少兒英語故事

　　A lucky customer 幸運的顧客

　　All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: "remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!"

　　For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer.Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things, which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say, "Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free."

　　On Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," he said, holding out his hand, "I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!"

　　最近有家新開張的超市，所有前往光顧的主婦都懷揣著一個美好的願望——幸運地成為一個購物不用交錢的顧客。這是商店***處的啟事上所承諾的。啟事上寫著：“請記住，每個星期都有一位可以免費購物的顧客。也許，今天就是您的幸運日!”

　　幾個星期以來，正如自己的許多朋友一樣，愛德華太太一直盼望著自己會成為那位幸運的顧客。跟朋友們不同，她一直沒有放棄這一期望。家裡廚房的碗櫃中都塞滿了並不實用的東西。她的丈夫建議她不要亂買東西，然而收效甚微。她一直夢想著有一天超市的經理走到她的面前，對她說：“夫人，今天是您的幸運日，您籃子裡的所有東西都是免費的。”

　　一個週五的早晨，她採購完並把東西放進車裡後，才想起自己忘了買茶葉。她急匆匆地回到超市，取了茶葉後向收銀處走去。正在此時，她看到商店的經理走了過來。“夫人，”他一邊說著一邊伸出手來，“我要恭喜您!您是我們的幸運顧客，您籃子裡的所有東西都是免費的。”

　　The stag in the ox-stall 牛棚裡的雄鹿

　　A stag, chased from his lair by the hounds, took refuge in a farmyard, and, entering a stable where a number of oxen were stalled, thrust himself under a pile of hay in a vacant stall, where he lay concealed, all but the tips of his horns. Presently one of the oxen said to him, "What has induced you to come in here? Aren't you aware of the risk you are running of being captured by the herdsmen?" To which he replied, "Pray let me stay for the present. When night comes I shall easily escape under cover of the dark."

　　In the course of the afternoon more than one of the farm-hands came in, to attend to the wants of the cattle, but not one of them noticed the presence of the stag, who accordingly began to congratulate himself on his escape and to express his gratitude to the oxen. "We wish you well," said the one who had spoken before, "but you are not out of danger yet. If the master comes, you will certainly be found out, for nothing ever escapes his keen eyes."

　　Presently, sure enough, in he came, and made a great to-do about the way the oxen were kept. "The beasts are starving," he cried; "here, give them more hay, and put plenty of litter under them." As he spoke, he seized an armful himself from the pile where the stag lay concealed, and at once detected him. Calling his men, he had him seized at once and killed for the table.

　　一隻雄鹿被獵狗趕出了巢，只得躲進一個農家小院裡。他闖進一個滿是公牛的牛棚裡，拼命擠進空牛欄的乾草堆中，藏了起來，但是他的鹿角卻一直藏在外面。不久，一頭公牛對他說：“是什麼原因讓你到這裡來自投羅網呢?呆在這裡很危險，會被牧人抓走的。你知不知道?”雄鹿回答說：“求求你，就讓我在這裡呆一會兒吧。當夜幕降臨後，我就能有機會在黑暗中逃走了”。

　　整個下午都很平安，雖然有幾個僱工來牛棚照料牛群，但是沒有一個人注意到雄鹿的存在，雄鹿一邊暗自慶幸可以平安逃走，一邊對公牛表示感激。“我們都希望你能平安，”先前和雄鹿講話的那頭公牛又開口了，“但是，你還沒能完全脫離危險。如果主人來了，你可能就會被發現，因為沒有什麼能逃出他的眼睛。”

　　正說著，農場主來了，開始抱怨工人沒有照料好牛群。“牲口都餓著呢，”他大喊道，“這裡再多加點乾草，要給他們足夠的鋪墊。”他一邊說著話，一邊檢視雄鹿躲身的乾草堆，立刻認出了雄鹿。於是，他叫來幫工，立刻抓住雄鹿並殺死它美餐一頓。

　　The hares and the frogs 野兔和青蛙

　　The hares once gathered together and lamented the unhappiness of their lot, exposed as they were to dangers on all sides and lacking the strength and the courage to hold their own.

　　Men, dogs, birds and beasts of prey were all their enemies, and killed and devoured them daily: and sooner than endure such persecution any longer, they one and all determined to end their miserable lives. Thus resolved and desperate, they rushed in a body towards a neighbouring pool, intending to drown themselves.

　　On the bank were sitting a number of frogs, who, when they heard the noise of the hares as they ran, with one accord leaped into the water and hid themselves in the depths.

　　Then one of the older hares who was wiser than the rest cried out to his companions, "Stop, my friends, take heart; don't let us destroy ourselves after all: see, here are creatures who are afraid of us, and who must, therefore, be still more timid than ourselves."

