英语童话故事（一）：
Far out in the sea there was an island，on the rocky edge of which lived three Sirens，the three sisters of magic song. Half human and half bird，the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers，singing in voices that excited the hearts of men.The attractive songs were so sweet that ships were attracted to the island and struck to pieces on the rocks.No sailor nor ship had ever been known to pass the Island of the Sirens without being attracted to disaster .
遥远的海面上有一岛屿，石崖边居住着唱魔歌的海妖塞壬三姐妹。半人半岛的塞壬姐妹们坐在一片花丛里，唱着盎惑人心的歌，甜美的歌声把过往的船只引向该岛，然后撞上礁石船毁人亡。过往的海员和船只都受到迷惑走向毁灭，无一幸免。
Acting on the advice of Circe，Odysseus took careful preparation against the Sirens.Before their ships came to where they could hear the song，Odysseus had himself tied to the mast ，stopped the ears of his men with wax and ordered them to ignore his orders and gestures when they were passing the fatal island .
奥德修斯遵循女神喀耳斯的忠告。为了对付塞壬姐妹，他采取了谨慎的防备措施。船只还没驶到能听到歌声的地方，奥德修斯就令人把他拴在桅杆上，并吩咐手下用蜡把他们的耳朵塞住。他还告诫他们经过死亡岛时不要理会他的命令和手势。
Soon they came in sight of the rocky island，and the attractive song reached the ears of Odysseus.It moved him so much that he struggled in despair to free himself and shouted for his men to turn towards the rich and flowery grass land of the singing sisters.But no one paid any attention to him.The sailors kept straight on until they were pletely out of hearing.Then his friends freed him and took the wax out of their ears.For once the Sirens had sung with no effects.The eldest of the sisters，Partherope，loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed.
不久石岛就进入了他们的视线。奥德修斯听到了迷人的歌声。歌声如此令人神往，他绝望地挣扎着要解除束缚，并向随从叫喊着要他们驶向正在繁花茂盛的草地上唱歌的海妖姐妹，但没人理他。海员们驾驶船只一向向前，直到最终再也听不到歌声。这时他们才给奥德修斯松绑，取出他们耳朵中的蜡。这次塞壬海妖们算是白唱了歌。三姐妹中的老大帕耳塞洛珀深深地爱慕着奥德修斯。当他的船只走过后，她就投海自尽了。
英语童话故事（二）：
An old cock and a foxIt is evening.An old cock is sitting in a tree.A fox es to the tree and looks up at the cock."Hello，Mr Cock，I have good news for you，"says the fox."Oh"says thecock，"What good news for me?""All the animals are friends now."says the fox."Fine!"says the cock."I'm very glad to know that."Then he looks up、
"Look!A dog ia ing this way.""What?A dog?"says the fox."Well....well，I must go now.Goodbye，Mr Cock!""Wait，Mr Fox，Don't you like dogs?"Don't you like playing with the dog?Dogs are our friends now.""But，...but they may not know the news yet."Then he runs away."I see，I see，"says the cock.He smiles and goes to sleep
.翻译：一只老公鸡和一只狐狸是夜。一只老公鸡呆在树上。一只狐狸走向大树要拜访公鸡。"你好，公鸡先生，我有一个关于你的好消息。"狐狸说。"噢，"公鸡说，"是什么关于我的好消息?""所有动物此刻都是朋友了。"狐狸说。"好，"公鸡说，"我听到那十分高兴!"然后他看到了。
"看，一只狗正在往这边来。""什么?一只狗?"狐狸问。"好的好的，此刻我该走了，再见，公鸡先生!""等等，狐狸先生，你难道不喜欢狗吗?难道你不喜欢和狗玩么?狗此刻是我们的朋友。""可是，可是它们此刻可能还不明白。"然后他跑走了。"我明白了，我明白了，"公鸡说。他微笑着然后去睡觉了。
英语童话故事（三）：
A hound， roaming in the forest， spied a lion. He thought the lion might be a good prey1 and chased， thinking he would make a fine quarry2. Presently the lion perceived that he was being pursued， so， stopping short， he rounded on his pursuer and gave a loud roar. The hound immediately turned tail and fled. A fox， seeing him running away， jeered3 at him and said， "Ho! Ho! There goes the coward who chased a lion and ran away the moment the roared!"
有一条猎狗，正在森林里闲逛，猛然看见了一只狮子，心想这可是一个不错的猎物，便追了上去，想施展一下自我的小伎俩。很快，狮子觉察到自我被追踪了，便突然停住，回过头来冲着追捕者大声吼叫。猎狗立刻转身逃跑了。一只狐狸见状，便嘲笑起猎狗：“呵呵，真是个胆小鬼，竟然还敢追狮子，只要狮子一声吼，你可就落荒而逃了!”
One fine day in winter some ants were busy drying their store of corn， which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain. Presently1 up came a grasshopper2 and begged them to spare her a few grains， "For，" she said， "I'm simply starving." The ants stopped work for a moment， though this was against their principles. "May we ask，" said they， "what you were doing with yourself all last summer? Why didn't you collect a store of food for the winter?" "The fact is，" replied the grasshopper， "I was so busy singing that I hadn't the time." "If you spent the summer singing，" replied the ants， "you can't do better than spend the winter dancing." And they chuckled3 and went on with their work.
冬天一个温暖如春的日子里，蚂蚁们正忙着晒干自我存储的粮食。由于下来很长时间的雨，粮食已经十分潮湿了。这时，来了一只蚂蚱，向他们乞讨一点粮食。“因为，”蚂蚱说，“我实在是饿坏了。”尽管有点违背原则，但蚂蚁们还是停下了手头的工作。“我们能问一下吗?”他们说，“整个夏天你都在做些什么呢?为什么不为冬天储存一些粮食呢?”“实际上，”蚂蚱回答道，“我一向在忙着唱歌，根本没有时间存储粮食。”“如果你整个夏天都在唱歌，”蚂蚁们回答道，“那么，你最好在冬天就忙着跳舞吧。”他们哈哈大笑起来，继续忙于各自的工作。
英语童话故事（四）：
Far out in the sea the water is very， very blue. You can see through it like glass. Far down in the water there are beautiful trees and plants. These trees and plants are so far from the top of the water that no one can see them. Fishes go in and out of the trees just like birds. This is the place where the Sea King’s city is.
The Sea King’s wife died many years before， so his old mother looked after him. She loved the Sea King’s six children very much， and they loved their grandmother， too. These six children were beautiful princesses. The youngest princess was the most beautiful： her eyes were as blue as the sea and her body was white like a rose. But， like all her sisters， she had no feet. The top of her body was like a girl’s body; and the rest of her body was like the body of a fish.
The six princesses often played all day in the big rooms inside the Sea King’s house. Beautiful flowers GREw out of the walls on all sides of them. When the windows were opened， fishes would go into the rooms just like birds e into our rooms. But the fishes were braver than birds They went up to the little princesses to eat food from their hands.
In front of the Sea King’s house there was a large garden full of red plants and blue plants. The flowers of these plants were like the burning sun. There was a blue light over the garden; you would think that you were up in the sky — not down in the sea.
Each of the little princesses had her own little garden inside the large garden. They could plant the flowers， which they themselves liked the most. The youngest princess planted red flowers in the garden， and she planted a red tree near the flowers. She was not at all like her sisters.
