我知道的英文故事

英语寓言小故事（一）： A mouse once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing。 The bull jumped up in a rage and， with his head low to the ground， chased the mouse right across the yard。 The mouse was too quick for him， however， and slipped easily into a hole in the wall。 The bull charged the wall furiously again and again， but although he bruised his head and chipped his horns， the mouse stayed safely inside his hole。 After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again。 As soon as the bull was asleep， the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole， pattered across the yard， bit the bull again -- this time on the nose -- and rushed back to safety。 As the bull roared helplessly the mouse squeaked: It's not always the big people who e off best。 Sometimes the small ones win， you know。 老鼠和公牛 有一次，公牛躺着打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来，低着头追老鼠，一向追过院子。然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，从容地钻到墙洞里去了。 公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁，尽管头撞肿了，角撞裂了，老鼠却安然待在洞里。过了一会儿，公牛不撞了，倒下歇着。 公牛刚睡着，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑过院子，又咬了公牛一口??这回咬了鼻子??又跑回安全的地方去。当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时，老鼠吱吱叫道： 大人物并不总占上风。有时小人物也会取胜。 英语寓言小故事（二）： On a vacation trip， Duke Huan of the state of Qi came to the ruin of the capital of Guo Shi ， which perished long ago。 Seeing the desolate and bleak prospects of broken tiles， collapsed walls， and clusters of weeds， he could not help asking the local people about the reason of the ruin of Guo Shi。 They replied，Guo Shi was fond of doing good deeds， and averse to evildoing， which led to the perdition。 When the Duke could not understand the answer， people explained ， Though he liked doing good， he had never been able to do so; though he hated evildoing， never could he help not participating。 That caused the ruin of his capital。 郭氏之墟 齐桓公出游途中，来到已经灭亡许久的郭氏都城的废墟。 看到瓦砾残垣、杂草丛生的萧条景象，忍不住问当地百姓郭氏灭亡的原因。 百姓们回答说：郭氏由于喜爱善行善事。厌恶邪恶丑行而导致灭亡。 齐桓公不能理解这种回答，百姓们便解释说：郭氏虽然喜爱善行善事，但从来都不能做到;尽管厌恶邪恶丑行，却总是忍不住参与其中。这就是他的都城变成废墟的原因。 英语寓言小故事（三）： Making His Mark A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly。 Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped， hoping to find it later。 When the boat stopped moving， he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat。 As we know， the boat had moved but the sword had not。 Isn't this a very foolish way to look for a sword? 刻舟求剑 楚国有个人坐船渡江时，他不细心把自我的一把宝剑掉落江中。他立刻掏出一把小刀，在宝剑落水的船舷上刻上一个记号。船靠岸后，那楚人立即从船上刻记号的地方跳下水去捞取掉落的宝剑。他怎样找得到宝剑呢？船继续行驶，而宝剑却不会再移动。像他这样去找剑，真是太愚蠢可笑了。 英语寓言小故事（四）： The miser and his gold Once upon a time there was a miser。 He hid his gold under a tree。 Every week he used to dig it up。 One night a robber stole all the gold。 When the miser came again， he found nothing but an empty hole。 He was surprised， and then burst into tears。All the neighbors gathered around him。 He told them how he used to e and visit his gold。 Did you ever take any of it out? asked one of them。 No， he said， I only came to look at it。 Then e again and look at the hole， said the neighbor， it will be the same as looking at the gold。 守财奴 从前，有个守财奴将他的金块埋到一棵树下，每周他都去把他挖出来看看。 一天晚上，一个小偷挖走了所有的金块。 守财奴再来查看时，发现除了一个空洞什么都没有了。 守财奴便捶胸痛哭。哭声引来了邻居 他告诉他们那里原先有他的金块。 问明了原因后，一个邻居问：你使用过这些金块吗? 没用过， 他说，我只是时常来看看。那么，以后再来看这个洞，邻居说，就像以前有金块时一样。

一、英语寓言小故事：老鼠和公牛

第一段：

A mouse once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing.

译文：有一次，公牛躺着打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。

The bull jumped up in a rage and， with his head low to the ground， chased the

mouse right across the yard.

译文：公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来，低着头追老鼠，一向追过院子。

The mouse was too quick for him， however， and slipped easily into a hole in the wall.

