英語寓言故事少一點
◇一隻蜘蛛和三個人
雨後，一隻蜘蛛艱難地向牆上已經支離破碎的網爬去，由於牆壁潮濕，它爬到一定的高度，就會掉下來，它一次次地向上爬，一次次地又掉下來……第一個人看到了，他嘆了一口氣，自言自語：「我的一生不正如這只蜘蛛嗎？忙忙碌碌而無所得。」於是，他日漸消沉。第二個人看到了，他說：這只蜘蛛真愚蠢，為什麼不從旁邊乾燥的地方繞一下爬上去？我以後可不能像它那樣愚蠢。於是，他變得聰明起來。第三個人看到了，他立刻被蜘蛛屢敗屢戰的精神感動了。於是，他變得堅強起來。
秘訣：有成功心態者處處都能發覺成功的力量。
When a spider and three people
After the rain, a difficult spider to the wall has be reced to fragments net climb, e to damp walls, it climbed to a certain height, it will fall, which one to climb, time and again to fall ... ... The first one to see, and he sighed, automatic speaking:" my life is not as this spider? Bustling about and no income." Thus, he increasingly depressed. See the second person, he said: This spider really stupid, why not from the dry side and climbed up to look around the place? I will not be so foolish as it. Thus, he becomes wise up. See the third person, he immediately spiders keep the spirit of war touched. Then, he became strong.
Tip: has the success of the mentality of those who can find success everywhere.
⑵ 英語小寓言故事，短點的，大概3--4行左右 急求！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair.
He felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream.
"If you bring me the water," he said, "I will find means to get some food."
"Yes," said the sheep, "if I bring you the water, you would undoubtedly make me your food."
狼和羊
●狼被狗所咬，傷勢很嚴重，痛苦地躺在巢穴里，不能外出覓食。
●他感到又餓又渴，這時，他看見一隻羊，便請求他到附近的小河裡為他取一點水來。
●「你給我一點水解渴」，他說，「我就能自己去尋找食物了。」
●「是呀」，羊回答說，「如果我給你送水喝，那麼我就會成為你的食物。」
寓意: 謊言是經不起推敲的，它很容易被人們識破。
⑶ 求一短篇英語寓言故事，50或100個單詞單詞內，越少越好
半夜，酒勁還未下去的丈夫把妻子推醒：「喂，咱們家鬧鬼了！」
妻子：內「你是怎麼知道容的？」
「剛才我上廁所，剛打開門，廁所燈就自己亮了，等我上完廁所關上門，廁所燈又自己滅了、、、、、
「你是不是還感到一陣陰風吹來？」妻子關切的問。
「對，是一陣寒風、、、、、、」
「你這個混蛋！」妻子怒吼道「你又朝冰箱里撒尿了！」
·····這可以嗎？
⑷ 英語寓言，少一點，兩三句就夠了，急用！！！！！！！！
A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair.
He felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream.
"If you bring me the water," he said, "I will find means to get some food."
"Yes," said the sheep, "if I bring you the water, you would undoubtedly make me your food."
狼和羊
●狼被狗所咬，傷勢很嚴重，痛苦地躺在巢穴里，不能外出覓食。
●他感到又餓又渴，這時，他看見一隻羊，便請求他到附近的小河裡為他取一點水來。
●「你給我一點水解渴」，他說，「我就能自己去尋找食物了。」
●「是呀」，羊回答說，「如果我給你送水喝，那麼我就會成為你的食物。」
寓意: 謊言是經不起推敲的，它很容易被人們識破。
⑸ 誰有短一點的英語寓言故事
麻雀
old Japanese man kept a sparrow of which he was very fond. One day it flew away and the old man became sad.
一位上了年紀的日本人養了一隻麻雀，他非常喜歡它。一天，麻雀飛走了
He went out looking all over the place for his sparrow At last, near a certain mountain, he met his sparrow.
老人很傷心，到處尋找。最後，在某一座高山附近，他遇到了麻雀。
The old man said joyously, "I missed you very much, sparrow. Will you follow me home?"
老人高興地說：Ⅱ麻雀啊，我很想你，跟我回家吧!¨
Though the sparrow was happy to see the old man, it shook its head.