在海洋的远处，水很蓝很蓝，你能象隔着玻璃一样，看透它。水底深处有美丽的树木和植物。这些树木和植物离水面很远，谁也看不到它们。鱼儿在树木间游来游去，就象鸟儿在天空飞翔一样。海王的城市就在这个地方。
海王的的妻子死了很多年了，他的老母亲照顾他。她十分喜爱海王的六个小孩。她们也爱她们的祖母。这六个小孩都是美丽的公主。最小的公主最美丽，她的眼睛象海一样蓝，她的身体像玫瑰一样白。可是，她和姐姐们一样，没有腿。她的上半截象一个姑娘的身体，下半截却象一条鱼的身体。
六个公主常常整天在海王王宫的大厅里游玩。这些大厅墙壁周围长满了鲜花。窗户开着的时候，鱼儿会游入室内，就象鸟儿会飞进我们的房间一样。可是鱼儿比鸟儿勇敢，它们游到小公主跟前，吃她们手里的食物。
在海王宫殿前面有一个很大的花园，里面长满了红色的和蓝色的植物。这些植物上的花朵象燃烧着的阳光。花园中闪耀着蓝色的光芒，你会以为这是在空中，而不是在海底。在这个大花园里，每位小公主都有一个自我的小花园，她们能够栽种自我最喜欢的花卉。最年幼的公主在她的花园里种上红色，靠近这些花，又种了一棵红树。她一点儿也不象她的姐姐们。
英语童话故事（五）：
The Fox and the Horse
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
A peasant had a faithful horse which had grown old and could do no more work， so his master no longer wanted to give him anything to eat and said， "I can certainly make no more use of you， but still I mean well by you， and if you prove yourself still strong enough to bring me a lion here， I will maintain you. But for now get out of my stable." And with that he chased him into the open field.
The horse was sad， and went to the forest to seek a little protection there from the weather. There the fox met him and said， "Why do you hang your head so， and go about all alone?"
"Alas，" replied the horse， "greed and loyalty do not dwell together in one house. My master has forgotten what services I have performed for him for so many years， and because I can no longer plow well， he will give me no more food， and has driven me out."
"Without giving you a chance?" asked the fox.
"The chance was a bad one. He said， if I were still strong enough to bring him a lion， he would keep me， but he well knows that I cannot do that."
The fox said， "I will help you. Just lie down， stretch out as if you were dead， and do not stir."
The horse did what the fox asked， and then the fox went to the lion， who had his den not far off， and said， "A dead horse is lying out there. Just e with me， and you can have a rich meal."
The lion went with him， and when they were both standing by the horse the fox said， "After all， it is not very fortable for you here —— I tell you what —— I will fasten it to you by the tail， and then you can drag it into your cave and eat it in peace."
This advice pleased the lion. He positioned himself， and in order that the fox might tie the horse fast to him， he kept pletely quiet. But the fox tied the lion's legs together with the horse's tail， and twisted and fastened everything so well and so strongly that no amount of strength could pull it loose. When he had finished his work， he tapped the horse on the shoulder and said， "Pull， white horse， pull!"
Then up sprang the horse at once， and pulled the lion away with him. The lion began to roar so that all the birds in the forest flew up in terror， but the horse let him roar， and drew him and dragged him across the field to his master's door. When the master saw the lion， he was of a better mind， and said to the horse， "You shall stay with me and fare well." And he gave him plenty to eat until he died.
英语童话故事（六）：
Io was the daughter of a rivergod. She was loved，run after and won by Zeus.
伊俄是河神的女儿，宙斯爱她、追求她、并得到了她。
Hera became so green eyed that she flew down from Olympus one day to pay her rival back .Zeus，however，had foreseen her arrival and changed Io into a beautiful white little cow. Seeing through the trick，Hera asked for the cow as a present and Zeus had to give in to her wish .Then she left the cow to the care of a hundred eyed monster，Argus.
赫拉对此嫉妒不已。一天她飞下奥林波斯山向情敌施加报复。然而宙斯早已预见到她的光临，就将伊俄变成了一头美丽的小白牛犊，赫拉看穿了其中的诡计，非要一头牛犊作为礼物。宙斯无奈，只得让她如愿以偿。赫拉便将牛犊托付给百眼魔鬼阿刚斯看管。
Argus' eyes were ever open and no escape was possible. Unable to bear to see her so unhappy，Zeus sent Hermes down to destroy the monster. Dressed up as a shepherd，Hermes lulled Argus to sleep with his sweet songs and long stories，then killed him and set Io free.
阿刚斯的眼睛永久睁着，要想逃脱是不可能的。看到伊俄如此忧郁，宙斯简直无法忍受，便令赫耳墨斯将魔鬼铲除。赫耳墨斯乔装成牧羊人给阿刚斯唱悦耳动听的歌，讲冗长乏味的故事以哄他入睡。之后便寻机杀死魔鬼，释放了伊俄。
But Hera's anger was not to be calmed down yet. She sent a gadfly to attack the cow and drive her from land to land. In her misery the cow passed over the strait which divides Europe and Asia. In this way the strip of water got its name Bosporus ，the way of the cow.
但赫拉的狂怒并未消除。她派了一只牛虻去攻击牛犊，使她颠沛流离。在十分悲痛之中，牛犊穿越了分隔欧亚大陆的海峡。从此这片狭长的水域被称作博斯普鲁斯海峡，意为牛犊之路。
She wandered over the sea，which by chance got from her its name the Ionian Sea .In the end she arrived in Egypt where she was turned back into her natural form .She settled down and gave birth to a son，Some of her children remained in Egypt and ruled as kings for a longtime.
她之后漫游过海，这片大海也就在偶然中有了名称——伊奥尼亚海，最终她到了埃及，并恢复了她本来的体态和容貌。她在那里落户并生了个儿子。她的一些子孙就呆在了埃及，当了很长时间的国王.
英语童话故事（七）：
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said， "Do e and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said， "This food is not good， and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should e and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must e and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried， " Run! Run! The cat is ing!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out， the Country mouse said， "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy， than to be rich and afraid."
【译文】
城里老鼠和乡下老鼠
从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你必须要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自我的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应当搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应当到我城里的家看看。”
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷可是欢乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”
英语童话故事（八）：
Eros(Cupid ) eros was the god of love ，better known by hislatin name cupid.son of aphrodite by ares ，he took his place among the small gods of olympus.
厄洛斯(丘比特)厄洛斯是爱神，它的拉丁名称丘比特更为人熟知。他是阿瑞斯和阿芙罗狄蒂的儿子，是一位小奥林波斯山神。
he was represented asa little naked boy ，with sparkling wings ，and he carried his bowand arrows wherever he wandered.shooting his thrilling arrows in evils ，he inspired the passion of love and provided all nature with life and power of reproduction.
他的形象是一个裸体的小男孩，有一对闪闪发光的翅膀。他带着弓箭漫游。他恶作剧地射出令人震颤的神箭，唤起爱的活力。给天然界带来生机，授予万物繁衍的本事。
the lovely ，naughty god had two kinds of arrows ：the gold tipped arrows used to quicken the pulse of love and the lead tipped ones to palsy it.
这位可爱而又淘气的小精灵有两种神箭：加快感情产生的.金头神箭和中止感情的铅头神箭。
besides ，he had a torch to light hearts with. though sometimes he was blindfolded ，no man nor god ，zeus himself included ，was safe from his evils.
at one time the little naughty god was wounded by his own arrows and such burning love was awakened in him for the human maiden psyche that he disregarded the constant interference of his mother and plucked up his courage to beg zeus for justice.
另外，他还有一束照亮心灵的火炬。尽管有时他被蒙着眼睛，但没有任何人或神，包括宙斯在内，能逃避他的恶作剧。
another famous story where eros played an important part was the argonautic expedition.medea ，daughter of king aeetes ，was wounded by eros'' arrows，took jason''s part in recovering the golden fleece and eventually became the hero''s wife.
有一次这位淘气的精灵被自我的箭射中。对人间少女普赛克炽热的爱在他心中复苏，以致于他不顾他母亲的干预，鼓起勇气让宙斯给予公正评判。
厄洛斯起了重大作用的另一个著名的故事是亚尔古英雄的远征。美狄亚，国王埃厄忒斯的女儿，被厄洛斯的神箭射中，和伊阿宋一齐寻觅金羊毛，最终成为这位英雄的妻子。
英语童话故事（九）：
Long ago in a small， faraway village， there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small， happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived， he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise， he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile， and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendly. As he left the House， he thought to himself， "This is a wonderful place. I will e back and visit it often."
