英語(yǔ)寓言故事精選9篇
英語(yǔ)寓言故事1
An old woman heard that the young lady living next door had lost her earrings2, and went to comfort her.
The lady said light heartedly "It doesn't matter that the earrings are lost, for as long as the ears exist, there is nothing to regret."
The puzzled old woman asked, "Isn't your earring1 made of jade3? It is costly4! So costly a thing is lost, don't you regret it?" to which she replied, "Ears are valuable, not because they are adorned5 with earrings but because they have the ability to hear. To ears, it does not add or decrease anything, whether earring exists or not."
一位老太太聽(tīng)說(shuō)鄰居的少婦丟了耳環(huán)，便去安慰她。
少婦不以為然地說(shuō):“耳環(huán)丟了不算什么，只要耳朵還在就沒(méi)什么可以遺憾的。”
老太太疑惑地問(wèn):“你的耳環(huán)不是玉石做的`嗎？那東西很值錢(qián)的呀。這么值錢(qián)的東西丟了，你不感到可惜嗎？”少婦回答說(shuō):“耳朵之所以寶貴，是因?yàn)樗苈?tīng)聲音，而不是因?yàn)榕宕髁酥靛X(qián)的耳環(huán)。耳環(huán)的存亡對(duì)于耳朵來(lái)說(shuō)，并沒(méi)有增加或者減少什么。”
英語(yǔ)寓言故事2
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。"
英語(yǔ)寓言故事3
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,"Do come and see me at my house in the country."
So the City mouse went. The City mouse said,"This food is not good,and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field?You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone.
You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried," Run!Run!The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out,the Country mouse said,"I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy,than to be rich and afraid."
英語(yǔ)寓言故事4
A certain cat had made the acquaintance of a mouse, and had said so much to her about the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at length the mouse agreed that they should live and keep house together. But we must make a provision for winter, or else we shall suffer from hunger, said the cat, and you, little mouse, cannot venture everywhere, or you will be caught in a trap some day. The good advice was followed, and a pot of fat was bought, but they did not know where to put it. At length, after much consideration, the cat said, I know no place where it will be better stored up than in the church, for no one dares take anything away from there. We will set it beneath the altar, and not touch it until we are really in need of it. So the pot was placed in safety, but it was not long before the cat had a great yearning for it, and said to the mouse, I want to tell you something, little mouse, my cousin has brought a little son into the world, and has asked me to be godmother, he is white with brown spots, and I am to hold him over the font at the christening. Let me go out to-day, and you look after the house by yourself. Yes, yes, answered the mouse, by all means go, and if you get anything very good to eat, think of me, I should like a drop of sweet red christening wine myself. All this, however, was untrue, the cat had no cousin, and had not been asked to be godmother. She went straight to the church, stole to the pot of fat, began to lick at it, and licked the top of the fat off. Then she took a walk upon the roofs of the town, looked out for opportunities, and then stretched herself in the sun, and licked her lips whenever she thought of the pot of fat, and not until it was evening did she return home. Well, here you are again, said the mouse, no doubt you have had a merry day. All went off well, answered the cat. What name did they give the child. Top off, said the cat quite coolly. Top off, cried the mouse, that is a very odd and uncommon name, is it a usual one in your family. What does that matter, said the cat, it is no worse than crumb-stealer, as your God-children are called.
Before long the cat was seized by another fit of yearning. She said to the mouse, you must do me a favor, and once more manage the house for a day alone. I am again asked to be godmother, and, as the child has a white ring round its neck, I cannot refuse. The good mouse consented, but the cat crept behind the town walls to the church, and devoured half the pot of fat. Nothing ever seems so good as what one keeps to oneself, said she, and was quite satisfied with her days work. When she went home the mouse inquired, and what was this child christened. Half-done, answered the cat. Half-done. What are you saying. I never heard the name in my life, Ill wager anything it is not in the calendar.
The cats mouth soon began to water for some more licking. All good things go in threes, said she, I am asked to stand godmother again. The child is quite black, only it has white paws, but with that exception, it has not a single white hair on its whole body, this only happens once every few years, you will let me go, wont you. Top-off. Half-done, answered the mouse, they are such odd names, they make me very thoughtful. You sit at home, said the cat, in your dark-gray fur coat and long tail, and are filled with fancies, thats because you do not go out in the daytime. During the cats absence the mouse cleaned the house, and put it in order but the greedy cat entirely emptied the pot of fat. When everything is eaten up one has some peace, said she to herself, and well filled and fat she did not return home till night. The mouse at once asked what name had been given to the third child. It will not please you more than the others, said the cat. He is called all-gone. All-gone, cried the mouse, that is the most suspicious name of all. I have never seen it in print. All-gone, what can that mean, and she shook her head, curled herself up, and lay down to sleep.