盡管麻雀見到老人很高興，但它還是搖了搖頭。
"Take me to your home and let me see how you live."The old man pleaded. "I will go away happy to see if you are safe."
¨那把我帶到你的新家，讓我看看你生活得怎樣?¨老人請求道，¨如果你很安全，那我就可以安心地回家了。¨
So the sparrow led the old man to his home. There were many other birds.
於是麻雀把老人領到它的家，那兒有好多其他烏兒，
They all looked healthy and enjoyed each other's company.
看起來都很健康，彼此相處得很愉快。
"I am glad you are well and have good companions, dear sparrow. I can go back in peace, " said the old man.
¨親愛的麻雀，我很高興你生活得很好，有那麼多好同伴，我可以放心回去了。老人說。
When it was time for the old man to leave, the sparrow gave him a basket to take home with him as a present.
他正要離開時，麻雀給他一個籃子作為禮物讓他帶回家。
"Well," said the old man's wife angrily when he returned, "where have you been all day? And what have you here?"
¨喂!¨老人回家後，妻子生氣地說：¨你一整天都跑到哪兒去了?你拿的是什麼?」
"I have been to the home of my lost sparrow and received this basket as a present, replied he.
¨我到我們失蹤的麻雀家裡去了，這籃子是麻雀送我的禮物。¨他回答道。
When she opened the basket sh6 was amazed to find it was full of gold and silver.
她打開籃子，驚訝地發現裡面裝滿了金子和銀子。
The old woman, who was very greedy, decided that she would like a basket of gold, so she set out for the sparrow's home, Unlike the old man who was kind to the sparrow, the wife used to treat it very badly.
老婦人很貪心，覺得自己也應該有一籃子金子，於是她也到麻雀家去了。老婦人沒有老人對麻雀那麼好，她過去就一直虐待麻雀。
"Hello, sparrow, how are you? I missed you very much," cried the old woman hypocritically.
¨嗨，麻雀，你好嗎?我很想你!」老婦人虛偽地叫道。
The sparrow said nothing and she finally decided to go home.
麻雀什麼也沒說。最後老婦人決定回去，
Still the sparrow did not give her any present she had hoped for.
麻雀也沒給她想要的禮物。
Before she left, she unashamedly asked for a present. "My husband got a basket of gold and silver from you, " she reminded the bird.
但她離開前厚顏無恥地開口要禮物。 我家老頭子以你這兒得到了一籃子金子和銀子。"她提醒麻雀說。
"Alright, replied the sparrow, "for your husband's sake, I offer you two choices. One basket is light and the other is heavy.
「好吧!麻雀答道，看在你丈夫的面子上，我給你兩個籃子供你選擇，
Just choose one. But you can only open the basket when you reach home!"
一個籃子輕，一個籃子重，你只能選一個，而且只能回家後才能打開。
The greedy old woman cried out, I』ll take the heavy one, " as she thought its weight will contain more gold and silver. "Are you sure?" asked the sparrow.
貪心的老婦人叫道：「我要重的那一個。"因為她想重籃子里一定裝了更多的金子和銀子。 你確定要重的嗎?¨麻雀問道。
"Yes. As sure as you see me standing before you! I'll take the heavy basket," she replied. So the old woman panted and puffed breathlessly as she carried the heavy basket all the way.
¨是的，確定無疑。我要重籃子。¨她答道。於是，老婦人一路上背著重重的籃子，累得氣喘吁吁。
But when she arrived home and opened the basket, it was full of stones.
但是，當她回家打開一看，裡面全是石頭。
⑹ 誰有短一點的英語寓言故事短！短！
Making His Mark 「刻舟求劍」
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』 this a very foolish way to look for a sword?
楚國有個人坐船渡江時，他不小心把自己的一把寶劍掉落江中。他馬上掏出一把小刀，在寶劍落水的船舷上刻上一個記號。船靠岸後，那楚人立即從船上刻記號的地方跳下水去撈取掉落的寶劍。他怎麼找得到寶劍呢？船繼續行駛，而寶劍卻不會再移動。像他這樣去找劍，真是太愚蠢可笑了。
To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow 「拔苗助長」
Once upon a time, there was an old farmer who planted a plot of rice. After he planted the seedlings, every day he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow. He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day, but still, he thought they were growing too slowly. Eventually he got impatient with the young plants and suddenly he hit upon an idea that one by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch. The next early morning, the young man couldn』t wait to check his 「achievement」, but he was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.
