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英语小故事 篇1
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.
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.”
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! Use you heard to do something,”
英语小故事 篇2
There has been a long time for my family not to go out for the activity, because my father is busy all the time. But last week, my father finally finished his project, so that he could take a rest for some time. My father advised us to go to the zoo, I was so excited, because I hadn’t seen many animals in my life. In the zoo, there were so many people, it was so lively. I saw the monkey, the giraffe and so on. I saw these animals in the TV usually, but I saw them in front of me that day. The peacock impressed me so much, it looked homely when it laid down the ground, but when it stood up and opened the wings, it was so gorgeous. People said peacock was proud, indeed, it would not please people. I had a good time in the zoo.
英语小故事 篇3
When I was very small, I was so obsessed with the movie Harry Potter. I had watched all the series and I was so impressed by the role that acted by Emma Watson. Now so many years have passed, I keep paying attention to her. Emma is as smart as the role she plays. Though she keeps filming movies, she never gives up study. She got full A in her lesson and she could go to any top university, finally she went to Brown University. When she graduated, she was invited to give the speech He For Her. She called the men to be equal with the women. The speech was welcomed by the world and people gave great support. People call Emma the England rose, she is smart and elegant, which sets the good example for the England girls.
英语小故事 篇4
One day,a monkey drove his car near a den,he saw a tiger under a tiger saw him, tiger ran very fast at the monkey was very afraid and he and his car fell into the monkey couldn't swim and he shouted.A rabbit came and he jumped into the rabbit swam to the monkey but did not help h of them shouted for kily,a giraffe came was very helped the rabbit and the monkey.
英语小故事 篇5
Weather Predict A film was on location deep in the. One day an old Indian went up to the director and, "Tomorrow rain." The next day it rained. A later, the Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorro" The next day there was a hailstorm. "This Indian is incredible," said the director. He told his secretary to hire the Indian to predict the weather. However, after several successful predictions, the old Indian didn't show up for two weeks. Finally the director sent for him. "I have to shoot a big scene tomorrow," said the director, "and I'm depending on you. What will the weather be like?" The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know," he said. "Radio is broken."
英语小故事 篇6
Once upon a time, there were two very good friends who lived together in the shade of a rock. Strange as it may seem, one was a lion and one was a tiger. They had met when they were too young to know the difference between lions and tigers. So they did not think their friendship was at all unusual. Besides, it was a peaceful part of the mountains, possibly due to the influence of a gentle forest monk who lived nearby. He was a hermit , one who lives far away from other people.
For some unknown reason, one day the two friends got into a silly argument. The tiger said, ;Everyone knows the cold netes when the moon wanes from full to new!; The lion said, ;Where did you hear such nonsense ? Everyone knows the cold netes when the moon waxes from new to full!
The argument got stronger and stronger. Neither could convince the other. They could not reach any conclusion to resolve the growing dispute. They even started calling each other names! Fearing for their friendship, they decided to go ask the learned forest monk, who would surely know about such things.
Visiting the peaceful hermit, the lion and tiger bowed respectfully and put their question to him. The friendly monk thought for a while and then gave his answer. ;It can be cold in any phase of the moon, from new to full and back to new again. It is the wind that brings the cold, whether from west or north or east. Therefore, in a way, you are both right! And neither of you is defeated by the other. The most important thing is to live without conflict, to remain united. Unity is best by all means.
The lion and tiger thanked the wise hermit. They were happy to still be friends.
英语小故事 篇7
IT was lovely summer weather in the country, and the golden corn, the green oats, and the haystacks piled up in the meadows looked beautiful. The stork walking about on his long red legs chattered in the Egyptian language, which he had learnt from his mother. The corn-fields and meadows were surrounded by large forests, in the midst of which were deep pools. It was, indeed, delightful to walk about in the country. In a sunny spot stood a pleasant old farm-house close by a deep river, and from the house down to the water side grew great burdock leaves, so high, that under the tallest of them a little child could stand upright. The spot was as wild as the centre of a thick wood. In this snug retreat sat a duck on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch; she was beginning to get tired of her task, for the little ones were a long time coming out of their shells, and she seldom had any visitors. The other ducks liked much better to swim about in the river than to climb the slippery banks, and sit under a burdock leaf, to have a gossip with her. At length one shell cracked, and then another, and from each egg came a living creature that lifted its head and cried, “Peep, peep.” “Quack, quack,” said the mother, and then they all quacked as well as they could, and looked about them on every side at the large green leaves. Their mother allowed them to look as much as they liked, because green is good for the eyes. “How large the world is,” said the young ducks, when they found how much more room they now had than while they were inside the egg-shell. “Do you imagine this is the whole world?” asked the mother; “Wait till you have seen the garden; it stretches far beyond that to the parson’s field, but I have never ventured to such a distance. Are you all out?” she continued, rising; “No, I declare, the largest egg lies there still. I wonder how long this is to last, I am quite tired of it;” and she seated herself again on the nest.
“Well, how are you getting on?” asked an old duck, who paid her a visit.
英语小故事 篇8
Mother Pig sends her three little piglets out into the world to live on their own.
The first little pig builds a house of straw, but a wolf blows it down and eats the pig. The encounter between wolf and pig features ringing proverbial phrases:
One day the big bad wolf came and knocked on the first little pig's door and said, 'Little pig, little pig, let me come in.' And the little pig answered, 'No, no, I won't let you come in, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin.' 'Well,' said the wolf, 'then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in.' So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down and ate the little pig.
The second pig builds a house of sticks, has the same conversation with the wolf, and meets the same fate.
The third pig builds a house of brick. The wolf cannot huff and puff hard enough to blow the house down. He attempts to trick the third little pig out of his house, but the pig outsmarts him at every turn. Finally, the wolf threatens to come down the chimney, whereupon the third little pig boils a pot of water into which the wolf plunges. The little pig cooks the wolf and eats him.
英语小故事 篇9
Once upon a time. There was a house. Beside the house there was a bird cage. One day a cat went to eat the bird, So the cat jumped and hit the bird cage. The bird cage fell down to the ground knocking the bird cage‘s door open. The bird then flew away.
So the cat started to chase the bird and the dog chased the cat. However the bird flew on top of the tree. So the cat started to climb the tree and the dog barked at the cat. Before the cat could reach the bird, the bird flew away. this caused the cat to fall out of the tree. The dog then ran away, The bird quickly flew back into his cage and the man from the house carried him safely home.
英语小故事 篇10
I have a dog,his name is is very lovely like other n he feels happy,he always wags his n he wants to eat food,he often follows me until I give him something to eat.I really like n I feel sad,he often stays with me as if he knew why I was nks to him,he puts me out of my misery,so that I can live let me know dogs are human's best friends.
My pet is a lovely name is "dian dian".because there are a lot of black circle on its "dian dian" is very y childen like play with favourite food is meat favourite toy is a doll.'dian dian ' likes to run very can run very fast and it has a girl name "na na".There are a lot of black circle on its skin,too.I like my pet very is a good pet!
One day,my mother bought two little rabbits for me.I’m very happy.
From that on,the two little rabbits became my good y have two little ears,red eyes,with white and fat y’re marvellous.
Everyday,they play with each other day,I couldn’t find them.I asked my mother:”Where are they?” My mother told me that She didn’t knoAt last,I found them in the y were very dirty.I was angry,but when I looked at their lovely faces,I was happy again.
I love my little rabbits,and they love y are my good friends forever.
英语小故事 篇11
Once upon a time there was a baby eagle living in a nest perched on a cliff overlooking a beautiful valley with waterfalls and streams, trees and lots of little animals, scurrying about enjoying their lives.
The baby eagle liked the nest. It was the only world he had ever known. It was warm and comfortable, had a great view, and even better, he had all the food and love and attention that a great mother eagle could provide. Many times each day the mother would swoop down from the sky and land in the nest and feed the baby eagle delicious morsels of food. She was like a god to him, he had no idea where she came from or how she worked her magic.
The baby eagle was hungry all the time, but the mother eagle would always come just in time with the food and love and attention he craved. The baby eagle grew strong. His vision grew very sharp. He felt good all the time.
Until one day, the mother stopped coming to the nest.
The baby eagle was hungry. Im sure to die, said the baby eagle, all the time.
Very soon, death is coming, he cried, with tears streaming down his face. Over and over. But there was no one there to hear him.
Then one day the mother eagle appeared at the top of the mountain cliff, with a big bowl of delicious food and she looked down at her baby. The baby looked up at the mother and cried Why did you abandon me? Im going to die any minute. How could you do this to me?
英语小故事 篇12
There are many kinds of animals in the world. People don’t know the exact numbers. In the zoo, people can see many kinds of animals. For example, lions, tigers, they are scary. Monkey, foxes are intelligent. People usually think pandas; koala bears are so cute and smart. Some animals live in the water, such as dolphins. They need a lot of water for their home. And elephants with long nose are very strange. They can sing and dance. The giraffes are quite tall because of their long necks. So they can reach the top of the trees.
