English stories(缩短版)

1儿童英语小故事--小马过河(How a Colt Crossed the River)

One day, a colt took a bag of wheat to the mill.

As he was running with the bag on his back, he came to a small river. The colt could not decide whether he could cross it. Looking around, he saw a cow grazing nearby. He asked, "Aunt Cow, could you tell me if I can cross the river?" The cow told him that he could and that the river was not very deep, just knee high.the colt was crossing the river when a squirrel jumped down a tree and stopped him. The squirrel shouted, "Colt, stop! You'll drown! One of my friends drowned just yesterday in the river." Not knowing what to do, the colt went home to consult his mom.He told his mom his experience on the way. His mother said, "My child, don't always listen to others. You'd better go and try yourself. Then you'll know what to do."Later, at the river, the squirrel stopped the colt again. "Little horse, it's too dangerous!""No, I want to try myself", answered the colt. Then he crossed the river carefully.On the other side of the river, the colt realized that the river was neither as shallow as the cow said nor as deep as the squirrel told him.You see, real knowledge comes from practice.

小马过河儿童英语故事中文译文

一天，小马驮着麦子去磨坊。

当他驮着口袋向前跑去时，突然发现一条小河挡住了去路。小马为难了，这可怎么办呢？它向四周望了望，看见一头奶牛在河边吃草。小马问道：“牛阿姨，请您告诉我，这条河我能趟过去吗？”奶牛回答说：“水很浅，刚到膝盖。”小马正准备过河，突然丛树上跳下一只松鼠，拦住它大叫道：“小马，别过河！你会被淹死的。昨天，我的一个伙伴就在这条河里淹死啦！”小马不知如何是好，于是决定回家问问妈妈。

小马把路上的经历告诉了妈妈。妈妈说：“孩子，光听别人说是不行的，你自己亲自去试一试，就知道答案了。”

小马回到河边，刚要下水，松鼠又大叫起来：“小马，你不要命啦？”小马说：“让我自己试试吧。”它一面回答一面下了河，小心地趟了过去。原来河水既不像老牛说的那样浅也不像松鼠说的那样深

②One hot summer day a fox was walking through an orchard. He stopped before a bunch of grapes. They were ripe and juicy."I'm just feeling thirsty," he thought. So he backed up a few paces, got a running start, jumped up, but could not reach the grapes.He walked back. One, two, three, he jumped up again, but still, he missed the grapes.The fox tried again and again, but never succeeded. At last he decided to g ive it up.He walked away with his nose in the air, and said“I am sure they are sour.”狐狸和葡萄●一个炎热的夏日，狐狸走过一个果园，他停在一大串熟透而多汁的葡萄前。●狐狸想：“我正口渴呢。”于是他后退了几步，向前一冲，跳起来，却无法够到葡萄。●狐狸后退又试。一次，两次，三次，但是都没有得到葡萄。●狐狸试了一次又一次，都没有成功。最后决定放弃，他昂起头,边走边说：“葡萄还没有成熟，我敢肯定它是酸的。”

③The Rabbit and the tortoise（龟兔赛跑）

The rabbit was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never been beaten," he said, "when I run at full speed, no one is faster than me."The tortoise said quietly, "I will race with you." "That is a good joke," said the rabbit. "I could dance around you the whole way."The race started. The rabbit darted almost out of sight at once. He soon stopped and lay down to have a nap.The tortoise plodded on and on. When the rabbit awoke from his nap, he saw the tortoise was near the finish line, and that he had lost the race.

龟兔赛跑

●兔子向动物们夸耀他的速度，“我从来没有失败过，”他说，“当我奔跑时，没有人比我更快。”

●乌龟平静地说：“我要与你比赛。”“真是笑话，我可以边玩边和你赛跑。”兔子说。

●比赛开始了，一眨眼工夫，兔子已经跑得不见了踪影，但是他觉得自己跑得快，对比赛掉以轻心，躺在路边睡着了。

●乌龟慢腾腾地却持续不停地走，当兔子一觉醒来，他看到乌龟已经快到终点线了。兔子输了比赛。

Hello everybody. My name is ____ I am a student of Grade ___(年级). I am an outgoing lovely girl and I am so welcomed by my friends and my classmates.

