HowaColtCrossedtheRiverOneday,acolttookabagofwheattothemill.Ashewasrunningwiththebagonhisback,hecametoasmallriver.Thecoltcouldnotdecidewhetherhecouldcrossit.Lookingaround,hesawacowgrazingnearby.Heasked,“AuntCow,couldyoutellmeifIcancrosstheriver?”Thecowtoldhimthathecouldandthattheriverwasnotverydeep,justkneehigh.Thecoltwascrossingtheriverwhenasquirreljumpeddownfronatreeandstoppedhim.Thesquirrelshouted,“Colt,stop!You’lldrown!Oneofmyfriendsdrownedjustyesterdayintheriver.”Notknowingwhattodo,thecoltwenthometoconsulthismum.Hetoldhismumhisexperienceontheway.Hismothersaid,“Mychild,don’talwayslistentoothers.You’dbettergoandtryyourself.Thenyou’llknowwhattodo.”Later,attheriver,thesquirrelstoppedthecoltagain.“Littlehorse,it’stoodangerous!”“No,Iwanttotrymyself,”answeredthecolt.Thenhecrossedtherivercarefully.Yousee,realknowledgecomesfrompractice.中文翻译：小马过河一天，一匹小马驮着麦子去磨坊。当它驮着口袋向前跑去时，突然发现一条小河挡住了去路。小马为难了，这可怎么办呢？它向四周望了望，看见一头奶牛在河边吃草。小马问道：“牛阿姨，请您告诉我，这条河我能趟过去吗？”奶牛回答说：“水很浅，刚到膝盖。”小马正准备过河，突然从树上跳下一只松鼠，拦住它大叫道：“小马，别过河！你会被淹死的。昨天，我的一个伙伴就在这条河里淹死啦！”小马不知如何是好，于是决定回家问问妈妈。小马把路上的经历告诉了妈妈。妈妈说：“孩子，光听别人说是不行的，你自己亲自去试一试，就知道答案了。”小马回到河边，刚要下水，松鼠又大叫起来：“小马，你不要命啦？”小马说：“让我自己试试吧。”他一面回答一面下了河，小心地趟了过去。这下明白了吧，实践才能出真知TheFoxandtheTiger(狐狸和老虎)AnArcher,huntinginthewoods,wassosuccessfulwithhisarrowsthathekilledmanyofthewildanimals.Thisfrightenedtherestsomuchthattheyranintothedensestpartofthebushestohide.AtlasttheTigerstoodup,andpretendingtobeverybrave,toldtheotheranimalsnottobeafraidanymore,buttorelyonhiscourage,andhewouldattacktheenemyonhisown.Whilehewastalking,andlashinghistailandtearingatthegroundwithhisclawstoimpresstheothers,anarrowcameandpiercedhisribs.TheTigerhowledwithpain.WhilehewastryingtodrawoutthearrowwithhisteeththeFoxwentuptohimandasked,insurprise,whoeverhadthestrengthandcouragetowoundsuchabraveandmightybeastastheTiger?"Nay,"saidtheTiger,"Imisjudgedmyenemy.Itwasthatunbeatablemanoverthere!"MORAL:Knowledgeispower.中文翻译：狐狸和老虎一个射手正在森林里打猎。他的箭法好极了，射死了许多野兽。这可大大地吓坏了余下的动物，它们都跑到最茂盛的灌木丛中躲藏起来。最后，老虎站了起来，装着非常勇敢的样子叫其余的动物相信它的勇敢，不必再害怕。它将独个儿向敌人进攻。它一边说着，一边甩动着它的尾巴，并用它的爪子刨着地上的泥土，想使别人更信任它。就在这时，一枝箭飞来，刺穿了他的肋骨，老虎顿时痛得吼叫起来。正当它尽力用牙齿拔出身上的箭时，狐狸走上前来吃惊地问道：“谁能有这样的力气和胆量来伤害象老虎这样勇敢而强有力的野兽呢？”“不，”老虎说，“我错误地判断了我的敌人，是那边那个不可战胜的人打败了我。”少儿英语小故事Oneday,alittlemonkeyisplayingbythewell.Helooksinthewellandshouts:“Oh!Mygod!Themoonhasfallenintothewell!”Anoldermonkeysrunsover,takesalook,andsays,“Goodnessme!Themoonisreallyinthewater!”Andolderlymonkeycomesover.Heisverysurprisedaswellandcriesout:“Themoonisinthewell.”Agroupofmonkeysrunovertothewell.Theylookatthemooninthewellandshout:“Themoondidfallintothewell!Comeon!Let’getitout!”Then,theoldestmonkeyhangsonthetreeupsidedown,withhisfeetonthebranch.Andhepullsthenextmonkey’sfee...