译文：然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，从容地钻到墙洞里去了。

第二段：

The bull charged the wall furiously again and again， but although he bruised his head

and chipped his horns， the mouse stayed safely inside his hole。

译文：公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁，尽管头撞肿了，角撞裂了，老鼠却安然待在洞里。

After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again。

译文：过了一会儿，公牛不撞了，倒下歇着。

第三段：

As soon as the bull was asleep， the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole， pattered across the yard， bit the bull again？

译文： 公牛刚睡着，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑过院子，又咬了公牛一口？

this time on the nose？

译文：这回咬了鼻子？

and rushed back to safety。 As the bull roared helplessly the mouse squeaked："It's

not always the big people who e off best。 Sometimes the small ones win， you know。"

译文：又跑回安全的地方去。当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时，老鼠吱吱叫道："大人物并不总占上风。有时小人物也会取胜。"

二、英语寓言小故事：郭氏之墟

第一段：

On a vacation trip， Duke Huan of the state of Qi came to the ruin of the capital of Guo

Shi ， which perished long ago.

译文：齐桓公出游途中，来到已经灭亡许久的郭氏都城的废墟。

第二段：

Seeing the desolate and bleak prospects of broken tiles， collapsed walls， and clusters

of weeds， he could not help asking the local people about the reason of the ruin of Guo Shi.

译文：看到瓦砾残垣、杂草丛生的萧条景象，忍不住问当地百姓郭氏灭亡的原因。

第三段：

They replied，"Guo Shi was fond of doing good deeds， and averse to evildoing， which led to the perdition."

译文：百姓们回答说："郭氏由于喜爱善行善事。厌恶邪恶丑行而导致灭亡。"

第四段：

When the Duke could not understand the answer， people explained ，" Though he

liked doing good， he had never been able to do so; though he hated

evildoing， never could he help not participating.That caused the ruin of his capital."

译文：齐桓公不能理解这种回答，百姓们便解释说："郭氏虽然喜爱善行善事，但从来都不能做到；尽管厌恶邪恶丑行，却总是忍不住参与其中。这就是他的都城变成废墟的原因。"

三、英语寓言小故事：三个好朋友

One day， a monkey rides his bike near the river.

译文：一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。

This time he sees a lion under a tree, The lion runs at him.

译文：这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。

He is afraid and falls into the river.

译文：他十分的害怕，掉进河里。

He can’t swim, He shouts.

译文：他不会游泳，大叫起来。

The rabbit hears him, He jumps into the river, The rabbit swims to the monkey， but

he can’t help him.

译文：兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。

Luckily， an elephant es along.

译文：幸运的是，一只大象过来了。

He is very strong, He helps the rabbit and monkey.

译文：大象十分强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。

Three friends are very happy, They go to the elephant’s home.

译文：他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。

Then， three of them bee good friends.

译文：从此他们成了好朋友。

四、英语寓言小故事：

A Man and a Satyr having struck up an acquaintance， sat down together to eat.

译文：一个人与赛特偶然相识，坐在一齐吃东西。

The day being wintry and cold， the Man put his fingers to his mouse and blew opon them.

译文：正值冬季，天气很冷，那人把手放在嘴边哈气。

"What's that for， my friend?" asked the Satyr.

译文：赛特问道“我的朋友，那是干吗?”

" My hands are so cold，" said the Man， "I do it to warm them."

译文：这人说“我的手太冷了，这是为了取暖”。

In a little while some hot food was placed before them， and the Man， raising the dish to his mouse， again blew opon it.

译文：过了一会儿，热腾腾的食物端上来了，那人把碟子举到嘴边又吹了起来。

"And what's the meaning of that， now?" said the Satyr.

译文：赛特问“这又是干吗？”

"Oh，" replied the Man， "my porridge is so hot， I do it to cool it."

译文：那人说“哦，我的粥太烫了，我把他吹凉些”。

"Nay， then，" said the Satyr， "from this moment I renounce your friendship， for I

will have nothing to do with one who blows hot and cold with the same mouse."

译文：赛特说“从此刻起，我要与你绝交，因为我不想和一个反复无常的人做朋友”。

五、英语小故事：驴和蚱蜢

Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping， was highly enchanted; and， desiring

to possess the same charms of melody， demanded what sort of food they lived

on， to give them such beautiful voices.

