小学英语寓言故事三篇.docx

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小学英语寓言故事三篇

小学英语寓言故事【三篇】

　　OncetheKingmadeagreatfeast4andinvitedthereto,fromfarandnear,alltheyoungmenlikelytomarry.Theywereallmarshalledinarowaccordingtotheirrankandstanding;firstcamethekings,thenthegrand-dukes,thentheprinces,theearls,thebarons,andthegentry.ThentheKing'sdaughter5wasledthroughtheranks,buttoeveryoneshehadsomeobjection6tomake;onewastoofat,Thewine-cask,shesaid.Anotherwastootall,Longandthinhaslittlein.7Thethirdwastooshort,Shortandthickisneverquick.8Thefourthwastoopale,Aspaleasdeath.Thefifthtoored,Afighting-cock.Thesixthwasnotstraightenough,Agreenlogdriedbehindthestove.Soshehadsomethingtosayagainsteveryone,butshemadeherselfespeciallymerryoveragoodkingwhostoodquitehighupintherow,andwhosechinhadgrownalittlecrooked.Well,shecriedandlaughed,hehasachinlikeathrush'sbeak!

9andfromthattimehegotthenameofKingThrushbeard.10ButtheoldKing,whenhesawthathisdaugherdidnothingbutmockthepeople,anddespisedallthesuitorswhoweregatheredthere,wasveryangry,andsworethatsheshouldhaveforherhusbandtheveryfirstbeggar11thatcametohisdoors.Afewdaysafterwardsafiddler12cameandsangbeneaththewindows,tryingtoearnasmallalms.WhentheKingheardhimhesaid,Lethimcomeup.Sothefiddlercamein,inhisdirty,raggedclothes,andsangbeforetheKingandhisdaughter,andwhenhehadendedheaskedforatriflinggift.TheKingsaid,YoursonghaspleasedmesowellthatIwillgiveyoumydaughterthere,towife.TheKing'sdaughtershuddered,buttheKingsaid,Ihavetakenanoathtogiveyoutotheveryfirstbeggar-man,andIwillkeepit.Allshecouldsaywasinvain;thepriestwasbrought,andshehadtoletherselfbeweddedtothefiddleronthespot.

　　WhenthatwasdonetheKingsaid,Nowitisnotproperforyou,abeggar-woman,tostayanylongerinmypalace,youmayjustgoawaywithyourhusband.13Thebeggar-manledheroutbythehand,andshewasobligedtowalkawayonfootwithhim.Whentheycametoalargeforest14sheasked,Towhomdoesthatbeautifulforestbelong?

ItbelongstoKingThrushbeard;15ifyouhadtakenhim,itwouldhavebeenyours.Ah,unhappygirlthatIam,16ifIhadbuttakenKingThrushbeard!

Afterwardstheycametoameadow,17andsheaskedagain,Towhomdoesthisbeautifulgreenmeadowbelong?

ItbelongstoKingThrushbeard;ifyouhadtakenhim,itwouldhavebeenyours.Ah,unhappygirlthatIam,ifIhadbuttakenKingThrushbeard!

Thentheycametoalargetown,18andsheaskedagain,Towhomdoesthisfinelargetownbelong?

ItbelongstoKingThrushbeard;ifyouhadtakenhim,itwouldhavebeenyours.Ah,unhappygirlthatIam,ifIhadbuttakenKingThrushbeard!

Itdoesnotpleaseme,saidthefiddler,tohearyoualwayswishingforanotherhusband;amInotgoodenoughforyou?

Atlasttheycametoaverylittlehut,andshesaid,Ohgoodness!

whatasmallhouse;towhomdoesthismiserable,meanhovel19belong?

Thefiddleranswered,Thatismyhouseandyours,whereweshalllivetogether.20Shehadtostoopinordertogoinatthelowdoor.Wherearetheservants?

saidtheKing'sdaughter.Whatservants?

21answeredthebeggar-man;youmustyourselfdowhatyouwishtohavedone.Justmakeafireatonce,andsetonwatertocookmysupper,Iamquitetired.ButtheKing'sdaughterknewnothingaboutlightingfiresorcooking,22andthebeggar-manhadtolendahandhimselftogetanythingfairlydone.Whentheyhadfinishedtheirscantymealtheywenttobed;butheforcedhertogetupquiteearlyinthemorninginordertolookafterthehouse.Forafewdaystheylivedinthiswayaswellasmightbe,andcametotheendofalltheirprovisions.Thenthemansaid,Wife,wecannotgoonanylongereatinganddrinkinghereandearningnothing.Youweave23baskets.

　　Hewentout,cutsomewillows,andbroughtthemhome.Thenshebegantoweave,butthetoughwillows24woundedherdelicatehands.Iseethatthiswillnotdo,saidtheman;youhadbetterspin,25perhapsyoucandothatbetter.Shesatdownandtriedtospin,butthehardthreadsooncuthersoftfingerssothatthebloodrandown.See,saidtheman,youarefitfornosortofwork;Ihavemadeabadbargainwithyou.NowIwilltrytomakeabusinesswithpotsandearthenware;youmustsitinthemarket-place26andselltheware.Alas,thoughtshe,ifanyofthepeoplefrommyfather'skingdomcometothemarketandseemesittingthere,selling,howtheywillmockme?