　　有一次，眾多野兔聚集在一起，哀悼自己的不幸命運，方方面面都遭遇危險，而他們卻缺乏勇氣和力量去掌握自己的命運。

　　人、狗、鳥類和猛獸等都是他們的敵人，整日屠殺吞噬他們。一想到要忍受這樣的迫害，他們都認為還不如一死了之呢。於是他們下定決心，不顧一切來到附近的池塘邊，準備投水自盡。

　　有一群青蛙正圍坐在池塘邊，聽到兔子們那急促的跑步聲後，青蛙們立即紛紛跳入水中。

　　兔子中，有一隻年長的兔子比同伴們聰明一些：“朋友們，快停下來，我們應該振作起來，不要再自尋短見了!你們看，這裡還有一些害怕我們的動物呢，他們肯定比我們更膽小。”

　　一年後，三兄弟再次相聚。他們每個人都吹噓自己的寶貝。

　　大哥帶來了一個望遠鏡。“我發現了一個望遠鏡，它可以看到很遠的東西。”

　　第二個兄弟帶來了一張飛毯。“我發現了一張飛毯，它可以去任何地方。”

　　第三個兄弟說。“我發現了一個能治癒所有疾病的蘋果。”

　　兄弟們都為他們發現的寶貝感到驚訝。“現在讓我們來看看我們能用這些寶貝做些什麼。其他兄弟都點頭同意。

　　大哥通過他的望遠鏡考到了遠處的一座宮殿。一位公主正躺在病床上。第二兄弟打開了他的飛毯，並說。“讓我們騎上飛毯去皇宮。”三兄弟騎著飛毯去王宮救公主。

　　三兄弟見了國王，並告訴他，他們有的東西。國王說。“無論如何。如果你們能治好公主,我會讓你們中的一人和公主結婚。”最小的弟弟把她得到的蘋果給了公主。

　　公主生了很長時間的病了，但只是咬了一口蘋果，她的病就好了。

　　國王高興的抱住了公主。“好吧，根據承諾，你們中的一人可以娶公主。”三兄弟都希望其他兄弟娶公主。無論公主多麼漂亮，三兄弟都認為他們的忠誠更重要。

　　國王被感動了，給了他們很多金銀和高官職位。從此三兄弟過著幸福快樂的日子。

　　The monster and the hunter 怪物和獵人

　　Long ago, there lived a huge monster. The monster looked like a human, but had a large body and much hair. His eye was in the middle of his forehead.

　　People were really afraid of this monster. That is because the monster ate up people. The people did not go neat the woods where the monster lived.

　　One day, a young hunter went hunting in the woods where the monster lived. He did not know that the monster lived there. He ran into the monster.

　　The brave hunter took out his arrow1 and shot2 the monster. The monster did not feel any pain and attacked the hunter. "How come he got shot, but he is alright..." The hunter shot a few more arrows,but the monster was not injured3 at all. The hunter only had one arrow left.

　　"That monster has to have a weak spot. Right! It must be that eye." The hunter shot his last arrow to the monster's eye. The monster was hit. It screamed and fell. The hunter barely4 killed the monster and realized it was the monster that people feared.

　　"This monster has to be burned so it won't ever bother people again." The hunter made a fire and turned the monster into ashes. Suddenly, a strong wind came and the ashes turned into an insect.

　　The insect attacked the hunter and began sucking5 his blood. The hunter ran away from the insect. The ashes became a mosquito6 that still bothers us on a hot summer day.

　　很久以前，有過一個巨大的怪物。怪物看起來像一個人，但有一個很大的身體和很多毛。他的眼睛長在他額頭中間。

　　人們真的很害怕這個怪物。這是因為這個怪物會吃人。人們不敢靠近怪物生活的樹林。

　　有一天，一個年輕的獵人在這個怪物居住的樹林裡打獵。他不知道怪物住在這裡。他跑進了怪物的地盤。

　　勇敢的獵人拿出了他的箭，並射向這個怪物。怪物沒有感到任何疼痛，並攻擊獵人。“無論它怎麼被射殺，但它還是沒事......”獵人又射出了幾箭，但是在這個怪物還是沒有受傷。獵人只剩一隻箭了。

　　“那怪物一定有一個弱點。對了!一定是它的眼睛。”獵人把他最後的一隻箭射向怪物的眼睛。怪物被射中了。它尖叫著倒下了。獵人好不容易殺死了怪物，然後意識到這就是人們害怕的那隻怪物。

　　“這個怪物必須燒燬了，然後它就不能再不會打擾人類了。”這個獵人生了火，把怪物化為了灰燼。突然，吹起了一陣奇怪的風，而這些灰燼變成一種昆蟲。

　　這些昆蟲攻擊獵人，並開始吮吸他的血。獵人從昆蟲那裡逃走了。這些灰燼變成了蚊子，仍然在每個炎熱的夏天來騷擾我們。

　　The three happy brothers 快樂的三兄弟

　　There were three brothers.They each decided to find a precious treasure and meet a year later.

　　One year later, the three brothers gathered again. They each boasted about the treasure they had.

　　The oldest brother brought a telescope. "I found a telescope which can see far away."

　　The second brother brought a flying carpet." I found a flying carpet that can be anywhere."

　　The third brother said." I found an apple that cures all diseases."

　　The brothers were amazed at the treasures they found. "Let's see what we can do with our treasures now." The brothers all nodded.

　　The oldest brother looked through his telescope and saw a palace in the distance. A princess was lying in bed sick. The second opened his carpet and said. "Let's ride this carpet and go to the palace." The three brothers went to the palace on the flying carpet to save the sick princess.

　　The three brothers met the king and told him why they had some. The king said. "How commendable. If you cure the princess, I will let one of you marry the princess." The youngest brother gave the princess the apple he found..

　　The princess had been sick for a long time, but with one bite of the apple, she was cured.

　　The king hugged the princess with joy. "Okay, as promised,one of you can marry the princess." The brothers each wanted the other to marry the princess. No matter how pretty and princess was, the brothers thought their loyalty was more important.

　　The king was moved and gave them gold and silver and high positions. The three brothers lived happily ever after.