適合小學(xué)生讀的英語故事

Whosecar?

OnedayMr.andMrs.Whitegoshoppingbycar.They

stoptheircarnearastore.Theybuyalotofthingsand

theywanttoputthethingsinthecar.ButMr.White

can'topenthedoorofthecar;sotheyaskapoliceman

tohelpthem.Thepolicemanisveryfriendlytohelp

them.Justthenamancomesupandshouts:"Whatare

youdoingwitmycar?”

Mr.andMrs.Whitetakealookatthecar'snumber

andtheyarefrozenthere.Itisn'ttheircar.

TheWindAndTheSun

Onedaythewindsaidtothesun,“Lookatthatman

walkingalongtheroad.Icangethiscloakoffmore

quicklythanyoucan.^^

“Wewillseeaboutthat,“saidthesun.“Iwillletyou

tryfirst.”

Sothewindtriedtomakethemantakeoffhiscloak.He

blewandblew,butthemanonlypulledhiscloakmore

closelyaroundhimself.

“Igiveup,“saidthewindatlast.“Icannotgethis

cloakThenthesuntried.Heshoneashardashe

could.Themansoonbecamehotandtookoffhiscloak.

Foxandcock

Onemorningafoxseesacock.Hethinks,"Thisis

mybreakfast."

Hecomesuptothecockandsays,"Iknowyoucansing

verywell.Canyousingforme?"Thecockisglad.He

closeshiseyesandbeginstosing.Thefoxseesthatand

catcheshiminhismouthandcarrieshimaway.The

peopleinthefieldseethefox.Theycry,"Look,look!

Thefoxiscarryingthecockaway."Thecocksaystothe

fox,"Mr.Fox,doyouunderstand?Thepeoplesayyou

arecarryingtheircockaway.Tellthemitisyours.Not

theirs."

Thefoxopenshismouthandsays,"Thecockis

mine,notyours.''Justthenthecockrunsawayfromthe

foxandfliesintothetree.

HereComesaWolf!

Onceanaughtyboywaslookingafterhissheepin

themountain.Hewantedtomakeajokebecausehefelt

lonely.Hecriedloudly,"Herecomesawolf!Help!"On

hearingit,thevillagersallranuptosavehim,buthe

laughedandfeltfunny.Thesamethinghappenedagain

thenextday,andthevillagersgotangrywithhim.

Andthen,awolfdidcomeoneday.Theboyshouted

againandagain,butnobodycameup.Theboywas

killedatlast.

Remember:Nevertellalie!

MakingHisMark

OnceuponatimeamanfromtheStateofChuwas

crossingariverbyboat.Butcarelesslyhisswordfell

intothewater.Immediatelyhemadeamarkonthe

boat.Hesaid,"Thisiswheremyswordfelloff."

Whentheboatstoppedmoving,hewentintothe

watertolookforhisswordattheplacewherehehad

markedtheboat.Ofcoursehecouldn'tfindit.Hedidn't

knowtheboathadmovedbuttheswordhadno.

TwoMonks

OncethereweretwomonksinSichuan.Onewaspoor;

andtheotherwasrich.Onedaythepoormonkasked

therichon,"IwanttogotoNanhai.Whatdoyouthink

ofit?"Therichoneasked,"Whatdoyoudependonto

gothere?"Thepooroneanswered,"Abottleanda

basin."Therichonelaughedandsaid,"Ihavebeen

thinkingaboutgoingtherebyboatformanyyears,but

Ihavefailed.Howcanyougothere?"Thenextyear;the

poormonkreturnedfromNanhai.Therichonelooked

ashamed.

TheCrowandtheFox

Onedayacrowfoundapieceofmeat.Shepickedit

upandflewtoatalltree.Shewasjustgoingtoeatthe

meatwhenafoxsawher.Hecameandstoodunderthe

treeandsaid,"Howbeautifulyouare!"Thecrowwas

gladtohearthat.Thenthefoxsaid,"Icanseeyour

beautifulface,butIcan'thearyourbeautifulvoice.Why

don'tyousingasong?"Thecrowbegantosing.But

whensheopenedhermouth,shedroppedthemeat,

andthefoxpickeditupatonce.

TwoFriends

Twofriendswerewalkingintheforest.Oneistall,

andtheotherisshort.Thetallmansaidtotheother,

"Wearegoodfriends.Ifanybeastcomes,I\'llhelp

you."Theshortmananswered,"Ofcourse,wearegood

friends."

Atthistimeabearcametothem.Thetallman

quicklyclimbedupatree,buttheshortonecouldn\'t.

Hesaid,"Helpme,Ican\'tclimbup."Butthetallman

said,"No,thetreeisnotstrong."

Theshortmanhadtothrowhimselftotheground

andheldhisbreath.Thebearsmelthimandwentaway.

Thetallmancamedownandasked/'Whatdidthebear

saytoyou?"

"Herunsawayfromyouwhenyouareingreatneed.

Heisnotyourfriend,"heanswered.

