少儿英语寓言经典故事
如果说童话是孩子对外在环境的幻想的话,那么寓言就是生活所要传达给孩子们的智慧,下面这些是小编为大家推荐的几篇少儿英语寓言经典故事。
少儿英语寓言经典故事1：The Wolf and the Cranea
Wolf, having a bone stuck in his throat, hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his throat, and draw out the bone. When the Crane had extracted the bone, and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed: "Why, you have surely already a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf."
少儿英语寓言经典故事2:the father and his son
father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. when he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks.
when they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. they each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.
he next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. he then addressed them in these words: "my sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as
easily as these sticks."
少儿英语寓言经典故事3:the wolf and the lamba
wolf, meeting with a lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea, which should justify to the lamb himself his right to eat him. he thus addressed him:"sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "indeed," bleated the lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "i was not then born." then said the wolf, "you feed in my pasture."
"no, good sir," replied the lamb, "i have not yet tasted grass." again said the wolf, "
you drink of my well." "no," exclaimed the lamb, "i never yet drank water, for as yet my mother′s milk is both food and drink to me." on which the wolf seized him, and ate him up, saying, "well! i won′t remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations."the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.