英语小故事 篇13
Elephant is the largest animal on land today. It weights some ninety kilograms and is about one metre high when born. When it is 12 years old, it studs over three meters and does not grow any more. Elephant is usually grey in color, having a long trunk with large ivory tusks protruding from each side of its mouth. Usually moving in groups and caring for each other, Elephant is know to be a very and gentle creamre.
For many years people have used the strength of these poweful animals to move trees and heavy logs. Elephant has been and is a vital tool for people to do many things that would normally be imposs-ible. Elephant is and will continue to be one of the greatest creatures man has ever come into contact with. Its size. beauty, and power willforever be useful to man.
英语小故事 篇14
Ping Gong of Jin ordered someone to make a stringed musical instrument. The strings of the instrument were of the same size, with no difference between the small strings and the large string. After the instrument was made. Ping Gong of Jin asked Shi Kuang, an official in charge of music, to tune the instrument. Shi Kuang spent a whole day doing it, but failed to tune out a melody.
Ping Gong blamed Shi Kuang for his incompetence. Shi Kuang explained: "The large string of a musical instrument is like the king of a state, and the small strings are like his subordinates. The large string and the small strings have their own functions. Only by coordinating with one another can they compose temperament, and only by being orderly can they play harmonious and pleasant music. Now there is no difference in size between the large string and the small strings. This ruins the system and regularity which they should have. How can I tune an instrument like this?"
英语小故事 篇15
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 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 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.
英语小故事 篇16
Gardening Gloves
For months I hinted that I needed a new wedding ring, since I had developed an allergy to gold. On my birthday, while I was gardening, my husband asked me for gift suggestions. I held my hands up and said, "Well, you‘ll notice that my hands are bare."
Later that evening I opened my present with enthusiasm. "Happy birthday," he said, as I unwrapped a new pair of gardening gloves.
英语小故事 篇17
For the Dog
The family seated in a restaurant had finished their dinner when Father Called over the waiter.
"My son has left quite a lot of meat on his plate," explained Father, "Could you give me a bag so that I can take it home for the dog?"
"Gosh, Dad!" exclaimed the excited boy. "Have we got a dog then?"
英语小故事 篇18
Very Pleased to Meet You
During World War II, a lot of young women in Britain were in the army. Joan Phillips was one of them. She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers and soldiers.
One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. He said to her, "I‘m going abroad tomorrow, but I‘d be very happy if we could write to each other." Joan agreed, and they wrote for several months.
Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.
Joan went there and said to the matron, "I‘ve come to visit Captain Humphreys."
"Only relatives are allowed to visit patients here," the matron said.
"Oh, that‘s all right," answered Joan. "I‘m his sister."
"I‘m very pleased to meet you," the matron said, "I‘m his mother!"
英语小故事 篇19
A lawyer opened the door of his BMW, when suddenly a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely. When the police arrived at the scene, the lawyer was complaining bitterly about the damage to his precious BM
"Officer, look what they've done to my Beeeemer!!!", he whined.
"You lawyers are so materialistic, you make me sick!!!" retorted the officer, "You're so worried about your stupid BMW, that you didn't even notice that your left arm was ripped off!!!"
英语小故事 篇20
A man wrote a letter to a small hotel he planned to visit on his vacation: "I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?"
An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who said, "I've been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, I've never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. I've never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I've never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel. And, if your dog will vouch for you, you're welcome to stay here, too."
英语小故事 篇21
Juliewas saying her bedtime prayers. "Please God," she said, "MakeNaples the capital of Italy. Make Naples the capital of Italy."
Hermother interrupted and said, "Julie, why do you want God to make Naplesthe capital of Italy?"
AndJulie replied, "Because that's what I put in my geography exam!"
英语小故事 篇22
The Sports Meeting in the Forest There are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting.
Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and Monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!”
And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he can’t jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best. This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy!
英语小故事 篇23
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.
英语小故事 篇24
1The Dog In The Manger
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.
英语小故事 篇25
I'm going to sleep at 11 in the night, and there's a little snow outside the windo I indented the quilt, picked up the alarm clock, and found the alarm clock, and I forgot to buy the battery. The day is cold, and I don't want to go up. I made a long distance call to the mother of my family.
"Mom, my alarm clock has no electricity. I'm going to have a meeting in the company tomorrow morning. You call me up at six. "
The voice of the mother on the phone was dumb and might have been asleep, and she said, "well, go to sleep, be good. "
I was dreaming when the phone rang, and it was dark outside. Mother said to the other, "you get up soon, daughter, and we have a meeting today." "I have a watch, it's five forty. I cried impatiently, "don't I call you six?" I'd like to sleep for a little more, and I've been stirred by you! "My mother suddenly stopped talking on the other side, and I hung up.
Get up and comb it out. Go out. The weather is so cold, the snow in the sky, the boundless space between the world. I kept stomping on the bus platform. It was dark, I was standing next to two old grey-haired. I listened to the old lady and said to the old lady, "you didn't sleep well for a night. It started to rush me a few hours earlier, and it's been so long. "
Yes, it takes five minutes for the first bus to come. Finally the car came, and I got on. Driving is a very young boy, he and I got on the bus was rumbling drove off. I said, "Hello, driver, there are two old people here. The weather is so cold. People have been waiting for a long time. How can you drive in the car without them? "
The young man said, "it's all right. That's my mom and Dad!" Today is my first day to open the bus, they come to see me! "
I suddenly cried. I saw the short message from my father: "daughter," mom said, "it's her fault." she didn't sleep well. She woke up early and worried that you would be late. "
Suddenly remembered a Jewish proverb:
The son laughed when his father gave his son something.
When the son gave his father something, his father cried.
英语小故事 篇26
What are you busy with yourself, Mother?” the girl of less than six years old asked her mother curiously.
“Making dinner for the neighbor’s aunt.”
“Why?”
“Because the other day the aunt lost her dear daughter and is so sad no We must take good care of her these days.”
“Why need our care?’
“Because from then on the aunt cannot do what they liked to along with her daughter. She is very pitiful. In her distress, making dinners and doing chores are also becoming so difficult. My dear, can you help Mother hit an idea to help the aunt in other ways?”
At her mother’s proposal, the girl thought for a long while. All of a sudden, she went to the neighbor and knocked at the door.
The neighbor with a look of haggardness and tiredness opened the door.
“What can I do for you?” asked the neighbor.
“I heard my mother say you’re very distressed for losing your daughter…” The girl timidly handed the band-aid tightly held in her hand to the neighbor.
The neighbor suddenly choked with sobs, her tears gushing from her eyes. She hugged the girl and said, “Thank you. This band-aid will cure my wound.”
英语小故事 篇27
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 come 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.
英语小故事 篇28
It was the day before Thanksgiving - the first one my three children and I would be spending without their father, who had left several months before. Now the two older children were very sick with the flu, and the eldest had just been prescribed bed rest for a week.
It was a cool, gray day outside, and a light rain was falling. I grew wearier as I scurried around, trying to care for each child: thermometers, juice, diapers. And I was fast running out of liquids for the children. But when I checked my purse, all I found was about $2.50 - and this was supposed to last me until the end of the month. That's when I heard the phone ring.
It was the secretary from our former church, and she told me that they had been thinking about us and had something to give us from the congregation. I told her that I was going out to pick up some more juice and soup for the children, and I would drop by the church on my way to the market.
I arrived at the church just before lunch. The church secretary met me at the door and handed me a special gift envelope. "We think of you and the kids often," she said, "and you are in our hearts and prayers. We love you." When I opened the envelope, I found two grocery certificates inside. Each was worth $20. I was so touched and moved I broke down and cried.
"Thank you very much," I said, as we hugged each other. "Please give our love and thanks to the church." Then I drove to a store near our home and purchased some much-needed items for the children.
At the check-out counter I had a little over $14.00 worth of groceries, and I handed the cashier one of the gift certificates. She took it, and then turned her back for what seemed like a very long time. I thought something might be wrong. Finally I said, "This gift certificate is a real blessing. Our former church gave it to our family, knowing I'm a single parent trying to make ends meet."
The cashier then turned around, with tears in her loving.
英语小故事 篇29
A peasant in the state of Song led an extremely hard life for he was destitute, depending on worn sackcloth to defense the chill of winter.
After the spring arrived, the peasant ploughed in the field. When he got tired and rested on the ridge of the field he felt the sunshine to be warmer and more comfortable than the worn sackcloth.
He knew neither spacious nor comfortable houses to live in, nor silk, cotton and fur clothes to keep warm. He was very excited at his discovery, and he said to his wife, “Sun bath is so pleasant, but people do not know it. I will present this secret to the king, and he is sure to bestow many presents to me to reward my loyalty.”
英语小故事 篇30
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.
英语小故事 篇31
Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.
One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole.
He was surprised, and then burst into the neighbors gathered around him.
He told them how he used to come and visit his gold.
"Did you ever take any of it out?" asked one of them. "No," he said, "I only came to look at it." "Then come again and look at the hole," said the neighbor, "it will be the same as looking at the gold."