從前，有個農夫，種了稻苗（seedlings）後，便希望能早早收成。每天他到稻田時，都發覺那些稻苗長得非常慢。他等得很不耐煩。想了又想，他終於想到一個「最佳方法」，他將稻苗全都拔高了幾分。第二天，一早起身，他迫不及待地去稻田看他的「成果」。 哪知，卻看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了。
Plugging One』s Ears While Stealing a Bell 「掩耳盜鈴」
Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbor』s doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people』s attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever 「idea」. He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.
從前，有一個人想偷鄰居門上的鈴，但是他知道一碰到鈴，鈴就會響起來，被人發現。他想啊想，終於他想出一個「妙極」，他把自己的耳朵用東西塞起來，就聽不見鈴聲了。但是當他去偷鈴時，鈴聲仍舊響起來，他被別人當場抓住
The Fox and the Crow 「狐狸和烏鴉」
One day a crow stood on a branch near his nest and felt very happy with the meat in his mouth. At that time, a fox saw the crow with the meat, so he swallowed and eagerly thought of a plan to get the meat. However, whatever the fox said to the crow, the crow just kept silent. Until the fox thought highly of the crow』s beautiful voice, the crow felt flattered and opened his mouth to sing. As soon as the meat fell down to the ground, the fox took the meat and went into his hole.
有一天,一隻烏鴉站在窩旁的樹枝上嘴裡叼著一片肉，心裡非常高興。這時候，一隻狐狸看見了烏鴉，饞得直流口水，非常想得到那片肉。但是，無論狐狸說什麼，烏鴉就是不理睬狐狸。最後，狐狸贊美烏鴉的嗓音最優美，並要求烏鴉唱幾句讓他欣賞欣賞。烏鴉聽了狐狸贊美的話，得意極了，就唱起歌來。沒想到，肉一掉下來，狐狸就叼起肉，鑽回了洞
Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It 「畫蛇添足」
Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?」 The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It.」 tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
古時幾個人分一壺酒。他們都想獨自喝完那壺酒，所以就定了一個規矩：每人在地上畫一條蛇，誰畫得最快，這壺酒就歸誰。有一個人很快就把蛇畫好了。他正打算喝這壺酒時，看見別人都還在忙著畫，就決定給蛇再畫上幾只腳。結果，他的蛇腳還沒加完，另一個人已經把蛇畫好了。那人一下把酒壺奪了過去，說：「有誰見過長腳的蛇？」。這個故事告訴我們這樣的道理：做得過分和做得不夠都是不對的
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⑺ 英語小寓言故事,短點的,大概3--4行左右
A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs.He lay sick and maimed in his lair.
He felt very hungry and thirsty.When a sheep passed by,he asked him to fetch some water from the stream.
"If you bring me the water," he said,"I will find means to get some food."
"Yes," said the sheep,"if I bring you the water,you would undoubtedly make me your food."
狼和羊
●狼被狗所咬,傷勢很嚴重,痛苦地躺在巢穴里,不能外出覓食.
●他感到又餓又渴,這時,他看見一隻羊,便請求他到附近的小河裡為他取一點水來.
●「你給我一點水解渴」,他說,「我就能自己去尋找食物了.」
●「是呀」,羊回答說,「如果我給你送水喝,那麼我就會成為你的食物.」
寓意:謊言是經不起推敲的,它很容易被人們識破.
⑻ 急需10個英語小故事（短點的 最好是寓言）
1、The fox and the grapes
Hungry fox saw the vine hanging from a string of crystal clear grapes, slobber DC, want to eat off, but also
Can't reach. At the moment, feel helpless to go, he said while walking his own comfort:" this has not cooked grape, sure
Are sour."
That is to say, some capacity is small, do not a thing, on the pretext that premature.