译文：一只驴听到几只蚱蜢在叫，便觉得很趣味；于是也想得到同样趣味的音调，便问蚱蜢吃什么东西过活，以至于能有这样优美的声音。

They replied， "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would only live upon dew， and in

a short time died of hunger.

译文：蚱蜢说：「露水。」驴子听了，从此以后也单吃露水过活，不久便饿死了。

寓言 故事 是文学体裁的一种。含有讽喻或明显教训意义的故事。它的结构简短，多用借喻手法，使富有教训意义的主题或深刻的道理在简单的故事中体现。下面我给大家介绍关于英文寓言故事，方便大家学习。

英文寓言故事1

A great mountain大山

Long ago a great mountain began to rumble and shake.

People came from far and near to see what would happen.

"A great river will be born." said one.

"Surely nothing less than a mighty dragon will come out." said another.

"A god himself will spring form these rocks." said a third.

Finally, after days of expectation a small crack appeared in the mountain. And out popped --- a mouse.

Just because someone makes a lot of fuss, it doesn't mean he is important.

很久以前，一座大山隆隆作响，摇晃起来。远近各处的人都来看是怎么回事。

一个人说："要出现一条大河了。"

另一个人说："准会出现一条巨龙。"

第三个人说："从这些岩石中会出现一尊神来。"

等了几天之后，山坡上终于裂开一条小缝，却蹦出来一只耗子。

正因为某人大肆张扬，所以他没有什么了不起。

英文寓言故事2

【百喻经之八山羌偷官库衣喻】

A RUSTIC STEALS CLOTHES FROM THE PALACE TREASURY

过去之世，有一山羌，偷王库物而远逃走。尔时国王遣人四出推寻，捕得将至王边，王即责其所得衣处。山羌答言：“我衣乃是祖父之物。” 王遣著衣，实非山羌本所有故，不知著之，应在手者，著於脚上，应在腰者，返著头上。

Once upon a time there was a rustic who stole garments from the palace and then escaped to a remote place. The king sent men to search for him in all directions. Finally, he was arrested and taken to the king who accused him of theft and asked him where he had got the clothes. The rustic answered that they belonged to his grandfather. The king then ordered him to put them on. He did not know how to wear them. He put on his arms what should be worn on his legs. What he ought to have on his waist, he put on his head.

王见贼已，集诸臣等，共详此事，而语之言：“若是汝之祖父已来所有衣者，应当解著，云何颠倒，用上为下?以不解故，定知汝衣必是偷得，非汝旧物。”

Seeing this, the king summoned his ministers for consultation on the matter. "If the clothes belonged to your grandfather, you should know how to wear them. How can you wear them in all wrong ways? It's certain that they are not your old clothes. You have stolen them," said the king.

借以为譬：王者如佛，宝藏如法，愚痴羌者，犹如外道。

Figuratively speaking, here the king is like Buddha; the valuable clothes, the Buddhist teachings; the stupid rustic, the heretic.

窃听佛法，著己法中，以为自有。然不解故，布置佛法，迷乱上下，不知法相。

A heretic, who has eavesdropped on Buddhism, makes it for his own. He then misinterprets it, because he does not know the real meaning of its teachings.

如彼山羌，得王宝衣，不识次第，颠倒而著，亦复如是。

This heretic is like the rustic who stole the king's valuable clothes without knowing how to wear them properly and put them on in all the wrong ways.

白话：

很久以前，有一位居住在山林的人，偷了国王仓库的东西后逃到了远方。国王知道后，立即派人四处打探寻找，捕获了山民，把他带到国王面前。国王马上追问山民衣物的来源。山民回答：“这衣服是我祖父留给我的。”国王让他把衣服穿好。由于衣服确实不是他的，所以不知道怎样穿。应该穿戴在手上的，却套在了脚上，应当扎在腰上的，却围在了头上。国王见了，确定是贼无疑，召集大臣讨论这件事，并说：“如果是你祖父留给你的衣物，你应熟悉这些衣物的穿法，为什么上下颠倒，戴在手上的却穿在脚下?所以不会穿，在于你的衣服肯定是偷来的，而不是你原有的衣物。”

借这个故事作比喻：国王好比佛陀，国库的财产好比自然与认识的规律。愚蠢无知的山民，像其他各种思想派别，听到一些佛教的教义，就认为已经掌握了认识自然与现象的规律，自以为是，但并不能理解它的实质，就妄加断言，思维逻辑颠倒，不认识一切事物的真实形态、本性，以及真理的本质意义。这好像山民，得到国王的衣物，不懂怎么使用，上下颠倒地穿戴的道理一样。

英文寓言故事3

The swallows and sparrows are very pleased to find a place on the roof of the hall for their nests.

