英文童话故事（一）：
The monkey mother has two little monkeys. She likes the younger， not the other.
猴母亲生了两个猴子。她喜欢年幼的小猴子而不喜欢年长的大猴子。
One day， they were playing in a forest when a wolf came，running at them. The monkey ran away with the younger monkey in a hurry and left the older alone. She climbed up a tree and held the younger in her arms.
一天，他们正在森林里玩的时候，一只狼来了并向他们扑去。猴子匆忙带着小猴子跑了，单独留下大猴子。她跑着小猴子爬到树上。
After some time， the wolf went away slowly. The monkey took the baby out of her arms. She was surprised to see that the baby had died， for the baby was held in arms too highly. Very long time later， she remembered to look for the older baby. The older baby was hiding in a wood. So he saved himself.
过些时候，狼慢慢地离开了。母猴从他的'怀里放下小猴子。她吃惊的发现猴宝宝已经死了，因为小猴子在她的怀里被搂地太紧了。过了很长时光，她才想起去寻找那只大猴子。大猴子藏在一个大洞里，他救了自我。
英文童话故事（二）：
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. ‘That’s for me， as I am a Fox，’ said Master Reynard， and he walked up to the foot of the tree. ‘Good-day， Mistress Crow，’ he cried. ‘How well you are looking to-day： how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds， just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.’ The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best， but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground， only to be snapped up by Master Fox. ‘That will do，’ said he. ‘That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future .’Do not trust flatterers.
一次，一个狐狸看到一只乌鸦嘴里衔着一块奶酪飞过并停在了树枝上。“那是给我的，因为我是一只狐狸。”狐狸说道，然后便走到树脚边。“早安，乌鸦女主人，”他哭着说“你今日看上去很好，你的羽毛很有光泽，你的眼睛也闪着光芒，我相信你的歌喉必须比其他鸟儿都好，就像你的羽毛一样;请让我聆听你的歌声，仅仅一首，也许我会把你尊为鸟中之后。”乌鸦听了很高兴，于是就开始展现自我最棒的一面，可是正当她张开嘴，那块奶酪就落到了地上，没想到竟被狐狸抢走了。“行了，”他说道“那是我想要的。那就用这奶酪交换一条对你未来的提议吧。”不要相信奉承者。
英文童话故事（三）：
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said， "Do e and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said， "This food is not good， and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should e and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must e and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried， " Run! Run! The cat is ing!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out， the Country mouse said， "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy， than to be rich and afraid."
城里老鼠和乡下老鼠
从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你必须要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自我的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应当搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应当到我城里的家看看。”
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷可是欢乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”
英文童话故事（四）：
Once upon a time a wolf was lapping at a stream. When he looked up， he saw a lamb drinking a little lower down.
"There’s my supper，" he thought. "I will find some excuse to catch it." Then he called out to the lamb， "How dare you muddle the water?" "No， master，" said the lamb. "I cannot muddle your water because it runs down from you to me."
"Well， then，" said the wolf. "Why did you call me bad names this time last year?" "It was impossible，" said the lamb. "I am only six months old."
"I don’t care，" shouted the wolf. "If it was not you， it must be your father." After that he rushed at the poor little lamb and ate it up.
从前，一只狼在溪流喝水，看到一只小羊在下游喝水。[本内容由 首页 / 整理]
“那是我的晚餐，”狼想，“我要找一个借口吃掉他。”于是，他恶狠狠地对小羊说：“你怎样敢搅浑浊了我的水?”“我没有，先生，”小羊回答说，“我在下游喝水，怎样能搅浑浊你喝的水呢?”
“那么，”狼见此计不成，又说道，“你去年的今日为什么说我的坏话?”“不可能，”小羊说，“我此刻才仅有六个月大。”
“我不管，”狼说，“如果不是你，就是你的父亲。”说完，他就冲向小山羊，把他吃掉了。
英文童话故事（五）：
The Miser
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold， which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure， and digging down， came to the lump of gold， and stole it. The Miser， on his next visit， found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor， seeing him overe with grief and learning the cause， said， "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone， and place it in the hole， and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there， you had it not， as you did not make the slightest use of it."
守财奴
有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产，换回了金块，并秘密地埋在一个地方。他每一天走去看 看他的宝藏。有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察，明白了真情，趁他走后，挖出金块拿走了。 守财奴再来时，发现洞中的金块没有了，便捶胸痛哭。有个人见他如此悲痛，问明原因后， 说道：“喂，朋友，别再难过了，那块金子虽是你买来的，但并不是你真正拥有的。去拿一 块石头来，代替金块放在洞里，只要你心里想着那是块金子，你就会很高兴。这样与你拥有 真正的金块效果没什么不一样。依我之见，你拥有那金块时，也从没用过。”
英文童话故事（六）：
黄鼠狼和人
A man once caught a weasel， which was always sneaking1 about the house， and was just going to drown it in a tub of water， when it begged hard for its life， and said to him， "Surely you haven't the heart to put me to death? Think how useful I have been in clearing your house of the mice and lizards2 which used to infest3 it， and show your gratitude4 by sparing my life." "You have not been altogether useless， I grant you，" said the Man： "but who killed the fowls5? Who stole the meat? No no! You do much more harm than good， and die you shall."
从前，有一个人抓住了一只黄鼠狼，它总是在房子里偷偷摸摸。这人正要用一盆水淹死它时，黄鼠狼苦苦哀求人饶了自我的性命，并且对人说：“你必须不忍心杀了我!想想我对你们家做的贡献吧，我可是一只在清理你家里的老鼠和蜥蜴，为了显示你对我的感激之情，就饶我一命吧。”“我也承认，你并非完全无用，” 男人说， “可是，是谁杀了鸡?是谁偷了肉?不不!你做了太多坏事，理应***。”
英文童话故事（七）：
One morning a fox sees a cock.He
think，"This is my breakfast.''
He es up to the cock and says，"I know
you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The
cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins
to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.
The people in the field see the fox.They cry，"Look，look!The fox is carrying the cock away.''The cock says to the fox，"Mr Fox，do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.''
The fox opens his mouth ang says，"The cock is mine，not yours.''Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.
狐狸和公鸡
一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。
他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我明白，你能唱得十分好听，你能唱给我听么?”公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自我的嘴里走了。
在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫：“看，看!狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么?人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。”
狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时，。公鸡跑到了树底下。
英文童话故事（八）：
老鼠和公牛
A mouse once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing.The bull jumped up in a rage and，with his head low to the ground，chased the mouse right across the yard.The mouse was too quick for him，however，and slipped easily into a hole in the wall.