I have a best friend _____. She is very interesting and lovely too. She often tells funny stories and always make me laugh. We often play together. I like ___（电影种类）movies. I think they are _____(形容词）and interesting. I often go to the movies with my friends on weekends. I can also (特长)___ and have won many prizes in the competitions. I take (特长课)___ twice a week. It is a little hard for me but I am very happy because I have a dream. I want to be a great (职业)___ one day. Thank you very much！

④The Farmer and the Snake

The snake was dying from cold.“What a poor thing. I’ll save your life”. Said the farmer. He picked up the snake and put it under his coat.Soon the snake came to life. “Thank you. But I’m very hungry. I’ll eat you!” said the snake.“No, you can’t do that!” The farmer was very angry.But it was too late. The snake opened its mouth and bit the farmer. The farmer died soon..

⑤THE LION AND THE DONKEY

Once upon a time, an old lion lived in the forest. It was so old that it could not hunt his food. One day, while it was laying under a tree, he saw a donkey coming towards him. Then, he had an idea. He told the donkey:- My dear donkey. Your voice is the loudest I have ever heard. Could you please help me?

- What can I do for you my lord? asked the donkey.

- I would like you to bray loudly when you see an animal so that they will come to me and I will eat them.

- All right! said the donkey. From that day on, he started braying whenever he saw an animal.

The animals approached the lion and he ate them. The donkey was very proud because he could help the lion!

One day however, a leopard who was passing by, approached the donkey and ate him.the donkey had the same end with all the other animals of the forest.

⑥THE DOG AND THE WOLF

Once upon a time, a wolf lived in a forest. He was free but he could hardly find any food.One day, he went to the meadow to find a small animal to eat when he saw a dog running in the yard of a house. The dog told him that his boss gave him a lot of food. The wolf asked the dog if he could also have some food and the dog replied that his boss would be very happy to have two guards. After a while, the wolf noticed that there was a chain around the dog’s neck. The dog told him that most of the time his boss kept him tied.After that, the wolf left because he preferred to be free and hungry than having food and being tied to a chain.

⑦THE COWARD HARE

One evening, while the lion, the king of the forest, was walking on a path, he was hit by a bull’s horns by accident.The lion got so angry that the next morning ordered all animals that had horns to leave the forest. A coward hare heard the news and while he was drinking water in the river he saw

his big ears’ reflection in the waters of the river and thought that they were horns. He got so scared that he decided to leave the forest. When a mouse saw the hare leaving, he tried to persuade him not to do it.However, the coward hare started running and left far away from the quiet forest. In his new home, there were a lot of foxes and one evening, one of them ate him.It all happened because the hare was too coward.

⑧THE BIRD AND THE WORM

Once upon as time, a small bird went hunting in the forest. Suddenly, it saw a small worm that was eating some leaves. The bird approached the worm to eat it and the worm begged the bird not to do it. It asked the bird to let it live and enjoy the sun and the air but in vain. The bird ate the worm.Some days later, the bird was caught in a hunter’s net. The bird begged the hunter not to eat it but he said that although it was very small, it was very tasty.So, the bird had the same fate with the worm! the bird ate the worm and the hunter ate the bird!

⑨THE TURTLE AND THE FROG

Once upon a time, there was a young turtle. One day she told her mother:

- Mum, we, the turtles, are very unfortunate animals.

- Why do you say that my daughter? her mother asked her.

- Because we always carry our heavy shell, craw l on the ground and can’t run or jump.

Then the young turtle complained that she had never jumped like her friend the frog.

- Don’t worry my daughter, her mother said. One day, you will remember my words.

One afternoon, the turtle went to play with her friend, the frog. As soon as the frog saw her, he started jumping joyfully. Suddenly, a loud noise was heard. It was a horse galloping towards them. The horse’s foot stepped on the turtle. However, her shell was not crashed because it was hard. The horse’s ot her foot stepped on the frog and killed him.The turtle was scared, ran to her mother and told her what had happened.

Then, her mother told her:

- My dear daughter, do you remember my words? You should never complain again about being born a turtle.

⑩THE FOX AND THE SKYLARK

Once upon a time, there was a cunning fox that was very hungry. One day, she saw a skylark in the bushes and she wanted to eat him. When the skylark saw the fox, he flew very high.The fox tried to cheat the bird to come closer to her by telling him that she had heard a sparrow singing better than him. Then, she asked him to get down from the tree to talk to him. The skylark told the fox that she could climb up the tree if she wanted to talk to him.As the fox could not do it, she had to go away hungry and humiliated by the skylark who was flying above her singing happily.

