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 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.

有一次一只狗正在打盹在马槽里的牛。它装满了干草。但是很快的牛回来,从他的作品占着茅坑不拉屎。他想要吃他的干草。然后狗醒了,站起来,冲着牛,牛对狗说:“你想要吃草吗?”

“当然不,”小狗回答。

“那么,离开,让我吃自己的干草上。”

“噢,不。你走了,让我睡的。”

“一个自私的狗!他既不会吃干草自己,也不让我吃它!牛说:“自言

自语。

2.The Lion, The Bear And The Fox（獅子、熊與狐狸）

Long ago a lion and a bear 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 fox 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. That sly fox has got the kid away.”

很久以前,有一只狮子和一只熊看到一个孩子。他们把在它在同一时间内。狮子说到熊》,

我抓住了这个孩子第一,因此这是我的了。”

“不,不,”说这只熊。“我发现它比你早,所以这是我的名片。“和他们打长而加剧。最后他们两个都很累了,不再能战斗。

一只狐狸谁躲在树后面不远之间的争斗,注视着狮子和熊的爪,出来、走在他们中间,而在前面跑,你的孩子。

狮子和熊都错失了狐狸,但他们甚至不能抓住那只狐狸。

狮子说到熊》,我们奋斗的事情。那狡猾的狐狸有孩子走了。”

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 head out of the water and said, “Boys, please don’t 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.

春季的一天有些淘气的男孩子在附近一个池塘。他们开始扔石头跳入水中。在池塘里住着许多青蛙很怕男孩,因为石头伤害一些青蛙。最后一只老青蛙抬起他的头从水中跳出来,说:“弟兄们,请不要用石头打我们。”

男孩说:“我们只是玩。“我知道,但请你不要再扔石头,我的男孩。什么是发挥你的只有死亡说:“对我们来说,旧的青蛙。

所以,孩子们停止了投掷石块就走了。

4.The Two Travelers（兩個旅人）

Many 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.”

“Don't say I, but we have found the ax,” said the other “We are friends. We ought to s hare 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 sa id, “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 at last he was caught by the owner of the ax.

许多年前两人一同旅行走的路在森林里。

然后他们发现了一个非常漂亮的斧子在地面上。其中一个把它捡了起来,说:“你看这里发现手上