英文小故事有哪些?
英文小故事有以下这些：
一、 英语寓言小故事：老鼠和公牛
第一段：
A mou once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing.
译文：有一次，公牛躺着打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。
The bull jumped up in a rage and， with his head low to the ground， chad the
mou right across the yard.
译文：公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来，低着头追老鼠，一向追过院子。
The mou was too quick for him， however， and slipped easily into a hole in the wall.
译文：然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，从容地钻到墙洞里去了。
第二段：
The bull charged the wall furiously again and again， but although he bruid his head
and chipped his horns， the mou stayed safely inside his hole。
译文：公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁，尽管头撞肿了，角撞裂了，老鼠却安然待在洞里。
After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again。
译文：过了一会儿，公牛不撞了，倒下歇着。
第三段：
As soon as the bull was asleep， the little mou crept to the mouth of the hole， pattered across the yard， bit the bull again？
译文： 公牛刚睡着，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑过院子，又咬了公牛一口？
this time on the no？
译文：这回咬了鼻子？
and rushed back to safety。 As the bull roared helplessly the mou squeaked："It's
not always the big people who e off best。 Sometimes the small ones win， you know。"
译文：又跑回安全的地方去。当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时，老鼠吱吱叫道："大人物并不总占上风。有时小人物也会取胜。"
二、英语寓言小故事：郭氏之墟
第一段：
On a vacation trip， Duke Huan of the state of Qi came to the ruin of the capital of Guo
Shi ， which perished long ago.
译文：齐桓公出游途中，来到已经灭亡许久的郭氏都城的废墟。
第二段：
Seeing the desolate and bleak prospects of broken tiles， collapd walls， and clusters
of weeds， he could not help asking the local people about the reason of the ruin of Guo Shi.
译文：看到瓦砾残垣、杂草丛生的萧条景象，忍不住问当地百姓郭氏灭亡的原因。
第三段：
They replied，"Guo Shi was fond of doing good deeds， and aver to evildoing， which led to the perdition."
译文：百姓们回答说："郭氏由于喜爱善行善事。厌恶邪恶丑行而导致灭亡。"
第四段：
When the Duke could not understand the answer， people explained ，" Though he
liked doing good， he had never been able to do so; though he hated
evildoing， never could he help not participating.That caud the ruin of his capital."
译文：齐桓公不能理解这种回答，百姓们便解释说："郭氏虽然喜爱善行善事，但从来都不能做到；尽管厌恶邪恶丑行，却总是忍不住参与其中。这就是他的都城变成废墟的原因。"
三、英语寓言小故事：三个好朋友
One day， a monkey rides his bike near the river.
译文：一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。
This time he es a lion under a tree, The lion runs at him.
译文：这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。
He is afraid and falls into the river.
译文：他十分的害怕，掉进河里。
He can’t swim, He shouts.
译文：他不会游泳，大叫起来。
The rabbit hears him, He jumps into the river, The rabbit swims to the monkey， but
he can’t help him.
译文：兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。
Luckily， an elephant es along.
译文：幸运的是，一只大象过来了。
He is very strong, He helps the rabbit and monkey.
译文：大象十分强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。
Three friends are very happy, They go to the elephant’s home.
译文：他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。
Then， three of them bee good friends.
译文：从此他们成了好朋友。
四、英语寓言小故事：
A Man and a Satyr having struck up an acquaintance， sat down together to eat.
译文：一个人与赛特偶然相识，坐在一齐吃东西。
The day being wintry and cold， the Man put his fingers to his mou and blew opon them.
译文：正值冬季，天气很冷，那人把手放在嘴边哈气。
"What's that for， my friend?" asked the Satyr.
译文：赛特问道“我的朋友，那是干吗?”
" My hands are so cold，" said the Man， "I do it to warm them."
译文：这人说“我的手太冷了，这是为了取暖”。
In a little while some hot food was placed before them， and the Man， raising the dish to his mou， again blew opon it.
译文：过了一会儿，热腾腾的食物端上来了，那人把碟子举到嘴边又吹了起来。
"And what's the meaning of that， now?" said the Satyr.
