華閱文章網1.簡短的英語小故事
Story 1 Three Good Friends One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can't swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can't help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant's home. Then, three of them become good friends.故事一 三個好朋友 一天， 一只猴子在河邊騎車。
這時他看見樹下有一只獅子，獅子向他跑來。他非常的害怕，掉進河里。
他不會游泳，大叫起來。兔子聽見了，跳進水里，但他卻沒有辦法救猴子。
幸運的是，一只大象過來了。大象非常強壯，救出了兔子和猴子。
他們來到大象的家，在那里吃了一頓大餐。從此他們成了好朋友。
Story 2 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.” 故事二 老人和老貓 一個年邁的老人養一只貓。這只貓也非常老了。
她跑得很快，但是牙齒很糟糕。一天王還是那個，這只老貓看見一只小老鼠。
它抓住了小老鼠，但是它卻吃不了它，因為它的牙齒不夠鋒利了。這只小老鼠逃跑了。
老人很生氣，他打了小貓，并且對它說：“你這只蠢貓！我要懲罰你！”貓非常傷心，它想：“在我還年輕的時候，我為你努力工作。現在你卻因為我太老了不能工作而不喜歡我。
你應該知道你也老了。” Story 3 Spring in the Green Season Spring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and longer. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the ground. Spring is also sowing time season.故事三 春天來了，春天是每年的第一個季節。
在中國，春天二月來臨，那時候還是很冷，但是會運來月暖和，白晝悅來越長。樹上的葉子開始變綠，沐浴著大地春風長出了嫩芽。
春天也播種的季節。Story 4 Look for a Friend Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn't look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are sound. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.” Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Let's be friends.” They become good friends.故事四： 找朋友 塞姆是一條小魚，他在海里。
他生在海里。他很孤獨，想要找一個朋友，那個朋友看起來要想他。
塞姆看見一條墨魚。墨魚有8條腿，看上去不像塞姆。
因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇見一條鯊魚。
他想跟鯊魚問好。鯊魚張開大嘴，塞姆有迅速地逃走了。
塞姆又累又餓，他要休息一會兒。這時他看見一條圓魚，圓魚對他說：“你好！你愿意做我的朋友嗎？” 塞姆回答：“好哇！可你是圓形的，我是扁的。”
圓魚說：“但是我們倆都是魚啊！” 塞姆思考后說：“你講得對，讓我們做朋友吧。”他們就成為好朋友了。
2.英文小故事帶翻譯簡短一點
A FOX one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A Goat, overcome with thirst, came to the same well, and seeing the Fox, inquired if the water was good. Concealing his sad plight under a merry guise, the Fox indulged in a lavish praise of the water, saying it was excellent beyond measure, and encouraging him to descend. The Goat, mindful only of his thirst, thoughtlessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the Fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a scheme for their common escape. "If," said he, "you will place your forefeet upon the wall and bend your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards." The Goat readily assented and the Fox leaped upon his back. Steadying himself with the Goat's horns, he safely reached the mouth of the well and made off as fast as he could. When the Goat upbraided him for breaking his promise, he turned around and cried out, "You foolish old fellow! If you had as many brains in your head as you have hairs in your beard, you would never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor have exposed yourself to dangers from which you had no means of escape."
一只狐貍失足掉到了井里，不論他如何掙扎仍沒法爬上去，只好呆在那里。公山羊覺得口渴極了，來到這井邊，看見狐貍在井下，便問他井水好不好喝？狐貍覺得機會來了，心中暗喜，馬上鎮靜下來，極力贊美井水好喝，說這水是天下第一泉，清甜爽口，并勸山羊趕快下來，與他痛飲。一心只想喝水信以為真的山羊，便不假思索地跳了下去，當他咕咚咕咚痛飲完后，就不得不與狐貍一起共商上井的辦法。狐貍早有準備，他狡猾地說：“我倒有一個方法。你用前腳扒在井墻上，再把角豎直了，我從你后背跳上井去，再拉你上來，我們就都得救了。”公山羊同意了他的提議，狐貍踩著他的后腳，跳到他背上，然后再從角上用力一跳，跳出了井口。狐貍上去以后，準備獨自逃離。公山羊指責狐貍不信守諾言。狐貍回過頭對公山羊說：“喂，朋友，你的頭腦如果像你的胡須那樣完美，你就不至于在沒看清出口之前就盲目地跳下去。”
這故事說明，聰明的人應當事先考慮清楚事情的結果，然后才去做。
3.求一個英文短小的故事 簡單點的
The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young." 【譯文】 老貓 一位老婦有只貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。
一天，老貓發現一只老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。