The bull charged the wall furiously again and again，but although he bruised his head and chipped his horns，the mouse stayed safely inside his hole.After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again.
As soon as the bull was asleep，the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole，pattered across the yard，bit the bull again--this time on the nose--and rushed back to safety.As the bull roared helplessly the mouse squeaked:
"It's not always the big people who e off best.Sometimes the small ones win，you know."
有一次，公牛躺着打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来，低着头追老鼠，一向追过院子。然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，从容地钻到墙洞里去了。
公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁，尽管头撞肿了，角撞裂了，老鼠却安然待在洞里。过了一会儿，公牛不撞了，倒下歇着。
公牛刚睡着，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑过院子，又咬了公牛一口??这回咬了鼻子??又跑回安全的地方去。当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时，老鼠吱吱叫道：
"大人物并不总占上风。有时小人物也会取胜。"
英文童话故事（九）：
As the legend goes， during ancient times， in the expansive open country of North China， there was a kind of birds called "rocs".
The roc was very huge， with its back like a big mountain， and its wings like a stretch of cloud which could cover the sky. When it spread its wings， it could break through a storm and soar at a height of 90，000 li (12 kilometre) in the sky towards the sea in the south.
A small bird called the quail1 bounced on the ground， free and happy. It looked up at the roc soaring in the sky and couldn't help laughing： "Hey， see how cocky you are! Look at me， one jump can take me over 10 chi. How delightful2! Every day I e and go amid these weeds and thickets3 and fly freely. Don't I fly quite well too? But， where can you fly to anyway?"
传说，古时候中国北方的原野上有一种鸟，它的名称叫“鹏”。
鹏长得很大，背脊像一座大山，翅膀像一大片云，能把天空遮住。它张开翅膀能冲破风暴，在九万里高的天空中飞翔，一向飞向南方的大海。
有一只叫鹦雀的小鸟，在地上蹦蹦跳跳，自由自在，十分快活。它望着天空中展翅飞翔的大鹏，忍不住发笑，说：“咳，看你神气活现的!我呀，一蹦一跳，就有十几尺，多么痛快啊!我每一天在这些杂草和树丛里，来来去去，自由飞翔，不也飞得挺好吗?可是，你又能飞到哪里去呢?”
英文童话故事（十）：
A little panda picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The panda can’t take it home.
一只小熊猫摘了一只大南瓜，想把它拿回家。可是这只南瓜太大了，她没有办法把这么大的南瓜带回家。
Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her. She watches the bike. “I know! I have a good idea.” she jumps and shouts happily， “I can roll a pumpkin. It’s like a wheel.”
突然她看见一只狗熊骑着一辆自行车朝她这边来。她看着自行车，跳着说：“有了！我有办法了。我能够把南瓜滚回家去。南瓜好像车轮。
So she rolls the pumpkin to her home. When her mother sees the big pumpkin， she is surprised， “Oh， my God! How can you carry it home?” the little panda answers proudly， “I can’t lift it， but I can roll it.” Her mother smiled and says，“What a clever girl!”
于是她把那瓜滚回家。当她母亲看到这只大南瓜的时候，很惊讶：“天啊！这么食的南瓜！你是怎样把它带回家来的？”小熊猫自豪地说；“我拎不动它，可是我能滚动它啊！”她母亲微笑着说：“真聪明啊！”
英文童话故事（十一）：
An old cock and a foxIt is evening。An old cock is sitting in a tree。A fox es to the tree and looks up at the cock。"Hello，Mr Cock，I have good news for you，"says the fox。"Oh"says thecock，"What good news for me?""All the animals are friends now。"says the fox。"Fine!"says the cock。"I'm very glad to know that。"Then he looks up、
"Look!A dog ia ing this way。""What?A dog?"says the fox。"Well。。。。well，I must go now。Goodbye，Mr Cock!""Wait，Mr Fox，Don't you like dogs?"Don't you like playing with the dog?Dogs are our friends now。""But，。。。but they may not know the news yet。"Then he runs away。"I see，I see，"says the cock。He smiles and goes to sleep
一只老公鸡和一只狐狸是夜。一只老公鸡呆在树上。一只狐狸走向大树要拜访公鸡。"你好，公鸡先生，我有一个关于你的好消息。"狐狸说。"噢，"公鸡说，"是什么关于我的好消息?""所有动物此刻都是朋友了。"狐狸说。"好，"公鸡说，"我听到那十分高兴!"然后他看到了。
"看，一只狗正在往这边来。""什么?一只狗?"狐狸问。"好的好的，此刻我该走了，再见，公鸡先生!""等等，狐狸先生，你难道不喜欢狗吗?难道你不喜欢和狗玩么?狗此刻是我们的朋友。""可是，可是它们此刻可能还不明白。"然后他跑走了。"我明白了，我明白了，"公鸡说。他微笑着然后去睡觉了。
英文童话故事（十二）：
It happened that the cat met Mr。 Fox in the woods。 She thought， "He is intelligent and well experienced， and is highly regarded in the world，" so she spoke to him in a friendly manner， "Good-day， my dear Mr。 Fox。 How is it going? How are you? How are you getting by in these hard times?"
The fox， filled with arrogance， examined the cat from head to feet， and for a long time did not know whether he should give an answer。 At last he said， "Oh， you poor beard-licker， you speckled fool， you hungry mouse hunter， what are you thinking? Have you the nerve to ask how I am doing? What do you know? How many tricks do you understand?"
"I understand but one，" answered the cat， modestly。
"What kind of a trick is it?" asked the fox。
"When the dogs are chasing me， I can jump into a tree and save myself。"
"Is that all?" said the fox。 "I am master of a hundred tricks， and in addition to that I have a sackful of cunning。 I feel sorry for you。 Come with me， and I will teach you how one escapes from the dogs。"
Just then a hunter came by with four dogs。 The cat jumped nimbly up a tree， and sat down at its top， where the branches and foliage pletely hid her。
"Untie your sack， Mr。 Fox， untie your sack，" the cat shouted to him， but the dogs had already seized him， and were holding him fast。
"Oh， Mr。 Fox，" shouted the cat。 "You and your hundred tricks are left in the lurch。 If you been able to climb like I can， you would not have lost your life。"
一只猫在森林里遇到一只狐狸，心想：“他又聪明，经验又丰富，挺受人尊重的。”於是它很友好地和狐狸打招呼：“日安，尊敬的狐狸先生，您好吗?这些日子挺艰难的，您过得怎样样?”