⑽THE POOR MAN’S DONKEY

Once upon a time, a horse was pulling a rich man’s cart full of gold. A donkey was riding next to him carrying a cart full of wood.Then, the horse told the donkey that he thought he was very unhappy living in the poor man’s house. The donkey answered that he was very happy because he worked hard and could have as much straw as he wished. However, the horse insisted that the donkey was not happy.Some time later, some robbers came, hit the horse and took all the gold. The horse was very sad and the donkey could not stop laughing at him.So, the horse stood desperate in the middle of the street while the donkey rode happily back home.

⑾THE WOLF AND THE GOA T

Once upon a time, a goat got away from her flock and hid in some bushes. Suddenly, a wolf came

out of the bushes. The goat got scared. She thought the wolf would eat her. However, the wolf asked the goat for help.He told her that some villagers were chasing him and if she helped him, he would give her a big present. The goat told the villagers that the wolf was on the slope opposite and they went away.Then, the goat asked the wolf for her present. The wolf told her: ?Don’t be silly! I have given you the most valuable present. Your life!?.The wolf thanked the goat for her help

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THE TURTLE THAT W ANTED TO FL Y

Once upon a time, a turtle lived in the yard of a house in a village. Her dream was to fly high. She was jealous of the ducks that could fly and see the world from high above.One day, the ducks heard her talking about her wish and told her that she could fly with them if she wished. The ducks held a long stick with their mouths and the turtle got it from the middle.They all flew very high. At last, the turtle could fly! She was so happy that she forgot she could not fly by herself. She left the stick, fell on the ground and got killed.The story teaches us that we must be happy with what we are and never be jealous of other people.

⒀THE WOLF’S MISFORTUNE

Once upon a time, the lion, the king of the animals, got sick and asked all animals to bring him some medicine to get well. Then, the wolf told the lion that only the fox knew which was the right medicine for his sickness but she did not run to help him.The lion got angry and ordered the other animals to arrest the fox and cut her tongue. The wolf was very happy because he hated the fox. A little bird heard the lion talking to the animals and told everything about it to the fox. The fox collected some herbs and took them to the lion. She apologised for being late as she was busy collecting the herbs. Then, she told the lion that he should boil the herbs and a wolf’s tongue and drink the medicine.The lion ordered the animals to cut the wolf’s tongue and boil it with the herbs. In this way, the cunning fox punished the wolf.

⒁THE CUNNING DONKEY

Once upon a time, a farmer had a donkey that pulled his cart. Every day, the donkey had to go from one town to the other. Between the two towns there was a river and the bridge that connected them was far away. So, the donkey had to ride a long way every day.One day, while his boss was sleeping in the cart, the donkey decided to cross the river. That day, he was carrying salt in the cart. The salt was dissolved in the water of the river and the cart became lighter and easier to be pulled.The next day, the donkey crossed the river again. This time, he was carrying sponges. The sponges soaked in the water and became so heavy that the donkey could not pull the cart anymore. Then, the farmer woke up, bit the donkey and pulled the cart out of the river.From that day on the donkey patiently pulled the cart through the bridge to the town.

⒂THE MONKEY THAT BECAME A KING

Once upon a time, the old lion, the king of the jungle, died. So, all the animals gathered to decide who the new king would be.A lot of animals wanted to become the new king. The tiger, because she was strong and clever, the elephant, because he was the biggest animal in the world, the rhino, because although he was strong, he could move very fast, the giraffe, because she was the kindest animal in the jungle, the gorilla, because it had the loudest voice.Then, the cunning fox suggested that the animal on whose head the crown fit best, should become the king of the jungle. So, the monkey was elected to become the king of the jungle. However, the fox tricked the monkey by telling him that there was a treasure in a hole in the ground. So, the monkey fell in the trap.When

the rest of the animals saw their king in the hole, they started laughing at him. Finally, they decided to live happily all together without a king.

⒃THE ARROGANT ROOSTER

Once upon a time, a rooster lived in the yard of a house. He always boasted about himself. He used to say that he had the loudest voice and he could beat any other rooster in the world.One day, some children were playing in the yard with a small cart. The rooster saw the cart and thought that if he jumped in it, he could travel all over the world and all the hens and the roosters would admire his beauty.Then, two tomcats offered to pull the cart and he accepted. He jumped in it and shouted to the tomcats to run faster and faster. However, just around the corner, the tomcats stopped running , jumped on the rooster and ate him.The rooster was very arrogant and silly to believe the tomcats!

⒄THE CRICKET AND THE ANT

It was summer and the lazy cricket was singing while the ant was carrying food into its nest for the winter.The cricket told the ant that it didn’t need to do that. When the winter came, the ant had a lot of food at home while the cricket was hungry and cold in the snow. The ant took the cricket into his house, gave it food and took care of it.The cricket promised the ant that it would collect food next summer but in vain.