于是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：“不要打你的老仆人，我已經為你服務了很多年，而且還愿意為你效勞，但是，我實在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。”
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river." He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time. 【譯文】 一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去，當他沿著路走時，在路的一邊他發現一箱好蘋果，他說：“我不打算吃那些蘋果，因為富人會給我更多的食物，他會給我很好吃的東西。”然后他拿起蘋果，一把扔到土里去。
他繼續走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然后他說：“今天我去不了富人家了，因為我不能渡過河。” 他開始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。
他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。 不要把好東西扔掉，換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處。
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city." The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid." 【譯文】 城里老鼠和鄉下老鼠 從前，有兩只老鼠，它們是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在鄉村，另一只住在城里。
很多年以后，鄉下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它說：“你一定要來我鄉下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。
鄉下老鼠領著它到了一塊田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出來給城里老鼠。
城里老鼠說：“這東西不好吃，你的家也不好，你為什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你應該搬到城里去住，你能住上用石頭造的漂亮房子，還會吃上美味佳肴，你應該到我城里的家看看。” 鄉下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。
房子十分漂亮，好吃的東西也為他們擺好了。可是正當他們要開始吃的時候，聽見很大的一陣響聲，城里的老鼠叫喊起來：“快跑！快跑！貓來了！”他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來。
過了一會兒，他們出來了。當他們出來時，鄉下老鼠說：“我不喜歡住在城里，我喜歡住在田野我的洞里。
因為這樣雖然貧窮但是快樂自在，比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說，要好些。” Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning? Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,"School-Go slow". 老師：為什么你每天早晨都遲到？ 湯姆：每當我經過學校的拐角處，就看見一個牌子上寫著"學校----慢行". A Good Boy Little 。
4.英語小故事【簡短些,50字】
兒童寓言故事
Story 1 Three Good Friends
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can't swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can't help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant's home. Then, three of them become good friends.
故事一 三個好朋友
一天，一只猴子在河邊騎車。這時他看見樹下有一只獅子，獅子向他跑來。他非常的害怕，掉進河里。他不會游泳，大叫起來。兔子聽見了，跳進水里，但他卻沒有辦法救猴子。幸運的是，一只大象過來了。大象非常強壯，救出了兔子和猴子。他們來到大象的家，在那里吃了一頓大餐。從此他們成了好朋友。
Story 2 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."
故事二 好孩子
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
“昨天給你的錢干什么了？”
“我給了一個可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。 “你真是個好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說。“再給你兩分錢。可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢？”
“她是個賣糖果的。”
Story 3 Spring in the Green Season
Spring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and longer. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the ground. Spring is also sowing time season.
故事三
春天來了，春天是每年的第一個季節。在中國，春天二月來臨，那時候還是很冷，但是會運來月暖和，白晝悅來越長。樹上的葉子開始變綠，沐浴著大地春風長出了嫩芽。春天也播種的季節。
5.要一份最簡短的英語小故事
When we were small,my parents took a lot of photographs of *er i open my album,those black and white photographs often remind me of my happy * know,photographs are that sort of thing that can bring people good *,unfortunately,i photograph badly,that is to say,i appear unattractive in photographs.I'm not a beautiful girl,you * that doesn't *,I like my *er i want to look back into my childhood,i will turn to my album.
"我"小的時候，"我"的父母為"我"照了許多相片.每當"我"打開影集，那些黑白照片經常能使"我"回憶起"我"的快樂童年，要知道照片就是能給人帶來美好回憶的東西，但是不幸的是"我"照相很差，也就是說，"我"不上相.要知道"我"不是漂亮姑娘，但那沒關系，反正"我"喜歡照片.每當"我"想回憶童年的時候，"我"就翻開影集.