The mother birds are feeding their babies with pleasure, which assumes a scene of peace and harmony.

But they have never thought of the following scene: the chimney at the top of the kitchen might break, the fire might leap up to the roof and the burning purling might destroy their nests.

But those swallows and sparrows are unmindful of the coming disaster.

They go on with their superficial happiness brought by peace and calm.

燕雀处室

燕雀为拥有屋顶下面的一个位置而欣慰不已。

母鸟用叼来的食物喂养啁啾鸣叫的幼鸟，整个儿是一派欢乐自得的祥和景象。

它们完全没有考虑到：炉灶上的烟囱有可能会炸裂，火苗将会窜上屋梁，烧着的椽将会摧毁它们的巢穴。

不知大祸将要降临到自己头上的燕雀们正在安然自若地品味这表面上的安宁所带来的幸福。

英文寓言故事4

A wild ass1 saw a pack-ass jogging along under a heavy load, and taunted2 him with the condition of slavery in which he lived, in these words: "What a vile3 lot is yours compared with mine! I am free as the air, and never do a stoke of work; and, as for fodder4, I have only to go to the hills and there I find far more than enough for my needs. But you! You depend on your master for food, and he makes you carry heavy loads every day and beats you unmercifully." At that moment a lion appeared on the scene, and made no attempt to molest5 the pack-ass owing to the presence of the driver, but he fell upon the wild ass, who had no one to protect him, and without more ado made a meal of him.

It is no use being your own master unless you can stand up for yourself.

一头野驴看到一头家驴背负这沉重的货物一路小跑，便讥讽他过着奴隶般的生活：“和我相比，你过得多么卑微呀!我自由自在地享受着大自然，从不下苦力，说道食物，我只需要跑到山上去，就能发现大量吃的东西。再看看你!只能依靠主人施舍吃点，他不仅每天都让你驮重物，还无情地鞭打你。”这时，一只狮子出现在他们的视野中，由于驴夫的出现，狮子没有骚扰家驴，直接扑向了没有保护者的野驴，立即吃掉了野驴。

除非能照顾好自己，否则做自己的主人一点用也没有。

英文寓言故事5

Covering one’s Ears While Stealing a Bell

Mr. Wang thinks he is clever, but he always does foolish things.

One day he sees a beautiful bell at the top of a door. “Oh! How nice! I will take it home.” He thinks, “What can I do?” After a while he has a “good” idea. “Aha! I have an idea now. I can plug my ears. Then I will not hear the ring when I take off the bell.”

Then he does so. But as soon as he takes off the bell, the owner opens the door. “What are you doing?” the owner says angrily.

掩耳盗铃

王先生总以为自己很聪明，实际上他总干傻事。

一天，他看见一户人家的门头有个很漂亮的铃铛。“啊，真漂亮啊!我要把它拿回家去。”他自言自语道：“我该怎么做呢?”过了一会儿他想到了一个“好”主意。“啊哈!我有办法了!我把耳朵堵上，拿铃铛的时候就听不见铃声了。”

于是他就这样做了。可是他刚拿下铃铛，屋子的主人就打开门，怒气冲冲地说：“你在干什么?”