From this time forth no one invited the cat to be godmother, but when the winter had come and there was no longer anything to be found outside, the mouse thought of their provision, and said, come cat, we will go to our pot of fat which we have stored up for ourselves - we shall enjoy that. Yes, answered the cat, you will enjoy it as much as you would enjoy sticking that dainty tongue of yours out of the window. They set out on their way, but when they arrived, the pot of fat certainly was still in its place, but it was empty. Alas, said the mouse, now I see what has happened, now it comes to light. You are a true friend. You have devoured all when you were standing godmother. First top off then half done, then -. Will you hold your tongue, cried the cat, one word more and I will eat you too. All gone was already on the poor mouses lips, scarcely had she spoken it before the cat sprang on her, seized her, and swallowed her down. Verily, that is the way of the world.
有一只貓認(rèn)識(shí)了一只老鼠，便對(duì)它大談特談自己是多么喜歡老鼠，原意和它交朋友，弄得老鼠終于同意和貓住在一起，共同生活。“我們得準(zhǔn)備過(guò)冬的東西了，不然我們到冬天會(huì)挨餓的，”貓說(shuō)，“至于你嘛，我的小老鼠，哪里也不要去，我真怕你會(huì)被什么老鼠夾子夾住。”老鼠接受了貓的好建議，于是它們買(mǎi)來(lái)了一罐豬油，然而兩個(gè)人都不知道該把豬油放在什么地方。它們左思考右思考，最后貓說(shuō)：“我覺(jué)得這豬油放在教堂里是再合適不過(guò)的了，因?yàn)檎l(shuí)也不敢偷教堂里的東西。我們把豬油藏在祭壇下，不到萬(wàn)不得已的時(shí)候決不動(dòng)它。”豬油罐就這樣被放到了安全的地方。可是沒(méi)過(guò)多久，貓開(kāi)始想吃豬油了，便對(duì)老鼠說(shuō)：“小老鼠，我想跟你說(shuō)點(diǎn)事。我的表姐剛剛生了一個(gè)小寶寶，還請(qǐng)我當(dāng)小寶貝的教母。那小寶貝全身雪白，帶著一些褐色的斑點(diǎn)。我要抱著它去接受洗禮，所以今天要出去一下，你一個(gè)人在家看家，好嗎？”“好的，好的，”老鼠說(shuō)，“你盡管去吧。要是有什么好吃的東西，千萬(wàn)要記著我。我很想嘗一點(diǎn)洗禮時(shí)用的紅葡萄酒。”這一切當(dāng)然都不是真的，因?yàn)樨埐](méi)有表姐，也沒(méi)有被請(qǐng)去當(dāng)教母。它直接去了教堂，偷偷爬到豬油罐那里，開(kāi)始舔呀舔，把頂上一層豬油舔得精光。然后，它在城里的屋頂上散了散步，想碰碰別的運(yùn)氣；接著便躺下來(lái)曬太陽(yáng)。每當(dāng)想起那罐豬油，它都情不自禁地舔舔自己的嘴唇。它一直等到天黑才回家。“啊，你終于回來(lái)了，”老鼠說(shuō)，“這一天肯定過(guò)得很開(kāi)心吧？”“一切順利。”貓答道。“你們給那孩子起了什么名字？”“沒(méi)了頂層！”貓冷淡地說(shuō)。“沒(méi)了頂層！”老鼠叫了起來(lái)，“這個(gè)古怪的名字可不多見(jiàn)。你們家常取這樣的名字嗎？”“那有什么？”貓說(shuō)，“不比你的那些教子叫什么偷面包屑的更糟吧？”
沒(méi)過(guò)多久，貓又想吃豬油了。它對(duì)老鼠說(shuō)：“你得幫我一個(gè)忙，再一個(gè)人看一次家。又有人請(qǐng)我當(dāng)教母了，而且這個(gè)孩子的脖子上有一道白圈，我實(shí)在無(wú)法推辭。”好心的老鼠同意了。貓從城墻后面溜進(jìn)教堂，一口氣吃掉了半罐豬油。“什么東西也沒(méi)有比吃到自己的嘴里更好，”它說(shuō)，心里對(duì)這一天的收獲感到很滿(mǎn)意。等它到家時(shí)，老鼠問(wèn)道：“這個(gè)孩子起的什么名字呀？”“吃了一半，”貓回答。“吃了一半！你在說(shuō)什么呀？我長(zhǎng)這么大了還從來(lái)沒(méi)有聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)這樣的名字。我敢打賭，就是年歷上也不會(huì)有這樣的名字！”
不久，貓的嘴巴又開(kāi)始流口水了，想再去舔一舔豬油。“好事成三嘛，”它說(shuō)，“又有人請(qǐng)我去當(dāng)教母了。這個(gè)孩子除了爪子是白色的，渾身黑黝黝的，連一根白毛都沒(méi)有。這是好幾年才會(huì)碰上的事情，你當(dāng)然會(huì)同意我去的，是嗎？”“沒(méi)了頂層！吃了一半！”老鼠回答，“這些名字真怪！我實(shí)在弄不明白。”“你白天又不出門(mén)，”貓說(shuō)，“整天穿著深灰色的皮襖，拖著長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的'尾巴，坐在家里胡思亂想，當(dāng)然弄不明白啦！”趁著貓不在家，老鼠把屋子打掃了一下，把東西放得整整齊齊。可是那只饞貓把剩下的豬油吃得干干凈凈。“人只有把東西吃得干干凈凈才能放心，”它自言自語(yǔ)地說(shuō)。它吃得飽飽的，直到天黑了才挺著圓圓的肚子回家。老鼠看到它回來(lái)，立刻問(wèn)它這第三個(gè)孩子起的什么名字。“你也不會(huì)喜歡這個(gè)名字，”貓說(shuō)，“它叫吃得精光。”“吃得精光！”老鼠叫了起來(lái)，“這個(gè)名字太令人費(fèi)解了！我從來(lái)沒(méi)有在書(shū)上見(jiàn)過(guò)。吃得精光！這是什么意思呢？”它搖搖頭，蜷縮起身子，躺下睡著了。