英语小故事 篇32
Tom was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got the chance, hewould ask his dog to please his friends with some tricks.
One day Tom went to visit his friend Jack who was sick at home with a bad cold."How are youfeeling?" asked Tom."Worse than yesterday," answered Jack, "I have a terriblecough, and there is not a drop of medicine in the house. "Don't worry, Jack. I'll send Blackie to the drugstore for some medicine. He'll be back in a minute before you know it." Tom put a five dollar note in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. "And keep the change," Tom shouted after him.
"Oh, Tom, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine," saidJack. "oh, yes he will." answered Tom. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had notreturned. Tom was feeling worried and felt angry at his friend's little smile.
"Something has happened to him, I'm sure," said Tom. "He obeyed me as a rule." Just then Jack saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Jack was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.
"Good boy," said Tom, "But what took you so long?" Blackie ran to the window, barkingand wagging his tail. Tom looked out of the door and saw a bone outside.
英语小故事 篇33
Once upon a time in a land far far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything. Animals, spiders, insects...
One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home.
A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.
Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then emerged easily.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.
It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.
And we could never fly.
英语小故事 篇34
A tiger living in the forest, it is very old and can not catch small animals, so it is of little animals in the forest, he said: "I am old catch does not move you, so you sent to me every day to eat . If one day I did not go to a small animal, you know the consequences of yo. "
Tiger tooth on the first day, the fastest horse reluctantly went home to report a tiger; the next day, even the way up to the fox went; the third day, the goat did not escape. Small animals, said: "This is how to do ah ah how can this do??" There is a small animal, said: "! Find clever monkey bars" small animals to the monkey house, with a monkey said. Monkey then said: "! You go back first, I think of a way."
The fourth day, the monkey home to the tiger, said:. "Do you think I give the king what you bring to the" Tiger said: "? This is not the candy you" monkey said: "Your Majesty, you eat candy every day you can not eat forest small animals. "tigers feel justified, nodded. After a few weeks, the tiger lying on the ground in pain wah-wah whining. Monkey came tiger monkey asked: "Why do you really hurt?" The monkey said: "Let me see the king you know your teeth." Tiger opened his mouth to monkey looked. Monkey said: "Your Majesty, you long tooth decay, to unplug." Tiger nodded. So, put the tiger monkey all teeth are plucked.
Since then, small animals will no longer afraid of the tiger.
英语小故事 篇35
Washington was the first president of the U.S. He was very clever even when he was still a 12-year-old-boy.
Once a thief stole some money from Uncle Post, Washington's neighbor. The door of the house was not broken, and things in the room were in good order. Washington concluded that the thief must have been committed by one of the villagers.
That evening at the villagers' meeting the said, "We don't know who stole the money but God does. God sends his wasp to tell good from evil. Every night the wasp flies among us but few people notice it…" Then, all of a sudden Washington waved his hand and cried out, "Look! The wasp has landed on the thief's hat. It is going to sting!"
The crowd burst into an uproar. Everybody turned to look for the thief. But soon the noise died down. All eyes were fixed on a man who was trying hard to drive the "Wasp" off his hat.
"Now we know who stole the money," Washington said with a smile.
英语小故事 篇36
To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow
Once upon a time, there was an old farmer who planted a plot of rice. After he planted the seedlings, every day he went to the field to watch the seedlings gro He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day, but still,
he thought they were growing too slowly. Eventually he got impatient with the young plants and suddenly he hit upon an idea that one by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch. The next early morning, the young man couldn’t wait to check his “achievement”, but he was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.
英语小故事 篇37
Several weeks after our son began his freshman year at Alma College in Michigan, my husband and I decided to visit him. I was careful to call him a few days in advance to "warn" him that we would be coming. When we arrived at the dorm, however, I was taken aback by the disarray of his room. "Forgot we were coming, didn‘t you?" I teased.
"Are you kidding?" he replied, "Why else would I have bothered to clean?"
英语小故事 篇38
He Was Only Wrong by Two
Jack Hawkins was the football coach at an Amercian college, and he was always trying to find good players, but they weren‘t always smart enought to be accepted by the college.
One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the dean of the college and asked that the student be allowed to enter without an examination. "Well," the dean said after some persuasion, "I‘d better ask him a few questions first."
Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions, but the student didn‘t know any of the answers.
At last the dean said, "Well, what‘s five times seven?"
The student thought for a long time and then answered, "Thirty-six."
The dean threw up his hands and looked at the coach in despair, but the coach said earnestly, "Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two."
英语小故事 篇39
Every Monday night, Felix checked the big blue container in the carport behind his apartment building. If the container was at least a third full, he would take it out to the street for pick-up. Monday night, it was two-thirds full. He rolled it out into the street.
The next day, he checked the container. It was still almost full of recyclables. That was odd, because all the other blue containers across the street were empty. He could tell because a couple of lids were open. He walked across the street to double-check. Hmm, he wondered. Then he looked up his side of the street. There were two blue containers standing there. He walked about 120 feet up the street and lifted each lid. Both containers were empty. How could the truck have missed his container?
He went upstairs to his apartment and called city hall. They connected him to the public works department. Susan said she would call Acme Trash to let them know about the missed container. On Wednesday, Felix checked the container again. It was still full. But, the big green dumpster in the carport was missing. Apparently, the message that Susan sent to Acme Trash had been misunderstood. Acme picked up the big green dumpster, which had already been emptied on Tuesday, instead of the blue container.
Felix left a message on Susan’s answer machine, saying to forget it. Then he went downstairs and pulled the almost ffull container back into its space in the carport. Let it sit there till next Tuesday, he told himself. Had he left another message, he was worried that his building would accidentally get dropped permanently off Acme’s pick-up list.
英语小故事 篇40
An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose facewas sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day atthe zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to gettheir cheeks painted by a local artist who wasdecorating them with tiger paws.
“You’ve got so many freckles, there’s no place topaint!” a girl in the line said to the little fello
Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head. Hisgrandmother knelt down next to him. “I love yourfreckles. When I was a little girl I always wantedfreckles,” she said, while tracing her finger across the child’s cheek. “Freckles are beautiful.”
The boy looked up, “Really?”
“Of course,” said the grandmother. “Why just name me one thing that’s prettier than freckles.”
The little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandma’s face, and softlywhispered, “Wrinkles.”
英语小故事 篇41
Long,long ago,a fox was very suddenly saw a rabbit eating grass over wanted to eat him very much.
"Hello,Mr t are you doing?"said the fox.
"Dear fox,Im eating grass."said the rabbit.
"But,"said the fox,"Can you bring me a piece of meat?Ill thank you very much."
"Sorry, I dont know where the meat is."the rabbit was fed up with the fox."Pleasa leave not pleased you."
"Im very sorry.I hope you can parden me."said the fox with a big laugh in his face."I mean that I will eat you."
With this words,the fox catched the rabbit and said,"Ah, lovely you are!But a minute later,youll be my lunch!Ah,ah!"
"Oh,dear fox,please not!Ill bring you something delicious to pleasa not to eat me!"said the rabbit.
"Oh?really?But it is too late.I must eat you,or Ill die."
"My god!"the rabbit said to himself."I must think of an idea."
"Dear Mr you know you cant eat me?"said the rabbit with a smill.
"Why?"
"You know the King Tiger makes one small animal bring him some food to eat every day,and today its my you eat me,King Tiger will not he may kill you."said the rabbit."So you must let me go."
"Oh,you mean I cant eat mean I will have to hungry?"
"Year,thats you next time!"the rabbit ran away.
……
英语小故事 篇42
he story happened during the Second World War(战争).An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the frights . The old man was very sad . he didn’t have enough food and was often hungry . And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go in living .
It was a very cold winter night . The old man couldn’t go to sleep . He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen . He had to get up and begun to run in the room until he lay down on the ground. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village , but the villages were all poor and couldn’t give him anything . He was too hungry to go to another village . He thought hard and found a way . He came to a police station and called out , “Hitler is a foolish pig !"
Out came an old policeman at once . He took the old man into a room , gave him some bread and a cup of tea . Then he said , “Don’t say in our village , sir !”
英语小故事 篇43
A Shower Injury
Ben leaned over the edge of the tub. He turned on the hot and cold water faucets. The water came out of the spout near the top of the tub. He pushed down on the lever beneath the spout so that the water would drain. He was going to take a shower, not a bath.
He tested the temperature. It wasn’t hot enough. He adjusted the hot water faucet. There was another handle between the hot and cold faucets. This one controlled whether water came out of the spout or out of the shower head. Ben turned it all the way to the right. Now hot water was coming out of the shower head. The temperature was just right.
Ben took off his robe and stepped over the top of the tub. He pulled the shower door closed. He grabbed the bar of soap out of the soap dish and started scrubbing his face.
While his eyes were closed to keep out the soap, he put the soap back into the dish. Then he reached for the big plastic container of shampoo on his window ledge. The bottle slipped out of his hands and landed on his left foot.
"Shoot!" Ben said angrily. That hurt.
