谁能给我几篇英语小故事~

1.父亲和他的儿子THEFATHERANDHISSONS

Fatherhadafamilyofsonswhowereperpetuallyquarrellingamongthemselves.Whenhefailedtohealtheirdisputesbyhisexhortations,hedeterminedtogivethemapracticalillustrationoftheevilsofdisunion;andforthispurposeheonedaytoldthemtobringhimabundleofsticks.Whentheyhaddoneso,heplacedthefaggotintothehandsofeachoftheminsuccession,andorderedthemtobreakitinpieces.Theyeachtriedwithalltheirstrength,andwerenotabletodoit.

Henextunclosedthefaggot,andtookthesticksseparately,onebyone,andagainputthemintotheirhands,onwhichtheybrokethemeasily.Hethenaddressedtheminthesewords：“Mysons,ifyouareofonemind,andunitetoassisteachother,youwillbeasthisfaggot,uninjuredbyalltheattemptsofyourenemies；butifyouaredividedamongyourselves,youwillbebrokenaseasilyasthesesticks.”

一位父亲有几个孩子，这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们，只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的，有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时，他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中，吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试，总是不能成功。

然后他解开那捆柴，一根根地放在他们手里，如此一来，他们便毫不费力地折断了。于是他就告诉他们说：“孩子们！如果你们大家团结一致，互相帮助，你们就像这捆柴一样，不能被你们的敌人折断；但如果你们自行分裂，你们就将和这些散柴一般，不堪一折了。”

2.狮子和老鼠THELIONANDTHEMOUSE

LionwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupinanger,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying：“Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness.”TheLionlaughedandlethimgo.

IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameup,andgnawedtheropewithhisteeth,andsettinghimfree,exclaimed:“Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,notexpectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavor；butnowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMousetoconferbenefitsonaLion.”

一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：“只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命，我将来一定会报答你的大恩。”狮子便笑着放了它。

后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了他，并大声说：“你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会报答。但是你现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。”

3.狮子和农夫Thelionandthefarmer

AnIndianfarmerandhischildweretoilinginthefields.Itwasalmostdarkbythetimetheyhadfinishedtheirworkandthefarmersaidtothechild,Wow!It’sgettingdark!Quicklypackupthetoolsandrun.Let’srunquickly!

“Relax.We’renotfarfromhomeandweknowthewayhome.Whyareyouinsuchapanic?”askedthechild.“There’ssomethingyoudon’tknow.I’mgenerallyfearless.I’mnotafraidoftigersorlions.I’monlyafraidofthenight.Whenthenightcomes,I’mcompletelypowerless.Thenightismostterrifyingtome.I’mreallyfrightenedofit.Ican’tstandit,answeredthefarmer.

Itsohappenedthatalionwashidingnearbyandoverheardtheirconversation.“What’sthisthingcalled‘thenight’?HowcoulditbemorefearfulthanIam?Imustfindoutaboutit,”thelionmusedasitmovedclosertothefarmer,hopingtolearnmoreaboutthis“night”thatwasevenmorefrighteningthanitself.

Thendarknessfellandthefarsightedfarmercouldn’tseenearbyobjectsclearly.Heonlysawthevagueoutlineofananimalapproaching,thoughtitwasthedonkeyhehadrecentlylost,andbeatthelionseveraltimes,saying,“I’vebeenlookingforyouallday.Wherehaveyoubeen?Howdareyoucomebacksolate?”

“Thisistheendofme,”thelionthoughtwithregret.“HowcouldIhavebeensostupidastocomesoclosetothisthingcalled‘thenight’thatbeatmejustnow?It’sreallyhorrifying.WhatshouldIdonow?”Asthesethoughtsflashedthroughthelion’smind,thefarmeragainslappeditseveraltimes,urgingittogohomewithhim.Thepetrifiedlionthenobedientlyfollowedthefarmerbacktohishouse.

Itwasevendarkerwhentheyreachedhome.Sincethefarmercontinuedtomistakethelionforhisdonkey,hetieditinacorneroutsidehishousebeforehewenttobed.Thatnight,thelionstayedoutinthecold,starving,petrifiedandnotknowingwhattoexpectof“thenight”whenmorningdawned.Itbelievedthatthefarmerwas“thenight.”

Earlythenextmorning,beforedawnbroke,thefarmergotupandtookhis“donkey”tothefields.Ontheway,anotherlionpassedbyandfoundithilarioustoseealionobedientlyfollowingafarmer.Itthenapproachedthecaptivelionandasked,“Whatareyoudoing?Whyareyouwalkingbehindthisman?”

“Shh!Keepyourvoicedownandleavequickly.Don’tyouknowthatthisbeingwalkinginfrontissomethingcalled‘thenight?’He’sveryterrible.Lastnight,hebeatmeandshackledme,leavingmecoldandstarvingtheentirenight.Ihavenoideawherehe’stakingmenow.Runalongoryourlifewillbeindanger!”

