The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper....
The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse g...
城里老鼠和乡下老鼠 The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said,...
To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow Once upon a time, an old farmer planted a plot of rice. Everyday he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow. He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day. But still...
一口废井里住着一只青蛙。有一天,青蛙在井边碰上了一只从海里来的大龟。 青蛙就对海龟夸口说: 你看,我住在这里多快乐!有时高兴了,就在井栏边跳跃一阵;疲倦了,就回到井...
这个成语出自《韩非子难一》。 古时候,矛和盾都是作战用的武器。矛用来刺杀敌人,盾则用来保护身体,以免被对方的矛刺中。 传说很久以前,楚国有个卖兵器的人,在市场上卖矛...
图片1 春秋时侯,晋国贵族智伯灭掉了范氏。有人趁机跑到范氏家里想偷点东西,看见院子里吊着一口大钟。钟是用上等青铜铸成的,造型和图案都很精美。小偷心里高兴极了,想把这...
越国苎罗(今浙江诸暨南)有位姓施的美女,因为家住若耶溪西岸,所以村里人叫她西施。若耶溪东岸也有位姓施的姑娘。她长得很丑,村里人管她叫东施。 有一天,西施心口疼,走路的...
战国时,楚国有个人坐船渡江。船到江心,他一不小心。把随身携带的一把宝剑掉落江中。他马上掏出一把小刀,在船舷上刻上一个记号,说:这是我宝剑落水的地方,所以我要刻上一...
Henry van Dyke There was a handful of clay in the bank of a river. It was only common clay, coarse and heavy; but it had high thoughts of its own value, and wonderful dreams of the great place which it was to fill in the world when the time...
Once upon a time there was a princess who was ever so proud: if any man came to woo her she would set him a riddle, and if he couldn't guess it he was laughed to scorn and sent packing. She also had it made known that whoever did guess the...
There were once three army-surgeons who reckoned that they had nothing more to learn about the art of surgery. They were on their travels., and stopped for the night at an inn. The landlord asked them where they had come from and where they...
Nothing stirred on the African plains. The sun glared down and Hare crept inside the cool hollow of a baobab tree for his afternoon nap. Suddenly he was wide awake. There was a boom, boom, booming in his ears. And it was getting closer. Har...
People have been passionate about roses since the beginning of time. In fact, it is said that the floors of Cleopatra1s palace were carpeted with delicate rose petals, and that the wise and knowing Confucius had a 600-book library specifical...
By Hans Christian Andersen (1842) A ll the songs of the east speak of the love of the nightingale for the rose in the silent starlight night. The winged songster serenades the fragrant flowers. Not far from Smyrna, where the merchant drives...
Plugging One''s Ears While Stealing a Bell During the Spring and Autumn period, Zhi Bo of the Spring and Autumn period,Zhi Bo of the State of Jin destroyed Fan''s family. Taking advantage of this occasion, a man went to Fan''s house and trie...
渔夫们拉网时,觉得很沉重,他们高兴得手舞足蹈,以为这一下子捕到了许多的鱼。 Fisherman who dragnet, feel very heavy, they danced for joy, thinking that this suddenly catch a lot of fish. 哪知把网拉到岸边...
一座大城被敌军围困了,城中的居民们聚在一起,共同商议对抗敌人的办法。 A siege of the city of the enemy, the city residents to get together to discuss common fight against the enemy's approach. 一个砌匠挺身而...
The Emperor's New Clothes Long ago and far away, there lived an Emperor. This Emperor was very vain and could think about nothing but his clothes. He had wardrobes and cupboards full of clothes. They filled his spare bedrooms and upstairs c...
Once there was a very rich man. He lived in a beautiful house, and had a beautiful garden. The rich man had a blue beard: so he was called Blue Beard. Near the rich mans house there lived a poor woman. She had three sons, and two beautiful g...