長篇英文動物寓言
㈠ 跪求！！！英語關於動物的小故事(中英文對照)
The Dog and the Shadow（狗和影子）
It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now, on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath. Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.
一隻狗嘴裡銜著一塊肉，走過一條河上面的橋，看見他自己在水裡的影子，以為是另一隻狗，那時狗銜著的肉，比他自己的還要大一倍。因此他仍掉自己的那一塊，狠狠地撲向那隻狗，想奪到那一塊較大的肉。結果兩頭都落了空，因為他想要抓取在水中的那一塊，只不過是一個影子，而原來的那一塊，也被水沖走了。
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
謹記，切莫因追逐幻影而丟失已有的東西。
這個是伊索寓言
㈡ 動物寓言世界,請翻 成英語
The Fable of Animal World
㈢ 求一篇英文的寓言故事
短篇英語寓言故事
作者：佚名 來源：本站整理 更新時間：2006年06月15日A Leaf from Heaven
HIGH up in the clear, pure air flew an angel, with a flower plucked from the garden of heaven. As he was kissing the flower a very little leaf fell from it and sunk down into the soft earth in the middle of a wood. It immediately took root, sprouted, and sent out shoots among the other plants.
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What a ridiculous little shoot!」 said one. 「No one will recognize it; not even the thistle nor the stinging-nettle.」
「It must be a kind of garden plant,」 said another; and so they sneered and despised the plant as a thing from a garden.
「Where are you coming?」 said the tall thistles whose leaves were all armed with thorns. 「It is stupid nonsense to allow yourself to shoot out in this way; we are not here to support you.」
Winter came, and the plant was covered with snow, but the snow glittered over it as if it had sunshine beneath as well as above.
When spring came, the plant appeared in full bloom: a more beautiful object than any other plant in the forest. And now the professor of botany presented himself, one who could explain his knowledge in black and white. He examined and tested the plant, but it did not belong to his system of botany, nor could he possibly find out to what class it did belong. 「It must be some degenerate species,」 said he; 「I do not know it, and it is not mentioned in any system.」
「Not known in any system!」 repeated the thistles and the nettles.
The large trees which grew round it saw the plant and heard the remarks, but they said not a word either good or bad, which is the wisest plan for those who are ignorant.
There passed through the forest a poor innocent girl; her heart was pure, and her understanding increased by her faith. Her chief inheritance had been an old Bible, which she read and valued. From its pages she heard the voice of God speaking to her, and telling her to remember what was said of Joseph's brethren when persons wished to injure her. 「They imagined evil in their hearts, but God turned it to good.」 If we suffer wrongfully, if we are misunderstood or despised, we must think of Him who was pure and holy, and who prayed for those who nailed Him to the cross, 「Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.」
The girl stood still before the wonderful plant, for the green leaves exhaled a sweet and refreshing fragrance, and the flowers glittered and sparkled in the sunshine like colored flames, and the harmony of sweet sounds lingered round them as if each concealed within itself a deep fount of melody, which thousands of years could not exhaust. With pious gratitude the girl looked upon this glorious work of God, and bent down over one of the branches, that she might examine the flower and inhale the sweet perfume. Then a light broke in on her mind, and her heart expanded. Gladly would she have plucked a flower, but she could not overcome her reluctance to break one off. She knew it would so soon fade; so she took only a single green leaf, carried it home, and laid it in her Bible, where it remained ever green, fresh, and unfading. Between the pages of the Bible it still lay when, a few weeks afterwards, that Bible was laid under the young girl's head in her coffin. A holy calm rested on her face, as if the earthly remains bore the impress of the truth that she now stood in the presence of God.
In the forest the wonderful plant still continued to bloom till it grew and became almost a tree, and all the birds of passage bowed themselves before it.
「That plant is a foreigner, no doubt,」 said the thistles and the burdocks. 「We can never conct ourselves like that in this country.」 And the black forest snails actually spat at the flower.
Then came the swineherd; he was collecting thistles and shrubs to burn them for the ashes. He pulled up the wonderful plant, roots and all, and placed it in his bundle. 「This will be as useful as any,」 he said; so the plant was carried away.