狐狸傲慢地将猫从头到脚地打量了一番，半天拿不定主意是不是该和它说话。最终它说：“哦，你这个倒霉的长着鬍子、满身花纹的傻瓜、饥肠辘辘地追赶老鼠的傢伙，你会啥?有甚么资格问我过得怎样样?你都学了点甚么本事?”
“我仅有一种本领。”猫谦虚地说。
“甚么本领?”狐狸问。
“有人追我的时候，我会爬到树上去藏起来保护自我。”
“就这本事?”狐狸不屑地说，“我掌握了上百种本领，并且还有满口袋计谋。我真觉得你可怜，跟着我吧，我教你怎样从追捕中逃生。”
就在这时，猎人带着四条狗走近了。猫敏捷地窜到一棵树上，在树顶上蹲伏下来，茂密的树叶把它遮挡得严严实实。
“快打开你的计谋口袋，狐狸先生，快打开呀!”猫冲着狐狸喊道。可是猎狗已经将狐狸扑倒咬住了。“哎呀，狐狸先生，”猫喊道，“你的千百种本领就这么给扔掉了!假如你能像我一样爬树就不至於丢了性命了!”
英文童话故事（十三）：
Long ago in a small，faraway village，there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.A small，happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.When he arrived，he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.To his great surprise，he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his.He smiled a great smile，and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly.As he left the House，he thought to himself，“This is a wonderful place.
I will e back and visit it often.”In this same village，another little dog，who was not quite as happy as the first one，decided to visit the house.He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him，he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.As he left，he thought to himself，“That is a horrible place，and I will never go back there again.”All the faces in the world are mirrors.What kinds of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
英文童话故事（十四）：
A hound，roaming in the forest，spied a lion.He thought the lion might be a good prey1 and chased，thinking he would make a fine quarry2.Presently the lion perceived that he was being pursued，so，stopping short，he rounded on his pursuer and gave a loud roar.The hound immediately turned tail and fled.A fox，seeing him running away，jeered3 at him and said，"Ho! Ho! There goes the coward who chased a lion and ran away the moment the roared!"
有一条猎狗，正在森林里闲逛，猛然看见了一只狮子，心想这可是一个不错的猎物，便追了上去，想施展一下自我的小伎俩。很快，狮子觉察到自我被追踪了，便突然停住，回过头来冲着追捕者大声吼叫。猎狗立刻转身逃跑了。一只狐狸见状，便嘲笑起猎狗：“呵呵，真是个胆小鬼，竟然还敢追狮子，只要狮子一声吼，你可就落荒而逃了!”
One fine day in winter some ants were busy drying their store of corn，which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain.Presently1 up came a grasshopper2 and begged them to spare her a few grains，"For，" she said，"I'm simply starving." The ants stopped work for a moment，though this was against their principles."May we ask，" said they，"what you were doing with yourself all last summer? Why didn't you collect a store of food for the winter?" "The fact is，" replied the grasshopper，"I was so busy singing that I hadn't the time." "If you spent the summer singing，" replied the ants，"you can't do better than spend the winter dancing." And they chuckled3 and went on with their work.
冬天一个温暖如春的日子里，蚂蚁们正忙着晒干自我存储的粮食。由于下来很长时光的雨，粮食已经十分潮湿了。这时，来了一只蚂蚱，向他们乞讨一点粮食。“因为，”蚂蚱说，“我实在是饿坏了。”尽管有点违背原则，但蚂蚁们还是停下了手头的工作。“我们能问一下吗?”他们说，“整个夏天你都在做些什么呢?为什么不为冬天储存一些粮食呢?”“实际上，”蚂蚱回答道，“我一向在忙着唱歌，根本没有时光存储粮食。”“如果你整个夏天都在唱歌，”蚂蚁们回答道，“那么，你最好在冬天就忙着跳舞吧。”他们哈哈大笑起来，继续忙于各自的工作。
英文童话故事（十五）：
Far out in the sea the water is very，very blue.You can see through it like glass.Far down in the water there are beautiful trees and plants.These trees and plants are so far from the top of the water that no one can see them.Fishes go in and out of the trees just like birds.This is the place where the Sea King’s city is.
The Sea King’s wife died many years before，so his old mother looked after him.She loved the Sea King’s six children very much，and they loved their grandmother，too.These six children were beautiful princesses.The youngest princess was the most beautiful： her eyes were as blue as the sea and her body was white like a rose.But，like all her sisters，she had no feet.The top of her body was like a girl’s body; and the rest of her body was like the body of a fish.
The six princesses often played all day in the big rooms inside the Sea King’s house.Beautiful flowers GREw out of the walls on all sides of them.When the windows were opened，fishes would go into the rooms just like birds e into our rooms.But the fishes were braver than birds They went up to the little princesses to eat food from their hands.
In front of the Sea King’s house there was a large garden full of red plants and blue plants.The flowers of these plants were like the burning sun.There was a blue light over the garden; you would think that you were up in the sky — not down in the sea.
Each of the little princesses had her own little garden inside the large
garden.They could plant the flowers，which they themselves liked the most.The youngest princess planted red flowers in the garden，and she planted a red tree near the flowers.She was not at all like her sisters.
在海洋的远处，水很蓝很蓝，你能象隔着玻璃一样，看透它。水底深处有美丽的树木和植物。这些树木和植物离水面很远，谁也看不到它们。鱼儿在树木间游来游去，就象鸟儿在天空飞翔一样。海王的城市就在这个地方。
海王的的妻子死了很多年了，他的老母亲照顾他。她十分喜爱海王的六个小孩。她们也爱她们的祖母。这六个小孩都是美丽的公主。最小的公主最美丽，她的眼睛象海一样蓝，她的身体像玫瑰一样白。可是，她和姐姐们一样，没有腿。她的上半截象一个姑娘的身体，下半截却象一条鱼的身体。
六个公主常常整天在海王王宫的大厅里游玩。这些大厅墙壁周围长满了鲜花。窗户开着的时候，鱼儿会游入室内，就象鸟儿会飞进我们的房间一样。可是鱼儿比鸟儿勇敢，它们游到小公主跟前，吃她们手里的食物。
在海王宫殿前面有一个很大的花园，里面长满了红色的和蓝色的植物。这些植物上的`花朵象燃烧着的阳光。花园中闪耀着蓝色的光芒，你会以为这是在空中，而不是在海底。在这个大花园里，每位小公主都有一个自我的小花园，她们能够栽种自我最喜欢的花卉。最年幼的公主在她的花园里种上红色，靠近这些花，又种了一棵红树。她一点儿也不象她的姐姐们。
英文童话故事（十六）：
The little princess loved to hear about people who were not the same as she was.These people have feet and did not live in the sea： they lived on land.She made her grandmother tell her everything she knew about ships，cities，and men.She was very pleased when she heard that the flowers on land had a lovely smell： the flowers in the sea had no smell at all.She was very pleased，too，when she heard that the small fishes in the sky could sing.The old lady was speaking about birds，but she called
them fishes because the little princesses did not know about birds."When you are fifteen years old，you can go to the top of the sea，" their grandmother said."You will then sit at night and see the ships go by.And you will know about cities and men."
