play, he laughed at him and said, “ Ho! What are such little arrows as these good for? ” Cupid’ s feelings were very much hurt at this. He said nothing, but decided to use his arrows on Apollo. So he drew out two arrows a leaden one and a golden one. Looking all about him for some mark for his arrow, he saw Daphne, the daughter of the river-god, walking through a grove. Cupid shot the leaden-pointed arrow straight at Daphne’ s heart. With the golden one he struck Apollo. As soon as Apollo saw Daphne, he loved her very much, but she was afraid and ran away. Apollo ran after her, calling that there was nothing to fear, but she would not stop running .The faster Apollo followed, the faster Daphne ran. She ran till she came to the bank of her father’s river, and she was so tired that she could run no farther. She called to her father for help. The river-god heard her, and before Apollo could overtake her, changed her into a tree, a beautiful tree with glossy evergreen leaves and pink blossoms as beautiful own cheeks. When Apollo came up with Daphne, there she stood on the bank of the river, not a nymph any longer, but a beautiful tree. Apollo gathered some of the leaves and made himself a wreath of its evergreen leaves, which he always wore for Daphne’s sake. This tree still grows in Greece and is called the Laurel of Apollo.

64.Noah's Ark（諾亞方舟）

The Bible story tells that men and women became so wicked that God was sorry He had made the Earth. He looked at the way men and women were living, and determined to punish them by sending a great flood; but there was one good man, and for his sake God saved the Earth. This man was Noah. He called Noah, we are told, and bade him build a great Ark out of wood, with rooms i n it for his wife and is sons, and his sons’ wives, with one great window and with a mighty door in the side, The Ark was to be covered with pitch inside and outside, and to be built so well that-it should have room for two of every living thing, with food for each one. Noah, having made the Ark, called two of every living thing upon the Earth-animals, birds, and insects; and, laying in a great quantity of food, he himself, and his wife and his children, with all these other living things, entered the Ark. When they were all in, the windows of the heavens were opened, and the water covered the highest mountains. And in the flood the wicked perished. But God remembered Noah. The rain ceased, the waters passed away, and the sun-light went into the Ark. Then Noah let a raven fly from the window of the Ark, and in did not come back to him. Noah then sent out a dove, which flew terrified above the waters and returned to the window

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65.The Forbidden Fruit（禁果）

When God created the world the man was quite alone. Seeing this, God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone;

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66.The Tower of Babel{巴比塔}

We are told that in the beginning of the world all the people lived in one place. By and by, that part of the earth became very crowded, and many families began to move from place to place, looking for new homes. All the people moved into a country between two great rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. Here they found that the soil could be made into bricks, and that the bricks could be heated and made hard. So it was easy to build houses to live in. Then they wanted to build a great city and rule all the people around them. The people said to one another: "Let us build a great tower, the top of which will reach to the sky. And let us give a name to our city, that we may be kept together and not scattered over the earth." So they began to build their great tower with bricks, which they piled up one story above another. But God did not wish all the people on the earth to live close together. God knew that if they all lived together, those that were wicked would lead away from God those that were good, and all the world would become evil again, as it had been before the flood. So while they were building the great tower, God caused their speech to change. At that time all men were speaking the same language. But now they could not understand one another. The people that belonged to one family could not understand those of another family----just as, at the present time, the English cannot talk to the French until they have learned the French language. So the people scattered to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west, and the earth became covered with many people, living in many lands and speaking many languages. Thus the tower stayed forever unfinished, and the city which they had built was named Babel, which means confusion, because it was there that God changed the language of all the earth. The city was afterward known as Babylon, and the tower as the Tower of Babel.

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