英语小故事 篇44
Mr King is very rich. He lives in a big house with his family. There is a swimming pool in front of the house and a beautiful garden behind the house. He often has a drink or reads some newspapers in the garden after dinner. One day he stays at home. He is reading a book. Then he hears someone ring the doorbell. He opens the door but there is nobody. He is a little angry. He thinks some naughty (顽皮的, 淘气的) boy did it.
英语小故事 篇45
I want be free
Good afternoon,ay,my topic is “I want to be free.”It’s a story about a wolf and a dog.
A wolf was almost dead with hunger.A house-dog saw him,and asked,”friend,it’s bad for you.”
“Why don’t you work steadily as I do,and get your food regularly?”“I would have no objection.”said the wolf,”if I could only get a place.” “I will help you.”said the dog.”Come with me to my master,and you shall share me work ”
So the wolf and the dog went to the town together.
On the way ,the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog’ felt quite surprised,and asked him why it was like that?
“Oh,it is nothing.”said the dog.”Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me will soon get used to it.”
“Is that the only reason.”said the wolf.”Then good bye to you,my friend.I would like to be free.”
Do you like to be free?nk you for listening.
英语小故事 篇46
A Little Horse Crossing the River
There are an old horse and a little horse on a farm. One day the old horse asks the little horse to send the wheat to the mill. The little horse is very happy. He carries the wheat and runs toward the mill. But there is a river in front of the little horse. He stops and does not know what to do next. Just then Aunt Cow is passing by.
The little horse asks, “Aunt Cow, please tell me. Can I cross the river ”
Aunt Cow answers, “It is not deep, you can cross it.”
When the little horse begins to cross the river, a little squirrel shouts at him, “Little horse, don't cross it, you will be drowned. Yesterday one of my friends was drowned in this river.”
The little horse is very afraid. Finally he decides to go home and ask his mother.
The old horse asks, “Why do you take the wheat back What's wrong with you My child.”
The little horse answers sadly, “There is a river in front of me. Aunt Cow said it was not deep. But the little squirrel said it was deep. What shall I do ”
The old horse says, “My child, you should try to cross the river by yourself. If you do not try, how do you know the river is deep or not ”
The little horse carries the wheat and returns to the riverside. At last, he succeeds in crossing the river. Now, He knows how deep the river is.
英语小故事 篇47
Grandma Li lived alone in an old building. She was old and didn’t like noise at all. The young man and woman 46 always made much noise every night, so she couldn’t 47 .When the young man and woman moved out of the building, Grandma Li was very 48 . Another young man moved in and Grandma Li thought, “Well, he 49 .”
But at three o’clock the next morning, when Grandma Li 50 , some noise 51 . She 52 carefully. It was a dog. She thought, “There wasn’t any dog here before. It 53 be the young man’s.” She 54 him and telephoned the young man at once. Before the young man could say something, she stopped the call.
Nothing more happened 55 four o’clock. Then Grandma Li’s telephone rang. When she answered the phone, she heard, “I’m the man upstairs. I’m sorry to trouble you, but I want to tell you I don’t have a dog at all!”
英语小故事 篇48
Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well.
One day a crow comes to the well. He sees the frog and says, “Frog, let’s have a talk.” Then the frog asks, “Where are you from?” “I fly from the sky,” the crow says. The frog feels surprised and says, “The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well. How do you fly from the sky?”
The crow says, “The sky is very big. You always stay in the well, so you don’t know the world is big.”
The frog says, “I don’t believe.” But the crow says, “You can come out and have a look by yourself.”
So the frog comes out from the well. He is very surprised. How big the world is!
英语小故事 篇49
I Made Granny Glad
A teacher is telling her students the importance of making others glad. “Now, children,” she says“Did you make someone else glad?”
“Please, teacher,” says a small boy, “I made someone glad yesterday.”
“Well done. Who was that?” The teacher says.
“My granny.” The boy says.
“Good boy. Now tell us how you made your grandmother glad.” The teacher says.
“I went to see her yesterday, and stayed with her for three hours. Then I said to her, ‘Granny, I’m going home.’ And she said, “well. I’m glad!”
英语小故事 篇50
Adding Eyes to a Dragon
Mr. Li is a good painter. One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.
Mr. Zhou looks at the picture and says, “The dragon has no eyes. It isn’t a good picture.”
But Mr. Li smiles and says, “If I add eyes to the dragon, it will fly away.”
Mr. Zhou shakes head and says, “You are boasting. I don’t believe you.”
Mr. Li isn’t angry. He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to the dragon. Woe! The dragon really flies.
英语小故事 篇51
The Old Man and the Old Cat
An old man has a cat. The cat is very old, too. He runs very quickly. And his teeth are bad. One evening, the old cat sees a little mouse. He catches it, but he can’t eat it because his teeth are not strong enough. The mouse runs away.
The old man is very angry. He beats his cat. He says: “You are a fool cat. I will punish you!” the cat is very sad. He thinks:“When I was young, I worked hard for you. Now you don’t like me because I’m too old to work. You should know you are old, too.”
英语小故事 篇52
A college education is out of reach for most state and federal prisoners. California's San Quentin is one of the few prisons in the country that offers college-level courses.
Jody Lewen has run the facility's college program for over a decade and she's the reason that the Prison University Project exists today.
When Lewen joined San Quentin' s college program in 1999 as a volunteer instructor, it was run by a small volunteer staff with no budget. At that time, she was a graduate student, with plans to return to academic research. But a year later, when the part-time director suddenly quit, Lewen found herself in charge.
"I thought for a long time it was just temporary and that somebody else was going to keep the program running," she says. "But once I started doing the work and got more deeply involved, I also began to see the potential the program had. And I started to think more and more about what this program could become. There was nobody else to run it. And I thought it would just be one of those failures for the rest of my life if I let it fold."
Under Lewen's leadership, the Prison University Project has expanded, now offering 20 classes in English, math, the humanities, social science and Spanish. Three hundred inmates enroll every semester, earning college credits which can lead to an associate of arts degree. Lewen has recruited more than 150 volunteer teachers and graduate students from nearby colleges and universities. She says attracting teachers is not difficult, although some of the new instructors are nervous their first time at San Quentin.
"When I talk to people about this work, very often they assume that the students are very aggresive and very difficult, all the stereotypes people have in their minds about people who are incarcerated." says Lewen. "They assume they're a lot of troublemakers and are goofing off and they don't want to do their work. That stereotype has nothing to do with reality."
Sook young Lee teaches a class on critical thinking and research. She finds her students are curious and engaged. "I'm super surprised at how nice the students are. Most of the times, students are extremely respectful. way more motivated than the University of California at Berkeley undergrads," says Lee. "It's always a pleasure for the teachers when the students are not taking learning for granted."
Charles Spence is serving a life sentence in San Quentin and has a few more courses left to finish his associate's degree. "This experience really has changed my life. It's given me a lot of tools on how to express myself," says Spence. "This program is really rare in the prison setting, so I'm really lucky. AII of the guys feel the same. We're really lucky to have the opportunity to get education. especially the way the economy is no The odds are stacked against us when we get out, being convicted felons. This actually gives us a lot of hope and hopefully will help us succeed when we walk out the door."
So far, 100 San Quentin prisoners have graduated with associate's degrees and many more have continued their college studies after release. Research shows that the more education a prisoner has. the less likely he is to return to prison. Lewen says the recidivism5 rate among prisoners with college degrees is less than 10 percent.
"I remember one student saying to me. 'This college program is the best drug treatment program in the world.' And it was interesting because at first I really didn't understand what he meant," says Lewen. "And he was just saying 'This program gives you hope and to stay clean and to live a healthy life, you need to have hope.'"
The Prison University Project survives on donations and foundation grants and receives no government funding. Lewen would like to see college programs in every prison but without government support, it's not likely to happen any time soon. In the meantime, there's a long waiting list of San Quentin prisoners who want to enroll in the college program. 80me day, Lewen hopes to expand her program, making a college education available for most of the 5,500 prisoners currently housed at San Quentin.
英语小故事 篇53
First lady Michelle Obama beat out heads of state, chief executives and celebrities to rank as the world's most powerful woman in Forbes magazine' s annual listing on Wednesday.
Kraft Foods Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld, who led a hostile $18 billion takeover of Britain's Cadbury, came in second, followed by talk show host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey, who is ending "The Oprah Winfrey Show" next year after 25 years to launch her cable network OWN.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, elected for a second term last year, was the fourth most powerful woman, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rounded out the top five.
Moira Forbes, vice president and publisher of Forbes Woman, said the women on the business magazine's list were "shaping many of the agenda -setting conversations of the day."
"They have built companies and brands, sometimes by non-traditional means and they have broken through gender barriers in areas of commerce, politics, sports and media and cultural zeitgeist, and thereby affecting the lives of millions, sometimes billions of people," she said.
This year Forbes changed the way it ranked women, basing the list less on wealth and power and more on creative influence and entrepreneurship.
Last year's winner was Merkel, followed by Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Obama ranked No. 40.
Forbes said Obama topped the list this year because "she has made the office of first lady her own" while remaining popular.