Not long after, the king of the country suffered from the deepest melancholy. He was diligent and instrious, but employment did him no good. They read deep and learned books to him, and then the lightest and most trifling that could be found, but all to no purpose. Then they applied for advice to one of the wise men of the world, and he sent them a message to say that there was one remedy which would relieve and cure him, and that it was a plant of heavenly origin which grew in the forest in the king's own dominions. The messenger described the flower so that is appearance could not be mistaken.
Then said the swineherd, 「I am afraid I carried this plant away from the forest in my bundle, and it has been burnt to ashes long ago. But I did not know any better.」
「You did not know, any better! Ignorance upon ignorance indeed!」
The poor swineherd took these words to heart, for they were addressed to him; he knew not that there were others who were equally ignorant. Not even a leaf of the plant could be found. There was one, but it lay in the coffin of the dead; no one knew anything about it.
Then the king, in his melancholy, wandered out to the spot in the wood. 「Here is where the plant stood,」 he said; 「it is a sacred place.」 Then he ordered that the place should be surrounded with a golden railing, and a stationed near it.
The botanical professor wrote a long treatise about the heavenly plant, and for this he was loaded with gold, which improved the position of himself and his family.
And this part is really the most pleasant part of the story. For the plant had disappeared, and the king remained as melancholy and sad as ever, but the sentry said he had always been so.
I. Reference Version (參考譯文)
在稀薄的、清爽的空氣中，有一個安琪兒拿著天上花園中的一朵花在高高地飛。當她在吻著這朵花的時候，有一小片花瓣落到樹林中潮濕的地上。這花瓣馬上就生了根，並且在許多別的植物中間冒出芽來。「這真是一根很滑稽的插枝。」別的植物說。薊和蕁麻都不認識它。
「這一定是花園里長的一種植物！」它們說，並且還發出一聲冷笑。它們認為它是花園里的一種植物而開它的玩笑。但是它跟別的植物不同；它在不停地生長；它把長枝子向四面伸開來。「你要伸到什麼地方去呢？」高大的薊說。它的每片葉子都長滿了刺。「你占的地方太多！這真是豈有此理！我們可不能扶持你呀！」
冬天來了；雪把植物蓋住了。不過雪層上發出光，好像有太陽從底下照上來似的。在春天的時候，這棵植物開出花來；它比樹林里的任何植物都要美麗。
這時來了一位植物學教授。他有許多學位來說明他的身份。他對這棵植物望了一眼，檢驗了一番；但是他發現他的植物體系內沒有這種東西。他簡直沒有辦法把它分類。「它是一種變種！」他說。「我不認識它，它不屬於任何一科！」「不屬於任何一科！」薊和蕁麻說。周圍的許多大樹都聽到了這些話。它們也看出來了，這種植物不屬於它們的系統。但是它們什麼話也不說——不說壞話，也不說好話。對於傻子說來，這是一種最聰明的辦法。
這時有一個貧苦的天真女孩子走過樹林。她的心很純潔；因為她有信心，所以她的理解力很強。她全部的財產只是一部很舊的《聖經》，不過她在每頁書上都聽見上帝的聲音：如果有人想對你做壞事，你要記住約瑟的故事——「他們在心裡想著壞事情，但是上帝把它變成最好的東西。」如果你受到委屈，被人誤解或者被人侮辱，你只須記住上帝：他是一個最純潔、最善良的人。他為那些譏笑他和把他釘上十字架的人祈禱：「天父，請原諒他們吧，他們不知道他們自己在做什麼事情！」
女孩子站在這棵稀奇的植物面前——它的綠葉發出甜蜜和清新的香氣，它的花朵在太陽光中射出五光十色的焰火般的光彩。每朵花發出一種音樂，好像它裡面有一股音樂的泉水，幾千年也流不盡。女孩子懷著虔誠的心情，望著造物主的這些美麗的創造。她順手把一根枝條拉過來，細看它上面的花朵，聞一聞這些花朵的香氣。她心裡輕鬆起來，感到一種愉快。她很想摘下一朵花，但是她不忍把它折斷，因為這樣花就會凋謝了。她只是摘下一片綠葉。她把它帶回家來，夾在《聖經》里。葉子在這本書里永遠保持新鮮，從來沒有凋謝。葉子就這樣藏在《聖經》里。幾個星期以後，當這女孩子躺在棺材裡的時候，《聖經》 就放在她的頭底下。她安靜的臉上露出了一種庄嚴的、死後的虔誠的表情，好像她的這個塵世的軀殼，就說明她現在已經是在上帝面前。