In this same village， another little dog， who was not quite as happy as the first one， decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him， he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left， he thought to himself， "That is a horrible place， and I will never go back there again."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
很久以前的一个很远的小村庄里，有一个以"千镜屋"而著名的地方。一个乐观的小狗听说了这个地方并决定去参观。当来到这个地方，他蹦蹦跳欢恰快的上了台阶，来到房门口，他高高竖起耳朵，欢快地摇着尾巴，从门口往里张望，他惊奇地看到有1000只欢乐的小狗像他一样快的摇尾巴。他灿烂地微笑着，回报他的是1000张热情，友好的灿烂笑脸。离开时他心想："这是一个精彩的地主，我必须要经常来参观。"
在这个村里还有另一只想参观"千镜屋"的小狗，他不及第一只小狗乐观，他慢吞吞地爬上台阶，然后耷拉着脑袋往屋子里看。一看到有1000只小狗不友好地盯着他，他便开始冲他们狂吠，镜中的1000只小狗也冲着他狂吠，把他给吓坏了，他在离开时心想："这是一个恐怖的地方，我再也不会来了。"
世界上所有的脸都是镜子，在你所遇见的人的脸上你看到反射出来的是什么?
英语童话故事（十）：
Long ago in a small，faraway village，there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.A small，happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.When he arrived，he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.To his great surprise，he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his.He smiled a great smile，and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly.As he left the House，he thought to himself，“This is a wonderful place.
I will e back and visit it often.”In this same village，another little dog，who was not quite as happy as the first one，decided to visit the house.He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him，he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.As he left，he thought to himself，“That is a horrible place，and I will never go back there again.”All the faces in the world are mirrors.What kinds of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
英语童话故事（十一）：
The loomploy population was divided into the able and the unable.
The able could care for themselves in the darkness of the land. The cold did not freeze them for they were able to work hard and make warm coats.
The unable were sad creatures who could not help themselves. They depended upon the able to make coats for them to keep warm. This worked out fine for the able were eager to please God who had manded：
"THOU SHALT MAKE COATS!!!!"
It was said that heaven was a beautifully warm place filled with light. There， everything was perfect. In order to find a very tip top place in heaven one had only to make loads and loads of coats to keep the unables warm! Every able had his own visions of his wonderful place in heaven... just reward for his many coats. Except Tibley.
Tibley didn't like to make coats. He just couldn't help himself. Everyone thought secretly that maybe Tibley really was an unable but they didn't say so out loud. Once Tibley told the head loomploy about his problem， but it didn't help much. Tibley had said， "I just don't feel like making coats". The head loomploy had looked at him sternly. "You don't have to feel anything! Sometimes I feel like making coats and sometimes I don't! If I just did things when I felt like it... nothing would get done! No coats would be made and no one would get into heaven!"
Tibley sighed. "Oh well"， he thought， but he knew that no matter how hard he tried he couldn't make himself do something if he didn't feel like it.
So often he would console himself and go sit amongst the unables. Of course the able loomploys thought this just punishment. One of the unables would cuddle near him. Although it could not speak， it would gently touch him now and then. Time went by and Tibley looked forward to being with the unables and his special little friend. Then one day Tibley noticed his little friend was extra quiet and no longer reached to touch him. His little friend was sick. Tibley noticed the little unable's coat had holes in it from long wear and he knew that warmth was the only thing that could bring his little friend back. So Tibley after many years became a true able. He sat down and sewed the most beautiful coat the loomploy world had ever seen. Hurriedly he put it on his little friend but nothing happened. A tear came to his eye and a great ache within him but the little friend did not move.
Now everyone knows that when judgment day es that the ables will go to their just reward because of their many good coats but that the unables will never get to heaven but dwell forever in the cold.
The day came that Tibley should go to heaven. He wasn't sure if they would let him in because he had only sewed one coat his whole life. But nothing was said at the door because Kooble Loomploy who had sewed 3，000 coats in his lifetime was arguing with the Lord. "I don't understand"， said Kooble Loomploy， "why everyone else gets to enjoy the same amount of sunshine as me， when I sewed so many more coats! Why look at Tibley over there!! His whole 800 years he only sewed 1 coat. What kind of justice is that?" The Lord smiled at Kooble Loomploy with sadness in his eyes. "My Son"， he said， "All that I have is yours!" Kooble Loomploy was not consoled by this， but no matter， for he rushed off into the sunshine with everyone else. They danced and played and drank in the warmth and light. They were in heaven!!!
Except Tibley. He really didn't belong here... after all... he only sewed one coat. It was for his poor little friend unable. He wondered how he was and longed to be by his side. Heaven was warm and glorious on the outside but it didn't fill the ache and loneliness he felt inside. So with much trepidation one day he approached the Lord. "Lord"， he said， in a tiny little voice. "I think that this truly is a beautiful place and truly is heaven for everyone but forgive me because I'm not happy in heaven." Tibley gulped. There he was again not feeling the way he was supposed to and not doing what he was supposed to do. Would the Lord banish him forever from the heaven of warmth and light? The kindest eyes that Tibley had ever seen smiled at him and gently a voice whispered. "And why are you unhappy Tibley?" Tibley gazed back and felt suddenly lost in an ocean of warmth. "Why...Why...I miss my little unable... He needs me. I need him. I want to go back. The Lord again smiled. "Tibley... you can be where you want to be. You have found the truth. Heaven is not a place. It is a state of being， a state of feeling. Never be afraid to love for within you is the true light， the true warmth." And suddenly Tibley did not see the same heaven that everyone else saw. He felt a deep， deep peace and warmth where the ache had been. And beside him instantly the warmth of the touch of his little friend "the unable"... who had been healed.
St. Luke 18：17
Verily I say unto you， Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
St. Luke 17：21
Neither shall they say， Lo here! or， lo there! for， behold， the kingdom of God is within you.
英语童话故事（十二）：
The little princess loved to hear about people who were not the same as she was. These people have feet and did not live in the sea： they lived on land. She made her grandmother tell her everything she knew about ships， cities， and men. She was very pleased when she heard that the flowers on land had a lovely smell： the flowers in the sea had no smell at all. She was very pleased， too， when she heard that the small fishes in the sky could sing. The old lady was speaking about birds， but she called them fishes because the little princesses did not know about birds. "When you are fifteen years old， you can go to the top of the sea， " their grandmother said. "You will then sit at night and see the ships go by. And you will know about cities and men. "
The next year the oldest of the sisters would be fifteen. She was very happy， but the other sisters were unhappy. They could not go to the top of the sea. The oldest sister said that she would tell them about everything that she saw.
But none of the sisters wanted to go so much as the youngest sister wanted to go. On many nights she stood by the open window， looking up through the blue water. She could see the sun and it looked very big to her. If a ship went by up there， above her， she thought that it must be a very big fish.
The day now came when the oldest of the princess was fifteen and could go to the top of the sea.
When she came back she had many things to tell.
这个小公主喜欢听跟自我不一样的人类的故事。这些人有腿，不在海里生活，他们在陆地上生活。她让祖母把她所明白的一切有关船只、城市和人类的知识告诉她。当她听到地上的花儿有好闻的香味时，她很高兴。海里的花儿一点香味也没有。当她听说天上的小鱼儿会唱歌时，她也很高兴。老太太说的是鸟儿，可是她管它们叫鱼儿，因为小公主不明白什么叫鸟儿。
“等你到你们满十五岁的时候，你们能够浮到海面上去。”她们的老祖母说，“你们晚上坐在那儿，看船只在身旁驶过去，你们就明白城市和人的一些事。
再过一年，最大的姐姐就满十五岁了，她很高兴，但其她的姐妹却不愉快。她们不能到海面上去。大姐姐说，她会把她看到的一切讲给她们听。可是，在姐妹中谁也没有象最年幼的妹妹那样，想上去想得那么厉害。有很多夜晚，她站在开着的窗口，透过蓝色的海水，朝上凝望。她看到阳光，对她来说，阳光看起来是那么大。如果一条船从她上方的海面驶过，她会以为那是一条很大的鱼。这一天来到了，最大的公主满十五岁，能够升到海面上去了。她回来的时候，有许多事情要讲。
英语童话故事（十三）：
"The thing which I liked to do the most was to look at a large city， " she said. "The city was near the sea and there were many lights. I heard people singing and men speaking. I saw big houses and I heard bells ringing. And I wanted to go into the city."