PepsiCo Inc Chief Executive Indra Nooyi, who was last week named the most powerful woman in U.S. business for the fifth year in a row by Fortune, was in sixth place, while singer Lady Gaga came in at No. 7.
Gail Kelly, chief executive of Australia's Westpac Banking Corp, was in eighth place, followed by singer Beyonce Knowles. Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres rounded out the top 10.
英语小故事 篇54
A self-important lion in the jungle tried to make his mastery clear to all.
He was so confident that he paid no attention to the smaller animals and went right up to a bear. He asked the bear, "Who is the king of the jungle?" The bear replied, "Of course you are."
Then the lion asked a tiger the same question. The tiger replied with some reluctance, "Of course you are." And then he went to ask an elephant. But the elephant would not allow the lion to do so. He suddenly took hold of the lion with his long nose and bounced the lion against a tree, leaving him bleeding and badly shaken up.
When the lion finally got up, he blamed the elephant and said: "Even if you couldn't answer my question, it's not necessary for you to act so rough."
英语小故事 篇55
One day the king of animals asked a cat to see how his palace was built. After a few hours, the little cat came back and said to the tiger, “Oh, your palace is very large, tall and beautiful. ”Several days later the tiger asked a pig to see it. He said, “Go and see how my palace is built. ”But when the pig came back, he said to the tiger, “My dear king, I thought your palace is beautiful, but it suits yourself only. ”
The tiger was very surprised when he heard it. “Why are the cat’s and the pig’s answers not the same? ”he said to himself. He then asked a camel to go to have a look. Before long the camel ran back out of breath and said to the tiger, “Oh, your palace is too small for you to live in, my king. ”
The king became very angry when he heard what the camel said. He said to the animals angrily, “Maybe somebody of you tell lies. Three people have three ideas. I want to kill you. ”Just at the moment, a fox came out to stop the tiger from doing that. He asked the tiger himself to go to see it before killing them.
After the tiger saw the palace himself, he thought that their answers were all right. He said to the animals, “To see with one’s own eyes is more important than only to hear others. ”
英语小故事 篇56
It was a fine day. The trees were green, the flowers were red and yello A white lambwas playing in the fields. At that time, a wolf came and caught it. The wolf wanted to eat the lamb.
The lamb said, "I'm thin now, please come to eat me next time."
The wolf asked, "What your name ? How can I find you next time?"
The lamb said, "I'm Clever. When you came next time, call out 'Clever, Clever, come to me! I'm coming to eat you' and you can find me.”
The wolf said, "OK, Don't forget to come. I'm going to eat you next time."
"See you," the lamb said and ran away.
A few days later, the wolf came, "Clever, where are you? Clever, Clever, come to me! I'm coming to eat you." The lamb said from the sheep-pen, "I'm in the sheep-pen, how can you eat me? I'm 'Clever'. Last time if I was not clever, I couldn't run away from you, you might have eaten me. but now you can only go home hungry. Bye-bye."
英语小故事 篇57
During World War II, a lot of young women in Britain were in the army. Joan Phillips was one of them. She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers and soldiers.
One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. He said to her, "I“m going abroad tomorrow, but I“d be very happy if we could write to each other." Joan agreed, and they wrote for several months.
Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.
Joan went there and said to the matron, "I“ve come to visit Captain Humphreys."
"Only relatives are allowed to visit patients here," the matron said.
"Oh, that“s all right," answered Joan. "I“m his sister."
"I“m very pleased to meet you," the matron said, "I“m his mother!"
英语小故事 篇58
The wolf and the fox want to eat the rabbit, but it wasn't easy to catch him.
One day the wolf says to the fox, "You go home and lie in bed. I'll tell the rabbit that you are dead. When he comes to look at you, you can jump up and catch him." That's a good idea," says the fox.
The fox goes home at once. The wolf goes to the rabbit's house and knocked at the door. "Who is it?" asks the rabbit. "It's the wolf. I come to tell you that the fox is dead." Then the wolf goes away.
The rabbit goes to the fox's house. He looked in through the window and sees the fox lying in bed with his eyes closed. He thinks, "Is the fox really dead or is he pretending to be dead? If he's not dead, he'll catch me when I go near him." so he said, "The wolf says that the fox is dead. But he doesn't look like a dead fox. The mouth of a dead fox is always open." When the fox hears this, he thinks, "I'll show him that I'm dead." So he opened his mouth.
The rabbit knows that the fox isn't dead, and he rans away quickly.
英语小故事 篇59
It is true that most of us value honesty highly. However, nowadays we often confront confidence crisis such as cheating, overcharging, fake commodities and so on. I think that we should be honest because being honest is not only beneficial to ourselves but also to others and the whole society. The reasons can be listed as stly, only honest people can be truly respected by the others and can make more friends over a long period of time. Secondly, honesty, which is the traditional virtue of the Chinese people, can make our life easier and more harmonious. For example, consumers will not be afraid of being overcharged if dealers are honest, and thus dealers can win over more customers. Thirdly, honesty can make our society more stable. A case in point is that Singapore, a society featuring trustworthiness and integrity, has a comparatively low criminal rate.
It goes without saying that being honest is of great benefit to both the community and individuals. There is no doubt that we should foster the spirit of honesty. In conclusion, laying stress on honesty will become the public morals in our society.
英语小故事 篇60
There is such a son, he is a wealthy, old mother, teeth broken, so he drove to a mother, a dental clinic, the doctor started selling their dentures, mother to the cheapest kind. The doctor did not want to stop it. He looked at the big son and patiently gave them the difference between the good teeth and the bad teeth. But the doctor was very disappointed that the son of a big money was indifferent to him, and he called himself to smoke a cigar and ignored him at all. The doctor disagreed with her mother and agreed with her request. At this time, the mother long pulled out a bag from his pocket, a layer of open, come up with the money to pay a deposit, after a week of preparing a.
After two people, the people at the clinic began to criticize the wealthy son, said he is the finest in smart clothes, smoking cigars, but not willing to spend money to set a good mother. They don't want the wealthy son filled with righteous indignation, again, he said: "doctor, I trouble you for the mother with the best KaoCiYa, cost me out, it doesn't matter how much money. But do not tell her the truth, my mother is a very frugal person, I do not want to make her unhappy.
英语小故事 篇61
Arnold Pointer a professional fisherman from south of Australia set free from a certain death a big female White Shark that was caught in his fishing nets. Now the fisherman has a problem: He says: "It's been 2 years and she doesn't leave me alone. She follows me everywhere I go and her presence scares all the fishes. I don't know what to do anymore."
It is hard to get rid of an almost 17 feet long shark since the White Sharks are protected by the wildlifeconservation, but a mutual affection established between Arnold and "Cindy".
Arnold Says: "Once I stop the boat she comes to me, she turns on her back and let me pet her belly and neck, she grunts, turn her eyes, and move her fins up and down hitting the water happilly..."
英语小故事 篇62
A Good Boy
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.”
英语小故事 篇63
A friend talked about his family's great-aunt, life never wore comfortable shoes, walked up and down in huge shoes. Son the younger generation if you ask her, she will say: "shoe sizes are the same price, why not buy? "
Each time I reported this story, there are always people laugh .
In fact, in real life we will see a lot of the "aunt". No writer, butwritten with thick and bitter work; no artist, but painted with Super big picture; businessmen often not at home, but have very large homes.
Many people are constantly in pursuit of huge is actually driven by the inherent greed, as if bought oversized shoes, forget your feet.
No matter what shoes to buy, fit the most important thing, no matter what, always a feast.
英语小故事 篇64
It was late at night when she returned home, and the faint light penetrated through the door. She knocked at the door, but suddenly there was an ominous premonition. She startled her when she opened the door. " It's strange that the mother never forgot to lock the door before. "Mother thin body twist on the cold floor, it hurts to look asleep.
"Mom... Mom... "Hear the weeping sound of the daughter, the mother opened his eyes, grabbed her daughter Yiyubufa tired shoulders. After crying for a long time in her mother's arms, her daughter suddenly asked, "Mom, why didn't you lock the door and someone broke in?" the mother replied, "it's not just today. I'm afraid you can't come home at night, so the door hasn't been locked for ten years."
Mother, for ten years, waited for her daughter to come back, and her daughter's room was set in the same way. This night, the mother and daughter returned to ten years ago, locked up the door and fell asleep.
英语小故事 篇65
Get up and comb it out. Go out. The weather is so cold, the snow in the sky, the boundless space between the world. I kept stomping on the bus platform. It was dark, I was standing next to two old grey-haired. I listened to the old lady and said to the old lady, "you didn't sleep well for a night, and it began to rush me a few hours earlier, and it's been so long. "
Yes, it takes five minutes for the first bus to come. Finally the car came, and I got on. Driving is a very young boy, he and I got on the bus was rumbling drove off. I said, "Hello, driver, there are two old people here. The weather is so cold. People have been waiting for a long time. How can you drive in the car without them?"
The young man said, "no matter, it's my mom and Dad! Today is my first day to open the bus, they come to see me!"