狐狸和葡萄
飢餓的狐狸看見葡萄架上掛著一串串晶瑩剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下來吃，但又
摘不到。看了一會兒，無可奈何地走了，他邊走邊自己安慰自己說：「這葡萄沒有熟，肯定
是酸的。」
這就是說，有些人能力小，做不成事，就借口說時機未成熟。
2、The little boy and the Scorpion
There is a child in the front wall to catch the grasshopper, while to catch a lot. Suddenly he saw a scorpion, he thought that is the grasshopper,
Then two go to catch him. The scorpion his sting, said: "come, if you really dare to do like this, even you catch a grasshopper
Grasshopper will completely lose."
This story warns people, to distinguish good and bad, to treat them differently.
小男孩與蠍子
有個小孩在城牆前捉蚱蜢，一會兒就捉了許多。忽然看見一隻蠍子，他以為也是蚱蜢，
便著兩手去捕捉他。蠍子舉起他的毒刺，說道：「來吧，如果你真敢這樣做，就連你捉的蚱
蜢也會統統失掉。」
這故事告誡人們，要分辨清好人和壞人，區別對待他們。
3、The wolf and the crane
Wolf mistakenly swallow a piece of bone, very hard, running around, looking for a doctor. He met the egret, stipulated fees to invite him
Bone removed, Lusi their head into the wolf's throat, and drew out the bone, so the wolf to be a good reward. The wolf answered
Say:" Hey, friend, you can wolf mouth all is well. Withdraws head, can not meet, how to speak reward?"
This story illustrates, the bad guys do no reward, and be thankful if you say the essence of credit.
狼與鷺鷥
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他
取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答
說：「喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴裡平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎麼還要講報酬？」
這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質。
4、The widow and the hen
A widow woman kept a hen, hen lays an egg every day. She thought some more chicken feed barley, a day will be two
Egg. Therefore, such a day to feed her, the result looks more and more fat hen, an egg a day is not even under the.
This story explained that, some people because of greed, want more benefits, the results are even deprived of the existing.
寡婦與母雞
有個寡婦養著一隻母雞，母雞每天下一個蛋。她以為多給雞喂些大麥，就會每天下兩個
蛋。於是，她就每天這樣喂，結果母雞長得越來越肥，每天連一個蛋也不下了。
這故事說明，有些人因為貪婪，想得到更多的利益，結果連現有的都失掉了。
5、Standing on the roof of the goat and Wolf
The little goats on the roof, saw a wolf from the pass underneath, and cursed him, laughing at him. The wolf said:" Oh, man, scold
I is not you, but you are in the ground."
This story illustrates the advantages and the secret, often give a person with strong courage to fight.
站在屋頂的小山羊與狼
小山羊站在屋頂上，看見狼從底下走過，便謾罵他，嘲笑他。狼說道：「啊，伙計，罵
我的不是你，而是你所處的地勢。」
這故事說明，地利與天機常常給人勇氣去與強者抗爭。
6、Mountain Earthquake
One time, a mountain happened a big earthquake, vibration sounds like a loud moan and shout. Many people gathered
At the foot of the mountain to watch, do not know what had happened. While they were assembled in anxious, worried about seeing something bad omen, only
Saw a mouse running from the mountain.
Don't make much ado about nothing.
山 震
有一次，一座大山發生了大震動，震動發出的聲音就像大聲的呻吟和喧鬧。許多人雲集
在山下觀看，不知發生了什麼事。當他們焦急地聚集在那裡，擔心看到什麼不祥之兆時，僅
看見從山裡跑出一隻老鼠。
這是說庸人多自憂。
7、Good and evil
Weak forces of good, evil away to heaven by. Asked Zeus is good at, how can we return to earth to. Zeus told
He, you don't go, one of the world's visit. Evil and people very close, so continuously to find him
Are. Good because down from the sky, on the very slow to very slow.
That is to say, people is not easy to meet good, but every day of the injury or harm.