6.求一篇英文簡短小故事
Bill is a good student and an intelligent boy. He likes to study arithmetic, and he can do all of the arithmetic problems in his book easily. One day on his way to school Bill passed a fruit store. There was a sign in the window which said, "Apple-Six for five cents." An idea came to Bill and he went into the store. "How much are the apples?" he asked the store. "Six for five cents." "But I don't want six apples." "How many apples do you want?" "It is not a question of how many apples I want. It is a problem in arithmetic." "What do you mean by a problem in arithmetic?" asked the man. "Well, if six apples are wroth five cents, then five apples are worth four cents, four apples are worth three cents, three apples are worth rwo cents, two apples are worth one cent and one apple is worth nothing. I only want one apple, and if one apple is worth nothing then it is not necessary for me to pay you." Bill picked out a good apple, began to eat it, and walked happily out of the store. The man looked at the young boy with such surprise that he could not say a word. 比爾是一個好學生，也是個聰明的孩子。
他喜歡學數學，課本上所有的數學問題他都能不費勁地解答。 有一天，在上學路上，比爾經過一家水果店。
該店窗戶上有個招牌上寫著：“蘋果--五美分六個。”比爾腦筋一轉，進了店門。
“蘋果怎么賣？” “五美分六個。” “但我不想要六個。”
“你想要幾個？” “這不是我想要幾個的問題。這是個數學問題。”
“數學問題？你說這話是什么意思？” “你看，如果六個蘋果五美分，那么五個蘋果四美分，四個蘋果三美分，三個蘋果二美分，二個蘋果一美分，一個蘋果就不要錢。我只要一個蘋果，如果一個蘋果一分錢也不要的話，那我也就沒必要給你錢了。”
比爾揀了一個好蘋果，開始吃了起來，然后興高采烈地邁出了店門。那個售貨員吃驚地望著這個小男孩，一句話也說不出來。
7.要13篇英語小故事（短一點）,帶譯文的
1.A Good Boy Little Robert asked his motherfor 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 motherproudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子 小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
“昨天給你的錢干什么了？” “我給了一個可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。 “你真是個好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說。
“再給你兩分錢。可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢？” “她是個賣糖果的。”
* Rabbit and The Wolf' One day a rabbit was walking near the hill. He heard someone crying,'Help! Help!'It was a wolf. A big stone was on the wolfs back. He cried, "Mr. Rabbit, take this big stone from my back, or I will die." The Rabbit moved the stone from the wolfs back. Then the wolf jumped and caught the rabbit.“If you kill me, I will never help you again.” Cried the rabbit . “Ha,ha!You will not live, because I will kill you." said the wolf.'I helped you. How can you kill me? It's unfair. You ask Mrs. Duck. She will say that you are wrong." said the rabbit. “I will ask her,” said the * they went to ask Mrs. Duck. The duck listened to their story and said,” What stone? I must see it. Then I can know who is right. “So the wolf and the rabbit and the duck went to see the stone."Now, put the stone back," said Mrs. Duck. So they put the stone back. Now the big stone is on the wolf's back *'s all for my story. Thanks for listening.兔子和狼 一天，兔子先生正在山坡附近遛噠，他聽到有人在呼救：“救命呀！救命呀！”他這邊瞧瞧，那邊望望，他發現了可憐的狼先生，一塊大石頭掉下來壓在狼先生的背上，他起不來了。他喊道：“兔先生，把這塊大石頭從我背上搬開，要不然我會死的。”
兔子好不容易把大石頭從狼背上搬開，這時，狼跳起來，把兔子叼在嘴里。“如果你吃了我，”兔子叫喊著，“只要我還活著，我再也不幫你的忙了。”
“你不會活了，”狼說，“因為我要吃了你了。” “好人是不會殺救過他命的恩人的，”兔子說，“這很不公平，你去問鴨子夫人，她很胖，她樣樣事情都通曉，她一定會說沒有一個好人會干出這種事情來。”
“我去問她”，于是，狼和兔子到了鴨子家。狼說：“當兔子先生在山坡附近坐下時，我抓住了他，因此，我要吃掉他。
現在你來談談你是怎樣想的吧。” “我從他的背上搬開好大的一塊石頭，”兔子說，“因此，我說他不應該吃掉我，因為我救了他。
現在你說說你的看法吧。” “什么石頭？”鴨子夫人問。
“山附近一塊石頭，”兔子說。“我必須去看看，”鴨子說，“如果我連那塊石頭也沒有看見，那我怎么說得出我的看法？”于是，狼、兔子和鴨子一起去看那塊石頭。
現在你知道結果是什么了。* Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young." 老貓 一位老婦有只貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。
一天，老貓發現一只老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。
于是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：“不要打你的老仆人，我已經為你服務了很多年，而且還愿意為你效勞，但是，我實在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。”
4.A man was going to the houseof some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's housetoday, for I cannot get over the river." He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other 。
8.英語簡短的小故事（大約100詞,簡單一點的,加翻譯）
The Dog In The Manger
在馬槽里的狗
Once a dog was taking a nap in the manger of an ox. It was full of hay. But soon the ox came back from his work to the manger. He wanted to eat his own hay. Then the dog awoke, stood up and barked at the ox. The ox said to the dog, “Do you want to eat this hay, too?” “Of course not,” said the dog. “Then, go away and let me eat my own hay.” “Oh, no. You go away and let me sleep.” “What a selfish dog! He will neither eat the hay himself, nor let me eat it !” said the ox to himself.