但是那棵奇異的植物仍然在樹林里開著花。它很快就要長成一棵樹了。許多候鳥，特別是鸛鳥和燕子，都飛到這兒來，在它面前低頭致敬。「這東西已經有點洋派頭了！」薊和牛蒡說。「我們這些本鄉生長的植物從來沒有這副樣子！」 黑蝸牛實際上已經在這植物身上吐粘液了。
這時有一個豬倌來了。他正在採集蕁麻和蔓藤，目的是要把它們燒出一點灰來。這棵奇異的植物也被連根拔起來了，扎在一個柴捆里。「也叫它能夠有點用處！」他說，同時他也就這樣做了。
但是這個國家的君主多少年以來一直害著很重的憂郁病。他是非常忙碌和勤儉，但是這對他的病卻沒有什麼幫助。人們念些深奧的書給他聽，或念些世上最輕松的讀物給他聽，但這對他的病也沒有什麼好處。人們請教世界上一個最聰明的人，這人派來一個信使。信使對大家說，要減輕和治好國王的病，現在只有一種葯方。「在國王的領土裡，有一個樹林里長著一棵來自天上的植物。它的形狀是如此這般，人們決不會弄錯。」這兒還附帶有一張關於這棵植物的圖解，誰一看就可以認得出來。「它不論在冬天或夏天都是綠的。人們只須每天晚上摘下一片新鮮的葉子，把它放在國王的額上，那麼國王的頭腦就會變得清新，他夜間就會做一個美麗的夢，他第二天也就會有精神了。」這個說明已經是夠清楚了。所有的醫生和那位植物學教授都到樹林里去——是的，不過這棵植物在什麼地方呢？
「我想我已經把它扎進柴捆里去了！」豬倌說，「它早就已經燒成灰了。別的事情我不知道！」 「你不知道！」大家齊聲說。「啊，愚蠢啊！愚蠢啊！你是多麼偉大啊！」豬倌聽到這話可能感到非常難過，因為這是專講給他一個人聽的。他們連一片葉子也沒有找到。那唯一的一片葉子是藏在那個死女孩的棺材裡，而這事情誰也不知道。
於是國王在極度的憂郁中親自走到樹林中的那塊地方去。「那棵植物曾經在這兒生長過！」他說。「這是一塊神聖的地方！」於是這塊地的周圍就豎起了一道金欄桿。有一個哨兵日夜在這兒站崗。
植物學教授寫了一篇關於這棵天上植物的論文。他憑這篇論文得到了勛章。這對他說來是一件很愉快的事情，而且對於他和他的家庭也非常相稱。
事實上這是這整個故事最有趣的一段，因為這棵植物不見了。國王仍然是憂郁和沮喪的。「不過他一直是這樣。」哨兵說。
New Words and Expressions 生詞和片語
1. pluck v. 采，摘
2. sprout v. 發芽，抽條
3. sneer v. 嘲笑，譏笑
4. degenerate a. 退化的，變性的
5. brethren n. （古）兄弟，代指約瑟
6. swineherd n. 豬倌
7. melancholy n. 憂郁，意氣消沉
8. dominion n. 統治，領土
9. sentry n. 衛兵，警衛
10.treatise n. （專題）論文
㈣ 有關動物的英語寓言故事 長一點的
在一個美抄麗的森林內襲的一棵樹上，住了一對老鼠母子。老鼠弟弟很熱心，常常幫助別的小動物，而老鼠媽媽非常勤奮，但它體弱多病。
有一天，老鼠弟弟出外覓食，看到了一隻受傷的小鳥，虛弱地靠著一棵樹旁休息，老鼠弟弟想：「如果我不幫助她，她一定會死的，我還是帶她到我家養傷吧！」然後，老鼠弟弟便走
到那隻小鳥的旁邊，把樹葉疊成一輛小車，推著小鳥回家，小鳥姊姊醒來後，便衷心地謝
㈤ 求英文的關於老虎和關於貓的寓言（速度！！！）
Tigers:
1)INDIAN STORIES:
The Story of Goddess Durga
The tiger is vahana(vehicle) of goddess DURGA. Do you know that in Nepal there is no burning of Ravana on Dusshera because it is believed that Goddess Durga, riding a tiger, killed Mahishasura ( a buffalo-headed demon) on the same day. Mahishasura it is said , was so powerful that none of the gods were able to defeat him. Therefore they met together to form Durga with 18 hands, many weapons, riding a tiger. It thus shows that tiger has always been a very important symbol of power & might
2)The story of Lord Ayyappan:
Ayyappan was born as a result of alliance between Siva & Vishnu when Vishnu appearded in Mohini Rupa after churning of milky ocean. He is the third son of Siva after Ganesha and Kartikeya. Ayyappan, was found by a childless king & queen on the bank of a river. They brought him home as their own child. But when the queen had a child of her own she became jealous of Ayyappan. The queen pretended that she was very ill & she would be cured by drinking tiger's milk. Ayyappan , who was 12 years old volunteered & went to the forest. He returned riding a tiger followed by all tigers of the forest. The king begged for forgiveness & asked where did Ayyapan want his temple to be built?