Afterhearingthisstory,theotherlionsaid,“You’reincredible.Youidiot!You’realion,thekingofanimals!You’vebeendeceived!Justroarathimnowandyou’llknowwhoismoreterrifying.”Thelionacceptedhisadviceandroaredloudly,sothefarmertookacloserlook.Nowthattheskyhadbecomebrighter,hesawthatitwasalion.Wow!Heboltedlikelightning,andthelionwasfreeagain.

有一个印度的农夫跟他的小孩子出去耕田，耕完了地以后，天快要黑了，他就跟小孩说：“哇！天快黑了！不行、不行了！快收东西，快点走，我们赶快走吧！”

小孩说：“哎呀！你别紧张嘛！回家的路不远，而且我们也知道路，你干什么这么紧张呢？”农夫说：“不行啊！你不知道啊！我什么都不怕，我不怕老虎、不怕狮子，我最怕那个‘晚上’！只要‘晚上’一来，我就软趴趴。那个‘晚上’最恐怖了，我好怕、好怕，我受不了！”

刚好有一只狮子躲在旁边听到了，它就想：“这个‘晚上’是什么东西？它怎么可能比我还恐怖呢？我倒要试试看！”它就靠近农夫，想查看‘晚上’是什么种类的东西，竟然比狮子还要恐怖。

那个时候天已经黑了，那个农夫有老花眼，看不清楚，只看到一个动物跑过来靠近他，认为是他那头刚走掉的驴子，就打它几下，说：“找你整天找不到，去哪里了？现在才回来！”

这只狮子心想：“完了！我怎么那么笨，跑来靠近‘这个’，刚刚打我就是叫‘晚上’的东西吧！好恐怖啊！现在怎么办呢？”它在想的时候，农夫又打了它好几下，催它赶快回家去，这只狮子怕死了，就跟着农夫走回去。

回家时天更黑了，因为农夫认为是他的驴子，就把狮子绑在屋外的角落边，然后进去睡觉。那只狮子在那边又饿又冷整个晚上，又害怕，不晓得明天早上那个“晚上”会再对待它怎么样？它认为农夫就是所谓的“晚上”。

隔天一大早天还不怎么亮的时候，农夫已经起来了，出门带那头“驴子”要去耕田。走到半路时刚好有另外一只狮子经过，它看到这只狮子乖乖地跟着农夫走在后面，就感觉到好笑，它靠近这只狮子，问：“你做什么啦？为什么跟着那个人的后面走呢？”

被绑的狮子说：“嘘！你不要那么吵，赶快离开！你不知道前面走的那个，就是叫‘晚上’的东西，他很恐怖啊，昨天我被他打，然后被绑了整个晚上又饿又冷，现在不晓得要带我到哪里去。你赶快跑不然的话你生命难保啊！”

另外那只狮子听说这样就说：“你真好笑，你笨蛋！你是狮子、是动物之王啊！你被骗了！你现在吼他一声，就知道谁才恐怖。”果然，这只狮子听它的话大吼一声以后，那个农夫就靠过来看，现在天亮了，一看是只狮子，哇！跑得要命。然后这只狮子就自由了。

4.熟能生巧小故事Skillcomesfrompractice

DuringtheNorthernSongDynasty,therewasaskilledarcher.Onedayhedrewabigcrowdwhilehewaspracticingonthedrillground.Heshotsoaccuratelythattheon-lookerscheeredwithexcitement.Hebecameveryproudofhisskill.Butamongthecrowdanoldoilpeddleronlynoddedhisheadindifferently.ThishurthisPride.

“Canyoudothis?”heaskedtheoldoilpeddler.

“No,Ican’t.”

“Whatdoyouthinkofmyskill?”

“JustOK,butnothingspecial.You’vegainedyouraccuracyfrompersistentpractice.That’sall.”

“Whatcanyoudo,then?”theoldmansaidnothing.Heputagourdbottleonthegroundandcovereditsmouthwithacoppercoin.Hethenscoopedoutaladleofoilfromhisbigjar,heldithighandbegantofillthebottle.

Now,athreadofoilcamedownfromtheladleintothebottlejustthroughtheholeofthecoin.Everybodylookingonwatchedwithamazement.Buttheoldmansaid,“Thisisnothingspecial,IcandothisbecauseIhavepracticeditalot.”Andwiththesewords,heleft.

Later,peopleusethisphrasetomean“Practicemakesperfect”.

北宋时期有个技艺高超的射手。有一天他在训练场上练习射箭，引来了一大群人观看，大家都称赞他的技艺，他感到非常骄傲。但他发现人群中有个卖油翁只是淡淡的点点头，这使得他很不高兴。

他就问那老头：“你会射箭吗？”

“不会。”

“你认为我的技术如何？”

“一般。没什么特别的，你只能对付固定的东西，仅此而已。”

“你会干什么？”

这个老头没有回答。他把一个葫芦放在地上，接着把一枚铜钱放在瓶口。然后从他的大油壶里舀起一勺油。

从高处往放在地上的葫芦里倒。只见那油就像线一样从铜钱中间的小洞里滴下去，一滴都没有漏出来。围观者都惊呆了。而这个卖油翁却说：“其实没什么大不了的，只不过是天天练的结果。”说完，他就离开了。

后来人们用“熟能生巧”这个成语来表示熟练了就能作得好。