译文：赛特问“这又是干吗？”
"Oh，" replied the Man， "my porridge is so hot， I do it to cool it."
译文：那人说“哦，我的粥太烫了，我把他吹凉些”。
"Nay， then，" said the Satyr， "from this moment I renounce your friendship， for I
will have nothing to do with one who blows hot and cold with the same mou."
译文：赛特说“从此刻起，我要与你绝交，因为我不想和一个反复无常的人做朋友”。
五、英语小故事：驴和蚱蜢
Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping， was highly enchanted; and， desiring
to posss the same charms of melody， demanded what sort of food they lived
on， to give them such beautiful voices.
译文：一只驴听到几只蚱蜢在叫，便觉得很趣味；于是也想得到同样趣味的音调，便问蚱蜢吃什么东西过活，以至于能有这样优美的声音。
They replied， "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would only live upon dew， and in
a short time died of hunger.
译文：蚱蜢说：「露水。」驴子听了，从此以后也单吃露水过活，不久便饿死了。
10个英文小故事越短越好
1、The fox and the grapes
Hungry fox saw the vine hanging from a string of crystal clear grapes, slobber DC, want to eat off, but also
Can't reach. At the moment, feel helpless to go, he said while walking his own comfort:" this has not cooked grape, sure
Are sour."
That is to say, some capacity is small, do not a thing, on the pretext that premature.
狐狸和葡萄
饥饿的狐狸看见葡萄架上挂着一串串晶莹剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下来吃，但又
摘不到。看了一会儿，无可奈何地走了，他边走边自己安慰自己说：“这葡萄没有熟，肯定
是酸的。”
这就是说，有些人能力小，做不成事，就借口说时机未成熟。
2、The little boy and the Scorpion
There is a child in the front wall to catch the grasshopper, while to catch a lot. Suddenly he saw a scorpion, he thought that is the grasshopper,
Then two go to catch him. The scorpion his sting, said: "come, if you really dare to do like this, even you catch a grasshopper
Grasshopper will completely lo."
This story warns people, to distinguish good and bad, to treat them differently.
小男孩与蝎子
有个小孩在城墙前捉蚱蜢，一会儿就捉了许多。忽然看见一只蝎子，他以为也是蚱蜢，
便着两手去捕捉他。蝎子举起他的毒刺，说道：“来吧，如果你真敢这样做，就连你捉的蚱
蜢也会统统失掉。”
这故事告诫人们，要分辨清好人和坏人，区别对待他们。
3、The wolf and the crane
Wolf mistakenly swallow a piece of bone, very hard, running around, looking for a doctor. He met the egret, stipulated fees to invite him
Bone removed, Lusi their head into the wolf's throat, and drew out the bone, so the wolf to be a good reward. The wolf answered
Say:" Hey, friend, you can wolf mouth all is well. Withdraws head, can not meet, how to speak reward?"
This story illustrates, the bad guys do no reward, and be thankful if you say the esnce of credit.
狼与鹭鸶
狼误吞下了一块骨头，十分难受，四处奔走，寻访医生。他遇见了鹭鸶，谈定酬金请他
取出骨头，鹭鸶把自己的头伸进狼的喉咙里，叼出了骨头，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答
说：“喂，朋友，你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来，难道还不满足，怎么还要讲报酬？”
这故事说明，对坏人行善的报酬，就是认识坏人不讲信用的本质。
4、The widow and the hen
A widow woman kept a hen, hen lays an egg every day. She thought some more chicken feed barley, a day will be two
Egg. Therefore, such a day to feed her, the result looks more and more fat hen, an egg a day is not even under the.
This story explained that, some people becau of greed, want more benefits, the results are even deprived of the existing.
寡妇与母鸡
有个寡妇养着一只母鸡，母鸡每天下一个蛋。她以为多给鸡喂些大麦，就会每天下两个
蛋。于是，她就每天这样喂，结果母鸡长得越来越肥，每天连一个蛋也不下了。
这故事说明，有些人因为贪婪，想得到更多的利益，结果连现有的都失掉了。
5、Standing on the roof of the goat and Wolf
The little goats on the roof, saw a wolf from the pass underneath, and curd him, laughing at him. The wolf said:" Oh, man, scold
I is not you, but you are in the ground."