I suddenly cried. I saw the short message from my father: "daughter," mom said, "it's her fault." she didn't sleep well. She woke up early and worried that you would be late. "
All of a sudden, a Jewish proverb was remembered: when the father gave his son something, his son laughed. When the son gave his father something, his father cried.
英语小故事 篇66
The Hippo and I
A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine today. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house. I give him lettuce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quiet as a rabbit.
In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week.
英语小故事 篇67
The situation was a bitter music is often subjective.
It was satisfied with a life, while others may not. So can settle the situation may wish to live on and not have to try to find another way out. You can't say where successful, also cannot besure when you reach a certain point, be happy. Some peoplewill never be satisfied, his joy only in constant pursuit of the process of with their, so his goal kept away over. This person's happiness may be less, but possible.
Bitter all by self-judgment, this environment does not necessarily have a direct relationship, as a woman who doesn't love jewelry, even attaches to the vanity of environment or hurt her pride.
The scholar has thousands of books, and want to exchange ofdiamonds and millionaires or stock. Meet people from the pastoral life did not envy any academic honours, or a high official.
Is your hobby in your direction, your interest is your capital, your character is your destiny. Everyone has his own ideals of paradise has its own what willing to enjoy the world.
英语小故事 篇68
The kangaroo has a pouch where babies live until they can hop around on their own. Baby kangaroos are called joeys and are only the size of your thumb when they're born! Kangaroos live and travel in groups of up to 100.
I live on the continent of Australia and on neighboring islands.
I live in dry areas like deserts.
I rest under shade trees and dug out areas.
I stand on my two large feet and have a long, thick tail.
I have red or brown fur with white arms and legs.
I can grow to be 5 feet tall with a 3-foot long tail.
I can weigh almost 200 pounds!
I eat grass and small shrubs and can go for days without drinking water.
I use my large feet to kick enemies and also can hop very quickly.
I can jump more than 30 feet forward and hop more than 40 miles per hour.
英语小故事 篇69
Eros(Cupid ) eros was the god of love ,better known by hislatin name of aphrodite by ares ,he took his place among the small gods of was represented asa little naked boy ,with sparkling wings ,and he carried his bowand arrows wherever he oting his thrilling arrows in evils ,he inspired the passion of love and provided all nature with life and power of lovely ,naughty god had two kinds of arrows :the gold tipped arrows used to quicken the pulse of love and the lead tipped ones to palsy it.
besides ,he had a torch to light hearts with. though sometimes he was blindfolded ,no man nor god ,zeus himself included ,was safe from his one time the little naughty god was wounded by his own arrows and such burning love was awakened in him for the human maiden psyche that he disregarded the constant interference of his mother and plucked up his courage to beg zeus for justice. another famous story where eros played an important part was the argonautic ea ,daughter of king aeetes ,was wounded by eros'' arrows,took jason''s part in recovering the golden fleece and eventually became the hero''s wife.
英语小故事 篇70
In spring,the mother pig took the little pig LuLu to the foot of the y planted some watermelon.
When summer came,there were many big round watermelons in the field.
One day,the sun was burning like a fire,it was terribly hot on the mother pig said to the little pig:"Lulu,go to the field to pick a watermelon back,ok?"Lulu said happily:"Ok!No problem."
Then he ran to the watermelon n he got to the field,he was happy to find so many big green chose one of the biggest watermelon and picked it from the n he held it with his hands trying to lift is on his shoulder to carry it home.
"Wow!It's so heavy!"Lulu tried several times,but he he was socked with wiped his sweat off and decided to have a rest.
Suddenly he saw the monkey was playing with a u patted his head and said:"I've got it."He thought,the round hoop can roll,the watermelon round too,then it can roll then put the big melon on the ground and rolled it forward quickly.
At last he got home with the mother pig knew the story,she exclaimed:"My child,you're really clever!"
英语小故事 篇71
Those who will not work deserve to starve.
A Blacksmith had a little Dog,which used to sleep when his master was at work,but was very wide awake indeed when it was time for day his master pretended to be disgusted at this,and then he had thrown him a bone as usual,he said,“What on earth is the good of a lazy cur like you?”When I am hammering away at my anvil,you just curl up and go to sleep:but no sooner do I stop for a mouthful of food than you wake up and wag your tail to be fed.
英语小故事 篇72
Mi Heng's Denouncement of Cao Cao
Mi Heng was recommended to Cao Cao when the latter, to expand his infLüence, needed someone to lobby Liu Biao. But Mi was slighted. Mi took his anger out on almost all of Cao Cao's subordinates. One day, at a banquet in honor of distinguished guests, Cao bid Mi to work as a drummer, just to insult him for fun. Mi came dressed in rag, and when asked why he simply stripped off what was on him to proudly stand nude before the public. Guests shut their eyes in embarrassment. To rebut the angry blame by Cao Cao. Mi said. You said I'm shameless?
Not me but someone who has misled his majesty. Let people vies my clean conscience. If you're clean, Cao roared, Who's dirty? You! Mi sneered. Your eyes are dirty for being unable to tell good men from bad, your mouth is dirty because you do not read,
your ears are dirty because you refuse to listen to advice, you know nothing about history because of your dirty body, and you tolerate nobody because of the dirt in your belly. Cao, infuriated, ordered him to the battle front, hoping the enemy's sword would kill him.
英语小故事 篇73
Night Fight Against Ma Chao
This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Zhang Lu ordered Ma Chao to attack Jiameng Pass. Learning this, Liu Bei immediately went to his military advisor Zhuge Liang for ideas. Zhuge Liang said, Mao Chao is so brave that only Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun can match him. But Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun can match him. But Zhao Yun is not available; only Zhang Fei is around at the moment.
Knowing that Ma Chao was attacking the pass, Zhang Fei came to ask for a fight against him. Pretending not to hear, Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei, Ma Chao is attacking, and only Zhao Yun can defeat him Feeling snubbed, Zhang Fei noted his past merits and shouted, If I can not defeat Ma Chao, I am willing to be punished according the rule. Only then did Zhuge Liang nod his aGREement.
Liu Bei himself acted as the chief commander and ordered Zhang Fei to fight in the vanguard. Liu Bei led the army to the pass. Time and again Ma Chao challenged them to fight. At every challenge, Zhang Fei wanted to engage him, but was stopped by Liu Bei. When Liu Bei saw Ma Chao and his army became fatigued, he ordered Zhang Fei to take on the challenge. Zhang Fei and Ma Chao fought one hundred rounds with an even hand. When Liu Bei saw that it was turning dark
he asked Zhang Fei to come back for a fight tomorro But Zhang Fei became infuriated and shouted, Light more torches and get ready for a night fight. I will not return to the pass without defeating Ma Chao! Ma Chao also pledged that he would not return to his camp without winning over Zhang Fei. Each of them mounted fresh horses to start the night fight. After another twenty rounds, Ma Chao saw that he could not win by force, so he had an idea. He pretended to flee. At the moment, Zhuge Liang arrived. He analyzed Ma Chao's situation and laid a trap for him. With Ma Chao in a fight spot, Zhuge Liang sent someone who succeeded in persuading him to fight for Liu Bei.
Note: Zhang Lu was the Magistrate of Hanning. Ma Chao was a general in Xilling (nowadays Gansu Province) under Zhang Lu.
英语小故事 篇74
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 of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure,and digging down,came to the lump of gold,and stole Miser,on his next visit,found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations.A neighbor,seeing him overcome 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 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."
英语小故事 篇75
Once upon a time,two friends were traveling together in a denly,a bear jumped out onto the path.
One friend saw the bear quickly climbed up a tree and did not stop to help his friend.
The other friend was left alone with the had to think bear moved closer to the man.?
The man fell down to the ground and did not bear came up to the man and began to smell him.
The man held his breath and lay perfectly n,the bear lost interest in the man and n it was clear that the bear was gone,the man in the tree came down to the ground.
He was very happy to see that his friend was safe."That bear was so close that it looked like it was talking to you!"he joked."What did it say?"
"The bear gave me this advice,"said the man."Never travel with a friend who deserts you when there is trouble.”
advisory service!”
英语小故事 篇76
Magic Shot Outside the Military Camp
Yuan Shu sent 100 thousand troops, led by General Ji Ling, to attack Liu Bei. For fear of Lü Bu in Xuzhou who might lend Liu a hand, Yuan wrote Lü a letter, together with many food supplies as gifts, asking him not to help Liu. Liu, on the other hand, wrote lüa letter asking for assistance. If I remain an onlooker with folded arms,thought Lü, I will be in danger after Yuan defeats Liu. But if I help Liu, Yuan will be be resentful to me. So Lü invited both Liu Bei and Ji Ling to a bqnqet.