Butitwasofnouse,shehadtoyieldunlessshechosetodieofhunger.Forthefirsttimeshesucceededwell,forthepeopleweregladtobuythewoman'swares27becauseshewasgood-looking,andtheypaidherwhatsheasked;manyevengaveherthemoneyandleftthepotswithheraswell.Sotheylivedonwhatshehadearnedaslongasitlasted,thenthehusbandboughtalotofnewcrockery.Withthisshesatdownatthecornerofthemarket-place,andsetitoutroundaboutherreadyforsale.Butsuddenlytherecameadrunkenhussar28gallopingalong,andheroderightamongstthepotssothattheywereallbrokenintoathousandbits.Shebegantoweep,anddidnowknowwhattodoforfear.Alas!

whatwillhappentome?

criedshe;whatwillmyhusbandsaytothis?

Sheranhomeandtoldhimofthemisfortune.Whowouldseatherselfatacornerofthemarket-placewithcrockery?

saidtheman;leaveoffcrying,Iseeverywellthatyoucannotdoanyordinarywork,soIhavebeentoourKing'spalaceandhaveaskedwhethertheycannotfindaplaceforakitchen-maid,andtheyhavepromisedmetotakeyou;inthatwayyouwillgetyourfoodfornothing.TheKing'sdaughterwasnowakitchen-maid,29andhadtobeatthecook'sbeckandcall,anddothedirtiestwork.Inbothherpocketsshefastenedalittlejar,inwhichshetookhomehershareoftheleavings,anduponthistheylived.IthappenedthattheweddingoftheKing'seldestsonwastobecelebrated,sothepoorwomanwentupandplacedherselfbythedoorofthehalltolookon.30Whenallthecandleswerelit,andpeople,eachmorebeautifulthantheother,entered,andallwasfullofpompandsplendour,shethoughtofherlotwithasadheart,andcursedtheprideandhaughtiness31whichhadhumbledherandbroughthertosogreatpoverty.Thesmellofthedeliciousdisheswhichwerebeingtakeninandoutreachedher,andnowandthentheservantsthrewherafewmorselsofthem：

thesesheputinherjarstotakehome.AllatoncetheKing'ssonentered,clothedinvelvetandsilk,32withgoldchainsabouthisneck.Andwhenhesawthebeautifulwomanstandingbythedoorheseizedherbythehand,andwouldhavedancedwithher;butsherefusedandshrankwithfear,forshesawthatitwasKingThrushbeard,hersuitorwhomshehaddrivenawaywithscorn.Herstruggleswereofnoavail,hedrewherintothehall;butthestringbywhichherpocketswerehungbroke,thepotsfelldown,33thesoupranout,andthescrapswerescatteredallabout.Andwhenthepeoplesawit,therearosegenerallaughterandderision,34andshewassoashamedthatshewouldratherhavebeenathousandfathomsbelowtheground.Shesprangtothedoorandwouldhaverunaway,butonthestairsamancaughtherandbroughtherback;andwhenshelookedathimitwasKingThrushbeardagain.Hesaidtoherkindly,Donotbeafraid,Iandthefiddlerwhohasbeenlivingwithyouinthatwretchedhovelareone.ForloveofyouIdisguisedmyselfso;andIalsowasthehussarwhorodethroughyourcrockery.Thiswasalldonetohumbleyourproudspirit,andtopunishyoufortheinsolencewithwhichyoumockedme.Thensheweptbitterlyandsaid,Ihavedonegreatwrong,andamnotworthytobeyourwife.Buthesaid,Becomforted,theevildaysarepast;nowwewillcelebrateourwedding.35Thenthemaids-in-waitingcameandputonherthemostsplendidclothing,andherfatherandhiswholecourtcameandwishedherhappinessinhermarriagewithKingThrushbeard,andthejoynowbeganinearnest.IwishyouandIhadbeentheretoo.

【第二篇：

NielsandtheGiants】

Onceuponatime...

　　OnoneofthegreatmoorsoverinJutland,wheretreeswon'tgrowbecausethesoilissosandyandthewindsostrong,thereoncelivedamanandhiswife,whohadalittlehouseandsomesheep,andtwosonswhohelpedthemtoherdthem.TheelderofthetwowascalledRasmus,andtheyoungerNiels.Rasmuswasquitecontenttolookaftersheep,ashisfatherhaddonebeforehim,butNielshadafancytobeahunter,andwasnothappytillhegotholdofagunandlearnedtoshoot.Itwasonlyanoldmuzzle-loadingflint-lockafterall,butNielsthoughtitagreatprize,andwentaboutshootingateverythinghecouldsee.Somuchdidhepracticethatinthelongrunhebecameawonderfulshot,andwasheardofevenwherehehadneverbeenseen.Somepeoplesaidtherewasverylittleinhimbeyondthis,butthatwasanideatheyfoundreasontochangeinthecourseoftime.

　　TheparentsofRasmusandNielsweregoodCatholics,andwhentheyweregettingoldthemothertookitintoherheadthatshewouldliketogotoRomeandseethePope.Theothersdidn'tseemuchuseinthis,butshehadherwayintheend：

theysoldallthesheep,shutupthehouse,andsetoutforRomeonfoot.Nielstookhisgunwithhim.

　　'Whatdoyouwantwiththat?

'saidRasmus;'wehaveplentytocarrywithoutit.'ButNielscouldnotbehappywithouthisgun,andtookitallthesame.

　　Itwasinthehottestpartofsummerthattheybegantheirjourney,sohotthattheycouldnottravelatallinthemiddleoftheday,andtheywereafraidtodoitbynightlesttheymightlosetheirway