從此，貓?jiān)僖矝](méi)有被邀請(qǐng)去當(dāng)教母。可是冬天來(lái)到了，外面再也找不到任何吃的東西。老鼠想到了它們準(zhǔn)備的過(guò)冬的東西，便說(shuō)：“走吧，貓！我們?nèi)ト?chǔ)存的豬油吧。我們可以美美吃上一頓。”“是的，”貓回答，“那準(zhǔn)會(huì)把你美得就像把你那尖尖的舌頭伸到窗外去喝西北風(fēng)一樣。”它們動(dòng)身去教堂，可它們到達(dá)那里后，看到豬油罐倒是還在那里，里面卻是空的。“天哪！”老鼠說(shuō)，“我現(xiàn)在終于明白是怎么回事了！你可真是個(gè)好朋友！你在去當(dāng)什么教母的時(shí)候，把這豬油全吃光了！先是吃了頂上一層，然后吃了一半，最后……”“你給我住嘴！”貓嚷道，“你要是再羅嗦，我連你也吃了！”“……吃得精光，”可憐的老鼠脫口而出。它剛把話(huà)說(shuō)完，貓就撲到了它的身上，抓住它，把它吞進(jìn)了肚子。這世界就是這樣！
New Words and Expressions生詞和詞組
1、 acquaintance n.認(rèn)識(shí)
2、 provision n.準(zhǔn)備，供應(yīng)品
3、 yearning n.渴望，懷念
4、 consent v.同意，許可
5、 calendar n.日歷，日程表
6、 suspicious a.可疑的，令人費(fèi)解的
7、 curl up卷起
8、 dainty a.優(yōu)美的，講究的
9、 verily ad.真正的，真實(shí)的
英語(yǔ)寓言故事5
A Fisher once took his bagpipes to the bank of a river, and played upon them with the hope of making the fish rise; but never a one put his nose out of the water.
So he cast his net into the river and soon drew it forth filled with fish.
Then he took his bagpipes again, and, as he played, the fish leapt up in the net.
"Ah, you dance now when I play," said he.
"Yes," said an old Fish:
"When you are in a man's power you must do as he bids you."
英語(yǔ)寓言故事6
從前，有個(gè)守財(cái)奴將他的金塊埋到一棵樹(shù)下，每周他都去把他挖出來(lái)看看。
一天晚上，一個(gè)小偷挖走了所有的金塊。 守財(cái)奴再來(lái)查看時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)除了一個(gè)空洞什么都沒(méi)有了。
守財(cái)奴便捶胸痛哭。哭聲引來(lái)了鄰居
他告訴他們這里原來(lái)有他的'金塊。
問(wèn)明了原因后，一個(gè)鄰居問(wèn)：“你使用過(guò)這些金塊嗎？” “沒(méi)用過(guò)，” 他說(shuō)，“我只是時(shí)常來(lái)看看。”“那么，以后再來(lái)看這個(gè)洞，”鄰居說(shuō)，“就像以前有金塊時(shí)一樣。”
英語(yǔ)寓言故事7
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road,he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said,"I do not want to eat those apples;for the rich man will give me much food;
he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.
He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big;so he could not go over it. He waited for some time;then he said,"I cannot go to the rich mans house today,for I cannot get over the river."
He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples,and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.
Do not throw good things away;you may be glad to have them at some other time.
英語(yǔ)寓言故事8
One day,a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can’t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey,but he can’t help him. Luckily,an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant’s home. Then,three of them become good friends.
英語(yǔ)寓言故事9
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth 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 had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf."
In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪(fǎng)醫(yī)生。
他遇見(jiàn)了鷺鷥，談定酬金請(qǐng)他取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進(jìn)狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的`酬金。
狼回答說(shuō)：“喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴里平安無(wú)事地收回頭來(lái)，難道還不滿(mǎn)足，怎么還要講報(bào)酬？”
這故事說(shuō)明，對(duì)壞人行善的報(bào)酬，就是認(rèn)識(shí)壞人不講信用的本質(zhì)。
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