Lü sat between Liu and Ji at the banquet. After a few rounds of toasts Lü began, Please grant me a favor by stopping the fight. When Ji Ling refused, Lu shouted for his long lance to be brought over. Both Liu and Ji got a fright. I'll stand my lance 150steps away outside the gate. If my arrow hits its edge you two will stop your fight. And if I miss the target you have your own way. Ji secretly hoped that he would miss the target, while Liu crossed his fingers wished Lu succees. Lü and wine brought up to him. After each one had a cup Lu arched his bow, aimed and shot with a big shout. The arrow flew like lightening toward the target, and hit right on the edge of the lance. A big applause rose from everybody around. Lu dropped his bow and laughed, saying, You see, even the heavens wish that you stop fighting. With his excellent archery, Lü averted a fight between the two sides.
英语小故事 篇77
Guan Yu Floods Seven Armies
This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao appointed Yu Jin as the chief commander in charge of the southern expedition, together with Pang De in the vanguard. They led seven armies to rescue Fancheng City. When Guan Yu of Shu learned this, he led his army to take them on. Guan and Pang fought over one hundred rounds with neither gaining an advantage. The fight continued on the second day without an exchange of words. After another 50rounds, Pang rode his horse to flee and Guan rode after him. Pang shot an arrow at Guan who was unable to dodge it.
The wounded Guan went back to his camp for recuperation. Ten days later, Guan's wound got healed. Guan Yu learned from Guan Ping that Cao Cao's army had moved to the north of the city. Guan Yu went to a nearby hilltop to look at the terrain. He saw the enemy's troops in the northern mountain valley; also, he noticed that the Xiangjiang River was unusually swift. He hit on the idea of flooding the seven armies. He ordered his army to get boats and rainwear ready. He had his men dam up several points in the river so as to flood Cao Cao's army.
Pang De talked with his generals of moving out of the valley onto higher ground the next day. That night, wind blew fiercely and rain came down heavily. Pang De, sitting in his tent, heard the restless movements of the horses and the sound of battle drums. Alarmed, he went outside to look. From all sides, floodwaters were rushing in; the seven armies, thrown into a panic, had already lost untold numbers in the tide. The water reached a depth of over three meters. With their soldiers, Yu Jin and Pang De climbed to higher ground. Guan Yu urged his forces to strike. Yu Jin and Pang De's armies, seeing no way out, surrendered. Pang De, who had gotten hold of a boat, tried to escape westward. The boat, however, was knocked down by Zhou Cang's raft and Pang De was captured alive.
英语小故事 篇78
Recommending Zhuge Liang on Horseback
Xu Shu was much valued by Liu Bei for his strategic talents. After several victories on the battleground against Cao Cao, Xu was made the chief military advisor. At the news, Cao Cao was begrudging. If you want this person, one of his advisors said, you can bring his mother to Xuchang and send a forged letter in his mother's handwriting, asking Xu Shu to desert Liu Bei and come here. As Xu is well-known for a strong filial affection, surely he will come. This plot worked, for Xu, on receiving the letter, cried tearfully, asking Liu Bei for an immediate departure. Feeling sad, though, Liu persisted in his stay for another night, during which the two aired their sad feelings.
the next day Liu laid a banquet outside the city for Xu. Holding the latter's hand, Liu said, After we separate today, only heaven knows when and where we will meet again. He wept bitter tears. After setting off on his way, Xu suddenly turned his horse and returned. I almost forgot an important matter, he said to Liu. Ten kilometers from Xiangyang City, in a place called Long zhong,
Do you want to meet him? Liu expressed his willingness at once, but also aired doubt about whether Zhuge Liang was as talented as Xu. He tells configurations of stars in the heavens, Xu assured him, and recognizes everything on earth. He knows a person's real nature at the first meeting-the number one talent under the heaven. If you have him as your military advisor, you'll have the country under your name. Liu suggested a visit to Zhuge by Xu on his behalf, at this, the latter shook his head in disapproval.
You must go and offer your invitation personally, and his acceptance depends entirely on your sincerity. With these words said, Xu turned his horse and left. Later, Liu paid three trips to Zhuge's straw house, another favorite story among Chinese people.
英语小故事 篇79
A Clever Farmer Uncle Sam doesn’t like farmer. He thinks they are very foolish and only know work on the farm. One winter morning, the sun is shining. Uncle Sam sits on the step of his house. At that moment, a farmer with a map in his hand comes to him. Farmer:Excuse me, Uncle. Can you tell me know to get to the hospital, please? Uncle Sam: Lie down in the middle of the street and you’ll soon be at a hospital. Farmer Please set an example to me. Uncle Sam: I think you come to our city at the first time. It’s much more beautiful than the field. Is that right? Farmer: Yes, uncle. But it is built on the field. Uncle Sam’s face turns red.
英语小故事 篇80
One day, a little monkey down the hill. It went to a cornfield and saw corn knot too big and great, very happy, breaking one, carrying forward.
Small monkey carrying corn, went under a peach tree. It saw Ilex peach big red, very happy, threw corn to peaches.
Small monkey holding a few peaches, walked a Guardia. It sees the floor of the watermelon is big and round, very happy, he threw watermelon pick peaches.
Little monkey holding a big watermelon to go back. He walked and saw a rabbit bounce really cute. It is very glad, threw watermelon bunny chase.
Rabbit ran into the woods and disappeared. Little monkey had to go home empty-handed.
英语小故事 篇81
The Wind And The Sun
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.
英语小故事 篇82
Mark and a Seal
Mark rented an accommodation with his pension near the shore. He paid annual visits there to enjoy the vivid beauty in the depths of the pure sea.
Once, with his underwater telescope and flashlight, Mark dived along the boundary between the steep reef and the area of seaweed conservation. Suddenly, an awesome Antarctic seal with sharp teeth appeared opposite him. Every cell in his body was scared to death. But soon, he was aware that he wasn’t the target of an attack. With a neat wound in its lip caused by a shark, this grey seal was washed upside down by the tides time after time. But it tried to jog Mark as if to urge him to help it. So Mark abandoned fleeing away. With its teamwork, Mark used a net to drag the seal to the shallow water. Without pausing he helped it out after a simple operation and settled it in a narrow cave by the seaside. Every time he brought it tasty fish, it would yell and suck his hands happily. Witnesses said their anecdotes reflected a magic dimension of the relationship between humans and animals.
英语小故事 篇83
The yardman comes every two weeks. He drives a gray pickup truck. The truck is a Ford. It is about 15 years old, but it runs well. It doesn’t burn oil, and it gets decent gas mileage. The yardman’s name is Byron.
In the back of his truck are a lawn mower, a leaf blower, a rake, and a shovel. Byron uses the leaf blower to blow leaves and dirt from the back of the building out to the front of the building. Then he rakes up the leaves into a bag. He blows the dirt out into the street. He cuts the lawn with his lawn mower. He trims the hedge. He uses the leaf blower to blow the dirt off each Welcome mat that lies in front of each apartment door.
Then he puts all the leaves, the grass trimmings, and the hedge clippings into a wheelbarro He pushes the wheelbarrow to the back of the building, where he uses his big shovel to empty the wheelbarrow contents into the big dumpster. It takes Byron about two hours to do this work.
When he is done, he goes half a block up the street to the house on the corner. There he does the same work again.
英语小故事 篇84
An old man was gathering sticks in a forest.
At last he grew very tired and hopeless. He threw down all the sticks and cried out, "I cannot bear this life any longer. Ah, I wish Death would come and take me!" As he spoke, Death appeared, and said to him, "What would you do, old man? I heard you call me." "Please, sir," replied the old man, "would you help me lift this bundle of sticks up to my shoulder?"
英语小故事 篇85
"Ah, good! Room already cleaning up, the chair also has been put in the corner. From the outside back to mom and dad will certainly be cold. Now is not the time to bake bread, but I do not want to read. Do something good? "Mary thought.
Suddenly, the little girl has been begging pale face, her eyes reflect no When, oh, when her dirty little hands, Louguo Mary sent her 10-cent coin, her eyes flashing light ah what joy!
Grandpa month ago to send Mary rocket coins, Mary has been treasured in her red box upstairs. She wanted to use it to buy those tempting sweets. Only 10 cents a not too expensive.
However, just when she decided to buy one, she saw the wearing shabby clothes, begging the little girl, standing in front of grocery stores, is pathetic staring helplessly cupboard, placed rows of displays candy.
Mary-friendly to say: "Hey, what are you thinking about it, little girl?"
Perhaps no one has ever so graciously spoken to her, then, how about a little girl with one eye staring in front of Mary Yeah. Smart little girl, Mary sensed friendly.
So she is very sad and sincere, he said: "I am hungry, I have not eaten on the day I want to eat something that ginger bread rolls.."
Mary hear, could not help but say to yourself: "Oh, Mary, Mary, breakfast, lunch, you are well fed, but can stand in front of you this poor little girl, but did not eat a meal of it. fast, the coin to her, she was more need of it! "
Oh, Mary really could not bear to see her face that sad hungry, so Mary would happy to put coins into the hands of the little girl, then straight left that food stores.
Although Mary did not eat that alluring candy, but she like to eat, like, I feel very happy and happy.
英语小故事 篇86
An unlucky fox fell into a well. It was quite deep, so he could not get out by himself..
