英语经典小故事汇总.docx

1、英语经典小故事汇总66篇英语小故事在线阅读1. The Dog In The Manger（牛槽裡的狗） 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

2、 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.2.The Lion, The Bear And The Fox（獅子、熊與狐狸） Long ago a lion and a b

3、ear 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 fo

4、x 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.

5、 That sly fox has got the kid away.”3.The Boys And The Frogs（男孩與青蛙） 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 h

6、ead 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.4.The Two Travelers（兩個旅人） Man

7、y years ago two men were traveling together They were walking along a road in the wood. Then they found a beautiful ax on the ground. One of them picked it up and said, “Look here have found an ax.” “Dont say I, but we have found the ax,” said the other “We are friends. We ought to share it between

8、us.” “No,” said the first one, “I found the ax, so it is mine.” Soon after they heard someone running after them. They looked back. They found He called out, “Stop, thieves! Stop, thieves !” The first traveler said, “What shall we do? He is running after us. We shall be caught by him.” “Dont say we,

9、 but I shall be caught. You found the ax, and you say it is yours,” said the other, and left him alone. The first traveler tried to hide the ax, but he did not know where to hide it. And at last he was caught by the owner of the ax.5.The Ant And The Dove（螞蟻與鴿子） One day a little ant was walking along

10、 the bank of a stream. His foot slipped and he fell into the water. “Oh, help, help!” cried the ant. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree over the stream and heard his cry of help. “Oh, poor ant!” said the dove. “I will help the ant.” The dove pulled off a leaf and dropped it near the ant. “Here

11、 is a leaf. Climb on it,” said the dove. The ant climbed on it at once and floated to the bank. A few days after this a hunter found the dove and was going to shoot her. Just then the ant passed by and said to himself, “This time I must help the dove.” The ant ran to the hunter and bit his foot hard

12、. The hunter sprang up and missed to shoot the dove. The dove said to the ant, “Thank you very much, my little friend. You have saved my life,” and she could fly away happily.6. The Cock And The Jewel（公雞與寶石） One fine morning, a cock said to the hens and chickens, “Come, let us go out to find some fo

13、od. We have not had our breakfast yet.” Then the cock began to dig the soft earth. Suddenly he cried, “Look, look! I have found something strange. I wonder what it is. It is like a ball. But it is not a stone. It may be an egg of some bird.” The hens heard his cry and came around him. One of them sa

14、id, “Dear me! This is not an egg, but a jewel. Someone has lost it.” A chicken asked, “Can we eat it?” “No,” said the hen, “It is very precious to human beings, but it is of no use to us; we cannot eat it. Throw it away and try to find some worms. I want to have one worm than all the jewels in the w

15、orld.”7.The Wolf and the Goat（狼與山羊） One day a wolf saw a goat on a high cliff. He was jumping to and fro and was grazing. The wolf wanted to eat him, but he could not climb up there to catch him. So he said to the goat, “Good morning, my good friend Goat! Come down here! If you slip down the cliff,

16、you will break your neck. And the grass is short and dry up there. Come down! The grass is long and tender here.” “Thank you, Mr. Wolf, but never mind. I am used to playing here, and I like the grass here better. I would rather eat dry grass than be eaten by a wolf,” said the goat.8.The Hare and the

17、 Tortoise（野兔與烏龜） One day a hare met with a tortoise at the foot of a hill. “Hallo, little Tortoise! Where are you going? How short your legs are!” said the hare. “ I am going over to the hill. I am a slow runner, but I can run a race with you,” said the tortoise. “All right. Lets run a race with you

18、 to the top of the hill,” said the hare. The hare and the tortoise started. The hare ran very fast. The hare said to himself, “ I can much faster than the tortoise, and I may have a little nap here.” So the hare lay down under a tree and was fast asleep. But the tortoise did not stop for a moment. H

19、e walked on and on. At last he got to the top of the hill. The hare woke up and looked around, but he could not see the tortoise. He sprang up and ran as fast as he could. When the hare got to the top of the hill, he found the tortoise was resting there peacefully. The tortoise said to the hare, “No

20、w, Mr. Hare! Which was the faster runner, you or I?”9.The Lion and the Mouse（獅子與老鼠） Once a great lion was sleeping in a wood. A little mouse happened to come and ran over his face. The lion awoke and caught the little mouse in anger, and was going to kill her. “ Oh, dear kind Lion!” Said the little

21、mouse. Please forgive me. I didnt mean to do you any harm. Let me go. I shall return your kindness. Ha, ha, ha, laughed the lion. How can a little thing like you help a great lion? Thank you very much, kind Lion! I hope I shall be able to do you a good return some day, said the little mouse. Some ti

22、me after this, the lion was caught in a trap. Just then the little mouse came along. At once she ran up to the lion, and said, You were very kind to me once. Now Ill save your life, and repay you the kindness which you showed me the other day. Soon she gnawed the ropes of the trap with her sharp tee

23、th, and the lion was happy to be free again. Thank you, little Mouse! said the lion, and he walked away.10.The Trees and the Ax（樹與斧頭） Once upon a time a man came into a forest. He said to the trees, “Will you give me a piece of hard wood ?” The tree said, “Yes, well give you a good price of hard woo

24、d.” He was very glad to get a good piece of wood. He hurried home with it. At once he made a new handle of his ax. Then he went to the forest again and began to cut down all the best trees in the forest. The trees were very sad. They said to one another, “We suffer for our own foolishness.”11.The Fo

25、x and the Grapes（狐狸與葡萄） Early in the fall, a fox saw ripe grapes in a garden. He wanted to eat them. He said to himself, “How lucky I am! Ive found some nice grapes.” He crept into the garden, and came to the grapes. He jumped up at the grapes, but he could not reach them. He jumped again and again,

26、 but in vain. At last he gave it up, and said to himself, “The grapes are sour. I dont want sour grapes.” And he went away.12.The Dog, the Cock and the Fox（狗、公雞和狐狸） A dog and a cock were good friends and they were traveling together. When night came on, the cock flew up to a tree and slept there, an

27、d the god found a hollow in the same tree and slept in it. When the morning came, the cock woke up and began to crow. A hungry fox heard this crow and wanted to get the cock for his dinner. Then the fox said to the cock, “What a beautiful morning this is! I want to talk to you. You have a very sweet

28、 voice. Wont you come down and have a chat with me?” “Thank you, Mr. Fox. But how about your coming up here? It is very nice and cool here,” replied the cock. “All right, I will. But how can I get up?” asked the fox. “Just go round the trunk below me, and wake my servant in a hollow. He will open th

29、e door for you,” said the cock. The fox came near the hollow. And the dog rushed out, sprang upon the fox and killed it at once.13.The Wolf and the Crane（狼與鶴） One day a wolf was eating his dinner hastily and swallowed a bone. It stuck in his throat. He tried to get it out, but he could not. Just the

30、n a crane flew down to him. “ Dear Crane!” said the wolf to the crane. “Im in trouble. A bone has stuck in my throat. Will you put your head into my throat and pull it out? You have a very long neck and Im sure you can reach it. I will pay you well for it.” “All right. Ill help you. Open your mouth

31、as wide as you can,” said the crane, and put his head into the wolfs mouth and pulled out the bone. “Thank you very much, my friend,” said the wolf. “Now I must be paid for the work,” said the crane. “Well,” said the wolf. “You put your head into my throat, but I did not bite off your head. Isnt that enough for you? Go along and dont talk about rewards.”14.The man, his Son and their Donkey（一個人和他的兒子與他們的驢子） A man an