善 與 惡
力量弱小的善，被惡趕走到了天上。善於是問宙斯，怎樣才能回到人間去。宙斯告訴
他，大家不要一起去，一個一個的去訪問人間吧。惡與人很相近，所以接連不斷地去找他
們。善因為從天上下來，所以就來得很慢很慢。
這就是說，人很不容易遇到善，卻每日為惡所傷害。
8、Two pockets
Prometheus created man, and in each of them hanging round her neck has two pockets, a pack the faults of others, the other
Of their own equipment. He put the loaded others faults pocket hanging in the chest, the other is hanging behind his back. Hence it is that men are
Quick to see the faults of others, and their total however invisible.
This story explained that people often like to find fault with others, but ignore their shortcomings.
兩只口袋
普羅米修斯創造了人，又在他們每人脖子上掛了兩只口袋，一隻裝別人的缺點，另一隻
裝自己的。他把那隻裝別人缺點的口袋掛在胸前，另一隻則掛在背後。因此人們總是能夠很
快地看見別人的缺點，而自己的卻總看不見。
這故事說明人們往往喜歡挑剔別人的缺點，卻無視自身的缺點。
9、The hunting dog
An old dog young and strong never yielded to any beast of the forest, the elderly, in a hunting, met a
Wild boar, he bravely rushed to bite pig ears. Because of his dental aging weakness, not snapped, wild boar
Run away. Master came running greatly disappoint one's hopes, give him a meal. Old dogs raised his head and said:" master ah! This cannot be
Blame me not. My brave spirit and the youth are the same, but I can't resist the natural law. I used to act by
Your praise, it should not be your blame."
That is to say, the birth and death is the inexorable law.
老 獵 狗
一條老獵狗年輕力壯時從未向森林中任何野獸屈服過，年老後，在一次狩獵中，遇到一
頭野豬，他勇敢地撲上去咬住野豬的耳朵。由於他的牙齒老化無力，不能牢牢地咬住，野豬
逃跑了。主人跑過來後大失所望，痛罵他一頓。年老的獵狗抬起頭來說：「主人啊！這不能
怪我不行。我的勇敢精神和年輕時是一樣的，但我不能抗拒自然規律。從前我的行為受到了
你的稱贊，現在也不應受到你的責備。」
這是說，生老病死是不可抗拒的規律。
10、The ants and beetles
Summer, other animal have a leisurely life, only the ants run around in the fields to collect, wheat and barley, give yourself a
Winter food storage. Surprised tong beetle asked him why he was so diligent. Ant at the time said nothing.
Winter came, a heavy rain washed cow ng, ng beetle hungry, where ant went begging, ants said to him:" hey,
Buddy, if at the time when I work, you not criticize me, but also to work, we would not have the hungry."
It is said that, despite the changing situation, the people can avoid disaster save.
螞蟻與屎殼郎
夏天，別的動物都悠閑地生活，只有螞蟻在田裡跑來跑去，搜集小麥和大麥，給自己貯
存冬季吃的食物。屎殼郎驚奇地問他為何這般勤勞。螞蟻當時什麼也沒說。
冬天來了，大雨沖掉了牛糞，飢餓的屎殼郎，走到螞蟻那裡乞食，螞蟻對他說：「喂，
伙計，如果當時在我勞動時，你不是批評我，而是也去做工，現在就不會忍飢挨餓了。」
這是說，盡管風雲變化萬千，未雨綢繆的人都能避免災難。
祝你學習進步 天天向上
望採納
⑼ 英語寓言小故事，要中文翻譯，要短一點的
多給你寫一些，希望能夠對你有一些幫助！！
Making His Mark 「刻舟求劍」
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?
楚國有個人坐船渡江時，他不小心把自己的一把寶劍掉落江中。他馬上掏出一把小刀，在寶劍落水的船舷上刻上一個記號。船靠岸後，那楚人立即從船上刻記號的地方跳下水去撈取掉落的寶劍。他怎麼找得到寶劍呢？船繼續行駛，而寶劍卻不會再移動。像他這樣去找劍，真是太愚蠢可笑了。
To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow 「拔苗助長」
Once upon a time, there was an old farmer who planted a plot of rice. After he planted the seedlings, every day he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow. He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day, but still, he thought they were growing too slowly. Eventually he got impatient with the young plants and suddenly he hit upon an idea that one by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch. The next early morning, the young man couldn』t wait to check his 「achievement」, but he was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.
