[知识]简单英语小故事.docx

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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 "Look here have found an ax. ”
“Don't say I, but we have found the ax, ” said the other "We are friends. We ought to share it between 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. " “Don't say we, 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 a/t last he was caught by the owner of the ax.
The Ant And The Dove （螞蟻與鴿子）
One day a little ant was walking along the bank of a stream・ His foot slipped and he fell into the wa/ter. "Oh, help, help!” cried the ant. A dove was sitting on a branch of a t ree over the st ream 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 is a leaf. Climb on it, ” said the dove・ The ant climbed on it a/t 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・ The hunter sprang up and missed to shoot the dove・ The dove said to the ant, a Thank you
very much, my little friend・ You have saved my life, ” and she could fly away happily.
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 food・ 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 bal1. But it is not a stone. It may