儿童英语小故事--小马过河.doc

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 toa 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 ifI can cross the river?" The cow told him that he could and that the river was not very deep, just knee high. T he 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