從前，有個農夫，種了稻苗（seedlings）後，便希望能早早收成。每天他到稻田時，都發覺那些稻苗長得非常慢。他等得很不耐煩。想了又想，他終於想到一個「最佳方法」，他將稻苗全都拔高了幾分。第二天，一早起身，他迫不及待地去稻田看他的「成果」。 哪知，卻看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了。
Plugging One』s Ears While Stealing a Bell 「掩耳盜鈴」
Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbor』s doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people』s attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever 「idea」. He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.
從前，有一個人想偷鄰居門上的鈴，但是他知道一碰到鈴，鈴就會響起來，被人發現。他想啊想，終於他想出一個「妙極」，他把自己的耳朵用東西塞起來，就聽不見鈴聲了。但是當他去偷鈴時，鈴聲仍舊響起來，他被別人當場抓住
The Fox and the Crow 「狐狸和烏鴉」
One day a crow stood on a branch near his nest and felt very happy with the meat in his mouth. At that time, a fox saw the crow with the meat, so he swallowed and eagerly thought of a plan to get the meat. However, whatever the fox said to the crow, the crow just kept silent. Until the fox thought highly of the crow』s beautiful voice, the crow felt flattered and opened his mouth to sing. As soon as the meat fell down to the ground, the fox took the meat and went into his hole.
有一天,一隻烏鴉站在窩旁的樹枝上嘴裡叼著一片肉，心裡非常高興。這時候，一隻狐狸看見了烏鴉，饞得直流口水，非常想得到那片肉。但是，無論狐狸說什麼，烏鴉就是不理睬狐狸。最後，狐狸贊美烏鴉的嗓音最優美，並要求烏鴉唱幾句讓他欣賞欣賞。烏鴉聽了狐狸贊美的話，得意極了，就唱起歌來。沒想到，肉一掉下來，狐狸就叼起肉，鑽回了洞
Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It 「畫蛇添足」
Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?」 The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It.」 tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
古時幾個人分一壺酒。他們都想獨自喝完那壺酒，所以就定了一個規矩：每人在地上畫一條蛇，誰畫得最快，這壺酒就歸誰。有一個人很快就把蛇畫好了。他正打算喝這壺酒時，看見別人都還在忙著畫，就決定給蛇再畫上幾只腳。結果，他的蛇腳還沒加完，另一個人已經把蛇畫好了。那人一下把酒壺奪了過去，說：「有誰見過長腳的蛇？」。這個故事告訴我們這樣的道理：做得過分和做得不夠都是不對的
⑽ 求一個簡短英語寓言小故事。。。。。也不要太短了。。附上譯文。。
A Little Horse Crossing the River 小馬過河
There are an old horse and a little horse on a farm. One day the old horse asks the little horse to send the wheat to the mill. The little horse is very happy. He carries the wheat and runs toward the mill. But there is a river in front of the little horse. He stops and does not know what to do next. Just then Aunt Cow is passing by.
The little horse asks, 「Aunt Cow, please tell me. Can I cross the river 」
Aunt Cow answers, 「It is not deep, you can cross it.」
When the little horse begins to cross the river, a little squirrel shouts at him, 「Little horse, don't cross it, you will be drowned. Yesterday one of my friends was drowned in this river.」
The little horse is very afraid. Finally he decides to go home and ask his mother.
The old horse asks, 「Why do you take the wheat back What's wrong with you My child.」
The little horse answers sadly, 「There is a river in front of me. Aunt Cow said it was not deep. But the little squirrel said it was deep. What shall I do 」
The old horse says, 「My child, you should try to cross the river by yourself. If you do not try, how do you know the river is deep or not 」
The little horse carries the wheat and returns to the riverside. At last, he succeeds in crossing the river. Now, He knows how deep the river is.