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Little Robert Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday？" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman？" "She is the one who sells the candy." 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 “昨天给你的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。” Last week, Mrs Black went to London. She didn’t know London very well, and she lost her way. Suddenly she saw a man near a bus stop. She went up to the man and said, “Excuse me! Can you tell me the way to the hospital, please?” The man smiled. He didn’t know English! He came from Germany. But then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out an English dictionary. He looked up some words. Then he said slowly, “I’m sorry I can’t understand you.”上周，布莱克夫人去了一趟伦敦。她不太熟悉伦敦，结果她迷路了。突然她在一个公共汽车站附近看见一位男子。她急忙向这位男子走去，说道：“劳驾您一下！请您告诉我去医院的路，好吗？”这位男子笑了。他听不懂英语。他来自德国。但是他将手伸进了自己的衣袋里，从里面掏出了一本英语词典。他查找到了一些单词。然后他一字一句地说：“我很抱歉我听不懂你说的话。”One day, a teacher took his pupils to a chicken farm to pay a visit. When they came near the incubator, chick just got out of its egg shell. 一天，老师带学生到养鸡场参观，当他们走近孵化器时，刚好一只小鸡破壳而出。 "It's wonderful to see a little thing come out from the egg shell, isn't it？" the teacher said. “看见一个小生命从蛋壳里出来，岂不是很奇妙的吗？”老师说。 "Yes, sir." said one of the boys, " but it would be more wonderful if we knew how a chick gets in to its eggs hell before hand." “是的，老师。”一个男学生说，“可是，如果我们知道它是怎样事先钻进蛋壳里的那就更奇妙了。”SpeedingA speeding motorist was waved down by a police patrol car. “I'm going to give you a ticket for speeding,” said the policeman, writing his note. “You've been driving over 60 miles per hour.”“Would you mind making it 100, officer?” was the reply. “You see, I'm going to sell the car.” 超速行驶 一名超速行驶的驾驶员被巡逻警车拦住后，警察一边做记录，一边说：“我要给你开一张超速罚单，因为你刚才的车速已经超过了60英里。”“警官，请你把时速写为100英里好吗？你知道，我正要打算卖这辆车。” The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young." 【译文】 老猫 一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。 于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。” Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning? Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,"School-Go slow". 老师:为什么你每天早晨都迟到? 汤姆:每当我经过学校的拐角处,就看见一个牌子上写着"学校----慢行". Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk." "But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!" 醉酒 一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。” “可是，爸爸， ”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀！” 狮子和老鼠 THE LION AND THE MOUSELion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying： “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.” The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor； but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：“只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命，我将来一定会报答你的大恩。”狮子便笑着放了它。 后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了他，并大声说：“你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会报答。但是你现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。”The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子 A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders. Zeal should not outrun discretion. 有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。 这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。 The Raven and the Swan乌鸦和天鹅 A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished. Change of habit cannot alter Nature. 乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡，羽毛才变得如此洁白无 瑕。于是，他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛，来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 点都没洗白，反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。 这故事是说，人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。 The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人 A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent." Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid. 很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，单独落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一块石头扔了过去，正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人， 山羊说：“即使我不说，又怎能隐瞒下去呢？我的角已断了，这是十分明显的事实。” 这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。 The Miser守财奴 A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it." 有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产，换回了金块，并秘密地埋在一个地方。他每天走去看 看他的宝藏。有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察，知道了真情，趁他走后，挖出金块拿走了。 守财奴再来时，发现洞中的金块没有了，便捶胸痛哭。有个人见他如此悲痛，问明原因后， 说道：“喂，朋友，别再难过了，那块金子虽是你买来的，但并不是你真正拥有的。去拿一 块石头来，代替金块放在洞里，只要你心里想着那是块金子，你就会很高兴。这样与你拥有 真正的金块效果没什么不同。依我之见，你拥有那金块时，也从没用过。” 这故事说明，一切财物如不使用等于没有。 The Wolf and the Lamb 狼与小羊 WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him:"Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf , "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations." The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny. 一只小羊在河边喝水，狼见到后，便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到上游，恶狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答说，他仅仅站在河边喝水，并且又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水搅浑。狼见此计不成，又说道：“我父亲去年被你骂过。”小羊说，那时他还没有出生。狼对他说：“不管你怎样辩解，反正我不会放过 你。” 这说明，对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的。 The Bat and the Weasels蝙蝠与黄鼠狼 A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped. It is wise to turn circumstances to good account. 蝙蝠掉落在地上，被黄鼠狼叼去，他请求饶命。黄鼠狼说绝不会放过他，自己生来痛恨鸟类。蝙蝠说他是老鼠，不是鸟，便被放了。后来蝙蝠又掉落了下来，被另一只黄鼠狼叼住，他再三请求不要吃他。这只黄鼠狼说他恨一切鼠类。蝙蝠改口说自己是鸟类，并非老 鼠，又被放了。这样，蝙蝠两次改变了自己的名字，终于死里逃生。 这故事说明，我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险。 The Ass and the Grasshopper 驴子与蚱蜢 AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger. 驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌，被美妙动听的歌声所打动，自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音，便 羡慕地问他们吃些什么，才能发出如此美妙的声音来。蚱蜢答道：“吃露水。”驴子便也只吃露水，没多久就饿死了。 这个故事告诉人们不要企望非份之物。