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英语故事集

TheBoyWhoCriedWolf

Thereoncewasashepherdboywhowasboredashesatonthehillsidewatchingthevillagesheep.Toamusehimselfhetookagreatbreathandsangout,"Wolf!

Wolf!

TheWolfischasingthesheep!

"

Thevillagerscamerunningupthehilltohelptheboydrivethewolfaway.Butwhentheyarrivedatthetopofthehill,theyfoundnowolf.Theboylaughedatthesightoftheirangryfaces.

"Don'tcry'wolf',shepherdboy,"saidthevillagers,"whenthere'snowolf!

"Theywentgrumblingbackdownthehill.

Later,theboysangoutagain,"Wolf!

Wolf!

Thewolfischasingthesheep!

"Tohisnaughtydelight,hewatchedthevillagersrunupthehilltohelphimdrivethewolfaway.

Whenthevillagerssawnowolftheysternlysaid,"Saveyourfrightenedsongforwhenthereisreallysomethingwrong!

Don'tcry'wolf'whenthereisNOwolf!

"

Buttheboyjustgrinnedandwatchedthemgogrumblingdownthehilloncemore.

Later,hesawaREALwolfprowlingabouthisflock.Alarmed,heleapedtohisfeetandsangoutasloudlyashecould,"Wolf!

Wolf!

"

Butthevillagersthoughthewastryingtofoolthemagain,andsotheydidn'tcome.

Atsunset,everyonewonderedwhytheshepherdboyhadn'treturnedtothevillagewiththeirsheep.Theywentupthehilltofindtheboy.Theyfoundhimweeping.

"Therereallywasawolfhere!

Theflockhasscattered!

Icriedout,"Wolf!

"Whydidn'tyoucome?

"

Anoldmantriedtocomforttheboyastheywalkedbacktothevillage.

"We'llhelpyoulookforthelostsheepinthemorning,"hesaid,puttinghisarmaroundtheyouth,"Nobodybelievesaliar...evenwhenheistellingthetruth!

"

TheLittleMatchGirl

Inthewinterof1845,apoorlittlegirltriedtosellmatchesinthestreetsforherfamily.Itwasacold,coldevening.Itwassnowingandpeopleinhorsecarriagesandinthestreetsdidnotnoticethelittlegirl...-Notuntilthenextmorning,whenshewaslyingquietinthesnow...

Onceuponatimealittlegirltriedtomakealivingbysellingmatchesinthestreet.

Thesnow-cladstreetsweredeserted.Frombrightlylitwindowscamethetinkleoflaughterandthesoundofsinging.Butthepoorlittlematchsellersatsadlybesidethefountain.Herraggeddressandwornshawldidnotkeepoutthecold.Shehadn'tsoldoneboxofmatchesalldayandshewasfrightenedtogohome,forherfatherwouldcertainlybeangry.

Thelittlegirl'sfingerswerestiffwithcold.Ifonlyshecouldlightamatch!

Butwhatwouldherfathersayatsuchawaste!

Falteringlyshetookoutamatchandlitit.Whatanicewarmflame!

Thelittlematchsellercuppedherhandoverit,andasshedidso,shemagicallysawinitslightabigbrightlyburningstove.

Sheheldoutherhandstotheheat,butjustthenthematchwentoutandthevisionfaded.Thenightseemeddarkerthanbeforeanditwasgettingcolder.

Afterhesitatingforalongtime,shestruckanothermatchonthewall,andthistimetheglimmerturnedthewallintoagreatsheetofcrystal.Beyondthatstoodafinetableladenwithfoodandlitbyacandlestick.Holdingoutherarmstowardstheplates,thelittlematchsellerseemedtopassthroughtheglass,butthenthematchwentoutandthemagicfaded.

Shelitthethirdmatchandanevenmorewonderfulthinghappened.TherestoodaChristmastreehungwithhundredsofcandles,glitteringwithtinselandcoloredballs."Oh,howlovely!

"exclaimedthelittlematchseller,holdingupthematch.Then,thematchburnedherfingerandflickeredout.

Scarcelyawareofwhatshewasdoing,thelittlematchsellerlitanothermatch.Thistime,shesawhergrandmother."Granny,staywithme!

"shepleaded,asshelitonematchaftertheother,sothathergrandmotherwouldnotdisappearlikealltheothervisions.

However,Grannydidnotvanish,butgazedsmilinglyather.Thensheopenedherarmsandthelittlegirlhuggedhercrying:

"Granny,takemeawaywithyou!

"

Acolddaydawnedandapalesunshoneonthefountainandtheicyroad.Closebylaythelifelessbodyofalittlegirlsurroundedbyspentmatches."Poorlittlething!

"exclaimedthepassersby."Shewastryingtokeepwarm!

"

Butbythattime,thelittlematchsellerwasfaraway,wherethereisneithercold,norhunger,norpain.

TheBear’sTail

Long,longago,thebearhadalongtail.Onecoldwintermorning,abearmetafoxwithsomefish.

“Goodmorning,MrFox.Howcanyougetsomanyfish?

”thebearasked.Thecunningfoxdecidedtomakefunofthebear.Sohesaid,“Igotthefishfromapond.FollowmeandIwillshowyouhowtocatchthem.”

Thefoxandthebearcametothefrozenpond.Therewasasmallholeintheice.“Sitdownhereandputyourtailthroughthisholeintheice.Youmustkeepyourtailthereforalongtime.It’sdifficultforeveryone,forthewaterisverycold.”Saidthefox.Thebearsatdown,noddinghishead.“Ifyoufeelthatagreatmanyfishbiteyourtail,youcanpullwithallyourmight,”saidthefox.

