How a Colt Crossed the River One day, a colt took a bag of wheat to the mill. As he was running with the bag on his back, he came to a small river. The colt could not decide whether he could cross it. Looking around, he saw a cow grazing nearby. He asked, “Aunt Cow, could you tell me if I can cross the river?” The cow told him that he could and that the river was not very deep, just knee high. The colt was crossing the river when a squirrel jumped down fron a tree and stopped him. The squirrel shouted, “Colt, stop! You’ll drown! One of my friends drowned just yesterday in the river.” Not knowing what to do, the colt went home to consult his mum. He told his mum his experience on the way. His mother said, “My child, don’t always listen to others. You’d better go and try yourself. Then you’ll know what to do.” Later, at the river,the squirrel stopped the colt again. “Little horse, it’s too dangerous!” “No, I want to try myself,” answered the colt. Then he crossed the river carefully. You see, real knowledge comes from practice.
The Fox and the Tiger(狐狸和老虎) An Archer, hunting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that they ran into the densest part of the bushes to hide. At last the Tiger stood up, and pretending to be very brave, told the other animals not to be afraid anymore, but to rely on his courage, and he would attack the enemy on his own. While he was talking, and lashing his tail and tearing at the ground with his claws to impress the others, an arrow came and pierced his ribs. The Tiger howled with pain. While he was trying to draw out the arrow with his teeth the Fox went up to him and asked, in surprise, whoever had the strength and courage to wound such a brave and mighty beast as the Tiger? "Nay," said the Tiger, "I misjudged my enemy. It was that unbeatable man over there!" MORAL: Knowledge is power.
One day,a little monkey is playing by the well. He looks in the well and shouts : “Oh!My god!The moon has fallen into the well!” An older monkeys runs over, takes a look,and says, “Goodness me!The moon is really in the water!” And olderly monkey comes over. He is very surprised as well and cries out: “The moon is in the well.” A group of monkeys run over to the well . They look at the moon in the well and shout: “The moon did fall into the well!Come on!Let’get it out!” Then,the oldest monkey hangs on the tree up side down ,with his feet on the branch . And he pulls the next monkey’s feet with his hands. All the other monkeys follow his suit, And they join each other one by one down to the moon in the well. Just before they reach the moon,the oldest monkey raises his head and happens to see the moon in the sky, He yells excitedly “Don’t be so foolish!The moon is still in the sky!”
Rabbit Finds a Home Rabbit has grown up. "There are too many rabbits in this hole! It is time to leave the nest. I am going to find my own home," the oldest rabbit says. Rabbit decides to look in a different hole. "You cannot live here. This is my home!" shouts Mouse. So, Rabbit hops into the forest. He looks into another hole. "You cannot live here. This is my home!" shouts Squirrel. Rabbit looks for a new hole, one he can call his own. "You cannot live here. This is my home!" shouts Ground Hog. Rabbit is sad. He cannot find a home. Rabbit does not see Eagle flying high in the sky. At that time, the beautiful White Rabbit saw Eagle. "Quickly, come inside!" she shouts. "Thank you so much. You have saved my life!" Rabbit says. "Youre welcome," White Rabbit answers. "What a roomy hole you have! I wish I had a hole like this!" he says. Rabbit was surprised by how big the hole was. "I am alone in this big hole. Why dont you stay here with me?" White Rabbit asks. "Thank you. I will stay here. Now, I have found a home!" says Rabbit.
One day, a colt took a bag of wheat to the mill. As he was running with the bag on his back, he came to a small river. The colt could not decide whether he could cross it. Looking around, he saw a cow grazing nearby. He asked, “Aunt Cow, could you tell me if I can cross the river?” The cow told him that he could and that the river was not very deep, just knee high.
The colt was crossing the river when a squirrel jumped down fron a tree and stopped him. The squirrel shouted, “Colt, stop! You’ll drown! One of my friends drowned just yesterday in the river.” Not knowing what to do, the colt went home to consult his mum.
He told his mum his experience on the way. His mother said, “My child, don’t always listen to others. You’d better go and try yourself. Then you’ll know what to do.” Later, at the river,the squirrel stopped the colt again. “Little horse, it’s too dangerous!” “No, I want to try myself,” answered the colt. Then he crossed the river carefully.
You see, real knowledge comes from practice.
