英语童话故事(合集4篇)

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。"

一只猫在森林里遇到一只狐狸，心想：“他又聪明，经验又丰富，挺受人尊重的。”於是它很友好地和狐狸打招呼：“日安，尊敬的狐狸先生，您好吗?这些日子挺艰难的，您过得怎样样?”

狐狸傲慢地将猫从头到脚地打量了一番，半天拿不定主意是不是该和它说话。最后它说：“哦，你这个倒霉的长着鬍子、满身花纹的傻瓜、饥肠辘辘地追赶老鼠的傢伙，你会啥?有甚么资格问我过得怎样样?你都学了点甚么本事?”

“我只有一种本领。”猫谦虚地说。

“甚么本领?”狐狸问。

“有人追我的时候，我会爬到树上去藏起来保护自我。”

“就这本事?”狐狸不屑地说，“我掌握了上百种本领，而且还有满口袋计谋。我真觉得你可怜，跟着我吧，我教你怎样从追捕中逃生。”

就在这时，猎人带着四条狗走近了。猫敏捷地窜到一棵树上，在树顶上蹲伏下来，茂密的树叶把它遮挡得严严实实。

“快打开你的计谋口袋，狐狸先生，快打开呀!”猫冲着狐狸喊道。但是猎狗已经将狐狸扑倒咬住了。“哎呀，狐狸先生，”猫喊道，“你的千百种本领就这么给扔掉了!假如你能像我一样爬树就不至於丢了性命了!”

一捆树枝

A man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling with one another.He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked together but they took absolutely no notice of him.One day he decided to show them what he meant.

He called all the sons together and put a tightly tied bundle of sticks on the floor in front of them.

"Can you break that?"he asked the youngest son.The boy put his knee on the bundle but though he pressed and pulled with his arms he could not bend the wood.The father asked each son in turn to try to break the bundle,but none of them could do it.

Then he untied the string and scattered the sticks.

"Now try,"he said.The boys broke the sticks easily in their hands.

"Do you see what I mean?"asked the father."if only you stand together no one can hurt you.If you all disagree the whole time and insist on going your separate ways,the first enemy you meet will be able to destroy you."

United we stand;divided we fall.

从前有一个人，他有四个儿子。儿子们不断地争吵。他一再告诫他们说，如果他们一起干活儿，生活会舒适得多，但他们丝毫不理会他的意见。有一天，他决定通过示范把自己的意思告诉他们。

他把四个儿子都叫来，又把一捆扎得很紧的细树枝放在他们面前的地上。

"你能折断这个吗?"他问最小的儿子。小伙子用膝盖顶住，两只手又压又拉，都不能把那捆树枝弄弯。父亲让别的儿子挨个儿试试，看他们是否能把那捆树枝折断，但谁也做不到。

然后，他解开绳子，把树枝撒开。

"试试吧。"他说。四个小伙子用手轻轻一撅，树枝就断了。

"你们明白我的意思了吗?"父亲问，"只要你们联合起来，谁也不能伤害你们。如果你们老吵架，一定要各行其是，那么你们一遇到敌人，就会被打败。"

合则存，分则败。

老鼠和公牛

A mouse once took a bite out of a bull"s tail as he lay dozing.The bull jumped up in a rage and,with his head low to the ground,chased the mouse right across the yard.The mouse was too quick for him,however,and slipped easily into a hole in the wall.

The bull charged the wall furiously again and again,but although he bruised his head and chipped his horns,the mouse stayed safely inside his hole.After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again.

As soon as the bull was asleep,the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole,pattered across the yard,bit the bull again--this time on the nose--and rushed back to safety.As the bull roared helplessly the mouse squeaked:

"It"s not always the big people who come off best.Sometimes the small ones win,you know."

有一次，公牛躺着打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来，低着头追老鼠，一直追过院子。然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，从容地钻到墙洞里去了。

公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁，尽管头撞肿了，角撞裂了，老鼠却安然待在洞里。过了一会儿，公牛不撞了，倒下歇着。

公牛刚睡着，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑过院子，又咬了公牛一口??这回咬了鼻子??又跑回安全的地方去。当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时，老鼠吱吱叫道：

"大人物并不总占上风。有时小人物也会取胜。"

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

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。""但是，但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。