This story illustrates the advantages and the cret, often give a person with strong courage to fight.
站在屋顶的小山羊与狼
小山羊站在屋顶上，看见狼从底下走过，便谩骂他，嘲笑他。狼说道：“啊，伙计，骂
我的不是你，而是你所处的地势。”
这故事说明，地利与天机常常给人勇气去与强者抗争。
6、Mountain Earthquake
One time, a mountain happened a big earthquake, vibration sounds like a loud moan and shout. Many people gathered
At the foot of the mountain to watch, do not know what had happened. While they were asmbled in anxious, worried about eing something bad omen, only
Saw a mou running from the mountain.
Don't make much ado about nothing.
山 震
有一次，一座大山发生了大震动，震动发出的声音就像大声的呻吟和喧闹。许多人云集
在山下观看，不知发生了什么事。当他们焦急地聚集在那里，担心看到什么不祥之兆时，仅
看见从山里跑出一只老鼠。
这是说庸人多自忧。
7、Good and evil
Weak forces of good, evil away to heaven by. Asked Zeus is good at, how can we return to earth to. Zeus told
He, you don't go, one of the world's visit. Evil and people very clo, so continuously to find him
Are. Good becau down from the sky, on the very slow to very slow.
That is to say, people is not easy to meet good, but every day of the injury or harm.
善 与 恶
力量弱小的善，被恶赶走到了天上。善于是问宙斯，怎样才能回到人间去。宙斯告诉
他，大家不要一起去，一个一个的去访问人间吧。恶与人很相近，所以接连不断地去找他
们。善因为从天上下来，所以就来得很慢很慢。
这就是说，人很不容易遇到善，却每日为恶所伤害。
8、Two pockets
Prometheus created man, and in each of them hanging round her neck has two pockets, a pack the faults of others, the other
Of their own equipment. He put the loaded others faults pocket hanging in the chest, the other is hanging behind his back. Hence it is that men are
Quick to e the faults of others, and their total however invisible.
This story explained that people often like to find fault with others, but ignore their shortcomings.
两只口袋
普罗米修斯创造了人，又在他们每人脖子上挂了两只口袋，一只装别人的缺点，另一只
装自己的。他把那只装别人缺点的口袋挂在胸前，另一只则挂在背后。因此人们总是能够很
快地看见别人的缺点，而自己的却总看不见。
这故事说明人们往往喜欢挑剔别人的缺点，却无视自身的缺点。
9、The hunting dog
An old dog young and strong never yielded to any beast of the forest, the elderly, in a hunting, met a
Wild boar, he bravely rushed to bite pig ears. Becau of his dental aging weakness, not snapped, wild boar
Run away. Master came running greatly disappoint one's hopes, give him a meal. Old dogs raid his head and said:" master ah! This cannot be
Blame me not. My brave spirit and the youth are the same, but I can't resist the natural law. I ud to act by
Your prai, it should not be your blame."
That is to say, the birth and death is the inexorable law.
老 猎 狗
一条老猎狗年轻力壮时从未向森林中任何野兽屈服过，年老后，在一次狩猎中，遇到一
头野猪，他勇敢地扑上去咬住野猪的耳朵。由于他的牙齿老化无力，不能牢牢地咬住，野猪
逃跑了。主人跑过来后大失所望，痛骂他一顿。年老的猎狗抬起头来说：“主人啊！这不能
怪我不行。我的勇敢精神和年轻时是一样的，但我不能抗拒自然规律。从前我的行为受到了
你的称赞，现在也不应受到你的责备。”
这是说，生老病死是不可抗拒的规律。
10、The ants and beetles
Summer, other animal have a leisurely life, only the ants run around in the fields to collect, wheat and barley, give yourlf a
Winter food storage. Surprid todung beetle asked him why he was so diligent. Ant at the time said nothing.