The youngest princess wanted to hear about everything again. The next night when she stood by the open window and looked up through the sea， she thought she could hear the bells ringing.
The next year another sister became fifteen and went to the top of the sea.
She went there just as the sun was going down in the sky at night.
"This was more beautiful than any other thing I ever saw， " she told her sisters when she came back. "The sky was golden， and I cannot tell you how beautiful it was."
It was soon time for another sister to go to the top of the sea. She was the bravest of the six， and she went up a river. She saw hills with woods and houses and she heard the birds singing. Many children were jumping in the water. Then a little dog ran after her. She became afraid and went back to the sea.
"Nothing can be more beautiful， " she said when she came back home. "I have seen ships on the water： they were so far away that they looked like white birds."
英语童话故事（十四）：
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman，" he answered.
"You're a good boy，" said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
【译文】
小罗伯特向母亲要两分钱。
“昨日给你的钱干什么了?”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。 “你真是个好小孩，”母亲骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”
“她是个卖糖果的。”
要想让小孩培养学习英语的兴趣，那么家长就要和小孩一齐学习。平时能够教小孩常英语歌曲，还能够经过用英语讲故事的方法来让小孩产生兴趣。只要养成良好的学习习惯，相信不久的将来，小孩的英语本事必须能得到很大的提高。
英语童话故事（十五）：
In the forest， there is a bear and his mother.
One day， mother bear said to the bear， "son， you have grown up. You should go to the city to see what the house looks like in the city."
On the second day， the bear got up early and set off after breakfast.
When bear walked along the road， he raised his head high. "Oh！ No， no！ " The bear could not help crying. Originally， cubs found that the houses in the city were too many， colorful， and shapes were various.
"Why， where is the white cross on the roof？" Walking along， the bear came to the door of a black house. The sika deer hung a camera on its chest and warmly invited the bear to take a picture. Little bear was afraid to run and run， and muttered in his mouth： "the dark house is so scared."
The little bear is tired and wants to rest. He saw a green house in front of him. He thought， "this is probably the park. I'll go in and sit down for a while." As soon as the bear came into the door， he saw that the elephant in green clothes was busy receiving customers. He would knock on the postmark， hit the puter for a while， and write later.
The bear grasped the hair strangely. "Where have I been？"
Little boy， can you tell the bear where it has been in the city and where it has been？
英语童话故事（十六）：
In china，people believe that，at the beginning，the tiger and the cat were friends，and the cat was much smarter than the tiger .The cat learned the physical skills quickly，and the tiger was always behind.Gradually，the tiger had to learn from the cat，and the cat was patient to teach the tiger.Day after day，month after month，finally，the tiger could also run，jump，roll，grasp，tear，and strike as well as the cat.
One summer afternoon，the cat was taking a nap as the tiger sitting nearby.Looking at the cat，the tiger suddenly thought，why should he keep befriending with such a small animal since he had already learnt all the skills from the cat?The evil tiger decided to kill the sleeping cat as a before dinner snack.The tiger stood up and approached the cat viciously.Just as this moment，the cat woke up.Opening up her eyes，the smart cat immediately realized what the tiger was trying to do and swiftly jumped onto a nearby tall tree and climbed to the top branch.
The tiger thought he had already learned every skill from the cat .But he never knew that the cat had hidden the tree climbing from him.
“I kept the last technique of the tree climbing from you just because I suspected you might be can ungrateful friend.” The cat loudly told the tiger who watched under the tree helplessly.
英语童话故事（十七）：
An old cock and a foxIt is evening.An old cock is sitting in a tree.A fox es to the tree and looks up at the cock."Hello，Mr Cock，I have good news for you，"says the fox."Oh"says thecock，"What good news for me?""All the animals are friends now."says the fox."Fine!"says the cock."I'm very glad to know that."Then he looks up.
"Look!A dog ia ing this way.""What?A dog?"says the fox."Well…well，I must go now.Goodbye，Mr Cock!""Wait，Mr Fox，Don't you like dogs?"Don't you like playing with the dog?Dogs are our friends now.""But，…but they may not know the news yet."Then he runs away."I see，I see，"says the cock.He smiles and goes to sleep.
英语童话故事（十八）：
Wolf， meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold， resolved not to lay violent hands on him， but to find some plea， which should justify to the Lamb himself his right to eat him. He thus addressed him：;Sirrah， last year you grossly insulted me.; ;Indeed，; bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice， ;I was not then born.; Then said the Wolf， ;You feed in my pasture.;
;No， good sir，; replied the Lamb， ;I have not yet tasted grass.; Again said the Wolf， ;You drink of my well.; ;No，; exclaimed the Lamb， ;I never yet drank water， for as yet my mother′s milk is both food and drink to me.; On which the Wolf seized him， and ate him up， saying， ;Well! I won′t remain supperless， even though you refute every one of my imputations.;The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
英语童话故事（十九）：
A peasant had a faithful horse which had grown old and could do no more work， so his master no longer wanted to give him anything to eat and said， "I can certainly make no more use of you， but still I mean well by you， and if you prove yourself still strong enough to bring me a lion here， I will maintain you. But for now get out of my stable." And with that he chased him into the open field.
The horse was sad， and went to the forest to seek a little protection there from the weather. There the fox met him and said， "Why do you hang your head so， and go about all alone?"
"Alas，" replied the horse， "greed and loyalty do not dwell together in one house. My master has forgotten what services I have performed for him for so many years， and because I can no longer plow well， he will give me no more food， and has driven me out."
"Without giving you a chance?" asked the fox.
"The chance was a bad one. He said， if I were still strong enough to bring him a lion， he would keep me， but he well knows that I cannot do that."
The fox said， "I will help you. Just lie down， stretch out as if you were dead， and do not stir."
The horse did what the fox asked， and then the fox went to the lion， who had his den not far off， and said， "A dead horse is lying out there. Just e with me， and you can have a rich meal."
The lion went with him， and when they were both standing by the horse the fox said， "After all， it is not very fortable for you here —— I tell you what —— I will fasten it to you by the tail， and then you can drag it into your cave and eat it in peace."
This advice pleased the lion. He positioned himself， and in order that the fox might tie the horse fast to him， he kept pletely quiet. But the fox tied the lion's legs together with the horse's tail， and twisted and fastened everything so well and so strongly that no amount of strength could pull it loose. When he had finished his work， he tapped the horse on the shoulder and said， "Pull， white horse， pull!"
Then up sprang the horse at once， and pulled the lion away with him. The lion began to roar so that all the birds in the forest flew up in terror， but the horse let him roar， and drew him and dragged him across the field to his master's door. When the master saw the lion， he was of a better mind， and said to the horse， "You shall stay with me and fare well." And he gave him plenty to eat until he died.
英语童话故事（二十）：
Long ago in a small， faraway village， there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small， happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived， he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise， he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile， and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendly. As he left the House， he thought to himself， "This is a wonderful place. I will e back and visit it often."
In this same village， another little dog， who was not quite as happy as the first one， decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him， he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left， he thought to himself， "That is a horrible place， and I will never go back there again."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
英语童话故事（二十一）：
Long ago in a small，faraway village，there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.A small，happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.When he arrived，he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.To his great surprise，he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his.He smiled a great smile，and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly.As he left the House，he thought to himself，“This is a wonderful place.I will e back and visit it often.”In this same village，another little dog，who was not quite as happy as the first one，decided to visit the house.He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him，he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.As he left，he thought to himself，“That is a horrible place，and I will never go back there again.”All the faces in the world are mirrors.What kinds of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
英语童话故事（二十二）：
One day the wind said to the sun， “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.”
