8個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短英語小故事doc2

1、TheThirstyPigeon口渴的鴿子APIGEON,oppressedbyexcessivethirst,sawagobletofwaterpaintedonasignboard.Notsupposingittobeonlyapicture,sheflewtowardsitwithaloudwhirandunwittinglydashedagainstthesignboard,jarringherselfterribly.Havingbrokenherwingsbytheblow,shefelltotheground,andwascaughtbyoneofthebystanders.Zealshouldnotoutrundiscretion.有只鴿子口渴得很痛苦，看見畫板上畫著一個(gè)水瓶，認(rèn)為是真的。他馬上呼呼地猛飛過去，不料一頭碰撞在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。這是說，有些人想急于獲得所需的東西，一時(shí)激動(dòng)，輕率從事，就會(huì)身遭不幸。2、TheRavenandtheSwan烏鴉和天鵝ARAVENsawaSwananddesiredtosecureforhimselfthesamebeautifulplumage.SupposingthattheSwan'ssplendidwhitecolorarosefromhiswashinginthewaterinwhichheswam,theRavenleftthealtarsintheneighborhoodwherehepickeduphisliving,andtookupresidenceinthelakesandpools.Butcleansinghisfeathersasoftenashewould,hecouldnotchangetheircolor,whilethroughwantoffoodheperished.ChangeofhabitcannotalterNature.烏鴉特別敬羨天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝必定是常常沐浴，羽毛才變得這樣潔白無瑕。于是，他斷然走開了他賴以生計(jì)的祭壇，到達(dá)江湖畔。他每日洗漱自己的羽毛，不只一點(diǎn)都沒洗白，反而因缺乏食品饑餓而死。這故事是說，人的天性不會(huì)跟著生活方式的改變而改變。3、TheGoatandtheGoatherd山羊與牧羊人AGOATHERDhadsoughttobringbackastraygoattohisflock.Hewhistledandsoundedhishorninvain;thestragglerpaidnoattentiontothesummons.AtlasttheGoatherdthrewastone,andbreakingitshorn,beggedtheGoatnottotellhismaster.TheGoatreplied,"Why,yousillyfellow,thehornwillspeakthoughIbesilent."Donotattempttohidethingswhichcannotbehid.好多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好東西，獨(dú)自落在后邊。牧羊人拿起一塊石頭扔了過去，正巧打斷了山羊的一只角。牧羊人嚇得懇求山羊不要告訴主人，山羊說：“即便我不說，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分顯然的事實(shí)。”這故事說明，顯然的罪行是沒法隱瞞的。4、TheMiser吝嗇鬼AMISERsoldallthathehadandboughtalumpofgold,whichheburiedinaholeinthegroundbythesideofanoldwallandwenttolookatdaily.Oneofhisworkmenobservedhisfrequentvisitstothespotanddecidedtowatchhismovements.Hesoondiscoveredthesecretofthehiddentreasure,anddiggingdown,cametothelumpofgold,andstoleit.TheMiser,onhisnextvisit,foundtheholeemptyandbegantotearhishairandtomakeloudlamentations.Aneighbor,seeinghimovercomewithgriefandlearningthecause,said,"Praydonotgrieveso;butgoandtakeastone,andplaceitinthehole,andfancythatthegoldisstilllyingthere.Itwilldoyouquitethesameservice;forwhenthegoldwasthere,youhaditnot,asyoudidnotmaketheslightestuseofit."有個(gè)吝嗇鬼變賣了他全部的產(chǎn)業(yè)，換回了金塊，并奧密地埋在一個(gè)地方。他每日走去看看他的寶藏。有個(gè)在鄰近放羊的牧人留意觀察，知道了真情，趁他走后，挖出金塊拿走了。吝嗇鬼再來時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)洞中的金塊沒有了，便捶胸痛哭。有個(gè)人見他這樣沉痛，問明原由后，說道：“喂，朋友，別再悲傷了，那塊金子雖是你買來的，但其實(shí)不是你真實(shí)擁有的。去拿一塊石頭來，取代金塊放在洞里，只需你內(nèi)心想著那是塊金子，你就會(huì)很快樂。這樣與你擁有真實(shí)的金塊成效沒什么不一樣。依我之見，你擁有那金塊時(shí)，也從沒用過?！边@故事說明，全部財(cái)物如不使用等于沒有。5、TheWolfandtheLamb狼與小羊WOLF,meetingwithaLambastrayfromthefold,resolvedtolayviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomepleatojustify

