初中英语小故事(36页).doc

-初中英语小故事-第 35 页1 Three Good Friends 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 cant swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he cant 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 elephants home. Then, three of them become good friends.2 The Old Man and the Old Cat An old man has a cat. The cat is very old, too. He runs very quickly. And his teeth are bad. One evening, the old cat sees a little mouse. He catches it, but he cant eat it because his teeth are not strong enough. The mouse runs away. The old man is very angry. He beats his cat. He says: “You are a fool cat. I will punish you!” the cat is very sad. He thinks：“When I was young, I worked hard for you. Now you dont like me because Im too old to work. You should know you are old, too.”3 Spring in the Green Season Spring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and longer. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the ground. Spring is also sowing time season.4 Look for a Friend Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesnt look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.” Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Lets be friends.” They become good friends.5 The Hippo(河马) and IA hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house. I give him lettuce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit. In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week.6 Naughty Monkey Its very hot. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of the mans nose.The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases(赶) the fly. The fly comes back again and sits on the old mans nose again. The monkey chases it away again and again. This happens five or six times. The monkey is very angry. He jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone.When the fly sits on the old mans nose again, the monkey hits it hard with the stone. He kills the fly and breaks the old mans nose.7 The Panda in China A panda looks like a little bear. It has black and white fur. It lives only in China, so it is called the national treasure of China and protected by the law. We all see panda on TV or in the zoo. They look stupid and walk slowly, but they are lovely and everyone likes them. A panda is lucky animal. We Chinese like it, and people of the world like it, too. Now there are Chinas pandas in many other countries, such as Japan and the USA A panda isnt a common animal, it is bridge of friendship.8 A Clever Farmer Uncle Sam doesnt 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：Excuse me, Uncle. Can you tell me know to get to the hospital, please? Uncle Sam:Lie down in the middle of the street and youll soon be at a hospital. Farmer:Please set an example to me. Uncle Sam:I think you come to our city at the first time. Its much more beautiful than the field. Is that right? Farmer: Yes, uncle. But it is built on the field. Uncle Sams face turns red.9 Where Is the Hat? Jack is a little goose. He has a lovely hat. He likes wearing it very much. But when he sits, his hat cant stay on his head. He puts his hat down and begins to play game with the hat. When he gets tired of the game, things are not the same. He cant find his hat. Where is it? Jack thinks hard. He looks up and down, and walks here and there. He cant find his hat yet. At this time, his mother comes in. As soon as she sees Jack, she cries, “Oh, my dear! Dont be foolish. Your hat is on your head.” Jack feels very foolish. He doesnt want to wear his hat on his head.10 Two dogs A man has two dogs: a hound and a housedog. He trains the hound to help him hurt and teaches the housedog to watch the house. When he returns home after a days hunt, he always gives the house-dog some meat. The hound feels very angry. He says unhappily to the housedog, “Where I work very hard outside, you share my food.” “Dont blame me, my friend. You should blame the master. He doesnt teach me to hurt, but to share others food,” the housedog answers. Dont blame children for the mistakes of their parent11 The Sports Meeting in the Forest There are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting. Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and Monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he cant jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel(松鼠) are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best. This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy!12 Big Ben Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is a name of the clock. It is in London. London is the capital city of England. The big clock has four faces. So no matter where you stand, you can read the face of the clock. The hands are about four meter long. If you go to London, you may want to visit the house of the Parliament. In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the House of the Parliament. The big clock makes a very loud noise. “Ding dong. Ding dong”- the clock strikes（敲打） every quarter of an hour.13 Who Pours Ink on My Chair? Donny is a seven year old boy. He goes to school every day. The school is near his home. So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time. But today, he is late. His mother asks him, “Why do you go to the headmasters office?” “Because the teacher asks us a question in class and nobody can answer it, but I can.” “Its good to answer the teachers question.” “But the question is Who pours ink on my chair?”14 Outside Games There are many outside game like running, skating, swimming, horse-racing, hunting, flying kites, walking-races. Of course, football is an out game. Basketball, badminton and so on are also outside game. Some people like outside games, but others like indoor games. They like playing billiard, chess, cards, table tennis. Outdoor games invoke more and faster movement. Some active people like them. Indoor games are quiet and involve less movement. Do you like outside games or indoor game?15 Two Little Monkeys The monkey mother has two little monkeys. She likes the younger, not the other. One day, they were playing in a forest when a wolf came running at them. The monkey ran away with the younger monkey in a hurry and left the older alone. She climbed up a tree and held the younger in her arms. After some time, the wolf went away slowly. The monkey took the baby out of her arms. She was surprised to see that the baby had died, for the baby was held in arms too highly. Very long time later, she remembered to look for the older baby. The older baby was hiding in a wood. So he saved himself. 