“We will see about that，” said the sun. “I will let you try first.”
So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew， but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself.
“I give up，” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak.
英语童话故事（二十三）：
A shepherd had a faithful dog， called Sultan， who was grown very old， and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house the shepherd said， I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning， for he is of no use now. But his wife said， Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years， and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.But what can we do with him? said the shepherd， he has not a tooth in his head， and the thieves dont care for him at all; to be sure he has served us， but then he did it to earn his livelihood; tomorrow shall be his last day， depend upon it.
Poor Sultan， who was lying close by them， heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one another， and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day; so in the evening he went to his good friend the wolf， who lived in the wood， and told him all his sorrows， and how his master meant to kill him in the morning. Make yourself easy， said the wolf， I will give you some good advice. Your master， you know， goes out every morning very early with his wife into the field; and they take their little child with them， and lay it down behind the hedge in the shade while they are at work. Now do you lie down close by the child， and pretend to be watching it， and I will e out of the wood and run away with it; you must run after me as fast as you can， and I will let it drop; then you may carry it back， and they will think you have saved their child， and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live. The dog liked this plan very well; and accordingly so it was managed. The wolf ran with the child a little way; the shepherd and his wife screamed out; but Sultan soon overtook him， and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress. Then the shepherd patted him on the head， and said， Old Sultan has saved our child from the wolf， and therefore he shall live and be well taken care of， and have plenty to eat. Wife， go home， and give him a good dinner， and let him have my old cushion to sleep on as long as he lives. So from this time forward Sultan had all that he could wish for.
英语童话故事（二十四）：
The monkey mother has two little monkeys. She likes the younger， not the other.
猴母亲生了两个猴子。她喜欢年幼的小猴子而不喜欢年长的大猴子。
One day， they were playing in a forest when a wolf came，running at them. The monkey ran away with the younger monkey in a hurry and left the older alone. She climbed up a tree and held the younger in her arms.
一天，他们正在森林里玩的时候，一只狼来了并向他们扑去。猴子匆忙带着小猴子跑了，单独留下大猴子。她跑着小猴子爬到树上。
After some time， the wolf went away slowly. The monkey took the baby out of her arms. She was surprised to see that the baby had died， for the baby was held in arms too highly. Very long time later， she remembered to look for the older baby. The older baby was hiding in a wood. So he saved himself.
过些时候，狼慢慢地离开了。母猴从他的'怀里放下小猴子。她吃惊的发现猴宝宝已经死了，因为小猴子在她的怀里被搂地太紧了。过了很长时间，她才想起去寻找那只大猴子。大猴子藏在一个大洞里，他救了自我。
英语童话故事（二十五）：
A little panda picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The panda can’t take it home.
一只小熊猫摘了一只大南瓜，想把它拿回家。可是这只南瓜太大了，她没有办法把这么大的南瓜带回家。
Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her. She watches the bike. “I know! I have a good idea.” she jumps and shouts happily， “I can roll a pumpkin. It’s like a wheel.”
突然她看见一只狗熊骑着一辆自行车朝她这边来。她看着自行车，跳着说：“有了！我有办法了。我能够把南瓜滚回家去。南瓜好像车轮。
So she rolls the pumpkin to her home. When her mother sees the big pumpkin， she is surprised， “Oh， my God! How can you carry it home?” the little panda answers proudly， “I can’t lift it， but I can roll it.” Her mother smiled and says，“What a clever girl!”
于是她把那瓜滚回家。当她母亲看到这只大南瓜的时候，很惊讶：“天啊！这么食的南瓜！你是怎样把它带回家来的？”小熊猫自豪地说；“我拎不动它，可是我能滚动它啊！”她母亲微笑着说：“真聪明啊！”
英语童话故事（二十六）：
A hound， roaming in the forest， spied a lion. He thought the lion might be a good prey1 and chased， thinking he would make a fine quarry2. Presently the lion perceived that he was being pursued， so， stopping short， he rounded on his pursuer and gave a loud roar. The hound immediately turned tail and fled. A fox， seeing him running away， jeered3 at him and said， "Ho! Ho! There goes the coward who chased a lion and ran away the moment the roared!"
One fine day in winter some ants were busy drying their store of corn， which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain. Presently1 up came a grasshopper2 and begged them to spare her a few grains， "For，" she said， "I'm simply starving." The ants stopped work for a moment， though this was against their principles. "May we ask，" said they， "what you were doing with yourself all last summer? Why didn't you collect a store of food for the winter?" "The fact is，" replied the grasshopper， "I was so busy singing that I hadn't the time." "If you spent the summer singing，" replied the ants， "you can't do better than spend the winter dancing." And they chuckled3 and went on with their work.
英语童话故事（二十七）：
It happened that the cat met Mr. Fox in the woods. She thought， "He is intelligent and well experienced， and is highly regarded in the world，" so she spoke to him in a friendly manner， "Good-day， my dear Mr. Fox. How is it going? How are you? How are you getting by in these hard times?"
The fox， filled with arrogance， examined the cat from head to feet， and for a long time did not know whether he should give an answer. At last he said， "Oh， you poor beard-licker， you speckled fool， you hungry mouse hunter， what are you thinking? Have you the nerve to ask how I am doing? What do you know? How many tricks do you understand?"
"I understand but one" answered the cat， modestly.
"What kind of a trick is it?" asked the fox.
"When the dogs are chasing me I can jump into a tree and save myself."
"Is that all?" said the fox. "I am master of a hundred tricks， and in addition to that I have a sackful of cunning. I feel sorry for you. Come with me， and I will teach you how one escapes from the dogs."
Just then a hunter came by with four dogs. The cat jumped nimbly up a tree， and sat down at its top， where the branches and foliage pletely hid her.
"Untie your sack， Mr. Fox， untie your sack，" the cat shouted to him， but the dogs had already seized him， and were holding him fast.
"Oh， Mr. Fox，" shouted the cat. "You and your hundred tricks are left in the lurch. If you been able to climb like I can， you would not have lost your life."
英语童话故事（二十八）：
We shall be much obliged to you， said the impostors， and then they named the different colors and described the pattern of the pretended stuff. The old minister listened attentively to their words， in order that he might repeat them to the Emperor; and then the knaves asked for more silk and gold， saying that it was necessary to plete what they had begun.
However， they put all that was given them into their knapsacks; and continued to work with as much apparent diligence as before at their empty looms.
The Emperor now sent another officer of his court to see how the men were getting on， and to ascertain whether the cloth would soon be ready. It was just the same with this gentleman as with the minister; he surveyed the looms on all sides， but could see nothing at all but the empty frames.
英语童话故事（二十九）：
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. ‘That’s for me， as I am a Fox，’ said Master Reynard， and he walked up to the foot of the tree. ‘Good-day， Mistress Crow，’ he cried.
‘How well you are looking to-day： how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds， just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.’ The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best， but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground， only to be snapped up by Master Fox. ‘That will do，’ said he. ‘That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future .’Do not trust flatterers.
英语童话故事（三十）：
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman，" he answered.
"You're a good boy，" said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
英语童话故事（三十一）：
Once upon a time a wolf was lapping at a stream. When he looked up， he saw a lamb drinking a little lower down.
"There’s my supper，" he thought. "I will find some excuse to catch it." Then he called out to the lamb， "How dare you muddle the water?" "No， master，" said the lamb. "I cannot muddle your water because it runs down from you to me."
"Well， then，" said the wolf. "Why did you call me bad names this time last year?" "It was impossible，" said the lamb. "I am only six months old."
"I don’t care，" shouted the wolf. "If it was not you， it must be your father." After that he rushed at the poor little lamb and ate it up.
英语童话故事（三十二）：
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said， "Do e and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said， "This food is not good， and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should e and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must e and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried， " Run! Run! The cat is ing!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out， the Country mouse said， "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy， than to be rich and afraid."
