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英文经典胎教故事31个

Thethreewishes三个愿望

Acouplewishesforgoodluck.Afairycomestothemandsays,”Youmayhavethreewishes.”Thewifeisveryhappy.Shedoesn’tthinkmuchandsays,“IwishIhadadelicioussausage.”Soshehasit.

“Silly!

”shoutsthehusband.“Howcanyoujustwishforasausage?

”Iwishitwereonyournose!

”Afterthat,thesausagegrowsonthewife’snose.

“Howstupidyouare!

Whatcanwedonow?

”criesthewife.“Wehaveonlyonewish.”Thehusbandisalsoverysad,andsays,“Wemustwishthissausageoff.”Sothesausagegoesaway.Theyhavethreewishes,buttheygetnothingintheend.

Stir/美[stɚ/thegrassandstartlethesnake打草惊蛇

Longlongago,acountymagistratenamedWangLuworkedinpresentAnhuiProvince,eastChina.WangLuwasverygreedyandtookmanybribes.Oneofhissecretarieswasequallycorrupt,andoftenschemedforWangLu'sdeeds.

Onedayamanwenttothemagistratetolodgeacomplaintagainstthesecretary.Thesecretary'scrimeswerealmostthesameasthecrimesthemagistratehimselfcommitted.WangLuwassofrightenedthatheforgothisproperroleinhandlingthecase.Insteadofissuingajudgment,hecouldn'thelpwritingthesewordsconcerningthecomplaint:

"Bystirringthegrass,youhavestartledmewhoamlikeasnakeunderthegrass!

"

Theabovestoryprovidedtheidiom"Stirthegrassandstartlethesnake".Theoriginalmeaningisthatpunishmentforsomeonecanserveasawarningtoothers.Butpeoplenowusetheidiomtoindicatethatprematureactionswhichputtheenemyonguard.

月亮和妈妈Themoonandhermother

TheMoononcebeggedherMothertomakeheragown."HowcanI?

"repliedshe;"there'snofittingyourfigure.Atonetimeyou'reaNewMoon,andatanotheryou'reaFullMoon;andbetweenwhilesyou'reneitheronenortheother."

Theshyturtle/[ˈtɜ:

rtl]/害羞的乌龟

Tillyisashytrutle.Shehaonofriends.Ifanyonecamebytotalkorplay,shewouldduckinhershellandwaituntiltheywentaway.

Thenoneday,Freddythefrogcameswimmingby.

"Tilly,don'thideinyourshell.Ijustwanttoplay.ButTillywastooshy."

"No.No.Justgoaway."

Freddythefroghadmanyfriends.Heknewallthefish,helikedthedragonflies.Hejokedwiththeladybugs,andhehungoutwiththebees,buthisbestfriendwasBettytheButterfly.

"Hi,Betty.Howareyou?

"

"Hi,Freddy,I'mfine.Howareyou?

"

"Idon'tthinkTillytheturtlelikesme.WheneverIaskhertocomeoutandplay,shehidesinhershellandwon'tcomeoutuntilIgoaway."

Bettysays,"IthinkTillylikesyou,butsheisveryshy.andsheisverylonely.Ithinkyoushouldkeepaskinghertocomeoutandplay.Onedayshewillcomeoutofhershell."

FreddylikedBettybestbecauseBettywassmart,andFreddykeptaskingTillytocomeoutandplay.

Onedaywhenhewasjustswimmingby,hesaidtoTilly,

"Youcan'thaveanyfriendsifyouhideinyourshell.Ithinkyoushouldcomeonoutandgiveitatry."

TillywaslonelyandsheknewthatFreddywasright..xiaogushi8.

Shehadnofriendsbecauseshealwayshidinhershell.

So,Tillypokedherheadoutandlookedallaround,andshewasamazedathowmanynewfriendsshefound.

THENORTHWINDANDTHESUN北风与太阳

AdisputearosebetweentheNorthWindandtheSun,eachclaimingthathewasstrongerthantheother.Atlasttheyagreedtotrytheirpowersuponatraveller,toseewhichcouldsooneststriphimofhis

cloak.TheNorthWindhadthefirsttry;and,gatheringupallhisforcefortheattack,hecamewhirlingfuriouslydownupontheman,andcaughtuphiscloakasthoughhewouldwrestitfromhimbyone

singleeffort:

buttheharderheblew,themorecloselythemanwrappeditroundhimself.ThencametheturnoftheSun.Atfirsthebeamedgentlyuponthetraveller,whosoonunclaspedhiscloakand

walkedonwithithanginglooselyabouthisshoulders:

thenheshoneforthinhisfullstrength,andtheman,beforehehadgonemanysteps,wasgladtothrowhiscloakrightoffandcompletehisjourney

morelightlyclad.

我爱你,儿子loveyou,son

Asayoungman,Alwasaskilledartist,apotterwithawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hisoldersondevelopedaseverestomachache.Thinkingitwasonlysomecommonintestinal（肠道）disorder,neitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.Buttheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.

Knowingthedeathcouldhavebeenavoidedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation,healwaysfelthewasguilty.Tomakemattersworse,hiswifelefthimashorttimelater,leavinghimalonewithhissix-year-oldyoungerson.ThehurtandpainofthetwosituationsweremorethanAlcouldstand,andheturnedtoalcoholforhelp.IntimeAlbecameanalcoholic.

Asthealcoholismprogressed,ALbegantoloseeverythinghepossessed---hisland,house,etc.FinallyAldiedaloneinasmallbar.HearingofAl’sdeath,Ithought,“Whatatotallywastedlife!