The next year the oldest of the sisters would be fifteen.She was very happy，but the other sisters were unhappy.They could not go to the top of the sea.The oldest sister said that she would tell them about everything that she saw.
But none of the sisters wanted to go so much as the youngest sister wanted to go.On many nights she stood by the open window，looking up through the blue water.She could see the sun and it looked very big to her.If a ship went by up there，above her，she thought that it must be a very big fish.
The day now came when the oldest of the princess was fifteen and could go to the top of the sea.
When she came back she had many things to tell.
这个小公主喜欢听跟自我不一样的人类的故事。这些人有腿，不在海里生活，他们在陆地上生活。她让祖母把她所明白的一切有关船只、城市和人类的知识告诉她。当她听到地上的花儿有好闻的香味时，她很高兴。海里的花儿一点香味也没有。当她听说天上的小鱼儿会唱歌时，她也很高兴。老太太说的是鸟儿，可是她管它们叫鱼儿，因为小公主不明白什么叫鸟儿。
“等你到你们满十五岁的时候，你们能够浮到海面上去。”她们的老祖母说，“你们晚上坐在那儿，看船只在身旁驶过去，你们就明白城市和人的一些事。
再过一年，最大的姐姐就满十五岁了，她很高兴，但其她的姐妹却不愉快。她们不能到海面上去。大姐姐说，她会把她看到的一切讲给她们听。可是，在姐妹中谁也没有象最年幼的妹妹那样，想上去想得那么厉害。有很多夜晚，她站在开着的窗口，透过蓝色的海水，朝上凝望。她看到阳光，对她来说，阳光看起来是那么大。如果一条船从她上方的海面驶过，她会以为那是一条很大的鱼。这一天来到了，最大的公主满十五岁，能够升到海面上去了。她回来的时候，有许多事情要讲。
英文童话故事（十七）：
"The thing which I liked to do the most was to look at a large city，" she said."The city was near the sea and there were many lights.I heard people singing and men speaking.I saw big houses and I heard bells ringing.And I wanted to go into the city."
The youngest princess wanted to hear about everything again.The next night when she stood by the open window and looked up through the sea，she thought she could hear the bells ringing.
The next year another sister became fifteen and went to the top of the sea.
She went there just as the sun was going down in the sky at night.
"This was more beautiful than any other thing I ever saw，" she told her sisters when she came back."The sky was golden，and I cannot tell you how beautiful it was."
It was soon time for another sister to go to the top of the sea.She was the bravest of the six，and she went up a river.She saw hills with woods and houses and she heard the birds singing.Many children were jumping in the water.Then a little dog ran after her.She became afraid and went back to the sea.
"Nothing can be more beautiful，" she said when she came back home."I have seen ships on the water： they were so far away that they looked like white birds."
英文童话故事（十八）：
Once there were two mice.They were friends.One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city.After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said，"Do e and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went.The City mouse said，"This food is not good，and your house is not good.Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should e and live in the city.You would live in a nice house made of stone.You would have nice food to eat.You must e and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse.It was a very good house.Nice food was set ready for them to eat.But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise.The City mouse cried，" Run! Run! The cat is ing!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out.When they came out，the Country mouse said，"I do not like living in the city.I like living in my hole in the field.For it is nicer to be poor and happy，than to be rich and afraid."
从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你必须要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自我的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应当搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应当到我城里的家看看。”
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷可是欢乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”
英文童话故事（十九）：
When they had walked for 2 hours， they came to a great stretch of water.
他们走了两个小时，来到了一条大河边。
"We cannot cross，" said Hansel， "I see no foot-plank， and no bridge."
“我们过不去了，”韩赛尔说，“这儿既没有木栈，也没有桥。”
"And there is also no ferry，" answered Gretel， "but a white duck is swimming there. If I ask her， she will help us over." Then she cried –
“连渡船也没有，”格蕾特说道，“可是那儿有一只小白鸭，要是我求它，它必须会帮我们过河的。”于是她开始呼唤：
"little duck， little duck， dost thou see，"
“小鸭子，小鸭子，你看得到吗?”
"Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee."
“韩赛尔与格蕾特在等着你啊。”
"There's never a plank， or bridge in sight，"
“河上既没有木栈也没有桥，”
"take us across on thy back so white."
“请把我们驮到对岸好不好?”
The duck came to them， and Hansel seated himself on its back， and told his sister to sit by him.
小鸭子游过来了。韩赛尔先坐上它的背，然后让妹妹也坐上来。
"No，" replied Gretel， "that will be too heavy for the little duck. She shall take us across， one after the other."
“不，”格蕾特回答，“这对小鸭子来说太重了，还是让它一个一个地驮我们过去吧。”
The good little duck did so， and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time， the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them， and at length they saw from afar their father's house.
好心的小鸭子照做了。兄妹俩平安渡河后，再往前走了一会儿，开始觉得森林越来越熟悉。最终，他们远远地看到了父亲的房子。
Then they began to run， rushed into the parlor， and threw themselves round their father's neck.
他们激动地跑起来，一下子冲进房子，投入了父亲的怀抱。
The man had not known one happy hour since he had left the children in the forest. The woman， however， was dead.
自从把小孩遗弃在森林里，父亲就没有一刻欢乐过，而他的妻子也过世了。
Gretel emptied her pinafore until pearls and precious stones ran about the room， and Hansel threw one handful after another out of his pocket to add to them. Then all anxiety was at an end， and they lived together in perfect happiness.
格蕾特抖了抖围裙，珍珠和宝石掉出来，在房间四处蹦，韩赛尔还从口袋中一把一把地掏出更多。所有的不幸都告一段落，从此一家人过上了快乐欢乐的生活。
My tale is done， there runs a mouse， whosoever catches it， may make himself a big fur cap out of it.
我的故事讲完了，那边跑过去一只老鼠，谁要是逮到它，就能够做一顶大大的皮帽子。
英文童话故事（二十）：
一捆树枝
A man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling with one another.He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked together but they took absolutely no notice of him.One day he decided to show them what he meant.
He called all the sons together and put a tightly tied bundle of sticks on the floor in front of them.
