日期：2014-02-28 A tortoise and scorpion had contracted a great intimacy（亲密） , and bound themselves with such ties of friendship, that the one could not live without the other. One day these inseparable companions, finding themselves obliged to change their habi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-24 There was once a peasant who had driven his cow to the fair, and sold her for seven thalers. On the way home he had to pass a pond, and already from afar he heard the frogs crying, Aik, aik, aik, aik. Well, said he to himself, they are talking witho... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-24 There was once a wonderful musician, who went quite alone through a forest and thought of all manner of things, and when nothing was left for him to think about, he said to himself, Time is beginning to pass heavily with me here in the forest, I wil... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-24 There were once on a time a king and a queen who lived happily together and had twelve children, but they were all boys. Then said the King to his wife, If the thirteenth child which thou art about to bring into the world, is a girl, the twelve boys... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-24 The cock once said to the hen, It is now the time when our nuts are ripe, so let us go to the hill together and for once eat our fill before the squirrel takes them all away. Yes, replied the hen, come, we will have some pleasure together. Then they... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-14 One day, a colt（小马，生手） carried a bag of wheat to the mill. As he was running with the bag on his back, he came to a small river. Water went gurgling（作汩汩声） on. The colt could not decide whether he could cross it. Looking around, he saw a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-10 There was once a man whose wife died, and a woman whose husband died, and the man had a daughter, and the woman also had a daughter. The girls were acquainted with each other, and went out walking together, and afterwards came to the woman in her ho... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-10 There was once on a time an old fox with nine tails, who believed that his wife was not faithful to him, and wished to try her. He stretched himself out under the bench, did not move a limb, and behaved as if he were stone dead. Mrs. Fox went up to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-10 There was once a little girl who was obstinate（倔强的） and inquisitive, and when her parents told her to do anything, she did not obey them, so how could she fare well? One day she said to her parents, I have heard so much of Frau Trude, I will go... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-10 A certain tailor had a son, who happened to be small, and no bigger than a thumb, and on this account he was always called Thumbling. He had, however, some courage in him, and said to his father, Father, I must and will go out into the world. That's... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-24 On Sunday the ostrich saw a young lady walking in the park. He fell in love with her at once. He followed behind her at a distance, putting his feet in the very places where she had stepped. 星期日，鸵鸟看到一位年轻的姑娘在公园里散步。他一见钟情，于... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-24 A wolf once met a donkey on the road outside the village. 一次，一只狼在村外的路上遇见了一头驴。 I'm going to eat you up, said the wolf. 我要把你吃掉。狼说。 Certainly, replied the donkey, thinking fast. But please don't eat me out here on the road... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-24 There was once an ant that was very thirsty. 有只蚂蚁口渴了。 It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any. 它到处找水喝，可就是找不着。 Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-24 Monday was Nick's first day at the National Trust Bank. He wanted to make a good impression. 星期一是尼克到国家信托银行上班的第一天，他希望能给别人留下一个好印象。 When he arrived at work, everyone was already very busy. No one even bothered to look... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-23 The mother of Hans said, Whither away, Hans? Hans answered, To Grethel. Behave well, Hans. Oh, I'll behave well. Good-bye, mother. Good-bye, Hans. Hans comes to Grethel, Good day, Grethel. Good day, Hans. What dost thou bring that is good? I bring n... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-08 In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them. So she made a fire on her hearth（灶台） , and that it might burn the quicker, she lighted it with a handful of straw. When she was emptying the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-08 One hot day a stag came to a lake to drink, and saw his own shadow in the water. How beautiful my antlers（鹿角） are! But I'm very sorry my legs are very thin and ugly, said he to himself. Just then he saw a lion coming toward him. He ran away as f... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-08 There was once a great battle between the birds and the beasts. The beasts won the battle. On their way home, one of the beasts met a bat. oh, you are a bird. I'll eat you up, said the beast. no, no, said the bat. I am not a bird. I am a mouse. Look... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-08 A certain man had a donkey, which had carried the corn-sacks to the mill indefatigably（不厌倦地） for many a long year; but his strength was going, and he was growing more and more unfit for work. Then his master began to consider how he might best... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-18 A louse and a flea kept house together and were brewing beer in an egg-shell. Then the little louse fell in and burnt herself. On this the little flea began to scream loudly. Then said the little room-door, Little flea, why art thou screaming? Becau... 阅读全文>>