中文翻译:
小马过河
一天,一匹小马驮着麦子去磨坊。当它驮着口袋向前跑去时,突然发现一条小河挡住了去路。小马为难了,这可怎么办呢?它向四周望了望,看见一头奶牛在河边吃草。小马问道:“牛阿姨,请您告诉我,这条河我能趟过去吗?”奶牛回答说:“水很浅,刚到膝盖。”
小马正准备过河,突然从树上跳下一只松鼠,拦住它大叫道:“小马,别过河!你会被淹死的。昨天,我的一个伙伴就在这条河里淹死啦!”小马不知如何是好,于是决定回家问问妈妈。
小马把路上的经历告诉了妈妈。妈妈说:“孩子,光听别人说是不行的,你自己亲自去试一试,就知道答案了。”小马回到河边,刚要下水,松鼠又大叫起来:“小马,你不要命啦?”小马说:“让我自己试试吧。”他一面回答一面下了河,小心地趟了过去。
这下明白了吧,实践才能出真知
The Fox and the Tiger(狐狸和老虎)
An Archer, hunting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that they ran into the densest part of the bushes to hide. At last the Tiger stood up, and pretending to be very brave, told the other animals not to be afraid anymore, but to rely on his courage, and he would attack the enemy on his own. While he was talking, and lashing his tail and tearing at the ground with his claws to impress the others, an arrow came and pierced his ribs. The Tiger howled with pain.
While he was trying to draw out the arrow with his teeth the Fox went up to him and asked, in surprise, whoever had the strength and courage to wound such a brave and mighty beast as the Tiger?
"Nay," said the Tiger, "I misjudged my enemy. It was that unbeatable man over there!"
MORAL: Knowledge is power.
中文翻译:
狐狸和老虎
一个射手正在森林里打猎。他的箭法好极了,射死了许多野兽。这可大大地吓坏了余下的动物,它们都跑到最茂盛的灌木丛中躲藏起来。最后,老虎站了起来,装着非常勇敢的样子叫其余的动物相信它的勇敢,不必再害怕。它将独个儿向敌人进攻。它一边说着,一边甩动着它的尾巴,并用它的爪子刨着地上的泥土,想使别人更信任它。就在这时,一枝箭飞来,刺穿了他的肋骨,老虎顿时痛得吼叫起来。
正当它尽力用牙齿拔出身上的箭时,狐狸走上前来吃惊地问道:“谁能有这样的力气和胆量来伤害象老虎这样勇敢而强有力的野兽呢?”
“不,”老虎说,“我错误地判断了我的敌人,是那边那个不可战胜的人打败了我。”
少儿英语小故事
One day,a little monkey is playing by the well. He looks in the well and shouts : “Oh!My god!The moon has fallen into the well!” An older monkeys runs over, takes a look,and says, “Goodness me!The moon is really in the water!” And olderly monkey comes over. He is very surprised as well and cries out: “The moon is in the well.” A group of monkeys run over to the well . They look at the moon in the well and shout: “The moon did fall into the well!Come on!Let’get it out!” Then,the oldest monkey hangs on the tree up side down ,with his feet on the branch . And he pulls the next monkey’s feet with his hands. All the other monkeys follow his suit, And they join each other one by one down to the moon in the well. Just before they reach the moon,the oldest monkey raises his head and happens to see the moon in the sky, He yells excitedly “Don’t be so foolish!The moon is still in the sky!”
中文翻译:
一天,有只小猴子在井边玩儿。它往井里一瞧,高喊道:“噢!我的天!月亮掉到井里头啦!”一只大猴子跑来一看,说,“糟啦!月亮掉在井里头啦!”老猴子也跑过来。他也非常惊奇,喊道:“糟了,月亮掉在井里头了!”一群猴子跑到井边来,他们看到井里的月亮,喊道:“月亮掉在井里头啦!快来!让我们把它捞起来!”然后,老猴子倒挂在大树上,拉住大猴子的脚,其他的猴子一个个跟着,它们一只连着一只直到井里。正好他们摸到月亮的时候,老猴子抬头发现月亮挂在天上呢,它兴奋地大叫:“别蠢了!月亮还好好地挂在天上呢!”
Rabbit Finds a Home
Rabbit has grown up.
"There are too many rabbits in this hole! It is time to leave the nest. I am going to find my own home," the oldest rabbit says.
Rabbit decides to look in a different hole.
"You cannot live here. This is my home!" shouts Mouse.
So, Rabbit hops into the forest. He looks into another hole.
"You cannot live here. This is my home!" shouts Squirrel.
Rabbit looks for a new hole, one he can call his own.
"You cannot live here. This is my home!" shouts Ground Hog.
Rabbit is sad. He cannot find a home. Rabbit does not see Eagle flying high in the sky.
At that time, the beautiful White Rabbit saw Eagle. "Quickly, come inside!" she shouts.
"Thank you so much. You have saved my life!" Rabbit says. "Youre welcome," White Rabbit answers.
"What a roomy hole you have! I wish I had a hole like this!" he says. Rabbit was surprised by how big the hole was.
"I am alone in this big hole. Why dont you stay here with me?" White Rabbit asks. "Thank you. I will stay here. Now, I have found a home!" says Rabbit.