"Can you break that?"he asked the youngest son.The boy put his knee on the bundle but though he pressed and pulled with his arms he could not bend the wood.The father asked each son in turn to try to break the bundle，but none of them could do it.
Then he untied the string and scattered the sticks.
"Now try，"he said.The boys broke the sticks easily in their hands.
"Do you see what I mean?"asked the father."if only you stand together no one can hurt you.If you all disagree the whole time and insist on going your separate ways，the first enemy you meet will be able to destroy you."
United we stand;divided we fall.
从前有一个人，他有四个儿子。儿子们不断地争吵。他一再告诫他们说，如果他们一齐干活儿，生活会舒适得多，但他们丝毫不理会他的意见。有一天，他决定经过示范把自我的意思告诉他们。
他把四个儿子都叫来，又把一捆扎得很紧的细树枝放在他们面前的地上。
"你能折断这个吗?"他问最小的儿子。小伙子用膝盖顶住，两只手又压又拉，都不能把那捆树枝弄弯。父亲让别的儿子挨个儿试试，看他们是否能把那捆树枝折断，但谁也做不到。
然后，他解开绳子，把树枝撒开。
"试试吧。"他说。四个小伙子用手轻轻一撅，树枝就断了。
"你们明白我的意思了吗?"父亲问，"只要你们联合起来，谁也不能伤害你们。如果你们老吵架，必须要各行其是，那么你们一遇到敌人，就会被打败。"
合则存，分则败。
英文童话故事（二十一）：
As long as fill the stomach， the animals are not afraid of anything. Eat a meal， can make them warm. Subcutaneous fat fat， is the warm down jacket. Even if the cold can penetrate fur and feathers， also absolutely can't get through the thick layer of fat under the skin.
If food is abundant， the winter is absolutely can't be afraid. But， where is the winter food? Where to find?
The Wolf and fox in the woods shot to shot， but very quiet in the woods， some animals and birds， had to shelter for the winter， others fly to other places.
During the day， only a crow flying in the woods; Night， the sable 暤 (hao) kept flying in the air， they are trying to look for food. But couldn't find anything!
The day of the forest can't! Hungry! Hungry as hell!
Mr Watt tip： tells the story of children， in the winter， the animals lack of food， can only rely on their thick fur and the accumulation of body fat to resist the cold winter， they are so hungry!
英文童话故事（二十二）：
It was time for a haircut. Lenny didn’t even have to look in the mirror. Even though he was going bald， he knew that he needed to cut his hair every two weeks.
He had a "tongue" of hair on the top of his head. His hair was thinning at the crown. He still had plenty of hair on the sides and back. It was what they call "salt and pepper，" a mixture of gray hair and dark brown hair. It was only a few years， he figured， until the salt and pepper became just salt.
He never let his hair grow for more than two weeks. The longer it got， the worse it looked， he thought.
He spread a newspaper over the bathroom sink so that no hair went down the drain. He plugged in the clippers and started cutting his hair. He started at the back of his head， went to the sides， and finished on the top. Every minute or so， he had to clean the hair out of the blades with an old toothbrush.
Finished， he picked up a hand mirror to check out the back of his head. Everything looked okay. He carried the newspaper back out to the kitchen and shook the hair clippings into the trash can.
Then he took a shower.
英文童话故事（二十三）：
Tourists from around the world visit Hollywood. Buses take them past the Hollywood sign. At Grauman's Chinese Theater， they press their hands into the imprints of movie stars who long ago pressed their hands into wet cement. Tourists pause at the gold stars in the sidewalks with the movie stars' names on them.
Buses drive past movie stars' houses. Tourists hope to see a star chatting with friends or tanning by the pool. Unfortunately， most of the houses are behind high hedges or down long winding driveways; tourists are lucky to even see a chimney.
And finally， tourists take pictures everywhere and with everyone. A popular picture opportunity in Hollywood is with movie characters like Chewbacca from "Star Wars."
However， Chewbacca might not be so popular anymore. Last week， outside Grauman's， Chewbacca gave two young female tourists a hard time. He kept trying to hug them as they took pictures of each other. The tour bus driver yelled at Chewbacca to leave the ladies alone. Chewbacca took off his headpiece， walked over to the driver， and head-butted him. The driver fell to the sidewalk. Someone called 911， and the cops came and arrested Chewbacca.
Chewbacca was not apologetic. "Women e to America looking for Prince Charming， and here I am!" he shouted to all.
"I hope they leave him in jail，" said a tourist， who saw the whole incident. "That guy's an idiot."
英文童话故事（二十四）：
There is a small cat in the forest， who loves to eat only the same thing - snack. The cat is getting thinner and thinner， and it seems like a gust of wind to scrape him away. All the children don't play with him， because he is too thin， a bit of a run on the sick， the wind fell down， and the kids are misunderstanding.
One day， a strong wind came and the cat was blown away. He was scraped to a gourmet restaurant. The waiter saw him lean and let him eat a red braised fish. It was really delicious. The cat had eaten the whole fish. He had never eaten that much. Suddenly， there was a gust of wind， and the kitten returned home. The kitten assured her mother， from now on， never to eat any snacks， and the mother of the cat was gratified.
The kittens no longer eat snacks， slowly fat， and the children are willing to play with the kittens.
森林里有一只爱挑食的小猫，他爱吃的仅有一样东西——零食。小猫越来越瘦，此刻好像一阵风就能把他刮走。小朋友们都不跟他玩，因为他实在太瘦了，稍微一跑就生病，一刮风就摔倒，害的小朋友们被误会。
有一天，刮来一阵大风，小猫被刮跑了，他被刮到一个美食餐厅，服务生看他瘦巴巴的，就让他吃了一口红烧鱼，真的是太美味了，小猫把整条鱼都吃了，他从来都没有吃过那么饱。突然，又刮来一阵风，小猫又回到了家，小猫向母亲保证，从今以后，永久不再吃零食了，猫母亲欣慰的笑了。
小猫不再吃零食了，慢慢的变胖了，小朋友们也愿意和小猫玩了。
英文童话故事（二十五）：
Long ago， there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their mon 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 es 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.
英文童话故事（二十六）：
A man has two dogs： a hound and a housedog。 He trains the hound to help him hurt and teaches the housedog to watch the house。 When he returns home after a day’s hunt， he always gives the house—dog some meat。 The hound feels very angry。 He says unhappily to the housedog， “Where I work very hard outside， you share my food。” “Don’t blame me， my friend。 You should blame the master。 He doesn’t teach me to hurt， but to share other’s food，” the housedog answers。
Don’t blame children for the mistakes of their parent
英文童话故事（二十七）：
The Butterfly arrived at the place filled with apple tree flowers. "Tomorrow， the apple tree flower will fade along with the wind even if she is blooming today." The apple tree flower wasn't good enough to be the butterfly's bride， either.
