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一
英语短篇小故事一：
老鼠开会
Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
从前，一所房子里面有一只大猫，他抓住了很多偷东西的老鼠。
One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that.
一天，老鼠在一起开会商量如何对付他们共同的敌人。会上大家各有各的主张，最后，一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。
At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea.
最后，一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。
"We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away."
“我们可以在猫的脖子上绑一个铃铛，那么如果他来到附近，我们听到铃声就可以马上逃跑。”
Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke.
大家都赞同这个建议，这时一只聪明的老耗子站出来说：“这的确是个绝妙的主意，但是谁来给猫的脖子上绑铃铛呢?”老鼠们面面相觑，谁也没有说话。
二
英语短篇小故事二：
画龙点睛
Mr. Li is a good painter. One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.
李先生是位很好的画家。一天画了一条栩栩如生的龙，但是这只龙没有眼睛。
Mr. Zhou looks at the picture and says, “The dragon has no eyes. It isn’t a good picture.”
周先生见了说：“这条龙没有眼睛。这不算一张好画。”
But Mr. Li smiles and says, “If I add eyes to the dragon, it will fly away.”
可是李先生笑着说：“如果我给它加上眼睛，它就会飞走了。”
Mr. Zhou shakes head and says, “You are boasting. I don’t believe you.”
周先生摇头说：“你吹牛。我不相信。”
Mr. Li isn’t angry. He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to the dragon. Woe! The dragon really flies.
李先生也不生气，只是拿起笔给龙点上眼睛。哇!龙真的飞走了。
三
英语短篇小故事三：
我该怎样谢你
One day, a poor man is taking a bag of rice to a town. The rice is on the back of his horse but it falls down.
The rice is too heavy to lift and he doesn’t know what to do. He only hopes someone can give him some help.
一天，一个穷人正带着一袋米去镇上。大米放在马背上但它掉了下来。大米太重了抬不动，穷人不知怎么办才好。他只想有人会给他些帮助。
After a while, a man riding a horse comes. But he is a rich man living nearby. The poor man hopes another farmer will come.
But the rich man sees him and says to him, “You need my help, right?” And he helps the poor man lift the rice onto the horse’s back.
过了一会儿，一个人骑着马走过来。但是他是住在附近的一个富人。穷人希望另一个农民过来。但是富人看到了他并对他说，“你需要帮助，对吗？”他帮穷人把米抬到马背上。
“Sir, how can I repay you?” the poor man says.
“我该怎样谢你呢，先生？”穷人说。
“It’s easy, when you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”
“这很简单，当你看到其他人遇到麻烦时，你可为他做同样的事情。”
四
英语短篇小故事四：
想飞的小象
On the third day after he was born, Little Elephant went with his mother to the banks of a stream, and there he saw a bird in the sky flying here and there.
Little Elephant said: “If I could fly, I could see even more things, it would be great!”
小象生下来的第三天，跟妈妈来到小河边，看见一只小鸟在天空飞来飞去。小象想：“要是我也会飞，可以看到更多的东西，多好呀！”
In order to learn to fly, Little Elephant climbed a tree and, with a yelp of “Ai Yo!”, fell heavily to the ground.
为了学会飞，小象爬到树去学飞“哎哟”一声，摔了一个大跟头。
Seeing this, the snake said: “Little elephant, we all have our own abilities. I can’t fly, but I can sleep in a tree.”
蛇看见了说:“小象，我们有自己的本事。我不会飞，可是，我会在树上睡觉。”
Lion said: “I also can’t fly, but I can jump across a wide river.”
狮子说:“我也不会飞，可是，我能跳过宽宽的大河。”
Tiger said, “I can’t fly, but I can swim!”
老虎说:“我不会飞，可是我会游泳！”
Little Elephant’s father and mother said to him, “We elephants have great strength, incomparably greater than that little bird’s.”
爸爸妈妈对小象说:“我们象的力气大，这是小鸟不能比的。”
Little Elephant understood. He used his long nose as a hook and moved a large branch.
小象明白了。他用长鼻子一钩，大木头就搬走了。
五
英语短篇小故事五：
狐狸和公鸡
One morning a fox sees a cock.He think,"This is my breakfast.
一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。
He comes up to the cock and says,"I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?The cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins to sing.
他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你能唱得非常好听，你能唱给我听么？”公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。
he fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away. The people in the field see the fox.
狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。
They cry,"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.The cock says to the fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.
大喊大叫：“看，看！狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么？人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。”
The fox opens his mouth ang says,"The cock is mine,not yours.Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.
狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时，。公鸡跑到了树底下。
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