小馬過河
農場里有一隻老馬和一隻小馬，一天老馬叫小馬把麥子送到磨房。小馬很開心，扛起了小麥就跑向了磨房。可有一條河擋住了去路，他停了下來不知如何是好，正在這時，奶牛大嬸過來了。
小馬問：「奶牛大嬸，請告訴我，我能趟過這條河嗎？」
奶牛大嬸答道：「不深，你能過去。」
正當小馬開始過河時，一隻小松鼠朝他大喊：「小馬，不要過河，你會淹死的。昨天我的一位朋友就在這河淹死了。」
小馬非常害怕，最後決定回家問問媽媽。
老馬問：「你為什麼又把小麥扛回來了？你怎麼了？我的孩子。」
小松鼠委屈地回答：「有一條河擋住我的去路。奶牛大嬸說它不深，可小松鼠說它深。我該聽誰的呀？」
老馬說：「孩子，你應該自己試試，如果不試，你怎麼知道河的深淺？」
小馬馱著小麥又回到了河邊。最後，他成功地渡過了河。他終於知道河有多深了。
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鴿子
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.
有隻鴿子口渴得很難受，看見畫板上畫著一個水瓶，以為是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飛過 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，有些人想急於得到所需的東西，一時沖動，草率從事，就會身遭不幸。
The Raven and the Swan烏鴉和天鵝
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.
烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經常洗澡，羽毛才變得如此潔白無 瑕。於是，他毅然離開了他賴以生存的祭壇，來到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 點都沒洗白，反而因缺少食物飢餓而死。
這故事是說，人的本性不會隨著生活方式的改變而改變。
The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊與牧羊人
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.
很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈裡。有一隻山羊不知在吃什麼好東西，單獨落在後面。牧羊 人拿起一塊石頭扔了過去，正巧打斷了山羊的一隻角。牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人， 山羊說：「即使我不說，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實。」
這故事說明，明顯的罪狀是無法隱瞞的。
The Miser守財奴
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 lamentation
s. 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."
有個守財奴變賣了他所有的家產，換回了金塊，並秘密地埋在一個地方。他每天走去看 看他的寶藏。有個在附近放羊的牧人留心觀察，知道了真情，趁他走後，挖出金塊拿走了。 守財奴再來時，發現洞中的金塊沒有了，便捶胸痛哭。有個人見他如此悲痛，問明原因後， 說道：「喂，朋友，別再難過了，那塊金子雖是你買來的，但並不是你真正擁有的。去拿一 塊石頭來，代替金塊放在洞里，只要你心裡想著那是塊金子，你就會很高興。這樣與你擁有 真正的金塊效果沒什麼不同。依我之見，你擁有那金塊時，也從沒用過。」
這故事說明，一切財物如不使用等於沒有。
A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair.
He felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream.
"If you bring me the water," he said, "I will find means to get some food."
"Yes," said the sheep, "if I bring you the water, you would undoubtedly make me your food."
狼和羊
●狼被狗所咬，傷勢很嚴重，痛苦地躺在巢穴里，不能外出覓食。
●他感到又餓又渴，這時，他看見一隻羊，便請求他到附近的小河裡為他取一點水來。
●「你給我一點水解渴」，他說，「我就能自己去尋找食物了。」
●「是呀」，羊回答說，「如果我給你送水喝，那麼我就會成為你的食物。」
寓意: 謊言是經不起推敲的，它很容易被人們識破。
給你多一點！（附譯文）希望你喜歡！
Fox is with the grape
Hungry of the fox see the grape to up hang the radiant and extremely keen grape of a string, saliva direct current, and want to pick to eat, but again
Can not take off.See in a short while, helplessly walked, and his side walk the side oneself to comfort to by oneself say:" this grape have noes familiar, affirmative
Is sour."
This is to say, and the some person's ability is small, and do to not accomplish anything, borrow to say the opportune moment immaturity.
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Wolf and egret
The wolf mistake swallowed a piece of bone, very suffered, running about, look for to visit the doctor everywhere.He met the egret, and talk to settle the service fees to invite him to take out the bone, egret to stretch in the wolf's throat the own head, and the 叼 outs bone, then toward to settle the good service fees wolfThe wolf answer says:" hello, friend, you can since the wolf 嘴 take back the head in the peace ground, and the difficult way return the dissatisfied foot, and how and still speak the guerdon?"
This story elucidation, guerdon badly person act charitably, and is a bad person of cognition and does not speak the reputation's innate character.