Whatacompletefailure!

”

Astimewentby,Ibegantore-valuemyearlierroughjudgement.IknewAl’snowadultson,Ernie.Heisoneofthekindest,mostcaring,mostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IsawthelovebetweenErnieandhischildren,thinkingthatkindnessandcaringhadtocomefromsomewhere.

Ihadn’theardErnietalkedmuchabouthisfather.Oneday,Iworkedupmycouragetoaskhimwhatonearthhisfatherhaddonesothathebecamesuchaspecialperson.Erniesaidquietly,“AsachilduntilIlefthomeat18,Alcameintomyroomeverynight,gavemeakissandsaid,“loveyou,son.”

TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhatIhadbeenafooltojudgeAlasafailure.Hehadnotleftanymaterialpossessionsbehind.Buthehadbeenakindlovingfather,andleftbehindhisbestlove.

FivePeas五颗豌豆

Therearefivepeasinabeanpod.Whentheyaremature,asmallboypicksitandopensit.

Thesmallboyputsthefirstoneintoanairgun.

"Ping"…thepeaisshotout.Itsayshappily:

Iwillflytothesky!

Thesmallboyasksthesecondone:

wheredoyouwanttogo?

Thesecondpeasays:

IwanttoflytotheSun.

So,thesecondoneisshotout,whosays:

Iwillflytothesun!

Thethirdoneandtheforthoneareafraidtobeputintotheairgun.Theyscootaway.

Thesmallboygetsoutthefifthoneandasksit:

wheredoyouwanttogo?

Thefifthonesays:

IwanttogotoaplacewhereIcanbringhappinesstoothers.

Thesmallboyputsitintotheairgunandsays:

youareconsiderate!

Hepullsthetriggerandthepeafliesintoaflowerpot.Theflowerpot'sownerispoor.Themotherhasasickdaughter,whohasbeenillforyears.Thegirlisveryweakandlooksmiserable.

Oneday,Mumgoesouttowork.Thelittlegirlliesbytheflowerspotsonthebalconyinthesun.Thebudstretchesoutitsleaves,whichseemtodanceandittellsthelittlegirl:

youwillgetbetter!

WhenMumcomesback,thelittlegirlsays:

mum,Ifoundalittleshoot.Mumsays:

oh,itisalittlepeashoot.Howdoyoufeeltoday?

Ifeelmushbetter!

Inthesun,Ifeelwarmandcomfortable.Iwillsoonbewell.Mumsayshappily:

Ihopemydaughterwillgrowupasthislittlepeashoot!

So,mumputsabamboostickthereandtiesastringsothattheshootcangrowalongit.

Fromthenon,thelittlegirlliesbesidethelittlepeaplant,talkswithitandsingssongsforit.Thepeaplantgrowsdaybyday.Littlebylittlethegirlalsorecovers.

Finally,thepeaplantblooms.Ithasabrilliantpinkflower.Thelittlegirlkissesit.Shesmileshealthilyandhappily;hereyesshine;shethanksGodforsendingherthebeautifulangel—thepeaflower.Mumsays:

thankyou,peaflower!

Youmademydaughterhappyandhelpherfightthesicknessandgetwell!

Then,thelittleboypassesbythewindow.Thepeaflowerwavesitsbranches,andseemstosay:

Look!

Ifulfilledmypromise.Iamsuchahappyflower!

TheRealPrincess真正的公主

TherewasonceaPrincewhowishedtomarryaPrincess；butthenshemustbearealPrincess.Hetravelledallovertheworldinhopesoffindingsuchalady；buttherewasalwayssomethingwrong.Princesseshefoundinplenty;butwhethertheywererealPrincessesitwasimpossibleforhimtodecide,fornowonething,nowanother,seemedtohimnotquiterightabouttheladies.Atlasthereturnedtohispalacequitecastdown，becausehewishedsomuchtohavearealPrincessforhiswife.

Oneeveningafearfultempestarose,itthunderedandlightened,andtherainpoureddownfromtheskyintorrents:

besides,itwasasdarkaspitch.Allatoncetherewasheardaviolentknockingatthedoor,andtheoldKing，hePrince'sfather,wentouthimselftoopenit.

ItwasaPrincesswhowasstandingoutsidethedoor.Whatwiththerainandthewind，shewasinasadcondition:

thewatertrickleddownfromherhair,andherclothesclungtoherbody.ShesaidshewasarealPrincess.

"Ah!

weshallsoonseethat!

"thoughttheoldQueen-mother;however,shesaidnotawordofwhatshewasgoingtodo;butwentquietlyintothebedroom,tookallthebed-clothesoffthebed,andputthreelittlepeasonthebedstead.Shethenlaidtwentymattressesoneuponanotheroverthethreepeas,andputtwentyfeatherbedsoverthemattresses.UponthisbedthePrincesswastopassthenight.

Thenextmorningshewasaskedhowshehadslept."Oh,verybadlyindeed!

"shereplied."Ihavescarcelyclosedmyeyesthewholenightthrough.Idonotknowwhatwasinmybed,butIhadsomethinghardunderme,andamalloverblackandblue.Ithashurtmesomuch!

"

NowitwasplainthattheladymustbearealPrincess,sinceshehadbeenabletofeelthethreelittlepeasthroughthetwentymattressesandtwentyfeatherbeds.NonebutarealPrincesscouldhavehadsuchadelicatesenseoffeeling.

ThePrinceaccordinglymadeherhiswife；beingnow