英语童话故事（三十三）：
in a village there once lived two men who had the same name. they were both called claus. one of them had four horses， but the other had only one; so to distinguish them， people called the owner of the four horses， “great claus，” and he who had only one， “little claus.” now we shall hear what happened to them， for this is a true story.
through the whole week， little claus was obliged to plough for great claus， and lend him his one horse; and once a week， on a sunday， great claus lent him all his four horses. then how little claus would smack his whip over all five horses， they were as good as his own on that one day. the sun shone brightly， and the church bells were ringing merrily as the people passed by， dressed in their best clothes， with their prayer-books under their arms. they were going to hear the clergyman preach. they looked at little claus ploughing with his five horses， and he was so proud that he smacked his whip， and said， “gee-up， my five horses.”
“you must not say that，” said big claus; “for only one of them belongs to you.” but little claus soon forgot what he ought to say， and when any one passed he would call out， “gee-up， my five horses!”
“now i must beg you not to say that again，” said big claus; “for if you do， i shall hit your horse on the head， so that he will drop dead on the spot， and there will be an end of him.”
“i promise you i will not say it any more，” said the other; but as soon as people came by， nodding to him， and wishing him “good day，” he became so pleased， and thought how grand it looked to have five horses ploughing in his field， that he cried out again， “gee-up， all my horses!”
英语童话故事（三十四）：
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. ‘That’s for me， as I am a Fox，’ said Master Reynard， and he walked up to the foot of the tree. ‘Good-day， Mistress Crow，’ he cried. ‘How well you are looking to-day： how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds， just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.’ The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best， but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground， only to be snapped up by Master Fox. ‘That will do，’ said he. ‘That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future .’Do not trust flatterers.
一次，一个狐狸看到一只乌鸦嘴里衔着一块奶酪飞过并停在了树枝上。“那是给我的，因为我是一只狐狸。”狐狸说道，然后便走到树脚边。“早安，乌鸦女主人，”他哭着说“你今日看上去很好，你的羽毛很有光泽，你的眼睛也闪着光芒，我相信你的歌喉必须比其他鸟儿都好，就像你的羽毛一样;请让我聆听你的歌声，仅仅一首，也许我会把你尊为鸟中之后。”乌鸦听了很高兴，于是就开始展现自我最棒的一面，可是正当她张开嘴，那块奶酪就落到了地上，没想到竟被狐狸抢走了。“行了，”他说道“那是我想要的。那就用这奶酪交换一条对你未来的提议吧。”不要相信奉承者。
英语童话故事（三十五）：
As the legend goes， during ancient times， in the expansive open country of North China， there was a kind of birds called "rocs".
The roc was very huge， with its back like a big mountain， and its wings like a stretch of cloud which could cover the sky. When it spread its wings， it could break through a storm and soar at a height of 90，000 li (1/2 kilometre) in the sky towards the sea in the south.
A small bird called the quail1 bounced on the ground， free and happy. It looked up at the roc soaring in the sky and couldn't help laughing： "Hey， see how cocky you are! Look at me， one jump can take me over 10 chi. How delightful2! Every day I e and go amid these weeds and thickets3 and fly freely. Don't I fly quite well too? But， where can you fly to anyway?"
传说，古时候中国北方的原野上有一种鸟，它的名称叫“鹏”。
鹏长得很大，背脊像一座大山，翅膀像一大片云，能把天空遮住。它张开翅膀能冲破风暴，在九万里高的天空中飞翔，一向飞向南方的大海。
有一只叫鹦雀的小鸟，在地上蹦蹦跳跳，自由自在，十分快活。它望着天空中展翅飞翔的大鹏，忍不住发笑，说：“咳，看你神气活现的!我呀，一蹦一跳，就有十几尺，多么痛快啊!我每一天在这些杂草和树丛里，来来去去，自由飞翔，不也飞得挺好吗?可是，你又能飞到哪里去呢?”
英语童话故事（三十六）：
A bird was confined in a cage outside a window. She often sang at night when all other birds were asleep.
One night a bat came. He asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night.
The bird answered， “Last year when I was singing in the daytime， a bird catcher heard my voice and caught me in his net.Since then I have never sung by day.”
The bat replied， "But it is useless to do this now that you have bee a prisoner." Then he flew away.
英语童话故事（三十七）：
I recently heard a story from Stephen Glenn about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He responded that， in his opinion， it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell， spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - a veritable(名副其实的) sea of milk!
When his mother came into the kitchen， instead of yelling at him， giving him a lecture or punishing him， she said， "Robert， what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle(水坑，泥潭) of milk. Well， the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed， he did. After a few minutes， his mother said， "You know， Robert， whenever you make a mess like this， eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So， how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge， a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
His mother then said， "You know， what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands， he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead， he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new， which is， after all， what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't work，" we usually learn something valuable from it.
Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert's mother responded to him?
英语童话故事（三十八）：
"The thing which I liked to do the most was to look at a large city，" she said."The city was near the sea and there were many lights.I heard people singing and men speaking.I saw big houses and I heard bells ringing.And I wanted to go into the city."
The youngest princess wanted to hear about everything again.The next night when she stood by the open window and looked up through the sea，she thought she could hear the bells ringing.
The next year another sister became fifteen and went to the top of the sea.
She went there just as the sun was going down in the sky at night.
"This was more beautiful than any other thing I ever saw，" she told her sisters when she came back."The sky was golden，and I cannot tell you how beautiful it was."
It was soon time for another sister to go to the top of the sea.She was the bravest of the six，and she went up a river.She saw hills with woods and houses and she heard the birds singing.Many children were jumping in the water.Then a little dog ran after her.She became afraid and went back to the sea.
"Nothing can be more beautiful，" she said when she came back home."I have seen ships on the water： they were so far away that they looked like white birds."
英语童话故事（三十九）：
Long ago in a small，faraway village，there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.A small，happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.When he arrived，he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.To his great surprise，he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his.He smiled a great smile，and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly.As he left the House，he thought to himself，“This is a wonderful place.
I will e back and visit it often.”In this same village，another little dog，who was not quite as happy as the first one，decided to visit the house.He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him，he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.As he left，he thought to himself，“That is a horrible place，and I will never go back there again.”All the faces in the world are mirrors.What kinds of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
英语童话故事（四十）：
The little princess loved to hear about people who were not the same as she was.These people have feet and did not live in the sea： they lived on land.She made her grandmother tell her everything she knew about ships，cities，and men.She was very pleased when she heard that the flowers on land had a lovely smell： the flowers in the sea had no smell at all.She was very pleased，too，when she heard that the small fishes in the sky could sing.The old lady was speaking about birds，but she called
them fishes because the little princesses did not know about birds."When you are fifteen years old，you can go to the top of the sea，" their grandmother said."You will then sit at night and see the ships go by.And you will know about cities and men."
The next year the oldest of the sisters would be fifteen.She was very happy，but the other sisters were unhappy.They could not go to the top of the sea.The oldest sister said that she would tell them about everything that she saw.
But none of the sisters wanted to go so much as the youngest sister wanted to go.On many nights she stood by the open window，looking up through the blue water.She could see the sun and it looked very big to her.If a ship went by up there，above her，she thought that it must be a very big fish.
The day now came when the oldest of the princess was fifteen and could go to the top of the sea.
When she came back she had many things to tell.