之后，蝴蝶飞到苹果树花下。“虽然她今日花开的很鲜艳，可是了明天大风一来她就会随风凋落的，”苹果树花也可是完美成为蝴蝶的新娘。
There was a pea flower. "Wow， she is very splendid!" Pea flowers were in elegant bloom with red and white colors. The Butterfly liked the pea flower because she was neither too lonely nor too dazzling.
他又发现了一颗豌豆花。“哇，她真好看！”红白相间的豌豆花优雅地盛开着。蝴蝶喜欢豌豆花，因为她既不是太孤单，也不是太耀眼。
"Hi， Miss Pea flower?" Butterfly flew closer to her to ask to be his bride. Then， he caught sight of a messy flower hanging on a leaf with a withered bean chaff. He ran away in a hurry after seeing that.
“嗨，豌豆花小姐？”蝴蝶飞近了想要让她做自我的新娘。然后，一片杂乱的已经枯萎、结豆了的豌豆花映入他的眼帘。看到这幅情景他匆忙飞走了。
In this way， spring and summer passed. But the butterfly still could not find his bride. Autumn came. One day Butterfly smelled a strong scent while he was flying. There was a peppermint in the field.
就这样，春天和夏天都过去了。但蝴蝶还是没有找到他的新娘。秋天很快到来了。有一天，当他在悠闲地飞舞时时，闻到了一股浓烈的香味。原先田间种着薄荷。
"That's great. Even though peppermint does not have any flowers， her leaves have a very strong scent. Peppermint's leaves are the same as flowers. I will make her my bride." Butterfly flew next to the peppermint and asked， "Miss Peppermint， would you please be my bride?"
“太好了。虽然薄荷没有花叶，但她气味芳香。薄荷的叶子就像花儿一样漂亮。我要让她做我的新娘。”蝴蝶飞到薄荷旁边问，“薄荷小姐，你愿意做我的新娘吗？”
Then the peppermint said， "Mr. Butterfly， it is autumn now. You and I are too old. Don't tell me about 'being your bride' any more." In the end， Butterfly could not find any bride.
薄荷回答：“蝴蝶先生，此刻已经是秋天了。你和我都太老了。不要再跟我提“做你新娘”之类的话了。”就这样到了最终，蝴蝶也没找到自我的新娘。
英文童话故事（二十八）：
This traffic report is sponsored by Cerritos Auto Square. More people buy their car from Cerritos Auto Square than anywhere else in the world. KFWB news time， 8：01， with traffic on the ones. A cleanup is still underway from a SigAlert in Commerce， northbound at Washington Boulevard. The right lane is closed， and also the Washington onramp is closed. They're mopping up from an earlier diesel fuel spill.
We have several other problems out there right now. In Pasadena， some wooden boxes are in the #1 lane on the eastbound 210 at Lake. Be on the lookout， because the faster you're going， the quicker you'll e up on them. Eastbound 60 in Santa Fe Springs， just before Grand Ave.， there's an accident. A couple of cars in the #2 lane. Then in Pacoima， 118 westbound after San Fernando Road， an injury accident. A car went over the side. It's partly hanging over the side of the freeway. CHP and emergency crews are both on the way， so watch for activity on the right shoulder.
In Vernon， 710 northbound before Bandini， watch for a broken-down car on the right shoulder. It's partly sticking into the right lane. A tow truck is en route. Finally， on the westbound 10 before Fairfax， there's a roll of carpet， a ladder， and a lawn mower in the #3 and #4 lanes.
英文童话故事（二十九）：
A man enters abakerywith aloafof bread，＂I bought this bread here， and it tastes bad.＂
一个男人拿着一条面包走进面包店：“这面包是在你这儿买的，味道很糟糕。”
＂What!＂exclaimedthebaker.＂I’ve beenbakingbread for 25 years! ＂
面包师叫了起来，“我的面包已经烤25年了。”
The man replies，＂You should havesoldit right away!＂
男人回答说：“那你不应当留到此刻才卖呀。”
英文童话故事（三十）：
An old woman had a cat。 The cat was very old； she could not run quickly， and she could not bite， because she was so old。 One day the old cat saw a mouse； she jumped and caught the mouse。 But she could not bite it； 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。"
英文童话故事（三十一）：
There are all kinds of animals in the sea. Look! They are ing. 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.
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。 这时一向海龟，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。
英文童话故事（三十二）：
The horse of Confucius’s chariot escaped to the farmer’s field and ate the crop during the rest time. The farmer kept the horse in custody.
The eloquent Zi Gong went to argue with the farmer， but out of his expectation， the farmer would not listen to him.
At that time another farmer who had just e to study under Confucius came over and said to the former farmer， “You don’t cultivate land by the east sea， and I don’t farm by the west sea. Since we are so close to each other， it is impossible to prevent my horse from eating your crop.”
Hearing this， the former farmer became delighted， and said to the second farmer， “What you said is quite right， making much more sense than the person person before you!” So he gave the horse to him right away.
给孔子驾车的马趁人不注意，在休息的时候，跑到田里吃了农民的'庄稼，结果被农民扣住不放。
能言善辩的子贡跑去说了一大通，却不料那农民根本不予理睬。
有个刚来跟孔子学习的乡下人走来对农民说：“你不在东海边种地，我也不在西海边耕田，我们相距这么近，我的马怎样可能不吃你的庄稼呢？”
农民听了这话很高兴，英语小故事对他说，“你这话说得好极了，比刚才那人要强得多！”当下将马交给了他。
英文童话故事（三十三）：
"I had another bad dream，" she told her fiancé. "It was about you again. You and your ex-girlfriend were kissing. I yelled at you to stop it. You looked right at me， and then you laughed at me! She laughed， too. Then you both went back to kissing. I tried not to watch， but when I covered my eyes， something pulled my hands away. I tried to leave， but my feet were glued to the ground. Finally， I woke up. Of course， it was very difficult to get back to sleep.
"I had to drive home from Las Vegas this morning. It's a wonder I didn't crash 50 times. Instead of seeing traffic in front of me， all I saw was you and her. I can't take any more dreams like this. We're going to have to break up. We can be friends， but just friends. That way， I won't be jealous anymore， and I won't have these bad dreams anymore."
"Why didn't you call me up and tell me about your dream?" he asked. "They say that the more you talk about bad dreams， the sooner you'll stop having them."
