小馬過河英語故事
很流行的伊索寓言龜兔賽跑。
The Rabbit And The Turtle
One day, a hare and a tortoise decided to have a race to see who was faster than the other. They agreed that the one who first got to the big tree in the distance was the winner. So they started at the same time.
The hare thought, "My legs ave much longer than the tortoise's, I'm sure to be the winner. Of course the tortoise was much slower than the hare, but he was never discouraged and kept on moving forward as fast as he could.
As the hare ran round a corner, he found the tortoise far behind him. So the hare decided to take a rest under a tree. When he woke up, the tortoise had already got to the tree and won the race. The hare was filled with regret.
龜兔賽跑
一天，兔予和烏龜決定比賽看誰堪得快，他們約定誰跑到遠處的大樹誰就是獲勝者，於是他們同時出發。
兔子想，「我的腿比烏龜的長的多，我肯定贏。」自然烏龜比兔子慢得多，但是它從不泄氣，盡最大努力一直往前跑。
當兔子跑到一個拐角時，它發現烏龜遠遠的落在它後面，於是它決定在樹下休息一會。醒來時，烏龜已經跑到終點，贏了這場比賽。兔子後悔不已。
② 求一個簡短英語寓言小故事。。。。。也不要太短了。。附上譯文。。
A Little Horse Crossing the River 小馬過河
There are an old horse and a little horse on a farm. One day the old horse asks the little horse to send the wheat to the mill. The little horse is very happy. He carries the wheat and runs toward the mill. But there is a river in front of the little horse. He stops and does not know what to do next. Just then Aunt Cow is passing by.
The little horse asks, 「Aunt Cow, please tell me. Can I cross the river 」
Aunt Cow answers, 「It is not deep, you can cross it.」
When the little horse begins to cross the river, a little squirrel shouts at him, 「Little horse, don't cross it, you will be drowned. Yesterday one of my friends was drowned in this river.」
The little horse is very afraid. Finally he decides to go home and ask his mother.
The old horse asks, 「Why do you take the wheat back What's wrong with you My child.」
The little horse answers sadly, 「There is a river in front of me. Aunt Cow said it was not deep. But the little squirrel said it was deep. What shall I do 」
The old horse says, 「My child, you should try to cross the river by yourself. If you do not try, how do you know the river is deep or not 」
The little horse carries the wheat and returns to the riverside. At last, he succeeds in crossing the river. Now, He knows how deep the river is.
小馬過河
農場里有一隻老馬和一隻小馬，一天老馬叫小馬把麥子送到磨房。小馬很開心，扛起了小麥就跑向了磨房。可有一條河擋住了去路，他停了下來不知如何是好，正在這時，奶牛大嬸過來了。
小馬問：「奶牛大嬸，請告訴我，我能趟過這條河嗎？」
奶牛大嬸答道：「不深，你能過去。」
正當小馬開始過河時，一隻小松鼠朝他大喊：「小馬，不要過河，你會淹死的。昨天我的一位朋友就在這河淹死了。」
小馬非常害怕，最後決定回家問問媽媽。
老馬問：「你為什麼又把小麥扛回來了？你怎麼了？我的孩子。」
小松鼠委屈地回答：「有一條河擋住我的去路。奶牛大嬸說它不深，可小松鼠說它深。我該聽誰的呀？」
老馬說：「孩子，你應該自己試試，如果不試，你怎麼知道河的深淺？」
小馬馱著小麥又回到了河邊。最後，他成功地渡過了河。他終於知道河有多深了。
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鴿子
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water
painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture,
she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed
against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken
her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by
one of the bystanders.
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
有隻鴿子口渴得很難受，看見畫板上畫著一個水瓶，以為是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飛過 去，不料一頭碰撞在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。
這是說，有些人想急於得到所需的東西，一時沖動，草率從事，就會身遭不幸。
The Raven and the Swan烏鴉和天鵝
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same
beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white
color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the
Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his
living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But
cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change
their color, while through want of food he perished.
Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經常洗澡，羽毛才變得如此潔白無 瑕。於是，他毅然離開了他賴以生存的祭壇，來到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 點都沒洗白，反而因缺少食物飢餓而死。
這故事是說，人的本性不會隨著生活方式的改變而改變。
The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊與牧羊人
A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock.
He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no
attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone,
and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master.
The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak
though I be silent."
Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.
很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈裡。有一隻山羊不知在吃什麼好東西，單獨落在後面。牧羊 人拿起一塊石頭扔了過去，正巧打斷了山羊的一隻角。牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人， 山羊說：「即使我不說，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實。」
這故事說明，明顯的罪狀是無法隱瞞的。
The Miser守財奴
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he
buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and
went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent
visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon
discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down,
came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next
visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to
make loud lamentation
s. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with
grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but
go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the
gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same
service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did
not make the slightest use of it."
有個守財奴變賣了他所有的家產，換回了金塊，並秘密地埋在一個地方。他每天走去看 看他的寶藏。有個在附近放羊的牧人留心觀察，知道了真情，趁他走後，挖出金塊拿走了。 守財奴再來時，發現洞中的金塊沒有了，便捶胸痛哭。有個人見他如此悲痛，問明原因後， 說道：「喂，朋友，別再難過了，那塊金子雖是你買來的，但並不是你真正擁有的。去拿一 塊石頭來，代替金塊放在洞里，只要你心裡想著那是塊金子，你就會很高興。這樣與你擁有 真正的金塊效果沒什麼不同。依我之見，你擁有那金塊時，也從沒用過。」
這故事說明，一切財物如不使用等於沒有。
A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair.
He felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream.
"If you bring me the water," he said, "I will find means to get some food."