这个小公主喜欢听跟自我不一样的人类的故事。这些人有腿，不在海里生活，他们在陆地上生活。她让祖母把她所明白的一切有关船只、城市和人类的知识告诉她。当她听到地上的花儿有好闻的香味时，她很高兴。海里的花儿一点香味也没有。当她听说天上的小鱼儿会唱歌时，她也很高兴。老太太说的是鸟儿，可是她管它们叫鱼儿，因为小公主不明白什么叫鸟儿。
“等你到你们满十五岁的时候，你们能够浮到海面上去。”她们的老祖母说，“你们晚上坐在那儿，看船只在身旁驶过去，你们就明白城市和人的一些事。
再过一年，最大的姐姐就满十五岁了，她很高兴，但其她的姐妹却不愉快。她们不能到海面上去。大姐姐说，她会把她看到的一切讲给她们听。可是，在姐妹中谁也没有象最年幼的妹妹那样，想上去想得那么厉害。有很多夜晚，她站在开着的窗口，透过蓝色的海水，朝上凝望。她看到阳光，对她来说，阳光看起来是那么大。如果一条船从她上方的海面驶过，她会以为那是一条很大的鱼。这一天来到了，最大的公主满十五岁，能够升到海面上去了。她回来的时候，有许多事情要讲。
英语童话故事（四十一）：
FROM my father I received the best inheritance，namely a good temper.And who was my father? That has nothing to do with the good temper; but I will say he was lively，good-looking round，and fat; he was both in appearance and character a plete contradiction to his profession.And pray what was his profession and his standing in respectable society? Well，perhaps，if in the beginning of a book these were written and printed，many，when they read it，would lay the book down and say，It seems to me a very miserable title，I don't like things of this sort.And yet my father was not a skin-dresser nor an executioner; on the contrary，his employment placed him at the head of the grandest people of the town，and it was his place by right.He had to precede the bishop，and even the princes of the blood; he always went first，- he was a hearse driver!
There，now，the truth is out.And I will own，that when people saw my father perched up in front of the omnibus of death，dressed in his long，wide，black cloak，and his black-edged，three-cornered hat on his head，and then glanced at his round，jocund face，round as the sun，they could not think much of sorrow or the grave.That face said，It is nothing，it will all end better than people think.So I have inherited from him，not only my good temper，but a habit of going often to the churchyard，which is good，when done in a proper humor; and then also I take in the Intelligencer，just as he used to do.
I am not very young，I have neither wife nor children，nor a library，but，as I said，I read the Intelligencer，which is enough for me; it is to me a delightful paper，and so it was to my father.It is of great use，for it contains all that a man requires to know; the names of the preachers at the church，and the new books which are published; where houses，servants，clothes，and provisions may be obtained.And then what a number of subscriptions to charities，and what innocent verses! Persons seeking interviews and engagements，all so plainly and naturally stated.Certainly，a man who takes in the Intelligencer may live merrily and be buried contentedly，and by the end of his life will have such a capital stock of paper that he can lie on a soft bed of it，unless he prefers wood shavings for his resting-place.The newspaper and the churchyard were always exciting objects to me.My walks to the latter were like bathing-places to my good humor.Every one can read the newspaper for himself，but e with me to the churchyard while the sun shines and the trees are green，and let us wander among the graves.Each of them is like a closed book，with the back uppermost，on which we can read the title of what the book contains，but nothing more.I had a great deal of information from my father，and I have noticed a great deal myself.I keep it in my diary，in which I write for my own use and pleasure a history of all who lie here，and a few more beside.
Now we are in the churchyard.Here，behind the white iron railings，once a rose-tree grew; it is gone now，but a little bit of evergreen，from a neighboring grave，stretches out its green tendrils，and makes some appearance; there rests a very unhappy man，and yet while he lived he might be said to occupy a very good position.He had enough to live upon，and something to spare; but owing to his refined tastes the least thing in the world annoyed him.If he went to a theatre of an evening，instead of enjoying himself he would be quite annoyed if the machinist had put too strong a light into one side of the moon，or if the representations of the sky hung over the scenes when they ought to have hung behind them; or if a palm-tree was introduced into a scene representing the Zoological Gardens of Berlin，or a cactus in a view of Tyrol，or a beech-tree in the north of Norway.As if these things were of any consequence! Why did he not leave them alone? Who would trouble themselves about such trifles? especially at a edy，where every one is expected to be amused.Then sometimes the public applauded too much，or too little，to please him.They are like wet wood，he would say，looking round to see what sort of people were present，this evening; nothing fires them.Then he would vex and fret himself because they did not laugh at the right time，or because they laughed in the wrong places; and so he fretted and worried himself till at last the unhappy man fretted himself into the grave.
Here rests a happy man，that is to say，a man of high birth and position，which was very lucky for him，otherwise he would have been scarcely worth notice.It is beautiful to observe how wisely nature orders these things.He walked about in a coat embroidered all over，and in the drawing-rooms of society looked just like one of those rich pearl-embroidered bell-pulls，which are only made for show; and behind them always hangs a good thick cord for use.This man also had a stout，useful substitute behind him，who did duty for him，and performed all his dirty work.And there are still，even now，these serviceable cords behind other embroidered bell-ropes.It is all so wisely arranged，that a man may well be in a good humor.
Here rests，- ah，it makes one feel mournful to think of him!-but here rests a man who，during sixty-seven years，was never remembered to have said a good thing; he lived only in the hope of having a good idea.At last he felt convinced，in his own mind，that he really had one，and was so delighted that he positively died of joy at the thought of having at last caught an idea.Nobody got anything by it; indeed，no one even heard what the good thing was.Now I can imagine that this same idea may prevent him from resting quietly in his grave; for suppose that to produce a good effect，it is necessary to bring out his new idea at breakfast，and that he can only make his appearance on earth at midnight，as ghosts are believed generally to do; why then this good idea would not suit the hour，and the man would have to carry it down again with him into the grave- that must be a troubled grave.
The woman who lies here was so remarkably stingy，that during her life she would get up in the night and mew，that her neighbors might think she kept a cat.What a miser she was!
Here rests a young lady，of a good family，who would always make her voice heard in society，and when she sang Mi manca la voce，it was the only true thing she ever said in her life.
I want a voice，or，I have no voice.
Here lies a maiden of another description.She was engaged to be married，- but，her story is one of every-day life; we will leave her to rest in the grave.
Here rests a widow，who，with music in her tongue，carried gall in her heart.She used to go round among the families near，and search out their faults，upon which she preyed with all the envy and malice of her nature.This is a family grave.The members of this family held so firmly together in their opinions，that they would believe in no other.If the newspapers，or even the whole world，said of a certain subject，It is so-and-so; and a little schoolboy declared he had learned quite differently，they would take his assertion as the only true one，because he belonged to the family.And it is well known that if the yard-cock belonging to this family happened to crow at midnight，they would declare it was morning，although the watchman and all the clocks in the town were proclaiming the hour of twelve at night.
The great poet Goethe concludes his Faust with the words，may be continued; so might our wanderings in the churchyard be continued.
I e here often，and if any of my friends，or those who are not my friends，are too much for me，I go out and choose a plot of ground in which to bury him or her.Then I bury them，as it were; there they lie，dead and powerless，till they e back new and better characters.Their lives and their deeds，looked at after my own fashion，I write down in my diary，as every one ought to do.Then，if any of our friends act absurdly，no one need to be vexed about it.Let them bury the offenders out of sight，and keep their good temper.They can also read the Intelligencer，which is a paper written by the people，with their hands guided.When the time es for the history of my life，to be bound by the grave，then they will write upon it as my epitaph-
The man with a cheerful temper.
And this is my story.
英语童话故事（四十二）：
Once there were two mice.They were friends.One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city.After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said，"Do e and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went.The City mouse said，"This food is not good，and your house is not good.Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should e and live in the city.You would live in a nice house made of stone.You would have nice food to eat.You must e and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse.It was a very good house.Nice food was set ready for them to eat.But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise.The City mouse cried，" Run! Run! The cat is ing!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out.When they came out，the Country mouse said，"I do not like living in the city.I like living in my hole in the field.For it is nicer to be poor and happy，than to be rich and afraid."
从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你必须要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自我的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应当搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应当到我城里的家看看。”
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷可是欢乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”
英语童话故事（四十三）：
Far out in the sea the water is very，very blue.You can see through it like glass.Far down in the water there are beautiful trees and plants.These trees and plants are so far from the top of the water that no one can see them.Fishes go in and out of the trees just like birds.This is the place where the Sea King’s city is.