She disagreed. She thought that the only solution was to break up and be just friends. She loved him， but these dreams had bee so frequent that she was actually afraid to go to sleep. She was losing weight and having stomachaches from the stress.
He didn't know what to do. He wanted her to have pleasant dreams. He wanted her to have a life without stress. He wanted her to be his wife. This was it， she repeated; if she had just one more bad dream， they were through. He squeezed her hand， but said nothing.
英文童话故事（三十四）：
Once there was a boy who lived on a farm. Every day he had to take his father’s sheep to a hill. One day he tried to play a trick on the other people. He said to himself. I will call “wolf. wolf.” then everyone e to help me. It will be fun when they find out there is no wolf after all. So he cried： “wolf .wolf.” and everyone ran to help him. When they came he just said： “there is no wolf. It was only a joke.” He did this three times.
Then one day a wolf really came. “Help! Help! The wolf is here.” called the boy. But everyone said： “No you know that there is no wolf. He is just calling us for fun. There is no danger.” So they did not go to help the boy. The wolf killed all the sheep then.
英文童话故事（三十五）：
During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)， there were two famous senior officials in the State of Yue. Gou Jian， the King of Yue， ignored the advice of Fan Li and blindly launched an attack against the neighboring State of Wu. As a result， he suffered a disastrous defeat. The King of Wu caught him and had him as a slave. Fan Li persuaded him to endure humiliation， pretend to surrender and wait for an opportunity to avenge. Also， Wen Zhong paid many visits to the State of Wu， trying to help restore Gou's confidence. Years later， Gou was set free. With the help of Fan and Wen， the State of Yue rapidly rehabilitated and later annexed the Wu.
As they had made so much contribution， both Fan and Wen were awarded great riches. Gou Jian even offered half of the state to Fan. However， knowing Gou too well， Fan rejected and decided to live in seclusion. As a hermit， Fan wrote to his friend Wen. In his letter， Fan said， “When all the flying birds have been shot down， the good bow is put away; when all the hares have been bagged， the hounds are killed for food. I suggest you withdraw to avoid disaster.” Taking his advice， Wen pretended to be ill and stopped attending imperial court meetings. But it was too late. Gou Jian believed the slanderous gossip about Wen and ordered Wen to kill himself.
英文童话故事（三十六）：
Once upon a time a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium filled with students.
As she raised a glass of water， with a smile on her face， the professor asked， “How heavy is this glass of water I’m holding?”
Students shouted out answers ranging from eight ounces to a couple pounds.
She replied， “From my perspective， the absolute weight of this glass doesn’t matter. In each case， the weight of the glass doesn’t change， but the longer I hold it， the heavier it feels to me.”
As the class shook their heads in agreement， she continued， “Your stresses and worries in life are very much like this glass of water.”
It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses and worries. No matter what happens during the day， as early in the evening as you can， put all your burdens down.
英文童话故事（三十七）：
During the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220AD)， there was a man called Yue Yangzi. Encouraged by his wife， he left home to visit scholars and enrich his knowledge.
A year later， he came back home suddenly.
“Why have you returned?” asked his wife in surprise， “You've only spent one year studying with scholars.”
“I e back because I missed you very much，” Yue Yangzi replied.
Without saying anything， his wife took a pair of scissors and went to the loom at which she had worked. Pointing at the half-done brocade， she proclaimed， “This brocade is woven from the finest silk. I wove one strand after another to produce the brocade. Now if I cut it， all my previous work will be wasted. It's the same with your studies. Now， you've stopped halfway. Isn't it the same as cutting the brocade on the loom?”
Deeply moved by what she said， Yue Yangzi again left home to continue his studies.
Several years later， he finished his studies and became a learned man.
英文童话故事（三十八）：
Two madmen were talking in the mental hospital， and one said， "I have decided to give my sister to you in marriage once we are out of here."
The other man said， "No， thank you. It cannot be so."
He asked， "Why？" The man answered ， "Because，according to our family tradition only relatives get married. We cannot marry an outsider."
The other man asked， "How e there is such a family custom？" He said， "You see， my grandmother married my grandfather. My mother married my father， my sister married my brother—in—law， and so on. How can I marry your sister？"
英文童话故事（三十九）：
One evening in December， the wind whistling blowing， the white snow covering the entire piece pine.
After dinner， my mother squirrel receive the tray in the kitchen， the small squirrel to bed， give him cover the quilt， he said softly： "Baby， go to sleep!"
Sleep little squirrel. "I could not sleep." Squirrel wink.
"We want to sleep a long sleep， until the weather became warmer." Squirrel mother stroking a small squirrel.
"I can not sleep." Squirrel tail shaking.
Squirrel father lift a small wooden table will block the portal， lifting a small wooden chair on the table， and the chair put a thick book. Then， he was lying on the right side of squirrels， he said： "! Good boy， and quickly to sleep."
At this time， lying on the left side of the squirrel mother gave a small squirrel sweet goodnight kiss.
Soon， squirrel mom and dad fell asleep. Squirrel secretly get up， go under the bed， playing for a while "Box" of beer caps， glass beads， colored eggs and a variety of good-looking Nutshell.
He got into the cupboard， opened the old mother earlier on large sealed jars， crashed - numerous pieces scattered over the ground hazelnuts.
"Wow， my favorite!" Squirrels cheered.
"There is no table how the line!" He walked to the back door， throw away the book， put down the chair， push the table to its original position. Then he removed the plates from the cupboard， pour chocolate sauce， happily eating.
But soon， little squirrel accidentally dirty dishes， and dirty table， also made himself dirty; he went to wash their hands the basin edge， wet the floor; he took a mop to clean up my mom， but on the ground leaving a string of dirty footprints.
"Hate!" Little squirrel to see their own feet， to climb the window， hung upside down on the curtain， casually wiping foot.
So the little squirrel brazenly play again. Him on the clothesline "tightrope" in the smoke pipe in "drill tunnel" jump "trampoline" on the couch， playying "slippery slide" on the stair railing， when he was holding the chandelier on the ceiling "swing" when， one by one yawn， how he could not open the eyes.
"Boom -" Little squirrel fell from the ceiling.
Fortunately， he just fell on the bed， dropped the squirrel between father and mother.
"...... I can not sleep." Squirrel called long yawn， closed his eyes.
英文童话故事（四十）：
Jerome turned off the TV. He had just watched a couple of "South Park" cartoons. "South Park" is an amusing series about elementary school kids living in a small town in Colorado.
The first cartoon was about Herman， who wanted to bee strong and muscular. He asked his mother to buy a supplement that was advertised on TV. The supplement was actually nothing but sugar， but the TV ad promised that it would make you strong and muscular.