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THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLF

Once, there was a boy who had to look after his sheep. One day, he decided to play a trick on the villagers. He shouted, ?Help! Wolf! Wolf!?The villagers heard his cries and rushed out of the village to help him. they asked, ?Where is the wolf?? The boy laughed loudly, ?Ha, Ha, Ha! I fooled all of you. I was only playing a trick on you.?

The boy played this trick many times. Then, some time later, a wolf went into the field. The wolf attacked sheep one by one. The boy ran towards the village shouting, ?Help! Help! Wolf! Help! Somebody!?

The villagers heard his cries but they thought it was another trick. The boy ran to the nearest villager and said, ?. I lied before, but this time it is true!?

Finally, the villagers went to look. It was true. They could see the wolf running away and many dead sheep lying on the grass.

⒆THE HARE AND THE TURTLE

Once upon a time, the hare, that was proud to be the fastest animal in the forest, raced with the turtle. The race started and the poor turtle walked very slowly while the hare ran fast. On his way, the hare saw a field with carrots. He stopped and ate so many that he fell asleep for hours. Meanwhile, the turtle kept on walking slowly and arrived at the finish line first. The turtle won the race.We must never boast about our abilities but we must always try to achieve the best.

⒇披着羊皮的狼

The wolf in sheep's clothing

A wolf wanted to eat the sheep, but he was afraid of the vigilant shepherd and his dogs.

One day the wolf found the skin of a sheep. He put it on and walked among the sheep.

A lamb thought that the wolf was its mother because his skin looked like hers. So it followed the wolf.

Soon after they had left the dogs, the wolf came at the lamb and ate it up. For some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.

21.如果你想什么也不做，就必须坐得很高。

IF YOU W ANT DOING NOHTING YOU MUST BE SITTING VERY HIGH UP

The crow was sitting on the tree doing nothing all a day.A small rabbit saw the crow,and asked him:"Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" the crow answered:"sure ,why not?" So the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow,and rested.

All of a sudden. A fox appeared,jumped on the rabbit and ate it .

moral of the story is :

To be sitting and doing nothing ,you must be sitting very very high up!

22.吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

Fox is with the grape Hungry of the fox see the grape to up hang the radiant and extremely keen grape of a string, saliva direct current, and want to pick to eat, but again Can not take off.See in a short while, helplessly walked, and his side walk the side oneself to comfort to by oneself say:" this grape have noes familiar, affirmative Is sour." This is to say, and the some person's ability is small, and do to not accomplish anything, borrow to say the opportune moment immaturity.

23.物以类聚，人以群分

The Ass and His Purchaser 驴子和买驴子的人

A man wished to purchase an Ass, and agreed with its owner that he should try out the animal before he bought him. He took the Ass home and put him in the straw-yard with his other Asses, upon which the new animal left all the others and at once joined the one that was most idle and the greatest eater of them all. Seeing this, the man put a halter on him and led him back to his owner. On being asked how, in so short a time, he could have made a trial of him, he answered, "I do not need a trial; I know that he will be just the same as the one he chose for his companion."

24英语寓言小故事

Making His Mark “刻舟求剑”

A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isn’t this a very foolish way to look for a sword?

楚国有个人坐船渡江时，他不小心把自己的一把宝剑掉落江中。他马上掏出一把小刀，在宝剑落水的船舷上刻上一个记号。船靠岸后，那楚人立即从船上刻记号的地方跳下水去捞取掉落的宝剑。他怎么找得到宝剑呢？船继续行驶，而宝剑却不会再移动。像他这样去找剑，真是太愚蠢可笑了。

25To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow “拔苗助长”

Once upon a time, there was an old farmer who planted a plot of rice. After he planted the seedlings, every day he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow. He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day, but still, he thought they were growing too slowly. Eventually he got impatient with the young plants and suddenly he hit upon an idea that one by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch. The next early morning, the young man couldn’t wait to check his “achievement”, but he was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.

从前，有个农夫，种了稻苗（seedlings）后，便希望能早早收成。每天他到稻田时，都发觉

那些稻苗长得非常慢。他等得很不耐烦。想了又想，他终于想到一个“最佳方法”，他将稻苗全都拔高了几分。第二天，一早起身，他迫不及待地去稻田看他的“成果”。哪知，却看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了。

26Plugging One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell “掩耳盗铃”

Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to ste al his neighbor’s doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people’s attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever “idea”. He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.

