Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, Do come and see me at my house in the country. So the City mouse went. The
The Bird, the Mouse, and the LoafIOnce there was a Bird, a Mouse, and a Loaf. They lived in a little house. The house was near a forest. There was a garden at the front of the house full of pretty flowers. There were flowers in the window, and a litt
once upon a time a country mouse invited his cousin,a townmouse,to stay with him for a few days.The country mouse lived alone under a hedge in the corner of afield.His straw-lined home was dry and warm and he lived there simply and safely f
Walk straight,said a mother crab to her daughter,stop dragging yourself sideways all the time. Mother,replied the daughter,just show me how.If you walk straight yourself I will copy you. Don't expect people to do things you would not do
At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder. 印度肌肉男罗密欧阿迪特亚戴夫的身高只有2英尺9英寸(约合85厘米),是世界上最矮小的健美先生。 Pint-sized Romeo is well-k
Once upon a time, there was a man who always forgot things. One day, he went out with his little son. He was so happy that he put the son ride his neck. After a time, he suddenly thought of his son, he asked people: Have you seen my child?One of his
Beauty and the Beast I Once there was an old man. He had three young and beautiful children: they were girls. The youngest girl was the most beautiful. She was called 'Beauty', because she was so beautiful. Beauty was a very nice girl: she was kind t
I had fallen and dislocated my elbow, which made writing checks for my small business nearly impossible. I called my bank to explain that the signature on my checks would look odd due to my accident, and would they please horror them anyway. Okay, sa
A training center in Beijing recently opened a new course, which claims to help students absorb energy from the universe through a special cabin built according to the angles of the pyramids. 北京一家培训机构最近开设了一门新课程,声
A hungry lion sat watching a fat bull feeding in a fieldIf only bulls didn't have horns,thought the lion greedily.then I could soon finish him off.As it is he could toss me over the moon. Then he had an idea.Sidling up to the bull he said i
When Confucius was travelling eastwards,he came upon two children hot in an argument,so he asked them to tell him what it was all about.I think,said one child,that the sun is nearer to us at daybreak and farther away from us at noon. The
This blonde decides one day that she is sick and tired of all the blonde jokes and how all blondes are perceived as stupid, so she decides to show her husband that blondes really are smart. While her husband is off at work, she decides that she is go
The Golden Touch I Once there was a King. His name was Midas. Midas loved gold. He did not want to buy things with his gold. He wanted to have the gold; he wanted to look at the gold every day. There was a house made of stone. He put every bit of gol
In the state of Chu,an aristocrat,after offering sacrifices to his ancestors,bestowed a flask of wine on the gentlemen who worked for him.They discussed among themselves.The wine is not enough for all of us but more than sufficient for one
As a band instructor at an elementary school, I require my students to turn in practice sheets signed by their parents so I can be sure they are putting in enough time. I had to laugh, however, when one parent wrote on her child's sheet, Practiced 17
An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were draging a waggon.While the ox was pulling with all his might he he broke a horn.The ass swore that he had got no help whatever from his weak companion.Exerting himself in the labour,the ox b
As Aesop's lion was going to the forest in company with an ass,who was to assist him with his terrible voice,an impertinent crow called to him from a tree:A pretty companion!Are you not ashamed of yourself to be walking with an ass?Whomsoev
While a lion was standing over a bullock,which he had brought down to the ground,a robber came up,and demanded a share.I would give it to you,said the lion,were you not in the habit of taking without leave;and so he repulsed the rogue.
Mr. Sparrow and Mr. Fox Mr. Sparrow was a little bird. He was not a nice little bird -- not at all nice; for he was always telling stories about one person to another person. One day, as Mr. Sparrow sat in a tree, he saw Mr. Rabbit coming through the