A goat passed by. He asked the fox what he was doing in the well. "Oh, have you not heard?" said the fox. "There is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down to get some water. Why don’t you come down here too?"
The goat believed his words, and jumped down into the well.
But the fox immediately jumped on the goat’s back and up to the edge of the well. "Good-bye, friend," said the fox. "Remember next time don’t trust the advice of a man in difficulties."
英语小故事 篇87
First Aid
A boy fell ill. His organs were damaged by the radiation of an infrared ray stove. But before the ambulance arrived, a number of other injuries happened to this unlucky boy over and over again. First, he was choked by some poisonous liquid from the kettle on the cupboard. Then his wrist skin was burnt by electric shock. Finally, his ankle was cut by a pan.
Fortunately, the boy’s nurse gave him proper temporary treatments according to his complex symptoms. She mildly squeezed the poisonous liquid out of his throat and put bandages firmly in place to apply pressure to the ankle wound to stop bleeding. As for the burn, she used scissors to remove his sleeve, poured a basin of cold water over the burn to cool it and put her hands on a damp blouse to cover his swollen tissue tightly. She also inspired his bravery to fight against the unbearable pain. Her first aid made a vital difference in saving his life. A ceremony was held to honour the nurse who overcame a variety of barriers to save the boy.
英语小故事 篇88
Are Flies Yummy?
Tony and his father are eating dinner.
Suddenly Tony asks his father, “Dad, are flies yummy?”
Dad frowns and says, “No, I think it’s yucky. Why do you ask me this question? It’s a silly question.”
But Tony says, “ There was one fly in your plate.”
英语小故事 篇89
A Fine Match
One day a lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor. She was very afraid of mouse, so she ran out of the house, got into a bus and went to the shops. There she bought a mousetrap. The shopkeeper said to her, "Put some cheese in it and you will soon catch that mouse."
The lady went home with her mousetrap, but when she looked in her cupboard, she could not find any cheese in it. She did not want to go back to the shop, because it was very late, so she cut a picture of some cheese out of a magazine and put that in the trap.
Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful! When the lady came down to the kitchen the next morning she found a picture of a mouse in the trap beside the picture of the cheese!
英语小故事 篇90
A Fox and a crow
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 today: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eyes. 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."
英语小故事 篇91
Best Reward
A naval officer fell overboard. He was rescued by a deck hand. The officer asked how he could reward him.
"The best way, sir," said the deck hand, "is to say nothing about it. If the other fellows knew I‘d pulled you out, they‘d chuck me in."
英语小故事 篇92
Once upon a time a little old woman and a little old man lived in a cottage. One day the little old woman made a gingerbread man. She gave him currants for eyes and cherries for buttons. She put him in the oven to bake. The little old woman and little old man were very hungry and wanted to eat the gingerbread man. As soon as he was cooked, the little old woman opened the oven door. The gingerbread man jumped out of the tin and ran out of the open window shouting, 'Don't eat me!' The little old woman and little old man ran after the gingerbread man. 'Stop! Stop!' they gingerbread man did not look back. He ran on saying, 'Run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!' Down the lane he sped when he came to a pig. 'Stop! Stop! I would like to eat you," shouted the pig. The gingerbread man was too fast. He ran on saying "Run, run as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man.”
A little further on he met a co 'Stop! Stop! little man,' called the hungry cow, 'I want to eat you.' Again the gingerbread man was too fast. He sped on down the road saying, "Run, run as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man." The cow began to chase the gingerbread man along with the pig, and the little old woman. But the gingerbread man was too fast for them. It was not long before the gingerbread man came to a horse. 'Stop! Stop!' shouted the horse. 'I want to eat you, little man.' But the gingerbread man did not stop. He said,'Run, run as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man.'
The horse joined in the chase. The gingerbread man laughed and laughed, until he came to a river. 'Oh no!' he cried, 'They will catch me. How can I cross the river?' A sly fox came out from behind a tree. 'I can help you cross the river,' said the fox. 'Jump on to my tail and I will swim across.' 'You won't eat me, will you?' said the gingerbread man. 'Of course not,' said the fox. 'I just want to help.' The gingerbread man climbed on the fox's tail. Soon the gingerbread man began to get wet. 'Climb onto my back,' said the fox. So the gingerbread man did. As he swam the fox said, 'You are too heavy. I am tired. Jump onto my nose.' So the gingerbread man did as he was told. No sooner had they reached the other side, than the fox tossed the gingerbread man up in the air. He opened his mouth and 'Snap!' that was the end of the gingerbread man.
英语小故事 篇93
Mice and bull
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 come off best. Sometimes the small ones win, you kno"
英语小故事 篇94
The Boys And The Frogs
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 dont throw stones at us.〃The boys said, ¨We are only playing.〃 ¨I know that, but please 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.
英语小故事 篇95
A Family Tradition
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 come 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?"
英语小故事 篇96
The frogs and the well
Two frogs lived together in a marsh. One hot summer the marsh dried up, so they had to leave it and look for another place.
They soon found a deep well.
One of them looked down and said to the other, "This is a nice cool place. Let's jump in and settle down here."
The other frog was much wiser. He replied, "Don’t be so fast, my friend. If this well dries up like the marsh, how should we get out again?"
英语小故事 篇97
One morning, bright pig was still snoring and asleep at home, dreaming of a dream.
Okamo Mimi has rushed into the bright room. Shout loudly: "GA, GA, GA, GA, GA, GA, Liang Liang, get up, get up!"
With a bright open eye, it turned out to be beautiful. Ask, "what do you do so early?" Beautiful and beautiful. "
"Bright, shall we go to the forest concert?"
I heard that it was a forest concert. Get up from bed, wear clothes, make-up, and hand in hand with beauty.
At the concert hall, miss Ocho Ryoryo, the host, was on the stage. "Please sing the original singer," where is spring?
"Where is spring? Where is the spring, the spring is in the green mountain forest, there are red flowers here, there are... " The little pig was singing with a deep close eye.
The small animals, such as the little mouse, the little bear, and so on, listened to the sound of the sound. All of them were deeply attracted to him. All of them were excited to sing and jump with him.
At the end of the competition, Liang won the championship. He walked happily on his way home with the trophy.
英语小故事 篇98
One morning, the pig was walking in the park.
As he walked, his stomach began to cry. So he took a delicious banana from his pocket and ate it. His mouth kept mumbling, "yummy, delicious."
A delicious banana was soon eaten by the piglet. Look at the piglet, the trash can is far away from us. The little pig threw the banana skin on the ground without anyone.
After a while, the voice came from behind the pig. The piglet looked back. It was an elephant uncle. The pig asked the elephant uncle: "what do you want me to do with you?"
The elephant uncle said, "how can you litter? It is a very uncivilized act to do so. "
The pig said, "what's the big deal? It's not a banana peel."
The elephant uncle said, "if everyone throws litter like you, will our beautiful city become a garbage city?" Besides, if someone stepped on the peel, they would fall down.
The pig bowed its head in shame and said, "Uncle elephant, I know it is wrong."
The pig said goodbye to the elephant uncle and walked on.
Walking along, the piglet saw a watermelon skin under the sole of the little panda. The pig is about to remind him, but the little panda has slipped. The little panda weep. The little pig hastened the little panda up.
Little pig thinks: littering is really harmful. I will throw the watermelon skin into the trash can. So the little pig threw the watermelon skin into the garbage bin.
At this time, the little flower smiled at him, the willow bent to him, and the little bird danced for him. That was boasting that the pig was right. The pig was sweet in heart, and jumped home again and again.
英语小故事 篇99
One day, the beautiful mama and Papa went out to find food. The mother said, "the children must not go out and be careful about the wolf." the pig wants the wolf to be so terrible. When the wolf is out for a while, suddenly a wolf comes out of the grass, the pig is caught by the wolf. The pig mother has found a lot of places to find, the mother of pigs wept sadly, the Mama Pig Daddy cried. He said, "the piglet will come back." the pig's fat legs were scratched by the terrible claw of the wolf.
The little pig cried for mother. When it cried, the wolf went to sleep. The pig ran away at that opportunity. The piglet knew I would not go out.
The pig later returned home happily, the pig mother saw the black pig, the body is still blood. The wolf wakes up, the stomach is hungry and cooing, when I want to eat the pig, the pig is long gone, very angry.
The little pig thought, "this idea almost killed me and let me escape from the wolf's mouth."
This is a terrible thing! It frightens the mother of pigs.
英语小故事 篇100
There were two men who fled to Tokyo. Tokyo is a very busy commercial city, everything is asking for money, they see the rich money buy water to drink, all very strange: "water still need money to buy?" One of them immediately thought: "in this part of Tokyo, it costs money to use water. The cost of living is too high for me to live long." So he left and continued to wander.
And the other guy didn't think much, he thought, "Tokyo is a place where even water can make money, and I'm sure I can make a difference here." He was so excited to think of it that he began his entrepreneurial career.
The man who stayed in Tokyo soon started his own business. He is the Japanese cement king, ichiro.
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