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Little boy and scorpion son
There is a child in front of city wall to catch the grasshopper, and in a short while caught the lots of.Suddenly see a scorpion son, he to think is also grasshopper,
Then two go to catch him.The scorpion son raises his poison to stab, say:" come, if you really dare to do like this, connect your grasshopper that catch to also would entirely lose."
This story warns people, and want to distinguish the pure good man with the bad person, and distinct to treat them.
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Drop at the fox in the well with the 公 goat
An only the fox take a wrong stepped the well, in spite of how he struggle can not still climb up, and have to be foolish there.The 公 goat feels
Thirsty pole, arrive at this well the side, and see the fox under the well, and then ask him the well water the how about it to drink?The fox feels the opportunity to come, heart inside
The 暗 pleaseds, right away the town quiet down, make every effort the laudation well water good drink, say this water is a world the first spring, pure and sweet and good to eat, and advise the goat to hurry up
Come down, and drink to heart's content with him.A the heart think only of to drink the water letter to think the true goat, then the without stopping to think ground jump downed to go to, and be his 咕咚咕 the 咚 painful
After finishing drinking, have to with the fox together totally the company ascend the well's way.Fox early contain preparation, he to archly say:" I pour to have a
Method.You pick with forepaw on the well wall, again Cape 豎直 , I behind carry on the back to jump up the well to go to from you, and pull you again to come up, we all
Save." the 公 goat agreed his proposal, fox to trample the feet of his empress, and jump he carry top on his back, and then make an effort from the Cape a
Jump, jump outed the mouth of a well.The fox go ups the hereafter, and the preparation alone escape.The 公 goat blames the fox and does not keep the 諾 speech.The fox returns overdo
Say to 公 goat:" hello, friend, beard that you of brains if resemble you are so perfect, you not to the extent of at did not see the pure exit it
Front blindly jump down to go to."
This story elucidation, cleverness of the person should to in advance think it over the affair's result, then just go to do.
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譯文：
狐狸和葡萄
飢餓的狐狸看見葡萄架上掛著一串串晶瑩剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下來吃，但又
摘不到。看了一會兒，無可奈何地走了，他邊走邊自己安慰自己說：「這葡萄沒有熟，肯定
是酸的。」
這就是說，有些人能力小，做不成事，就借口說時機未成熟。
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狼與鷺鷥
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答說：「喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴裡平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎麼還要講報酬？」
這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質。
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小男孩與蠍子
有個小孩在城牆前捉蚱蜢，一會兒就捉了許多。忽然看見一隻蠍子，他以為也是蚱蜢，
便著兩手去捕捉他。蠍子舉起他的毒刺，說道：「來吧，如果你真敢這樣做，就連你捉的蚱蜢也會統統失掉。」
這故事告誡人們，要分辨清好人和壞人，區別對待他們。
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掉在井裡的狐狸和公山羊
一隻狐狸失足掉到了井裡，不論他如何掙扎仍沒法爬上去，只好獃在那裡。公山羊覺得
口渴極了，來到這井邊，看見狐狸在井下，便問他井水好不好喝？狐狸覺得機會來了，心中
暗喜，馬上鎮靜下來，極力贊美井水好喝，說這水是天下第一泉，清甜爽口，並勸山羊趕快
下來，與他痛飲。一心只想喝水信以為真的山羊，便不假思索地跳了下去，當他咕咚咕咚痛
飲完後，就不得不與狐狸一起共商上井的辦法。狐狸早有準備，他狡猾地說：「我倒有一個
方法。你用前腳扒在井牆上，再把角豎直了，我從你後背跳上井去，再拉你上來，我們就都
得救了。」公山羊同意了他的提議，狐狸踩著他的後腳，跳到他背上，然後再從角上用力一
跳，跳出了井口。狐狸上去以後，准備獨自逃離。公山羊指責狐狸不信守諾言。狐狸回過頭
對公山羊說：「喂，朋友，你的頭腦如果像你的胡須那樣完美，你就不至於在沒看清出口之
前就盲目地跳下去。」
這故事說明，聰明的人應當事先考慮清楚事情的結果，然後才去做。