Ayyapan fired an arrow & it fell at a place Sabari. Hence, the Sabarimalai temple was built. Both the stories thus show how important the tiger has been to our mythology. The tiger has been an important part of Chinese, Korean, Sumerian , Japanese & European mythologies. It is a pity that the tiger is endangered because of us humans killing it discriminately. Killing a tiger with a sword or a spear has always been considered very courageous.
3)KOREAN STORIES
The Legend of Dan-gun
In the ancient times, Hwan-In ruled the heaven. He loved his son, Hwan- Ung who was a clever, compassionate & constructive man. One day, Hwan-Ung pleaded with his father to let him go to earth & rule Korea. Hwan -In said yes and sent him along with Pung-Beg (the Earl of Wind), U-Sa (the Chancellor of Rain), and Un-Sa (The Chancellor of Clouds). The ministers were able to control rain, wind, clouds, and all natural elements. Meanwhile a bear and a tiger lived on the earth in a cave near a sandalwood tree & wanted to become human. Hwan-ung told them that to become humans they will have to live in a dark cave for 100 days & eat only garlic and mugwort. The bear lived in the cave, but the tiger was extremely restless and ran away. The bear became a beautiful woman, married Hwan-Ung was made the Queen. Soon she gave birth to a prince, Dan-gun, or the Sandalwood King. Dan-gun reigned as the first human king of the North Korea. Koreans believe that the tiger still roams the mountains. Though the tiger did not become a human, even today people's affection for the tiger is special. The tiger is seen as brave and sacred.
T4)he Mountain Spirit
In ancient times the tiger was a messenger of the mountain spirit, San Shin.
5)The Matchmakng Mountain Spirit
Once upon a time there lived a rich man Kim, who had a beautiful daughter named Ok-bun. Ok-bun became friend with a poor boy P'al-bong. Both of them were very close friends. As they got older, Ok-bun's father realized that they loved each other & wanted to get married. Kim decided to marry his daughter to Tol-swae, who was also a nobleman. Kim wanted to get her married quickly & arranged for the engagement and set an early wedding date. Both Ok-bun & P'al-bong felt very sad. On the wedding day when the bridegroom entered the bridal chamber, where Ok-bun was waiting for him, a tiger took away Ok-bun.
The tiger dropped Ok-bun at P'al-bong's door. In the meantime, Tol-swae searched to look for Ok-bun. He thought she had surely been killed by the tiger. When everybody found Ok-bun then everyone nodded and said that it was the mountain spirit, San Shin, at his matchmaking again, and that no human should interfere. So a marriage between the two childhood sweethearts was arranged and they lived happily every after.
References
The Tiger Call, Published in March, 1996, WWF-IndiaFolk Tales from Korea, 3rd edition, by Zong In-Sob, 1982, Hollym International Corp: New Jersey Tiger, Burning Bright, Kathleen J. Crane Foundation, 1992, Hollym International Corp: New Jersey
Books to read:
At the Zoo. National Geographic Society, 1992.
Bowden, Joan. A World Without Tigers. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1993. Hewett, Joan. Tiger, Tiger, Growing Up. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1993. Who's Who at the Zoo? DK Publishing, Inc., 1994.