"Yes," said the sheep, "if I bring you the water, you would undoubtedly make me your food."
狼和羊
●狼被狗所咬，傷勢很嚴重，痛苦地躺在巢穴里，不能外出覓食。
●他感到又餓又渴，這時，他看見一隻羊，便請求他到附近的小河裡為他取一點水來。
●「你給我一點水解渴」，他說，「我就能自己去尋找食物了。」
●「是呀」，羊回答說，「如果我給你送水喝，那麼我就會成為你的食物。」
寓意: 謊言是經不起推敲的，它很容易被人們識破。
給你多一點！（附譯文）希望你喜歡！
Fox is with the grape
Hungry of the fox see the grape to up hang the radiant and extremely keen grape of a string, saliva direct current, and want to pick to eat, but again
Can not take off.See in a short while, helplessly walked, and his side walk the side oneself to comfort to by oneself say:" this grape have noes familiar, affirmative
Is sour."
This is to say, and the some person's ability is small, and do to not accomplish anything, borrow to say the opportune moment immaturity.
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Wolf and egret
The wolf mistake swallowed a piece of bone, very suffered, running about, look for to visit the doctor everywhere.He met the egret, and talk to settle the service fees to invite him to take out the bone, egret to stretch in the wolf's throat the own head, and the 叼 outs bone, then toward to settle the good service fees wolfThe wolf answer says:" hello, friend, you can since the wolf 嘴 take back the head in the peace ground, and the difficult way return the dissatisfied foot, and how and still speak the guerdon?"
This story elucidation, guerdon badly person act charitably, and is a bad person of cognition and does not speak the reputation's innate character.
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Little boy and scorpion son
There is a child in front of city wall to catch the grasshopper, and in a short while caught the lots of.Suddenly see a scorpion son, he to think is also grasshopper,
Then two go to catch him.The scorpion son raises his poison to stab, say:" come, if you really dare to do like this, connect your grasshopper that catch to also would entirely lose."
This story warns people, and want to distinguish the pure good man with the bad person, and distinct to treat them.
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Drop at the fox in the well with the 公 goat
An only the fox take a wrong stepped the well, in spite of how he struggle can not still climb up, and have to be foolish there.The 公 goat feels
Thirsty pole, arrive at this well the side, and see the fox under the well, and then ask him the well water the how about it to drink?The fox feels the opportunity to come, heart inside
The 暗 pleaseds, right away the town quiet down, make every effort the laudation well water good drink, say this water is a world the first spring, pure and sweet and good to eat, and advise the goat to hurry up
Come down, and drink to heart's content with him.A the heart think only of to drink the water letter to think the true goat, then the without stopping to think ground jump downed to go to, and be his 咕咚咕 the 咚 painful
After finishing drinking, have to with the fox together totally the company ascend the well's way.Fox early contain preparation, he to archly say:" I pour to have a
Method.You pick with forepaw on the well wall, again Cape 豎直 , I behind carry on the back to jump up the well to go to from you, and pull you again to come up, we all
Save." the 公 goat agreed his proposal, fox to trample the feet of his empress, and jump he carry top on his back, and then make an effort from the Cape a
Jump, jump outed the mouth of a well.The fox go ups the hereafter, and the preparation alone escape.The 公 goat blames the fox and does not keep the 諾 speech.The fox returns overdo
Say to 公 goat:" hello, friend, beard that you of brains if resemble you are so perfect, you not to the extent of at did not see the pure exit it
Front blindly jump down to go to."
This story elucidation, cleverness of the person should to in advance think it over the affair's result, then just go to do.
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譯文：
狐狸和葡萄
飢餓的狐狸看見葡萄架上掛著一串串晶瑩剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下來吃，但又
摘不到。看了一會兒，無可奈何地走了，他邊走邊自己安慰自己說：「這葡萄沒有熟，肯定
是酸的。」
這就是說，有些人能力小，做不成事，就借口說時機未成熟。
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狼與鷺鷥
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答說：「喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴裡平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎麼還要講報酬？」
這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質。
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小男孩與蠍子
有個小孩在城牆前捉蚱蜢，一會兒就捉了許多。忽然看見一隻蠍子，他以為也是蚱蜢，
便著兩手去捕捉他。蠍子舉起他的毒刺，說道：「來吧，如果你真敢這樣做，就連你捉的蚱蜢也會統統失掉。」
這故事告誡人們，要分辨清好人和壞人，區別對待他們。
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掉在井裡的狐狸和公山羊
一隻狐狸失足掉到了井裡，不論他如何掙扎仍沒法爬上去，只好獃在那裡。公山羊覺得
口渴極了，來到這井邊，看見狐狸在井下，便問他井水好不好喝？狐狸覺得機會來了，心中
暗喜，馬上鎮靜下來，極力贊美井水好喝，說這水是天下第一泉，清甜爽口，並勸山羊趕快
下來，與他痛飲。一心只想喝水信以為真的山羊，便不假思索地跳了下去，當他咕咚咕咚痛
飲完後，就不得不與狐狸一起共商上井的辦法。狐狸早有準備，他狡猾地說：「我倒有一個
方法。你用前腳扒在井牆上，再把角豎直了，我從你後背跳上井去，再拉你上來，我們就都
得救了。」公山羊同意了他的提議，狐狸踩著他的後腳，跳到他背上，然後再從角上用力一
跳，跳出了井口。狐狸上去以後，准備獨自逃離。公山羊指責狐狸不信守諾言。狐狸回過頭
對公山羊說：「喂，朋友，你的頭腦如果像你的胡須那樣完美，你就不至於在沒看清出口之
前就盲目地跳下去。」
這故事說明，聰明的人應當事先考慮清楚事情的結果，然後才去做。