英语短篇故事合集.docx

英语短篇故事合集Onedaythekingofanimalsaskedacattoseehowhispalacewasbuilt.Afterafewhours,thelittlecatcamebackandsaidtothetiger,“Oh,yourpalaceisverylarge,tallandbeautiful.”Severaldayslaterthetigeraskedapigtoseeit.Hesaid,“Goandseehowmypalaceisbuilt.”Butwhenthepigcameback,hesaidtothetiger,“Mydearking,Ithoughtyourpalaceisbeautiful,butitsuitsyourselfonly.”Thetigerwasverysurprisedwhenheheardit.“Whyarethecat’sandthepig’sanswersnotthesame?”hesaidtohimself.Hethenaskedacameltogotohavealook.Beforelongthecamelranbackoutofbreathandsaidtothetiger,“Oh,yourpalaceistoosmallforyoutolivein,myking.”Thekingbecameveryangrywhenheheardwhatthecamelsaid.Hesaidtotheanimalsangrily,“Maybesomebodyofyoutelllies.Threepeoplehavethreeideas.Iwanttokillyou.”Justatthemoment,afoxcameouttostopthetigerfromdoingthat.Heaskedthetigerhimselftogotoseeitbeforekillingthem.Afterthetigersawthepalacehimself,hethoughtthattheiranswerswereallright.Hesaidtotheanimals,“Toseewithone’sowneyesismoreimportantthanonlytohearothers.”译文：眼见为实一天，百兽让一只小猫去看看他的宫殿建造得怎么样。几个小时之后，小猫回来了，对大老虎说：“您的宫殿非常大，又高又漂亮。”几天后，大老虎又让一只猪去看看。他说：“去看看我的宫殿建造得如何。”但是，猪回来之后却对大老虎说：“亲爱的国王陛下，虽然您的宫殿很漂亮，但是它只容得下您自己。”大老虎听到这些话感到很吃惊。“为什么猫和猪说的话不一样呢?”大老虎自语着。然后他又让一头骆驼去看一看。骆驼很快便气喘吁吁地跑回来了，它对大老虎说：“我的国王，您的宫殿对于您来说，实在是太小了，都没法住。”当大老虎听到骆驼所说的话时，变得非常生气。他生气地对动物们说：“你们三个人中有人说谎了，三个人有三个看法。我要处死你们。”就在这时，一只狐狸过来阻止大老虎那样做。他请求大老虎在杀他们之前，自己亲自去看看。大老虎亲自看完宫殿后，认为他们的答案都是对的。他对动物们说：“眼见为实，耳听为虚。”英语短篇故事合集2Thecleverrabbit(聪明的兔子)Thewolfandthefoxwanttoeattherabbit,butitwasn'teasytocatchhim.Onedaythewolfsaystothefox,"Yougohomeandlieinbed.I'lltelltherabbitthatyouaredead.Whenhecomestolookatyou,youcanjumpupandcatchhim."That'sagoodidea,"saysthefox.Thefoxgoeshomeatonce.Thewolfgoestotherabbit'shouseandknockedatthedoor."Whoisit?"askstherabbit."It'sthewolf.Icometotellyouthatthefoxisdead."Thenthewolfgoesaway.Therabbitgoestothefox'shouse.Helookedinthroughthewindowandseesthefoxlyinginbedwithhiseyesclosed.Hethinks,"Isthefoxreallydeadorishepretendingtobedead?Ifhe'snotdead,he'llcatchmewhenIgonearhim."sohesaid,"Thewolfsaysthatthefo