日期:2013-10-14 A pomegranate(石榴) and an apple-tree were disputing about the quality of their fruits, and each claimed that its own was the better of the two. High words(激烈的话) passed between them, and a violent quarrel was imminent, when a bramble(荆棘,... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-14 A lion and a wild ass went out hunting together: the latter was to run down the prey by his superior speed, and the former would then come up and dispatch it. They met with great success; and when it came to sharing the spoil(次品,奖品) . The lio... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-14 An eagle sat perched on a lofty rock, keeping a sharp look-out for prey. A huntsman, concealed in a cleft(裂缝) of the mountain and on the watch for(密切注意着) game(猎物) , spied him there and shot an arrow at him. The shaft struck him full i... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-10 There are many kinds of animals in the world. People don't know the exact numbers. In the zoo, people can see many kinds of animals. For example, lions, tigers, they are scary. Monkey, foxes are intelligent. People usually think pandas; koala bears... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-10 Once there were three foxes, they worked together. They lived a happy life. Little by little, the youngest fox became lazy, and often quarreled with the other foxes. The eldest had to leave, and the second fox was driven off, too. Looking at the war... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-10 A rich man took up his residence next door to a tanner, and found the smell of the tan-yard so extremely unpleasant that he told him he must go. The tanner delayed his departure, and the rich man had to speak to him several times about it, and every... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-10 A hungry wolf was prowling(徘徊,潜行) about in search of food. By and by, attracted by the cries of a child, he came to a cottage. As he crouched(蹲伏) beneath the window, he heard the mother say to the child, Stop crying! Or I'll throw you to... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-09 Some two thousand years ago, in a river in ancient India, there was a pond full of fish. They lived happily in the clear water. They jumped and swam or just floated around enjoying their watery home. Then for a long time it didn't rain. Every day so... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-09 In the wild wild would lived a wild wild pig, and he was very fierce. There were other animals in the wild wild wood - ponies, deer and squirrels. The ponies and deer liked the grass under the oak trees, the squirrels like the acorns(橡树果) , but... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-25 A stag(牡鹿) once asked a sheep to lend him a measure of wheat, saying that his friend the wolf would be his surety(担保人) . The sheep, however, was afraid that they meant to cheat her; so she excused herself, saying, The wolf is in the habit o... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-22 A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-22 It was Mary's birthday. She received a letter from her uncle who was a farmer. Dear Mary, the letter said. Happy Birthday. I am sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you like them. Best wishes, Uncle Toby. Mary was very please... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-17 A cat fell in love with a handsome young man, and begged the goddess Venus to change her into a woman. Venus was very gracious about it, and changed her at once into a beautiful maiden, whom the young man fell in love with at first sight and shortly... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-16 One fine day in winter some ants were busy drying their store of corn, which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain. Presently up came a grasshopper and begged them to spare her a few grains, For, she said, I'm simply starving. The ants sto... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-16 One day, Sammy went for a walk in the mountains. He found a stone. It looked like a big egg. He took it home and put it by the window. One morning, Sammy heard a noise. The stone broke open. It was really an egg! A small animal climbed out and looke... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-16 A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king's favourite game was chess. One day, a wise old man came to the place and the king challenged him to a game. The king promised the old man, You can have any prize if you win the game. The old man... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-16 A Wolf was chasing a Lamb, which took refuge in a temple. The Wolf urged it to come out of the precincts, and said, If you don't, the priest is sure to catch you and offer you up in sacrifice on the altar. To which the Lamb replied, Thanks, I think... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-08-19 Once in summer-time the bear and the wolf were walking in the forest, and the bear heard a bird singing so beautifully that he said, Brother wolf, what bird is it that sings so well? That is the King of birds, said the wolf, before whom we must bow... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-08-19 There was a poor but good little girl who lived alone with her mother, and they no longer had anything to eat. So the child went into the forest, and there an aged woman met her who was aware of her sorrow, and presented her with a little pot, which... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-07-30 There were once a little brother and a little sister, who loved each other with all their hearts. Their own mother was, however, dead, and they had a step-mother, who was not kind to them, and secretly did everything she could to hurt them. It so ha... 阅读全文>> |
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