CATS:
1)Cat Tales
Teaching My Cat Russian
I should be working. Instead, I'm trying to teach my cat Russian. I want him to bring me his brush.
"Fremont, где— щетка?"
He should fetch his brush and say, "Вот, пожалуйста, щетка."
Or he could lead me to his brush and say, "Она здесь."
Of course, being polite, I would say, "Спасебо!" and he would reply, "Пожалуйста."
He's a Red tabby; he should know Russian, dammit. I need someone to practice Russian with. But he just lies there and looks at me like I'm nuts or something.
2)What Cats Don't Tell Us
The cats woke me up at 5:00 am Sunday morning, with a fight that started down the hall and quickly moved under my bed. Most of the time Fremont is rather laid back, but every once in a while he has to do these things. Sylvia never learned to defend herself, as Mickey always used to come between her and Fremont, and he actually stopped many fights. But no more... Anyway, when attacked, Sylvia finds something to hide under, and screams bloody murder. A fine way to wake up! So I had to get up, chase them out from under the bed, and corral Fremont long enough for Sylvia to escape.
When I went back to sleep, I had a dream. Someone told me that the reason Fremont attacked Sylvia was because he didn't like the way she wrote her papers. So I got on the computer and found her papers. Sure enough, there were problems with the way she wrote them! I fixed them, so Fremont wouldn't need to fight with her any more.
There are two things here that concern me.
First, I'm obviously working way too much.
Second..... Whatever it is that cats think about, but will never share with us...... I had it, right in front of me! On my computer! And I have no idea what it said!
3)Cat and Mouse in Partnership
Germany
A cat and a mouse wanted to live together and keep house as a partnership. They prepared for winter by buying a pot of fat, and because they had no safer spot for it, they placed it under the alter in the church until such time that they would need it. However, one day the cat took a longing for it, and approached the mouse. "Listen, little mouse, my cousin has invited me to serve as godfather. She has given birth to a brown and white spotted little son, and I am supposed to carry him to his baptism. Is it all right for me to leave you home alone with the housework today?"
"Go ahead," said the mouse, "and if they serve you something good, just think of me. I would certainly welcome a drop of good red christening wine." But the cat went straight to the church and ate the top off the fat and then went strolling about the town and did not return home until evening.
"You must have had a good time," said the mouse. "What name did they give the child?"
"Top-Off," answered the cat.
"Top-Off? That's a strange name, one that I've not yet heard."
Soon afterward the cat took another longing, went to the mouse, and said, "I've been asked to serve as godfather once again. The child has a white ring around its body. I can't say no. You'll have to do me a favor and take care of the house by yourself today."
The mouse agreed, and the cat went and ate up half the fat. When she returned home, the mouse asked, "What name did this godchild receive?"
"Half-Gone."
"Half-Gone? What are you telling me? I've never heard that name. It certainly isn't in the almanac."
Now the cat could not take his mind off the pot of fat. "I've been invited to serve as godfather for a third time," he said. "The child is black and has white paws, but not another white hair on his entire body. That only happens once in a few years. You will let me go, won't you?"
"Top-Off, Half-Gone," said the mouse. "Those names are so curious that it makes me a bit suspicious, but go ahead."
The mouse took care of the house and cleaned up everything, while the cat finished off the pot of fat. Round and full, she did not return until nighttime.
"What is the third child's name?"
"All-Gone."
"All-Gone! That is a worrisome name!" said the mouse. "All-Gone. Just what does this mean? I've never seen that name in print," and she shook her head and went to bed.
No one invited the cat to serve as godfather a fourth time. Winter soon came, and when they could no longer find anything to eat outside, the mouse said to the cat, "Let's get the provisions that we've hid in the church under the altar." They went there, but the pot was empty.
"Now I see!" said the mouse. "You came here when you said you were invited to be a godfather. First came Top-Off, then it was Half-Gone, and then..."
"Be still," said the cat. "I'll eat you up, if you say another word."
"All-Gone" was already in the poor mouse's mouth, and she had scarcely said it before the cat jumped on her and swallowed her down.