Winter came, a heavy rain washed cow dung, dung beetle hungry, where ant went begging, ants said to him:" hey,
Buddy, if at the time when I work, you not criticize me, but also to work, we would not have the hungry."
It is said that, despite the changing situation, the people can avoid disaster save.
蚂蚁与屎壳郎
夏天，别的动物都悠闲地生活，只有蚂蚁在田里跑来跑去，搜集小麦和大麦，给自己贮
存冬季吃的食物。屎壳郎惊奇地问他为何这般勤劳。蚂蚁当时什么也没说。
冬天来了，大雨冲掉了牛粪，饥饿的屎壳郎，走到蚂蚁那里乞食，蚂蚁对他说：“喂，
伙计，如果当时在我劳动时，你不是批评我，而是也去做工，现在就不会忍饥挨饿了。”
这是说，尽管风云变化万千，未雨绸缪的人都能避免灾难。
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简短的英语小故事
Story 1 Three Good Friends
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he es a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can’t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t 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 elephant’s home. Then, three of them become good friends.
故事一 三个好朋友
一天， 一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。
Story 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 es a little mou. He catches it, but he can’t eat it becau his teeth are not strong enough. The mou 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 don’t like me becau I’m too old to work. You should know you are old, too.”
故事二 老人和老猫
一个年迈的老人养一只猫。这只猫也非常老了。她跑得很快，但是牙齿很糟糕。一天王还是那个，这只老猫看见一只小老鼠。它抓住了小老鼠，但是它却吃不了它，因为它的牙齿不够锋利了。这只小老鼠逃跑了。
老人很生气，他打了小猫，并且对它说：“你这只蠢猫！我要惩罚你！”猫非常伤心，它想：“在我还年轻的时候，我为你努力工作。现在你却因为我太老了不能工作而不喜欢我。你应该知道你也老了。”
Story 3 Spring in the Green Season
Spring is coming. Spring is the first ason 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 ason.
故事三
春天来了，春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国，春天二月来临，那时候还是很冷，但是会运来月暖和，白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿，沐浴着大地春风长出了嫩芽。
春天也播种的季节。
Story 4 Look for a Friend
Sam is a little fish. He lives in the a. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam es an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn’t 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 es a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of cour! But you are sound. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.”
Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Let’s be friends.” They become good friends.
故事四： 找朋友
塞姆是一条小鱼，他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独，想要找一个朋友，那个朋友看起来要想他。 塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有8条腿，看上去不像塞姆。因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴，塞姆有迅速地逃走了。
塞姆又累又饿，他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼，圆鱼对他说：“你好！你愿意做我的朋友吗？”
塞姆回答：“好哇！可你是圆形的，我是扁的。”圆鱼说：“但是我们俩都是鱼啊！”
塞姆思考后说：“你讲得对，让我们做朋友吧。”他们就成为好朋友了。
英文短篇励志故事
让孩子们多看一些英文短篇励志故事是好的，总会有所收获，那么英文短篇励志故事都有哪些呢?一起来看看吧。
英文短篇励志故事：入木三分
To have an image of bamboo in one's mind
Wang Xi-zhi is one of the most famous calligraphers during the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China. When he was very young, he practiced his art every day and never stopped.
Later he absorbed the strong points of all the other schools of calligraphy, and developed his own unique style of writing. Becau of his achievements, he has been honored as one of China's sages of calligraphy.One time, Wang Xi-zhi sketched in wood for an engraver to cut. Then the engraver found the ink had penetrated one centimeter into the wood.
"Ru Mu San Fen" is got from this story, which means the calligraphy is penetrating.
Now it is often ud to describe expressing sharp ideas or profound views.
入木三分
王羲之是中国东晋时代一个很有名的书法家，他从小就刻苦练字，从不间断，以后又吸取了各个不同书法派的优点，形成他自己独特的个性。因为他在书法上的成就，人们都尊称他为中国书法界的“圣人”。
有一次，王羲之在木板上刻字，后来刻字的人发现墨汁渗入木板有三尺深。
“入木三分”就是从这个故事中得出来的，用来形容书法有力，现在多用来比喻分析问题很深刻。
英文短篇励志故事：一技之长
Proficiency in a particular line
Gong sun Long , is a famous scholar lived in the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period (475-221BC). He had kept a circle skilled people around him. He often said, "A wi man should welcome anyone with a specialty."
