兒童英文故事小短文

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　　一

　　Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The familywas rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guestroom.

　　兩個旅行中的天使到一個富有的家庭借宿。這家人對他們並不友好，並且拒絕讓他們在舒適的客人臥室過夜，

　　Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed onthe hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.

　　而是在冰冷的地下室給他們找了一個角落。當他們鋪床時，較老的天使發現牆上有一個洞，就順手把它修補好了。

　　When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "things aren't always what theyseem."

　　年輕的天使問為什麼，老天使答到：“有些事並不象它看上去那樣。”

　　The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmerand his wife.

　　第二晚，兩人又到了一個非常貧窮的農家借宿。

　　After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where theycould have a good night's rest.

　　主人夫婦倆對他們非常熱情，把僅有的一點點食物拿出來款待客人，然後又讓出自己的床鋪給兩個天使。

　　When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.

　　第二天一早，兩個天使發現農夫和他的妻子在哭泣--他們唯一的生活來源，一頭奶牛死了。

　　Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angelwas infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen? The first manhad everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was willingto share everything, and you let the cow die.

　　年輕的天使非常憤怒，他質問老天使為什麼會這樣，第一個家庭什麼都有，老天使還幫助他們修補牆洞，第二個家庭儘管如此貧窮還是熱情款待客人，而老天使卻沒有阻止奶牛的死亡。

　　"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "when we stayed in thebasement of the mansion, i noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.

　　“有些事並不象它看上去那樣。”老天使答道，“當我們在地下室過夜時，我從牆洞看到牆裡面堆滿了金塊。

　　Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, isealed the wall so he wouldn't find it."

　　因為主人被貪慾所迷惑，不願意分享他的財富，所以我把牆洞填上了，他也就再也找不到這些黃金了。

　　"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave himthe cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem."

　　“昨天晚上，死亡之神來召喚農夫的妻子，我讓奶牛代替了她。所以有些事並不象它看上去那樣。”

　　二

　　狐狸和公雞

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

　　一天早上，一隻狐狸看到了一隻公雞。他想：這是我的早餐。

　　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.

　　他朝公雞走來，對他說：“我知道，你能唱得非常好聽，你能唱給我聽麼?”公雞很高興。

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

　　他閉上眼睛開始唱歌。狐狸看到這些抓住它放到自己的嘴裡走了。

　　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.''

　　在田地裡的人們看到了狐狸。大喊大叫：“看，看!狐狸抓住公雞逃走了。”公雞對狐狸說：“狐狸先生，你能理解麼?人們認為你叼走了公雞。告訴他們這是你的，不是他們的。”

　　The fox opens his mouth and says," The cock is mine, not yours.' 'Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.

　　狐狸張開她的嘴說：“公雞是我的，不是你們的。”就在那時，。公雞跑到了樹底下。

　　三

　　驢和青蛙

　　Oneday，adonkey was carrying abundle ofwood and he fell into the river.

　　有一天，一隻驢子馱著木材，一路向前走著。

　　He struggled to come out fromthewaterbutinvain.Thedonkeymoanedandcried for help.

　　當他經過一個池塘時，一不小心，摔進了池塘裡，輾輾轉轉卻總是無法爬上岸來。驢子便唉聲嘆氣地高呼救命。

　　Some frogs in the water heard the cries.They came to the douke and said，“You only farll into the river once and you make such a fuss,How about US who stay in the water for such a Iongfirne?How pitiful would that be?"

　　住在池裡的青蛙聽見了驢子的呼救聲，成群出來圍觀。 青蛙對驢子譏諷說：“你只不過是摔了一跤，跌進池塘裡，就這樣大嚷大叫，高喊救命，如果你像我們一樣長期居住在這裡，你又會痛苦成什麼樣子呢?”