4)The Wampus Cat
retold by
S. E. Schlosser
They say that the Wampus cat used to be a beautiful Indian woman. The men of her tribe were always going on hunting trips, but the women had to stay home. The Indian woman secretly followed her husband one day when he went hunting with the other men. She hid herself behind a rock, clutching the hide of a mountain cat around her, and spied on the men as they sat around their campfires telling sacred stories and doing magic.
According to the laws of the tribe, it was absolutely forbidden for women to hear the sacred stories and see the tribe's magic. So when the Indian woman was discovered, the medicine man punished her by binding her into the mountain cat skin she wore and then transforming her into a terrible monster - half woman and half mountain cat. Ever after she was doomed to roam the hills, howling desolately because she desires to return to her normal body.
A man was hunting one night with his dogs when they both whimpered and ran off the path. At that moment, the woods were overpowered with a horrible smell like that of a wet animal that had fallen into a bog after it messed with a skunk. Then something howled on the path behind him and the man whirled around, dropping his rifle. His heart pounding with fear, the man found himself staring into the big, glowing yellow eyes of the Wampus Cat. The creature had huge fangs dripping with salvia. It looked kind of like a mountain lion, but it was walking upright like a man. Then it howled, and the man's skin nearly turned inside out in horror.
With a scream of terror, the man leapt backwards and ran as fast as he could through the woods, the Wampus Cat on his heels. He fled to the home of a friend who lived nearby, and burst through the front door only a breath ahead of the creature. His friend slammed the door in the face of the Wampus Cat. Instantly, it started shuddering under the weight of the attacking monster. The man's friend grabbed his Bible and started reading aloud from the Psalms. Upon hearing the holy words, the Wampus Cat howled in frustration and then slowly abandoned its attack and went back into the woods.
The man spent the rest of the night at his friend's place. When he went home at daybreak, he found his dogs huddled in the barn, shaken but still alive. The man never hunted after dark again.
㈥ 動物故事 英文版
Ant and Elephant
Set in a great jungle, Ant and an Elephant follows the exploits of an ant that is enormously curious about his surroundings and ends up spending time wondering how he could see it all. As he is simply too tiny to explore the entire jungle, he feels that his curiosity could never be answered. A short time later seeking help from the Lord, he comes up with a bright idea. He makes special shoes that would allow him to do things he could not do before like walking through water or flying. Soon enough, rumors spread across the animal kingdom that he was about to conquer jungle with certainty. With so much pressure and anticipation, will the ant be able to fulfill his mission and win everyone』s respect?
See what everyone is talking about!
㈦ 寓言故事英語版
畫蛇添足
Once upon a time，there was a nobleman who gave some wine to his servants． wine was not enough for all．The servants finally decided whoever first finished drawing a snake on the ground would get the cup of wine．One of the servants finished drawing first．He took up the cup， and was about to drink the wine，when he thought of adding feet to the snake．He went on drawing．Then another servant finished drawing his snake．He snatched the wine cup and drank up the wine，saying．「It is I who first finished drawing the snake．What you have drawn is not a snake．A snake doesn't have feet．」
㈧ 我想要3到4篇較短的英語動物寓言故事
共9篇
The Ant and the Grasshopper
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.
"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"
"I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."
"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity
The Bear and the Two Travelers
TWO men were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path.
One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and hid himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be killed, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his nose, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and showed the appearance of death as much as he could.
The Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he was quite gone, the other Traveler climbed from the tree, and asked his friend what it was the Bear had said in his ear. "He gave me this advice," his friend answered. "Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the coming of danger. Remember: A friend in need is a friend indeed."
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends
The Fisherman and the Little Fish
A fisherman who lived on the proce of his nets, one day caught a single small Fish as the result of his day's labor. The Fish, panting convulsively, thus entreated for his life: "O Sir, what can I be to you, and how little am I worth? I am not yet come to my full size. Pray spare my life, and put me back into the sea. I shall soon become a large fish fit for the tables of
the rich, and then you can catch me again, and make a handsome profit of me." The Fisherman replied, "I should indeed be a very simple fellow if, for the chance of a greater uncertain profit, I were to forego my present certain gain."
The Cat and the Mice
A CERTAIN HOUSE was overrun with Mice. A Cat, discovering this, made her way into it and began to catch and eat them one by one.
