1、A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming a gun at the dove. He bit the man in the foot sharply.The man missed the shot, and the doves life was saved.The dove felt very grateful. She made good friends with the ant.鸽子和蚂蚁一只蚂蚁到河边饮水，却不幸掉入河中。一只鸽子看见，扔下一段树枝，将他救起。过了不久，蚂蚁看见猎人正在拿枪瞄准鸽子，就狠狠地朝他脚上咬了一口，没让他打中。鸽
2、子非常感激蚂蚁。从此，他们成了好朋友。这个寓言故事告诉我们：有些朋友也许平时看似微不足道，但却有可能在我们身处困境的时候提供巨大的帮助。听完小故事，小朋友们也应该多多学会讲故事。英语寓言故事三：一颗小苹果树A man walking in the night slipped from a rock. Afraid that he would fall down thousands of feet, because he knew that place was a very deep valley, he took hold of a branch that was hanging over t
3、he rock. In the night all he couls see was a bottomless abyss. He shouted, his own shout reflected back-there was nobody to hear.You can imagine that man and his whole night of scare. Every moment there was death, his hands were becoming cold, he was losing his grip and as the sun came out he looked
4、 down and he laughed. There was no abyss. Just six inches down there was a rock. He could have rested the whole night, slept well-the rock was big enough-but the whole night was a nightmare.Fear is only six inches deep. Now it is up to you whether you want to go on cling to the branch and turn your
5、life into a nightmare, or whether you would love to leave the branch and stand on your feet.There is nothing to fear.一个人在赶夜路时，突然从岩石上跌了下去，吓得他赶紧抓住了岩石上的树枝，因为他知道这一带有个深谷，一不小心就会跌入上千英尺的深渊。一晚上，他唯一能看到的就是深不见底的峡谷。他大呼救命，但只听到了自己的回音-没有人能听到他呼救。你可以想象一下他的处境和整晚的恐惧。死神随时都可能降临。他的手开始发凉，渐渐地抓不住了当太阳升起的时候，他朝下看了看，笑了。下面压根就没有什么
6、深渊。在他下方六英尺的地方有一块大石头。岩石那么大，他本可以在那儿休息一个晚上，美美的睡上一觉，但昨晚他却在梦魇中度过。恐惧只是六英尺的距离而已。接下来，到了你做决定的时候了：你是想要继续抓着树枝过梦魇一般的生活，还是更喜欢把手从树枝上松开，双脚着地？真的没有什么好害怕的。经典英文励志寓言故事：小红帽Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding Hood is a lovely girl. She likes red hats. So her mother calls her little Red Riding Hood.Her grandma loves h
7、er very much. But now she is ill. Her mother is busy. So she asks little Riding Hood to see her grandma.In the forest, a wolf sees little Red Riding Hood, “Look, little Riding Hood. I have children for lunch, the path goes to her grandmas house.”The wolf comes to grandmas house and eats grandma. The
8、n he wears grandmas glasses and clothes, and in her bed.After a while, little Red Riding Hood comes to grandmas bed. To her surprise, grandmas mouth is very big. So she asks: “Grandma, why is your mouth so big?” “I eat little girls with this mouth.” And he rushed at little Red Riding Hood.“Help! Hel
9、p!” The wolf runs after little Red Riding Hood. At this time, a hunter passes through the house. He shoots the wolf and saves little Red Riding Hood. Then he cuts the wolf and grandma comes out.小红帽小红帽是一个可爱的女孩。她喜欢红帽子，于是她妈妈就叫她小红帽。她的祖母很爱小红帽，但现在她生病了。小红帽的妈妈非常忙，所有她让小红帽去看望祖母。在森林里，一只狼看见了小红帽。“瞧啊!小红帽。午餐有小孩子可以
10、吃啦!这是一条去她祖母家的路。”狼来到了祖母家并吃掉了祖母。然后他戴上祖母的眼镜，并穿上祖母的衣服并睡在祖母的床上。过了一段时间，小红帽来到了祖母的床前，使她吃惊的是祖母的嘴巴非常大。于是她问：“祖母，为什么你的嘴巴这么大?”“用它来吃小女孩。”狼说这就扑向小红帽。“救命，救命!狼追着小红帽。正在此时，一个猎人路过这儿，他用枪打死了狼并救出小红帽;然后他剥开狼的兔子，救出祖母。经典英文励志寓言故事：狼和狗The Wolf and the DogThere is a wolf. He is very hungry and has no strength to find food. As he l
11、ies under a large tree, a dog sees him. The dog sees the wolf is so thin and hungry, and he feels sorry for him and says, “You are so terrible! Are you hungry?“Yes,” says the wolf, “Im hungry because you are guarding the sheep. Now I am so weak that I cant find food. I think I will do.”“Why not help
12、 me?” Asks the dog, “I work regularly and I eat regularly. You could do the same. You can help me guard the sleep. In that way, I will not worry about your stealing the sleep, and you will not worry about going hungry. Its good for us.The wolf thinks it over and thinks the dog is right. So they walk
