英語勵志故事短文
讓孩子多看看那些英語勵志故事的短文，總是會有所收穫的，那麼都有哪些呢?一起來看看吧。
：守財奴
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 tears.All the neighbors gathered around him.
He told them how he used to come and visit his gold.
"Did you ever take any of it out?" asked one of them. "No," he said, "I only came to look at it." "Then come again and look at the hole," said the neighbor, "it will be the same as looking at the gold."
守財奴
從前，有個守財奴將他的金塊埋到一棵樹下，每週他都去把他挖出來看看。
一天晚上，一個小偷挖走了所有的金塊。 守財奴再來檢視時，發現除了一個空洞什麼都沒有了。
守財奴便捶胸痛哭。哭聲引來了鄰居，他告訴他們這裡原來有他的金塊。
問明瞭原因後，一個鄰居問：“你使用過這些金塊嗎?” “沒用過，” 他說，“我只是時常來看看。”“那麼，以後再來看這個洞，”鄰居說，“就像以前有金塊時一樣。”
寓意: 即使是再珍貴的東西，如果不善加使用，也不會帶來任何好處。
：老鼠開會
Belling the cat
Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that.
At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had
a good idea.
"We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away."
Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke.
老鼠開會
從前，一所房子裡面有一隻大貓，他抓住了很多偷東西的老鼠。
一天，老鼠在一起開會商量如何對付他們共同的敵人。會上大家各有各的主張，最後，一隻小老鼠站出來說他有一個好主意。
“我們可以在貓的脖子上綁一個鈴鐺，那麼如果他來到附近，我們聽到鈴聲就可以馬上逃跑。”
大家都贊同這個建議，這時一隻聰明的老耗子站出來說：“這的確是個絕妙的主意，但是誰來給貓的脖子上綁鈴鐺呢?”老鼠們面面相覷，誰也沒有說話。
寓意: 有些事情說起來容易，做起來卻很難。
：驢和買驢的人
The ass and his purchaser
A man wanted to buy an ass. He went to the market, and saw a likely one. But he wanted to test him first.
So he took the ass home, and put him into the stable with the other asses. The new ass looked around, and immediately went to choose a place next to the laziest ass in the stable.
When the man saw this he put a halter on the ass at once, and gave him back to his owner.
The owner felt quite surprised. He asked the man, "Why are you back so soon? Have you tested him already?" "I don't want to test him any more," replied the man, "From the companion he chose for himself, I could see what sort of animal he is."
驢和買驢的人
一個買主到市場上去買驢，他看中一頭外表不錯的驢，但是他想要牽走試一試。
他把驢牽回家，放在自己其他的驢之間，這驢四處看看，立即走向一頭好吃懶做的驢旁邊。
於是，買驢的人立刻給那頭驢套上轡頭，牽去還給驢的賣主。
賣主感到很奇怪，他問買主：“你怎麼這麼快就回來了?”買主說：“不必再試了，從他所選擇什麼樣的朋友來看，我已經知道他是什麼樣了。”
寓意: 物以類聚，人以群分。人們往往喜歡跟與自己相同的人交往，所以，我們可以根據一個人的朋友來推斷他的為人。