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日期：2013-10-30 a walnut-tree, which grew by the roadside, bore a plentiful crop of nuts every year. every one who passed by pelted（攻击或投掷） its branches with sticks and stones, in order to bring down the fruit, and the tree suffered severely. it is hard, it c... 日期：2013-10-30 a kid climbed up on to the roof of an outhouse, attracted by the grass and other things that grew in the thatch（茅草） ; and as he stood there browsing away, he caught sight of a wolf passing below, and jeered at（嘲笑） him because he couldn't rea... 日期：2013-10-30 a traveller was about to start on a journey, and said to his dog. who was stretching himself by the door, what are you yawning for? hurry up and get ready. i mean you to go with me. but the dog merely wagged his tail and said quietly, i'm ready, mas... 日期：2013-10-30 a blacksmith had a little dog, which used to sleep when his master was at work, but was very wide awake indeed when it was time for meals. one day his master pretended to be disgusted at this, and then he had thrown him a bone as usual, he said, wha... 日期：2013-10-24 a big fish lives in a small pond. he is bigger than any other fish. but he isn't happy. he doesn't like the small pond. he wants to live in a big river. one day, he swims into a big river. the fish in the river are much bigger than him. he has no fr... 日期：2013-10-24 there was once a boy in a village. when ever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. he was sad. so he asked a wizard to solve the problem by using magic. the old wizard tried a lot of spells, but didn't work. a young man heard abo... 日期：2013-10-24 a waggoner was driving his team along a muddy lane with a full load behind them, when the wheels of his wagon sank so deep in the mire（泥沼） that no efforts of his horses could move them. as he stood there, looking helplessly on, and calling loudl... 日期：2013-10-24 once upon a time, there was a giant tree in the forest. many many birds lived in this tree. and the wisest of them was their leader. one day the leader bird saw two branches rubbing against each other. they were making wood powder come falling down.... 日期：2013-10-14 it's very hot. an old man is asleep on the chair. a fly comes and sits on the end of the man's nose. the old man has a naughty monkey. he chases the fly. the fly comes back again and sits on the old man's nose again. the monkey chases it away again... 日期：2013-10-14 uncle sam doesn't like farmer. he thinks they are very foolish and only know work on the farm. one winter morning, the sun is shining. uncle sam sits on the step of his house. at that moment, a farmer with a map in his hand comes to him. farmer：exc... 日期：2013-10-10 a lioness and a vixen（雌狐，泼妇） were talking together about their young, as mothers will, and saying how healthy and well-grown they were, and what beautiful coats they had, and how they were the image of their parents. my litter of cubs is a jo... 阅读全文>> 日期：2013-10-10 a viper entered a carpenter's shop, and went from one to another of the tools, begging for something to eat. among the rest, he addressed himself to the file（锉刀） , and asked for the favour of a meal. the file replied in a tone of pitying contemp... 阅读全文>> 日期：2013-10-10 a cat pounced on（猛扑向） a cock, and cast about for（寻找） some good excuse for making a meal off him, for cats don't as a rule to eat cocks, and she knew she ought not to. at last she said, you make a great nuisance（讨厌的人，麻烦事） of yourse... 阅读全文>> 日期：2013-09-25 a soldier gave his horse a plentiful supply of oats（燕麦） in time of war, and tended him with the utmost care, for he wished him to be strong to endure the hardships of the field, and swift to bear his master, when need arose, out of the reach of... 日期：2013-09-25 a goat was straying in a vineyard, and began to browse on the tender shoots of a vine which bore several fine bunches of grapes. what have i done to you, said the vine, that you should harm me thus? isn't there grass enough for you to feed on? all t... 日期：2013-09-25 a lark nested in a field of corn, and was rearing her brood（一窝） under cover of the ripening grain. one day, before the young were fully fledged（羽翼丰满） , the farmer came to look at the crop, and, finding it yellowing fast, he said, i must se... 日期：2013-09-22 a young hound started a hare, and, when he caught her up, would at one moment snap at her with his teeth as though he were about to kill her, while at another he would let go his hold and frisk（蹦跳） about her, as if he were playing with another d... 阅读全文>> 日期：2013-09-17 a tunny-fish was chased by a dolphin and splashed through the water at a great rate, but the dolphin gradually gained upon him, and was just about to seize him when the force of his flight carried the tunny on to sandbank. in the heat of the chase t... 日期：2013-09-17 a wolf charged a fox with theft, which he denied, and the case was brought before an ape to be tried. when he had heard the evidence on both sides, the ape gave judgment as follows::i do not think, he said, that you, o wolf, over lost what you claim... 日期：2013-09-17 there were two cocks in the same farmyard, and they fought to decide who should be master. when the fight was over, the beaten one went and hid himself in a dark corner; while the victor flew up on to the roof of the stables and crowed lustily. but... |
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