13、 to the dogs house. As they are walking, the wolf sees that only the hair of the dogs neck is very thin. He is curious about this. So he asks the dog about it.“Oh, dont worry about that,” says the dog, “Its the place where the collar ties on the neck. My master chains me up at night,”“Chained up!” s
14、houts the wolf, “Do you mean that you are chained up at night? If I come to live with you, will I be chained up at night, too?“Thats night,” says the dog, “But, youll get used to it.”“But, if I am chained up, I wont be free.” After saying this, the wolf turns round and runs away.The dog shouts, “Wai
15、t! Come back! Im not free, but Im healthy. I have good food, and a warm place to sleep. I like enjoying life. In fact, Im freer than you are.”狼和狗有一只狼，他非常饿，而且饿得没有力气去找吃的了。当他躺在一棵大树下时，一只狗看见了他。看到狼又饿又瘦，狗挺可怜他的：“你看上去真可怕。你很饿啊?“是的。”狼说，“我饿是因为你和你的伙伴看守着羊群。现在我弱得没法去找食物。我想我就快要死了。“为什么不帮我呢?”狗说，“我们按时工作，准时吃饭。你也行的。你可以帮我
16、看羊群。那样我就不用担心你会来偷羊，你也不用担心挨饿了。这对我们都有好处。狼考虑了一下，觉得狗说的对，他们就一起朝狗的屋子走去了。正走着，狼看见口脖子上的毛很少。他觉得好奇，就问狗怎么回事。“啊，别担心，”狗说，“这是系狗项圈的地方，晚上主人会把我拴起来。“拴起来?”狼叫起来，“你是说晚上你会拴起来?如果我去和你住，晚上也会被拴起来?“没错，”狗说，“但是你会习惯的。“但是，如果被拴起来，我就不自由了。”说完，狼转身跑了。狗大声喊道：“等等!回来!我是不自由，可是我很健康，我有好的食物，有个温暖的地方睡觉。你太喜欢享受生活了。我其实比你还自由些。一只口渴的狗The Thirsty DogA d
17、og is very thirsty. But he only sees some empty pails. There is no water in them. The dog goes on looking for water. He comes to a small house. There is a girl in it. The girl goes out with a pail. “She goes to a well,” the dog thinks and follows her. The dog is right. The girl comes to a well and p
18、uts down the pail, and the pail is full of water, there the girl goes back to her house.“ Water! Great!” the dog says and runs to the well. He jumps into the well without thought.”The water is good. The dog is happy and drinks much. But he cant jump out of the well. He waits and waits. But no one co
19、mes. “Im hungry now. I must go out,” he thinks.At the time a thirsty goat comes to the well. He looks at the water and the dog. “Is the water good?” the goat asks. “ Of course. Come down,” the dog says. Then the goat jumps into the well, too. Then dog is happy. He jumps on the goats back and jumps o
20、ut of the well.The dog has a look at the goat and says, “Goodbye!” Then he leaves.一只口渴的狗有一只狗口很渴，他只找到一些空空的水桶，里面没有水。他继续找水。他来到一座小房子前面。房子里住着一个小姑娘。小姑娘拎着只水桶出来了。 “她要去打水。”狗想道，并跟在她后面。果然不错，小姑娘来到一口井边，把水桶放入井里，水桶水满了。然后小姑娘回去了。“水!太好了!”狗叫着跑过去。他想也没想就跳下井去了。井水真的不错。狗可高兴了。喝了许多水，但是他没有办法跳出来了。他等了好久，但是没有人来。 “我饿了，我得出去。”他想着。这
21、时候一只口渴的山羊到井边来了，他看了看井水和这只狗。“这水好和吗?”山羊问狗：“当然了。快下来吧。“狗回答说。于是山羊也跳到井里了。狗高兴极了。他跳上山羊的背，又跳出了水井。狗看了一眼山羊说声：“再见。”就跑开了。Aesops FablesThe Goose with the Golden EggsOne day a countryman going to the nest of his goose found there an egg all yellow and glittering. When he picked it up it was very heavy and he was go
22、ing to throw it away, because he thought a trick had been played on him.But he decided to take it home and soon discovered that it was an egg of pure gold.Every morning the same thing occurred, and he grew rich by selling his eggs. As he grew rich he grew greedy; and thinking to get all the gold the
23、 goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing.Dont forget - it isnt good to be greedy!The Bulls and the LionA lion had been watching three bulls feeding in an open field. He had tried to attack them several times, but they kept together and helped each other to drive him off.The
24、 lion had little hope of eating them, for he was no match for three strong bulls with their sharp horns and hoofs. But he could not keep away from that field, for it is hard to resist watching a good meal, even when there is little chance of getting it.Then one day the bulls had a fight. When the hungry lion came to lick his chops and watch them as he did each day, he found them in separate corners of the field, as far away from one another as they could get.It was now an easy matter for the lion to attack the bulls one at a time.t forget: united we stand, divided we fall!