Remember:Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

AnAntandaBird

Onceanantwasdrinkingbyasmallriverandfellin.

Shetriedherbesttoteachthebank,butshecould\'t

moveatall.Atthistime,abirdthrewapieceofwoodto

her.Shewassaved.

Whentheantwasdryingherselfinthegrass,aman

came,carryingaguninhishand.Justasthemanwas

goingtokillthebird,theantbithimononeofhisfeet.

Thebirdflewawayatonce.

Remember:Weshouldhelpeveryone,andwe

ourselvesoftenneedhelp.

THEREDSHOES

Therewasoncealittlegirlwhowasveryprettyand

delicate,butinsummershewasforcedtorunabout

withbarefeet,shewassopoor;andinwinterwearvery

largewoodenshoes,whichmadeherlittleinstepsquite

red,andthatlookedsodangerous!

InthemiddleofthevillagelivedoldDameShoemaker;

shesatandsewedtogethei;aswellasshecould,alittle

pairofshoesoutofoldredstripsofcloth;theywere

veryclumsy,butitwasakindthought.Theywere

meantforthelittlegirl.ThelittlegirlwascalledKaren.

Ontheverydayhermotherwasburied,Karenreceived

theredshoes,andworethemforthefirsttime.They

werecertainlynotintendedformourning,butshehad

noothers,andwithstockinglessfeetshefollowedthe

poorstrawcoffininthem.

Suddenlyalargeoldcarriagedroveup,andalargeold

ladysatinit:shelookedatthelittlegirl,feltcompassion

forher;andthensaidtotheclergyman:

"Here,givemethelittlegirl.Iwilladopther!"AndKaren

believedallthishappenedonaccountoftheredshoes,

buttheoldladythoughttheywerehorrible,andthey

wereburnt.ButKarenherselfwascleanlyandnicely

dressed;shemustlearntoreadandsew;andpeople

saidshewasanicelittlething,butthelooking-glasssaid:

"Thouartmorethannice,thouartbeautiful!"Nowthe

queenoncetravelledthroughtheland,andshehadher

littledaughterwithher.Andthislittledaughterwasa

princess,andpeoplestreamedtothecastle,andKaren

wastherealso,andthelittleprincessstoodinher

finewhitedress,inawindow,andletherselfbestaredat;

shehadneitheratrainnoragoldencrown,butsplendid

redmoroccoshoes.Theywerecertainlyfarhandsomer

thanthoseDameShoemakerhadmadeforlittleKaren.

Nothingintheworldcanbecomparedwithredshoes.

NowKarenwasoldenoughtobeconfirmed;shehad

newclothesandwastohavenewshoesalso.Therich

shoemakerinthecitytookthemeasureofherlittlefoot.

Thistookplaceathishouse,inhisroom;wherestood

largeglass-cases,filledwithelegantshoesandbrilliant

boots.Allthislookedcharming,buttheoldladycould

notseewell,andsohadnopleasureinthem.

Inthemidstoftheshoesstoodapairofredones,

justlikethosetheprincesshadworn.Howbeautifulthey

were!Theshoemakersaidalsotheyhadbeenmadefor

thechildofacount,buthadnotfitted.

"Thatmustbepatentleather!"saidtheoldlady."They

shineso!""Yes,theyshine!"saidKaren,andtheyfitted,

andwerebought,buttheoldladyknewnothingabout

theirbeingred,elseshewouldneverhave

allowedKarentohavegoneinredshoestobeconfirmed.

Yetsuchwasthecase.

Everybodylookedatherfeet;andwhenshestepped

throughthechanceldooronthechurchpavement,it

seemedtoherasiftheoldfiguresonthetombs,those

portraitsofoldpreachersandpreachers'wives,with

stiffruffs,andlongblackdresses,fixedtheireyesonher

redshoes.Andshethoughtonlyofthemasthe

clergymanlaidhishanduponherhead,andspokeof

theholybaptism,ofthecovenantwithGod,andhowshe

shouldbenowamaturedChristian;andtheorgan

pealedsosolemnly;thesweetchildren'svoices

sang,andtheoldmusic-directorssang,butKarenonly

thoughtofherredshoes.

Intheafternoon,theoldladyheardfromeveryonethat

theshoeshadbeenred,andshesaidthatitwasvery

wrongofKaren,thatitwasnotatallbecoming,andthat

infutureKarenshouldonlygoinblackshoesto

church,evenwhensheshouldbeolder.

ThenextSundaytherewasthesacrament,andKaren

lookedattheblackshoes,lookedatthered

ones—lookedatthemagain,andputontheredshoes.

Thesunshonegloriously;Karenandtheoldladywalked

alongthepaththroughthecorn;itwasratherdusty

there.

Atthechurchdoorstoodanoldsoldierwithacrutch,

andwithawonderfullylongbeard,whichwasmorered

thanwhite,andhebowedtotheground,andaskedthe

oldladywhetherhemightdusthershoes.AndKaren

stretchedoutherlittlefoot.

"See,whatbeautifuldancingshoes!"saidthes