儿童趣味简短英语故事 100 字 1
儿童趣味简短英语故事 100 字 蚂蚱和猫头鹰 An owl1, who lived in a hollow tree, was in the habit of feeding by night and sleeping by day, but her slumbers2 were greatly disturbed by the chirping3 of a grasshopper4, who had taken up his abode5 in the branches
She begged him repeatedly to have some consideration for her comfort, but the grasshopper, if anything, only chirped6 the louder
At last the owl could stand it no longer, but determined7 to rid herself of the pest by means of a trick
Addressing herself to the grasshopper, she said in her pleasantest manner, “As I cannot sleep for your song, which, believe me, is as sweet as the notes of Apollo’s lyr
, I have a mind to taste some nectar, which Minerva gave me the other day
Won’t you come in and join me
” The grasshopper was flattere