nottotheLambtheWolf'srighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim："Sirrah,lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme.""Indeed,"bleatedtheLambinamournfultoneofvoice,"Iwasnotthenborn."ThensaidtheWolf,"Youfeedinmypasture.""No,goodsir,"repliedtheLamb,"Ihavenotyettastedgrass."AgainsaidtheWolf,"Youdrinkofmywell.""No,"exclaimedtheLamb,"Ineveryetdrankwater,forasyetmymother'smilkisbothfoodanddrinktome."UponwhichtheWolfseizedhimandatehimup,saying,"Well!Iwon'tremainsupperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations."Thetyrantwillalwaysfindapretextforhistyranny.一只小羊在河畔喝水，狼見到后，便想找一個(gè)光明正大的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到上游，惡狠狠地說小羊把河水?dāng)囄蹪崃?，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答說，他只是站在河畔喝水，而且又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水?dāng)嚋?。狼見此?jì)不可，又說道：“我父親昨年被你罵過?！毙⊙蛘f，那時(shí)他還沒有出生。狼對(duì)他說：“不論你如何辯白，反正我不會(huì)放過你?！边@說明，對(duì)惡人做任何正當(dāng)?shù)霓q白也是無效的。6、TheBatandtheWeasels蝙蝠與黃鼠狼ABATwhofelluponthegroundandwascaughtbyaWeaselpleadedtobesparedhislife.TheWeaselrefused,sayingthathewasbynaturetheenemyofallbirds.TheBatassuredhimthathewasnotabird,butamouse,andthuswassetfree.ShortlyafterwardstheBatagainfelltothegroundandwascaughtbyanotherWeasel,whomhelikewiseentreatednottoeathim.TheWeaselsaidthathehadaspecialhostilitytomice.TheBatassuredhimthathewasnotamouse,butabat,andthusasecondtimeescaped.Itiswisetoturncircumstancestogoodaccount.蝙蝠掉落在地上，被黃鼠狼叼去，他懇告饒命。黃鼠狼說絕不會(huì)放過他，自己生來怨恨鳥類。蝙蝠說他是老鼠，不是鳥，便被放了。以后蝙蝠又掉落了下來，被另一只黃鼠狼叼住，他一再懇求不要吃他。這只黃鼠狼說他恨全部鼠類。蝙蝠改口說自己是鳥類，并不是老鼠，又被放了。這樣，蝙蝠兩次改變了自己的名字，終于虎口余生。這故事說明，我們遇事要見機(jī)而作方能防止危險(xiǎn)。7、TheAssandtheGrasshopper驢子與蚱蜢ANASShavingheardsomeGrasshopperschirping,washighlyenchanted;and,desiringtopossessthesamecharmsofmelody,demandedwhatsortoffoodtheylivedontogivethemsuchbeautifulvoices.Theyreplied,"Thedew."TheAssresolvedthathewouldliveonlyupondew,andinashorttimediedofhunger.驢子聽見蚱蜢唱歌，被美好動(dòng)聽的歌聲所感動(dòng)，自己也想能發(fā)出相同動(dòng)聽動(dòng)聽的聲音，便敬羨地問他們吃些什么，才能發(fā)出這樣美妙的聲音來。蚱蜢答道：“吃露珠?！斌H子便也只吃露珠，沒多久就餓死了。這個(gè)故事告訴人們不要盼望非份之物。8、TheLionandtheMouse獅子與報(bào)答的老鼠ALIONwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupangrily,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying:"Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness."TheLionlaughedandlethimgo.IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameandgnawedtheropewithhisteethandsethimfree,exclaiming:"Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,expectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepayme