英语经典小故事汇总(可编辑).doc

英语经典小故事汇总 66篇英语小故事阅读1 The Dog In The Manger牛槽里的狗 Once a dog was taking a nap in the manger of an ox It was full of hay But soon the ox came back from his work to the manger He wanted to eat his own hay Then the dog awoke stood up and barked at the ox The ox said to the dog Do you want to eat this hay too Of course not said the dogThen go away and let me eat my own hay Oh no You go away and let me sleepWhat a selfish dog He will neither eat the hay himself nor let me eat it said the ox to himself　2The Lion The Bear And The Fox狮子熊与狐狸 Long ago a lion and a bear saw a kid They sprang upon it at the same time The lion said to the bear I caught this kid first and so this is mine "No no" said the bearI found it earlier than you so this is mine And they fought long and fiercely At last both of them got very tired and could no longer fight A fox who hid himself behind a tree not far away and was watching the fight between the lion and the bear came out and walked in between them and ran off with the kid The lion and the bear both saw the fox but they could not even catch the fox The lion said to the bear We have fought for nothing That sly fox has got the kid away3The Boys And The Frogs男孩与青蛙 One spring day some naughty boys were playing near a pond They began to throw stones into the water In the pond lived many frogs were much afraid of the boys for the stones hurt some of the frogs At last an old frog lifted his head out of the water and said Boys please dont throw stones at us The boys said We are only playing I know that but please stop throwing stones my boys What is play to you is death to us said the old frog So the boys stopped throwing stones and went away4The Two Travelers两个旅人 Many years ago two men were traveling together They were walking along a road in the wood Then they found a beautiful ax on the ground One of them picked it up and said Look here have found an ax Dont say I but we have found the ax said the other We are friends We ought to share it between us No said the first one I found the ax so it is mine Soon after they heard someone running after them They looked back They found He called out Stop thieves Stop thieves The first traveler said What shall we do He is running after us We shall be caught by him Dont say we but I shall be caught You found the ax and you say it is yours said the other and left him alone The first traveler tried to hide the ax but he did not know where to hide it And at last he was caught by the owner of the ax5The Ant And The Dove蚂蚁与鸽子 One day a little ant was walking along the bank of a stream His foot slipped and he fell into the water Oh help help cried the ant A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree over the stream and heard his cry of help Oh poor ant said the dove I will help the ant The dove pulled off a leaf and dropped it near the ant Here is a leaf Climb on it said the dove The ant climbed on it at once and floated to the bank A few days after this a hunter found the dove and was going to shoot her Just then the ant passed by and said to himself This time I must help the dove The ant ran to the hunter and bit his foot hard The hunter sprang up and missed to shoot the dove The dove said to the ant Thank you very much my little friend You have saved my life and she could fly away happily6 The Cock And The Jewel公鸡与宝石 One fine morning a cock said to the hens and chickens Come let us go out to find some food We have not had our breakfast yet Then the cock began to dig the soft earth Suddenly he cried Look look I have found something strange I wonder what it is It is like a ball But it is not a stone It may be an egg of some bird The hens heard his cry and came around him One of them said Dear me This is not an egg but a jewel Someone has lost it A chicken asked Can we eat it No said the hen It is very precious to human beings but it is of no use to us we cannot eat it Throw it away and try to find some worms I want to have one worm than all the jewels in the world7The Wolf and the Goat狼与山羊 One day a wolf saw a goat on a high cliff He was jumping to and fro and was grazing The wolf wanted to eat him but he could not climb up there to catch him So he said to the goat Good morning my good friend Goat Come down here If you slip down the cliff you will break your neck And the grass is short and dry up there Come down The grass is long and tender here Thank you Mr Wolf but never mind I am used to playing here and I like the grass here better I would rather eat dry grass than be eaten by a wolf said the goat8The Hare and the Tortoise野兔与乌龟 One day a hare met with a tortoise at the foot of a hill Hallo little Tortoise Where are you going How short your legs are said the hare I am going over to the hill I am a slow runner but I can run a race with you said the tortoise All right Lets run a race with you to the top of the hill said the hare The hare and the tortoise started The har。