The Sea King’s wife died many years before，so his old mother looked after him.She loved the Sea King’s six children very much，and they loved their grandmother，too.These six children were beautiful princesses.The youngest princess was the most beautiful： her eyes were as blue as the sea and her body was white like a rose.But，like all her sisters，she had no feet.The top of her body was like a girl’s body; and the rest of her body was like the body of a fish.
The six princesses often played all day in the big rooms inside the Sea King’s house.Beautiful flowers GREw out of the walls on all sides of them.When the windows were opened，fishes would go into the rooms just like birds e into our rooms.But the fishes were braver than birds They went up to the little princesses to eat food from their hands.
In front of the Sea King’s house there was a large garden full of red plants and blue plants.The flowers of these plants were like the burning sun.There was a blue light over the garden; you would think that you were up in the sky — not down in the sea.
Each of the little princesses had her own little garden inside the large
garden.They could plant the flowers，which they themselves liked the most.The youngest princess planted red flowers in the garden，and she planted a red tree near the flowers.She was not at all like her sisters.
在海洋的远处，水很蓝很蓝，你能象隔着玻璃一样，看透它。水底深处有美丽的树木和植物。这些树木和植物离水面很远，谁也看不到它们。鱼儿在树木间游来游去，就象鸟儿在天空飞翔一样。海王的城市就在这个地方。
海王的的妻子死了很多年了，他的老母亲照顾他。她十分喜爱海王的六个小孩。她们也爱她们的祖母。这六个小孩都是美丽的公主。最小的公主最美丽，她的眼睛象海一样蓝，她的身体像玫瑰一样白。可是，她和姐姐们一样，没有腿。她的上半截象一个姑娘的身体，下半截却象一条鱼的身体。
六个公主常常整天在海王王宫的大厅里游玩。这些大厅墙壁周围长满了鲜花。窗户开着的时候，鱼儿会游入室内，就象鸟儿会飞进我们的房间一样。可是鱼儿比鸟儿勇敢，它们游到小公主跟前，吃她们手里的食物。
在海王宫殿前面有一个很大的花园，里面长满了红色的和蓝色的植物。这些植物上的`花朵象燃烧着的阳光。花园中闪耀着蓝色的光芒，你会以为这是在空中，而不是在海底。在这个大花园里，每位小公主都有一个自我的小花园，她们能够栽种自我最喜欢的花卉。最年幼的公主在她的花园里种上红色，靠近这些花，又种了一棵红树。她一点儿也不象她的姐姐们。
英语童话故事（四十四）：
A hound，roaming in the forest，spied a lion.He thought the lion might be a good prey1 and chased，thinking he would make a fine quarry2.Presently the lion perceived that he was being pursued，so，stopping short，he rounded on his pursuer and gave a loud roar.The hound immediately turned tail and fled.A fox，seeing him running away，jeered3 at him and said，"Ho! Ho! There goes the coward who chased a lion and ran away the moment the roared!"
有一条猎狗，正在森林里闲逛，猛然看见了一只狮子，心想这可是一个不错的猎物，便追了上去，想施展一下自我的小伎俩。很快，狮子觉察到自我被追踪了，便突然停住，回过头来冲着追捕者大声吼叫。猎狗立刻转身逃跑了。一只狐狸见状，便嘲笑起猎狗：“呵呵，真是个胆小鬼，竟然还敢追狮子，只要狮子一声吼，你可就落荒而逃了!”
One fine day in winter some ants were busy drying their store of corn，which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain.Presently1 up came a grasshopper2 and begged them to spare her a few grains，"For，" she said，"I'm simply starving." The ants stopped work for a moment，though this was against their principles."May we ask，" said they，"what you were doing with yourself all last summer? Why didn't you collect a store of food for the winter?" "The fact is，" replied the grasshopper，"I was so busy singing that I hadn't the time." "If you spent the summer singing，" replied the ants，"you can't do better than spend the winter dancing." And they chuckled3 and went on with their work.
冬天一个温暖如春的日子里，蚂蚁们正忙着晒干自我存储的粮食。由于下来很长时间的雨，粮食已经十分潮湿了。这时，来了一只蚂蚱，向他们乞讨一点粮食。“因为，”蚂蚱说，“我实在是饿坏了。”尽管有点违背原则，但蚂蚁们还是停下了手头的工作。“我们能问一下吗?”他们说，“整个夏天你都在做些什么呢?为什么不为冬天储存一些粮食呢?”“实际上，”蚂蚱回答道，“我一向在忙着唱歌，根本没有时间存储粮食。”“如果你整个夏天都在唱歌，”蚂蚁们回答道，“那么，你最好在冬天就忙着跳舞吧。”他们哈哈大笑起来，继续忙于各自的工作。
英语童话故事（四十五）：
in a village there once lived two men who had the same name.they were both called claus.one of them had four horses，but the other had only one; so to distinguish them，people called the owner of the four horses，“great claus，” and he who had only one，“little claus.” now we shall hear what happened to them，for this is a true story.
through the whole week，little claus was obliged to plough for great claus，and lend him his one horse; and once a week，on a sunday，great claus lent him all his four horses.then how little claus would smack his whip over all five horses，they were as good as his own on that one day.the sun shone brightly，and the church bells were ringing merrily as the people passed by，dressed in their best clothes，with their prayer-books under their arms.they were going to hear the clergyman preach.they looked at little claus ploughing with his five horses，and he was so proud that he smacked his whip，and said，“gee-up，my five horses.”
“you must not say that，” said big claus; “for only one of them belongs to you.” but little claus soon forgot what he ought to say，and when any one passed he would call out，“gee-up，my five horses!”
“now i must beg you not to say that again，” said big claus; “for if you do，i shall hit your horse on the head，so that he will drop dead on the spot，and there will be an end of him.”
“i promise you i will not say it any more，” said the other; but as soon as people came by，nodding to him，and wishing him “good day，” he became so pleased，and thought how grand it looked to have five horses ploughing in his field，that he cried out again，“gee-up，all my horses!”
英语童话故事（四十六）：
A peasant had a faithful horse which had grown old and could do no more work，so his master no longer wanted to give him anything to eat and said，"I can certainly make no more use of you，but still I mean well by you，and if you prove yourself still strong enough to bring me a lion here，I will maintain you.But for now get out of my stable." And with that he chased him into the open field.
The horse was sad，and went to the forest to seek a little protection there from the weather.There the fox met him and said，"Why do you hang your head so，and go about all alone?"
"Alas，" replied the horse，"greed and loyalty do not dwell together in one house.My master has forgotten what services I have performed for him for so many years，and because I can no longer plow well，he will give me no more food，and has driven me out."
"Without giving you a chance?" asked the fox.
"The chance was a bad one.He said，if I were still strong enough to bring him a lion，he would keep me，but he well knows that I cannot do that."
The fox said，"I will help you.Just lie down，stretch out as if you were dead，and do not stir."
The horse did what the fox asked，and then the fox went to the lion，who had his den not far off，and said，"A dead horse is lying out there.Just e with me，and you can have a rich meal."
The lion went with him，and when they were both standing by the horse the fox said，"After all，it is not very fortable for you here —— I tell you what —— I will fasten it to you by the tail，and then you can drag it into your cave and eat it in peace."
This advice pleased the lion.He positioned himself，and in order that the fox might tie the horse fast to him，he kept pletely quiet.But the fox tied the lion's legs together with the horse's tail，and twisted and fastened everything so well and so strongly that no amount of strength could pull it loose.When he had finished his work，he tapped the horse on the shoulder and said，"Pull，white horse，pull!"
Then up sprang the horse at once，and pulled the lion away with him.The lion began to roar so that all the birds in the forest flew up in terror，but the horse let him roar，and drew him and dragged him across the field to his master's door.When the master saw the lion，he was of a better mind，and said to the horse，"You shall stay with me and fare well." And he gave him plenty to eat until he died.