从前，有一个人想偷邻居门上的铃，但是他知道一碰到铃，铃就会响起来，被人发现。他想啊想，终于他想出一个“妙极”，他把自己的耳朵用东西塞起来，就听不见铃声了。但是当他去偷铃时，铃声仍旧响起

26Pluggin g One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell “掩耳盗铃”

Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbor’s doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people’s attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever “idea”. He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.

从前，有一个人想偷邻居门上的铃，但是他知道一碰到铃，铃就会响起来，被人发现。他想啊想，终于他想出一个“妙极”，他把自己的耳朵用东西塞起来，就听不见铃声了。但是当他去偷铃时，铃声仍旧响起来，他被别人当场抓住

27The Fox and the Crow “狐狸和乌鸦”

One day a crow stood on a branch near his nest and felt very happy with the meat in his mouth. At that time, a fox saw the crow with the meat, so he swallowed and eagerly thought of a plan to get the meat. However, whatever the fox said to the crow, the crow just kept silent. Until the fox thought highly of the crow’s beautiful voice, the crow felt flattered and opened his mouth to sing. As soon as the meat fell down to the ground, the fox took the meat and went into his hole.

有一天,一只乌鸦站在窝旁的树枝上嘴里叼着一片肉，心里非常高兴。这时候，一只狐狸看见了乌鸦，馋得直流口水，非常想得到那片肉。但是，无论狐狸说什么，乌鸦就是不理睬狐狸。最后，狐狸赞美乌鸦的嗓音最优美，并要求乌鸦唱几句让他欣赏欣赏。乌鸦听了狐狸赞美的话，得意极了，就唱起歌来。没想到，肉一掉下来，狐狸就叼起肉，钻回了洞

28Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It “画蛇添足”

Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?” The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It.” tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.

古时几个人分一壶酒。他们都想独自喝完那壶酒，所以就定了一个规矩：每人在地上画一条蛇，谁画得最快，这壶酒就归谁。有一个人很快就把蛇画好了。他正打算喝这壶酒时，看见别人都还在忙着画，就决定给蛇再画上几只脚。结果，他的蛇脚还没加完，另一个人已经把蛇画好了。那人一下把酒壶夺了过去，说：“有谁见过长脚的蛇？”。这个故事告诉我们这样的道理：做得过分和做得不够都是不对的

儿童英文诗歌精选秀

1.The Cuckoo 布谷鸟In April, Come he will, In May, Sing all day,

In June, Change his tune, In July, Prepare to fly, In August, Go he must!

四月里，它就来了，五月里，整天吟唱多逍遥，六月里，它在改变曲调，七月里，准备飞翔，八月里，它就得离去了！

2.At The Seaside 海边

(1)When I was down beside the sea

A wooden spade they gave to me

To dig the sandy shore.

当我到海边时

他们给了我一把木铲

好去挖掘沙滩。

(2)The holes were empty like a cup

In every hole the sea camp up,

Till it could come no more.

挖成像杯状般的空洞

让每个洞中的海水涌现

直到它不能再涌现。

3.I'M DREAMING OF THE WHITE CHRISTMAS

I'm dreaming of the white Christmas

Just like the ones I used to know.

The tree tops glisten and children

Listen to hear sleigh-bells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of the white Christmas

With every Christmas card I write.

May your days be merry and bright,

And may all your Christmases be white.

我梦想着白色的圣诞

我梦想着白色的圣诞，

就象我曾度过的圣诞一样。

树梢灯光闪闪，

孩子们听着雪橇铃响。

我梦想着白色的圣诞，

写着圣诞贺卡一张张。

愿你年年过着白色的圣诞，

愿你的生活永远愉快，安康。

Good and Clever

If all the good people were clever,

And all clever people were good,

The world would be nicer than ever,

We thought it possibly could.

But somehow, this's seldom or never,

The two hit it off as they should;

The good are so harsh to the clever,

The clever so rude to the good.

好与聪明,如果所有的人都是聪明的，所有的人都是好的，

这个世界将会比以往任何时候都好，我们认为这可能会实现.

a forever friend 永远的朋友

a friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out.

别人都走开的时候，朋友仍与你在一起。”

Sometimes in life, 有时候在生活中，

you find a special friend; 你会找到一个特别的朋友;

someone who changes your life just by being part of it.

他只是你生活中的一部分内容，却能改变你整个的生活。someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop;

他会把你逗得开怀大笑；

someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. 他会让你相信人间有真情。

someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.

他会让你确信，真的有一扇不加锁的门，在等待着你去开启。this is forever friendship. 这就是永远的友谊。