Instead， it made Herman very fat. Worse， Herman refused to believe that he had bee fat. Even though all his friends were calling him Super Fat Boy， he told them that he was Super Muscle Boy. Finally， when Herman walked onto the stage to receive an award in the school auditorium， the stage collapsed. Then he realized that maybe he WAS super fat.
The second cartoon was about a dog that followed Lenny home. Lenny loved the dog until he found out it was gay. Then he hated the dog. But Big Al took Lenny to the city’s Home for Gay Animals. While there， Lenny decided that it was okay to be gay. When he got home， he hugged his dog and took it for a walk. He didn’t even mind when it sniffed other male dogs.
英文童话故事（四十一）：
An old cock and a foxIt is evening.An old cock is sitting in a tree.A fox es to the tree and looks up at the cock."Hello，Mr Cock，I have good news for you，"says the fox."Oh"says thecock，"What good news for me?""All the animals are friends now."says the fox."Fine!"says the cock."I'm very glad to know that."Then he looks up.
"Look!A dog ia ing this way.""What?A dog?"says the fox."Well…well，I must go now.Goodbye，Mr Cock!""Wait，Mr Fox，Don't you like dogs?"Don't you like playing with the dog?Dogs are our friends now.""But，…but they may not know the news yet."Then he runs away."I see，I see，"says the cock.He smiles and goes to sleep.
英文童话故事（四十二）：
Long ago in a small， faraway village， there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small， happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived， he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise， he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile， and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendly. As he left the House， he thought to himself， "This is a wonderful place. I will e back and visit it often."
In this same village， another little dog， who was not quite as happy as the first one， decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him， he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left， he thought to himself， "That is a horrible place， and I will never go back there again."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
英文童话故事（四十三）：
It happened that the cat met Mr. Fox in the woods. She thought， "He is intelligent and well experienced， and is highly regarded in the world，" so she spoke to him in a friendly manner， "Good-day， my dear Mr. Fox. How is it going? How are you? How are you getting by in these hard times?"
The fox， filled with arrogance， examined the cat from head to feet， and for a long time did not know whether he should give an answer. At last he said， "Oh， you poor beard-licker， you speckled fool， you hungry mouse hunter， what are you thinking? Have you the nerve to ask how I am doing? What do you know? How many tricks do you understand?"
"I understand but one" answered the cat， modestly.
"What kind of a trick is it?" asked the fox.
"When the dogs are chasing me I can jump into a tree and save myself."
"Is that all?" said the fox. "I am master of a hundred tricks， and in addition to that I have a sackful of cunning. I feel sorry for you. Come with me， and I will teach you how one escapes from the dogs."
Just then a hunter came by with four dogs. The cat jumped nimbly up a tree， and sat down at its top， where the branches and foliage pletely hid her.
"Untie your sack， Mr. Fox， untie your sack，" the cat shouted to him， but the dogs had already seized him， and were holding him fast.
"Oh， Mr. Fox，" shouted the cat. "You and your hundred tricks are left in the lurch. If you been able to climb like I can， you would not have lost your life."
英文童话故事（四十四）：
A bird was confined in a cage outside a window. She often sang at night when all other birds were asleep.
One night a bat came. He asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night.
The bird answered， “Last year when I was singing in the daytime， a bird catcher heard my voice and caught me in his net.Since then I have never sung by day.”
The bat replied， "But it is useless to do this now that you have bee a prisoner." Then he flew away.
英文童话故事（四十五）：
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said， "Do e and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said， "This food is not good， and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should e and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must e and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried， " Run! Run! The cat is ing!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out， the Country mouse said， "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy， than to be rich and afraid."
英文童话故事（四十六）：
Little 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."
英文童话故事（四十七）：
A hound， roaming in the forest， spied a lion. He thought the lion might be a good prey1 and chased， thinking he would make a fine quarry2. Presently the lion perceived that he was being pursued， so， stopping short， he rounded on his pursuer and gave a loud roar. The hound immediately turned tail and fled. A fox， seeing him running away， jeered3 at him and said， "Ho! Ho! There goes the coward who chased a lion and ran away the moment the roared!"
One fine day in winter some ants were busy drying their store of corn， which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain. Presently1 up came a grasshopper2 and begged them to spare her a few grains， "For，" she said， "I'm simply starving." The ants stopped work for a moment， though this was against their principles. "May we ask，" said they， "what you were doing with yourself all last summer? Why didn't you collect a store of food for the winter?" "The fact is，" replied the grasshopper， "I was so busy singing that I hadn't the time." "If you spent the summer singing，" replied the ants， "you can't do better than spend the winter dancing." And they chuckled3 and went on with their work.
英文童话故事（四十八）：
I recently heard a story from Stephen Glenn about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He responded that， in his opinion， it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell， spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - a veritable(名副其实的) sea of milk!
When his mother came into the kitchen， instead of yelling at him， giving him a lecture or punishing him， she said， "Robert， what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle(水坑，泥潭) of milk. Well， the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed， he did. After a few minutes， his mother said， "You know， Robert， whenever you make a mess like this， eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So， how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge， a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
His mother then said， "You know， what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands， he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead， he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new， which is， after all， what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't work，" we usually learn something valuable from it.
Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert's mother responded to him?
英文童话故事（四十九）：
One 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.
英文童话故事（五十）：
in a village there once lived two men who had the same name. they were both called claus. one of them had four horses， but the other had only one; so to distinguish them， people called the owner of the four horses， “great claus，” and he who had only one， “little claus.” now we shall hear what happened to them， for this is a true story.
through the whole week， little claus was obliged to plough for great claus， and lend him his one horse; and once a week， on a sunday， great claus lent him all his four horses. then how little claus would smack his whip over all five horses， they were as good as his own on that one day. the sun shone brightly， and the church bells were ringing merrily as the people passed by， dressed in their best clothes， with their prayer-books under their arms. they were going to hear the clergyman preach. they looked at little claus ploughing with his five horses， and he was so proud that he smacked his whip， and said， “gee-up， my five horses.”
“you must not say that，” said big claus; “for only one of them belongs to you.” but little claus soon forgot what he ought to say， and when any one passed he would call out， “gee-up， my five horses!”
“now i must beg you not to say that again，” said big claus; “for if you do， i shall hit your horse on the head， so that he will drop dead on the spot， and there will be an end of him.”
“i promise you i will not say it any more，” said the other; but as soon as people came by， nodding to him， and wishing him “good day，” he became so pleased， and thought how grand it looked to have five horses ploughing in his field， that he cried out again， “gee-up， all my horses!”