16 The King and His Stories Once there was a king. He likes to write stories, but his stories were not good. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were good. One day the king showed his stories to a famous writer. He waited the writer to praise these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into fire. The king got very angry with him and sent him to prison. After some time, the king set him free. Again he showed him some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said: “ Take me back to prison, please.”17 Which Skirt to Wear? Time is 8 years old, and follows her own ideas. When her parents tell her to do something, she always doesnt do it. Today, she will go to a friends birthday party. She is now choosing skirt to wear. She has three skirts: a blue skirt, a white one and a yellow one. She asks her father, “Which one is the best?” her father says, “I think the blue one is the best.” Then she asks her mother, “Which one do you think is the best?” Her mother answers, “ The white one , of course!” Tina says, “Thank you.” Then she puts on the yellow shirt and goes out.18 Three Foxes Once there were three foxes, they worked together. They lived a happy life. Little by little, the youngest fox became lazy, and often quarreled with the other foxes. The eldest had to leave, and the second fox was driven off, too. Looking at the warm house with a lot of good food in it, the youngest fox smiled. The eldest fox opened a new hill again. The second eldest fox dug a pool. Two of them because rich soon. The youngest fox ate up the food left by the other two foxes. At last, it felt so cold and hungry that it could not stand up.19 Naughty Brother 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.20 Mike and the Pot（锅） One day, Mikes mother needed a pot. She asked Mike to borrow one from her friend. So Mike went to the friends house. She gave him a big pot. On the way home Mike put it down on the road and looked at it. It was made of clay and had three legs. Then he said to the pot, “You have three legs and I have only two. You can carry me for a few minutes.” Then Mike sat down inside the pot. But the pot didnt move. Mike got angry and broke it then carried the broke pot home. His mother was angry. “You are stupid.” She said. But Mike thought, “Im not stupid. Only a stupid person carried something with three legs.”21 Sun the Ice Once a simpletons wife told him to buy some ice. Two hours later, he didnt come back. She wanted to know why he didnt come back and went out to have a look. She saw he was standing in the sun at the gate and watching the ice melting. “Whats the matter?” She asked him. “Why dont you bring it in?” “I saw the ice was wet and I was afraid that you would scold(责备) me so Im running it dry.” The simpleton（傻子） answered.22 A Silly Man Fred was going to school. When he passed a park, he saw a man sawing a big branch from a tree. The man was on a ladder and the ladder was against the big branch he was sawing. “Hi, it is dangerous.” Fred shouted. “After you cut off the branch, you will fall, too.” But the man didnt believe him, and said angrily, “Go away, you little thing. Its none of your business.” Fred could do nothing, so he left. He didnt go far before he heard something crashed. He rushed back and found the man lying on the ground. Fred asked some men for help. They carried the man to the hospital.23 Be careful what you wish forA couple had been married for 25 years and were celebrating their 60th birthdays, which fell on the same day.During the celebration a fairy(仙女) appeared and said that because they had been such a loving couple for all 25 years, she would give them one wish each.The wife wanted to travel around the world. The fairy waved her hand, and boom! She had the tickets in her hand.Next, it was the husband's turn. He paused for a moment, and then said shyly, "well, Id like to have a woman 30 years younger than me."The fairy picked up her wand, and boom! he was ninety. 24 The change for a rewardA lady lost her handbag. It was found by an honest little boy and returned to her. Looking in her purse, she commented, "Hmmm. That's funny. When I lost my bag there was a $20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills." The boy quickly replied, "That's right, lady. The last time I found a lady's purse, she didn't have any change for a reward." 25 You're RightOnce Mr. Henry went to a small town with high mountains all around it. It was a quiet and cool place and some rich people liked to go there for their holidays. A week later, before Mr. Henry left the town, he paid thirty pounds for a parrot. When he came back, he began to teach the bird to speak. He tried his best, but it learned only one sentence, “You're right.” He was disappointed and said to the bird angrily，“How foolish you are!” “You're right,” said the parrot.The next day Mr. Henry took the bird to the market and wanted to sell it for eighty pounds. Before long a fat man came and looked at the parrot carefully. Then he asked, “How much is it, sir?”Mr. Henry didn't hurry to answer and said, “It's a clever bird, you know. It can speak and sing.” Then he said to the bird, “Are you really worth eighty pounds, my dear?“You're right,” said the parrot.The fat man liked it at once and bought it. When he took it home he asked it a lot of questions, but it could only say, “You are right.”He felt very sorry for it and said to himself angrily, “Why did I spend eighty pounds on such a foolish bird? What a fool I am!“You're right, answered the parrot.Hearing this, the man couldn't help laughing and set it free26 A Funny Way to Make Friends “Whats the matter, Bob?” asks Mrs. White, “Why do you look so sad?” “Mum, I w