Thebearputhistailthroughtheholeintheice.Hefeltverycold.Toeatthefish,thebearinsisted.hewaitedandwaited.Itbecamedark.Thebear’stailpained.Hethoughtmanyfishmightbitehistail.Sohewasveryhappy.Hepulledandpulled,butnotasinglefishcameout.Worsethanthat,thepartofthetailwasfrozenintheice.Itcouldn’tcomeout.

Thewoundedbearwentslowlydowntheroad,“Iwillrevengethefox.”Butthecunningfoxhadalreadyhidden.

Fromthenon,thebearhadashorttail.

SandandStone

Twofriendswerewalkingthroughthedesert.Duringthejourneytheyhadanargument,andonefriendslappedtheotherintheface.

Theonewhogotslappedwashurt,butwithoutsayinganything,hewroteinthesand,“Todaymybestfriendslappedmeintheface.”

Theykeptonwalkinguntiltheyfoundanoasiswheretheydecidedtotakeabath.Theonewhohadbeenslappedgotstuckinthemireandstarteddrowning,buthisfriendsavedhim.

Afterherecoveredfromtheneardrowning,hewroteonastone:

“Todaymybestfriendsavedmylife.”

Thefriendwhohadslappedandsavedhimasked,“AfterIhurtyou,youwroteinthesandandnowyouwriteonastone,why?

”

Themanreplied,“whensomeonehurtsusweshouldwriteitdowninthesandwherewindsofforgivenesscaneraseitaway.Butwhensomeonedoessomethinggoodforus,wemustengraveitinthestonewherenowindcanevereraseit.”

Learntowriteyourhurtsinthesandandtocurveyourbenefitsinthestone.

ALittleAnt

Oncetherewasalittleant.Shewantedtogetmarried,andsheonlywantedtomarrythestrongestcreature.Butshedidn’tknowwhoisthestrongestcreature.Shesawthewindblowhousesdown.Soshewantedtomarrythewind.

Butthewindtoldthelittleantthathewasn’tthestrongestcreature.“Therewasatowerintheforest.Hehadstoodthereforathousandyearsagainstmyforce.Thetowerwasthestrongestcreature.”

“Whydoyouwanttomarryme?

”thetowerasked.

“Becauseyouarethestrongestcreatureintheworld.Youarestrongerthanthewind,”saidtheant.

“Youareright,I’mstrongerthanthewind.ButI’mnotthestrongestcreatureintheworld.Look,howI’mdamaged!

Can’tyouguesswhohasdonethistome?

It’syou,ants.”

Atlast,thelittleantmarriedherownkind,becausetheywerethestrongestcreature.

LifeIsanEcho

Iamsurethatyouhaveheardthestoryofthelittleboy,whoshoutedtohismotheringreatangerthathehatedher.Then,perhapsfearingpunishment,heranoutofthehousetothehillsideandshoutedtothevalley,“Ihateyou.Ihateyou.Ihateyou.”Backfromthevalleycametheecho,“Ihateyou.Ihateyou.Ihateyou.”Theboyranintothehouseandtoldhismothertherewasalittleboyinthevalleysayinghehatedhim.Hismothertookhimbacktothehillsideandtoldhimtoshout,”Iloveyou.Iloveyou.Iloveyou.”Thelittleboydidashismothersayandthistimehediscoveredtherewasanicelittleboyinthevalleysaying,”Iloveyou.Iloveyou.Iloveyou.”

Lifeisanecho.Whatyousendoutcomesback.Whatyousow----youreap.Whatyougive----youget.Whatyouseeinothersexistsinyou.

TheWheelofFortune

Somepeoplebelievethatwearebornluckyorunlucky.TheythinkthatifwearebornwhentheWheelofFortuneisatthetop,weshallbeluckyinlife.IfwearebornwhentheWheelofFortuneisatthebottom,weshallbeunluckyinlife.

InIraqtheytellthestoryoftwobrothers,AhmedandAbdul.Fromthemomenthewasborn,Ahmedseemedtohavegoodluck.Whenhebecameaman,hewassuccessfulineverythinghedid.’youwereborn,’saidhismother,’whentheWheelofFortunewasatthetop.’

Abdulseemedtohaveonlybadluck.Whenhebecameaman,hefailedineverythinghedid.’Youwereborn,’hismothertoldhim,’whentheWheelofFortunewasatthebottom.’

Oneday,Ahmedthought,’ImusthelppoorAbdul.Heneedsmoneybadly.Buthe’sproud.Hewon’tacceptanymoney.WhatcanIdo?

’Ahmedthoughtabouttheproblemallday.Thenheknewwhattodo.EverymorningAbdulwalkedfromhishousetohisworkshop.AhmedputabagofmoneyonthepathforAbdultofind.Thenhehidbehindatree.

AsAbdulwalkedtowork,hesawtheflowersandthetrees.Hethoughttohimself,‘howluckyIamtobeabletosee.Itmustbesadtobeblind.I’llwalkwithmyeyesclosedforawhile.ThenI’llknowwhatit’sliketobeblind.’

Abdulputhishandsoverhiseyesanddidnotseethebagofmoneyonthepathinfrontofhim.Hewalkedstraightpastit.Ashepassed,Abdulthought,‘it’strueabouttheWheelofFortune.Ifsomeoneisbornwhenitisatthebottom,thereisnothinganyonecandotohelphim.’

TheCleverParrot

Amanhadaparrot.Itwasaverybeautifulbirdandeverydaytheman