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英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow（通用15篇）
在平日的學習、工作和生活里，大家一定沒少看寓言故事吧，寓言多用借喻手法，使富有教訓意義的主題或深刻的道理在簡單的故事中體現，被廣泛傳播的寓言故事都有哪些呢?以下是小編精心整理的英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow，希望對大家有所幫助。
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 1
One day a crow stood on a branch near his nest and felt very happy with the meat in his mouth. At that time, a fox saw the crow with the meat, so he swallowed and eagerly thought of a plan to get the meat. However, whatever the fox said to the crow, the crow just kept silent.
Until the fox thought highly of the crows beautiful voice, the crow felt flattered and opened his mouth to sing. As soon as the meat fell down to the ground, the fox took the meat and went into his hole.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 2
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 mans power you must do as he bids you."
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 3
Hercules and the waggoner A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road. Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.
The waggoner threw down his whip. He knelt down and prayed to Hercules. "Hercules, help me,please," he said. But Hercules appeared to him, and said, "Man, dont kneel there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel."
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 4
The swallows and sparrows are very pleased to find a place on the roof of the hall for their nests.
The mother birds are feeding their babies with pleasure, which assumes a scene of peace and harmony.
But they have never thought of the following scene: the chimney at the top of the kitchen might break, the fire might leap up to the roof and the burning purling might destroy their nests.
But those swallows and sparrows are unmindful of the coming disaster.
They go on with their superficial happiness brought by peace and calm.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 5
There were two pots on the bank of a river. One was made of brass, and the other was made of clay. When the water rose they both floated off down the river.
The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one. So the brass pot cried out, "Fear nothing, friend, I will not hit you." "But I may come in contact with you," said the earthen pot. "If I come too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it." After that the earthen pot floated away.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 6
In the Warring States Period, a man in the state of Chu was offering a sacrifice to his ancestors. After the ceremony, the man gave a beaker of wine to his servants. The servants thought that there was not enought wine for all of them, and decided to each draw a piecture of snake; the one who finished the piecture first would get the wine. One of them drew very rapidly. Seeing that the others were still busy drawing, he added feet to the snake. At this moment, another man finished, snatched the beaker and drank the wine, saying,"A snake doesnt have feet. How can you add feet to a snake?" This idiom refers to ruining a venture by doing unnecessary and surplus things.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 7
Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake.
However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?" The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It." tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 8
A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped, hoping to find it later.
When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isnt this a very foolish way to look for a sword?
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 9
The miser and his gold Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.
One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole.
He was surprised, and then burst into the neighbors gathered around him.
He told them how he used to come and visit his gold. "Did you ever take any 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.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 10
A labourers little son was bitten by a snake and died of the wound.
The father was beside himself with grief, and in his anger against the snake the caught up an axe and went and stood close to the snakes hole, and watched for a chance of killing it.
Presently the snake come out, and the man aimed a blow at it, but only succeeded in cutting of the tip of its tail before itwriggled in again. He then tried to get it to come out a second time, pretending that he wished to make up the quarrel.
But the snake said, “I can never be your friend because of my lost tail, nor you mine because of your lost child.”
Injuries are never forgotten in the presence of those who caused them.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 11
In order to avoid calamities, at first the kingfisher always selects a high place to build its nest.
But when the young birds are hatched, it will move to a place a little lower to build its nest. This is because the kingfisher is particularly fond of its offspring and is afraid they hight fall down from a high place.
When the young birds grow beautiful feathers,the kingfisher will become even fonder of them and more protective, so it will move its nest further downward, with the result that the young birds are easily taken away by people.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 12
ONE day an Opossum who had gone to sleep hanging from the highest branch of a tree by the tail, awoke and saw a large Snake wound about the limb, between him and the trunk of the tree.
"If I hold on," he said to himself, "I shall be swallowed; if I let go I shall break my neck."
But suddenly he bethought himself to dissemble. "My perfected friend," he said, "my parental instinct recognises in you a noble evidence and illustration of the theory of development. You are the Opossum of the Future, the ultimate Fittest Survivor of our species, the ripe result of progressive prehensility - all tail!"
But the Snake, proud of his ancient eminence in Scriptural history, was strictly orthodox, and did not accept the scientific view.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 13
Donny is my little brother. He is a naughty boy.
On Sunday morning Donny went into the yard and played with a dog. Sometimes a bird would come down to stay on the tops of the dogs house. Then Donny threw a stone at it.
Suddenly the little boy began crying. Mother ran to Donny and asked him what was wrong.
He said, "Ive broken sisters plate. She has beaten me." "Why?" "I threw it at a bird, and it went straight to the plate."
Such was my naught brother.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 14
There was a man who used to be very cheap, to get something else, and to steal it. One day, he passed through the door of a family and found a beautiful bell in front of the door. He wants the bell very much, but how can he get it? Take it directly, the bell will make a sound, and others will find it. He thought and thought, and did not think of a good way to do it.
At last, he finally thought of a good way to plug his ears, so he couldnt hear the bell. He thought he was very smart and thought of a very good way. So that night, he stuffed his ears with cotton to pick up the bell. When his hand touched the bell, the bell rang, and the master grabbed him immediately.
英語寓言趣味故事The Fox and the Crow 15
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 got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
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