小学五年级英语故事(五篇)小学五年级英语故事篇一A king had three sons whom he loved equally well, andhe did not know which of them to appoint as king followinghis own death
When the time came for him to die he called them to hisbed and said, “Dear children, I have thought of somethingthat I will reveal to you
The one of you is the laziest shallbecome king after me
”The oldest one said,“Father, then the kingdom belongsto me, for I am so lazy that whenever I lie down to sleep,and a drop falls into my eyes, I will not even close themso that I can fall asleep
”The second one said, “Father, the kingdom belongs tome, for I am so lazy that when I am sitting by the fire warmingmyself, I would rather let my heels burn up than to pullmy legs back
”The third one said, “Father, the kingdom is mine,for I am so lazy that if I