Fearing for their lives, the Mice kept themselves close in their holes. The Cat was no longer able to get at them and perceived that she must tempt them forth by some device. For this purpose she jumped upon a peg, and suspending herself from it, pretended to be dead. One of the Mice, peeping stealthily out, saw her and said, "Ah, my good madam, even though you should turn into a meal-bag, we will not come near you." He who is once deceived is doubly cautious
The Cock and the Pearl
A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied something shinning amid the straw.
"Ho! ho!" quoth he, "that's for me," and soon rooted it out from beneath the straw. What did it turn out to be but a Pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard?
"You may be a treasure," quoth Master Cock, "to men that prize you, but for me I would rather have a single barley-corn than a peck of pearls."
Precious things are for those that can prize them.
The Farmer and the Snake
ONE WINTER a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit its benefactor, inflicting on him a mortal wound.
"Oh," cried the Farmer with his last breath, "I am rightly served for pitying a scoundrel." The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful .
Magic change 神奇變化
Gaga is a little ck. He is small, dirty and ugly. His friends don』t like to play with him.
One day, Gaga walked behind his friends quietly(靜悄悄地).But his friends did not want him. Gaga was very sad and ran to the river and cried loudly(大聲地)。
Just then, a big beautiful bird heard(聽見)him crying and flew down(飛下來，落下來). She said, 「Please don』t cry. Tell me, what do you want? I can help you.」
Gaga told the truth(真相). The beautiful bird said, 「OK, I can help you to become a good-looking ck.」 Then she took out a blanket and put it on the ck』s body. She said something which the little ck didn』t understand. Then she took away the blanket. There stood (站立)a good-looking ck.
Gaga was very happy. He thanked the big bird and quickly went to play
Mrs. Duck and Mr. Rabbit
Mr. Rabbit said to Mrs. Duck, "Come and work with me and you will get more money than you have ever had before." Mrs. Duck said, "I will come."
So Mrs. Duck worked with Mr. Rabbit. After some time Mrs. Duck said to Mr. Rabbit, "I want to buy some things; please give me some of the money which we have got."
Mr. Rabbit said, "Things have gone very badly. I have no money to give you now."
Mrs. Duck knew that this was not so; she knew that Mr. Rabbit has the money, but that he did not want to give it to Mrs. Duck. But Mrs. Duck said nothing. She went away; and she thought and thought. She did not go to sleep at night, but stayed awake thinking. She was thinking how she could get the money from Mr. Rabbit.
One day Mrs. Duck came to Mr. Rabbit and said, "I do not want that money now; I have found a great big hole near the river; the hole is full of gold. It is full to the top; I never saw so much gold. It is more than I can take away; will you help me to take it away?"
Mr. Rabbit said, "Yes, I shall be glad to help you.
So Mr. Rabbit and Mrs. Duck went down the road to the river. When they came to the side of the river, Mrs. Duck said, "it is on the other side of the river." ' How shall I get over the water?" asked Mr. Rabbit. " Sit on my back," said Mrs. Duck, "and I will take you over."
So Mr. Rabbit sat on Mrs. Duck's back, and Mrs. Duck went into the water. When Mrs. Duck was far from the side, she said, "Now I shall go down into the water, and you will fall from my back into the water."
"But I shall be killed!" said Mr. Rabbit.
"Yes," answered Mrs. Duck, "so you will. But you did not give me my money for the work which I did with you."
"I hid the money in a pot in my house. Take me home and I will give it to you," said Mr. Rabbit.
Mrs. Duck said, "I will take you home, and we will go to your house at once, and you shall give it to me.
So Mr. Rabbit gave Mrs. Duck the money.
Mr. Rabbit was afraid of Mrs. Duck after that .
The Man and the Apples (一個人和蘋果的故事)
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the st.
He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."
He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the st and eat them.
Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.
㈨ 有關動物的英語寓言故事
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.
山
很久以前，一座大山隆隆作響，搖晃起來。遠近各處的人都來看是怎麼回事。
一個人說："要出現一條大河了。"
另一個人說："准會出現一條巨龍。"
第三個人說："從這些岩石中會出現一尊神來。"
等了幾天之後，山坡上終於裂開一條小縫，卻蹦出來一隻耗子。
正因為某人大肆張揚，所以他沒有什麼了不起。
希望採納......