有一次一只狗正在在牛。這是充滿干草經理打個盹。但很快牛回來，他的工作對經理。他想自己吃的干草。然后狗醒了，站起身，對著牛。牛狗說，“你想要吃干草，太？“當然不，”狗說。“然后，走開讓我吃我自己的干草。”“哦，你走吧，讓我睡覺。”“什么是自私的狗！他不會吃干草自己，也不讓我吃！“牛對自己說。
* Lion, The Bear And The Fox
2。獅子，熊和狐貍
Long ago a lion and a bear saw a kid. They sprang upon it at the same time. The lion said to the bear, “I caught this kid first, and so this is mine.” "No, no," said the bear.“I found it earlier than you, so this is mine.” And they fought long and fiercely. At last both of them got very tired and could no longer fight. A fox who hid himself behind a tree not far away and was watching the fight between the lion and the bear, came out and walked in between them, and ran off with the kid. The lion and the bear both saw the fox, but they could not even catch the fox. The lion said to the bear, “We have fought for nothing. That sly fox has got the kid away.”
很久以前，一只獅子和一只熊看見一個孩子。他們同時向他撲去。獅子對熊說，“我抓住這小子第一，所以這是我的。”“不，不，”熊說。“我比你早發現的，所以這是我的。”他們長期和激烈的戰斗。最后他們都變得非常疲憊，可以不再作斗爭。一只狐貍誰躲在樹后面不遠處，看著獅子和熊之間的戰斗，出來走在他們之間，跑的孩子。獅子和熊都看到了狐貍，但他們甚至不能抓住狐貍。獅子對熊說，“我們已經打了沒有。這狡猾的狐貍也得到了孩子了。”
9.英語小故事帶翻譯簡短一些,最好帶翻譯,1分鐘以內,急
Once upon a time, people are raising a sheep. One morning, he found a small sheep, carefully check, original pen broke a hole, night wolf get carried away a sheep a. The neighbors advised him to say: " to the sheepfold, plug the hole!" The man refused to accept advice, said:" the sheep have been lost, but also repair the pen stem what?" The very next day morning, he was surprised to find the sheep and one less. Originally, the wolf again from the hole drilling, carry off a sheep. He is very regret not following the neighbor's advice, will quickly plug hole, fix the sheepfold. Since then, the wolf can't take the lamb of the drilling pen.從前，有人養了一圈羊。
一天早晨，他發現少了一只羊，仔細一查，原來羊圈破了個窟窿，夜間狼鉆進來把羊叼走了一只。鄰居勸他說：“趕快把羊圈修一修，堵上窟窿吧！”那個人不肯接受勸告，回答說：“羊已經丟了，還修羊圈干什么？”第二天早上，他發現羊又少了一只。
原來，狼又從窟窿鉆進來，叼走了一只羊。他很后悔自己沒聽從鄰居的勸告，便趕快堵上窟窿，修好了羊圈。
從此，狼再也不能鉆進羊圈叼羊了。 謝謝采納。
10.求3篇非常簡短的英文小故事
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鴿子 A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders. Zeal should not outrun discretion. 有只鴿子口渴得很難受，看見畫板上畫著一個水瓶，以為是真的。
他立刻呼呼地猛飛過 去，不料一頭碰撞在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。 這是說，有些人想急于得到所需的東西，一時沖動，草率從事，就會身遭不幸。
The Raven and the Swan烏鴉和天鵝 A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished. Change of habit cannot alter Nature. 烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經常洗澡，羽毛才變得如此潔白無 瑕。
于是，他毅然離開了他賴以生存的祭壇，來到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 點都沒洗白，反而因缺少食物饑餓而死。
這故事是說，人的本性不會隨著生活方式的改變而改變。 The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊與牧羊人 A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent." Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid. 很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈里。
有一只山羊不知在吃什么好東西，單獨落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一塊石頭扔了過去，正巧打斷了山羊的一只角。
牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人， 山羊說：“即使我不說，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實。” 這故事說明，明顯的罪狀是無法隱瞞的。
The Miser守財奴 A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him 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 there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it." 有個守財奴變賣了他所有的家產，換回了金塊，并秘密地埋在一個地方。他每天走去看 看他的寶藏。
有個在附近放羊的牧人留心觀察，知道了真情，趁他走后，挖出金塊拿走了。 守財奴再來時，發現洞中的金塊沒有了，便捶胸痛哭。
有個人見他如此悲痛，問明原因后， 說道：“喂，朋友，別再難過了，那塊金子雖是你買來的，但并不是你真正擁有的。去拿一 塊石頭來，代替金塊放在洞里，只要你心里想著那是塊金子，你就會很高興。
這樣與你擁有 真正的金塊效果沒什么不同。依我之見，你擁有那金塊時，也從沒用過。”
這故事說明，一切財物如不使用等于沒有。 The Wolf and the Lamb 狼與小羊 WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him:"Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf , "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations." The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny. 一只小羊在河邊喝水，狼見到后，便想找一個名正言順的借口吃掉他。
于是他跑到上游，惡狠狠地說小羊把河水攪渾濁了，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答說，他僅僅站在河邊喝水，并且又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水攪渾。
狼見此計不成，又說道：“我父親去年被。
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