初中生五分鐘英語故事

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　　：King Alfred and the Cakes

　　King ALFRED O f England once led his army to fight with another army and was beaten. So he had to run away through the woods and swamps***沼澤，溼地*** to save his life.

　　One evening he came to a woodcutter's hut. He was very tired and hungry, so he begged the woodcutter's wife to give him something to eat and a place to sleep in. He was ragged and dirty and she did not know that he was the king. She felt so sorry for him that she told him to come in and gave hem a seat near the fire.

　　She was baking some cakes. She said to King Alfred, "I must go and milk the cow. Watch the cakes and do not let them burn." The king was willing to do this, but he kept thinking about his army and soon forgot all about the cakes. In a few minutes the woman came back and found the cakes burning. She was so angry that she struck the king with a stick and cried, "You lazy fellow! You want to eat, but you do not want to work."

　　：A poor pig

　　Danny is a little pig. He is unhappy because he wants to leave home to see the world.

　　It's a sunny day. Danny goes away when his parents are sleeping. On his way he meets an elephant, a peacock and a rabbit. At last, he gets to a lake. He looks at his reflection in the water and says, "I wish I have an elephant's nose , a peacock's tail and a rabbit's ears." After a while, Danny's wish comes true. He runs back excitedly.

　　But his parents can't recognize Danny, "Go away, you're not our son."Danny goes to the lake again. "I just want to be a pig." He says sadly. Danny waits and waits. He becomes a pig again.

　　Danny runs back quickly. His parents hug and say, "This is our lovely baby."

　　：Fox and cock

　　One morning a fox sees a cock. He thinks, "This is my breakfast.''

　　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. The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.

　　The people in the field see the fox. 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.''

　　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.

　　：The Fairy Lilies

　　Once upon a time there was a good old woman who lived in a little house. She had in her garden a bed of beautiful trumpet***喇叭狀的*** lilies.

　　One night she was wakened by the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing. She looked out at the window. The sounds seemed to come from the lily bed, but she could see nothing.

　　The next morning she walked among her flowers, but there were no signs of any one having been there the night before.

　　On the following night she was again wakened by sweet singing and babies laughing. She walked softly to her garden. The moon was shining brightly on the lily bed, and the flowers were swayingto and fro***來回地***. The old woman looked closely and she saw, standing by each lily, a little Fairy mother who was singing and rocking the flower like a cradle, while in each lily trumpet lay a little Fairy baby laughing and playing.

　　The good old woman went quietly back to her house, and from that time on she never picked a lily, nor did she allow her neighbors to touch the flowers.

　　The lilies grew brighter in color and larger in size, and they gave out a delicious perfume like that of roses. They began, too, to bloom all the year round.

　　The day came when the good old woman died, and the lily-bed was torn up, other plants were planted there, but they all withered, and from that time on nothing would grow there.

　　But the good old woman's grave grew beautiful, for the Fairies sang above it, and kept it green; while on the grave and all around it there sprang up lilies, tulips***鬱金香***, violets***紫羅蘭***, and other lovely flowers of spring.

　　：A Monkey and a Tiger

　　An old tiger lives in the forest. He does not want to look for food. He often tells other animals to bring him something to eat.

　　One day He sees a monkey and says, "I'm hungry, monkey. Go to the village and bring me a fat pig."

　　"Oh, Tiger," says the monkey. "I can't do that now. There is another tiger over there. He also wants a fat pig. He will not let me get anything for you to eat. I am afraid of him."

　　"What?" cries the tiger. "Show me that tiger. I will teach him a lesson ."

　　"Come with me," says the monkey.

　　The monkey and the tiger get to a bridge over the river. "Now look down at the water," says the monkey.

　　"Do you see the head, the white teeth and the big green eyes of a tiger?"

　　"Yes, I do," says the old tiger," I will eat him up!"

　　"Grr…! So you told Monkey not to bring me anything?! Grrr … I'll kill you!”

　　With these words the tiger jumped into the river. He doesn't come out again.

　　"Ha,ha, ha! Goodbye, Mr Tiger," says the monkey and he went away .