One day, a man dresd in tattered and dirty clothes came to e him and said to him:" I have a special skill. "
Gong asked: "What is it?"
"I have a loud voice and I'm good at shouting."
then Gong turned to his followers and asked," Who is good at shouting?" But none of them answered "Yes ". So the scholar took the man in.
Some days later, Gong and his followers went on a trip. they came to a wide river and found the ferryboat was on the other side of the river. All of them had no idea. Suddenly, Gong thought of the shouting expert and turned to him, "Can you have a try?" The man realized it was the chance to show his skill. He shouted to the ferryman as loud as he could, "Hey, ferryman, come here, we want to cross the river." As his voice ended, the ferryman came to fetch them. Gong was very satisfied with the new follower.
Later, people u it to describe anyone who has a special professional skill.
一技之长
战国时期，赵国有位名士叫公孙龙。他手下聚集了许多有自己特长的门客。他常说："一个聪明人应该善于接纳每一个有自己特长的人。"
一天，有一个穿着很破烂的人来见他，并向他推荐自己："我有一项特别的本领。"公孙龙就问道："什么本领?"那个人回答道："我声音特别大，很善于叫喊。"公孙龙听了，就转身问他旁边的门客："你们有谁善于叫喊?"结果没有一个人回答"是"。于是，他就收下了这个很善于叫的人作他的随从。
没过多久，公孙龙和他的门客一起出外游玩。他们来到一条很宽的河边，发现渡船在河的另一头，所有人都不知怎么办好。突然，公孙龙想起他最近收的那个人的本领是善于叫，于是，他就转过头去对那人说："你大声叫对面的船夫，看能不能把他叫过来。"那人觉得展示他技能的时候到了，就尽力大声向对面喊：" 喂，船夫，过来，我们要过河。"当他叫声刚完，那对面的船夫就摇着船过来了。公孙龙对这个新收的门客非常满意。
后来，"一技之长"就用来形容一个人有一项特殊的本领。
英文短篇励志故事：不合时宜
Ignorance of the objective world
In the State of Lu, there was a couple of husband and wife, the former being an expert shoemaker and the latter a skilled hand in wearing taffeta. One day after consultations they decided to go to the state of Yue to earn a livelihood. The neighbors advid them not to go when they learned about their plan. "Don't go there," said one neighbor, "If you go, you can never earn a livelihood."
"We cannot understand you," interrogated the couple, "We have a find command of our art, how could we not earn our living with our work? Don't make a fool of us, plea."
"Indeed, you have your skill," explained the man, "But have you taken notice of the fact that shoes are made for people and the silk taffeta are for hat-making? The people of Yue don't wear shoes, for they are barefooted. Again, they like to have their hair spread out over their heads and they never u hats. To whom should you ll your shoes and hats then?" Experienced though you are in the arts, yet the arts you have mastered are uless there."
After this explanation, the husband and wife now understood that anything that was not adaptable to the objective world would be uless and unpractical.
不合时宜
经典短篇英文小说
经典短篇小说好多呢！用词比较简单，但意义深刻！更重要的是每一篇都短小精悍！（符合你的要求哦）
1.《生火》杰克.伦敦 To Build a Fire (Jack LondonP
2.《厄谢尔府的倒塌》 爱伦.坡
The Fall of the Hou of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
3.《项链》莫泊桑 The Necklace (Guy de Maupassant)
4.《警察与赞美诗》欧.亨利 The Cop and the Anthem
(O Henry)
5.《麦琪的礼物》欧.亨利 Magi's gift (O Henry)
6.《最后一片藤叶》欧.亨利 The Last Leaf (O Henry)
7.《加利维拉县有名的跳蛙》马克.吐温 The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
（Mark Twain)
8.《人生的五种恩赐》马克.吐温
The Five Boons of Life （Mark Twain)
9.《三生客》 托马斯.哈代 The Three Strangers
(Thomas Hardy)
10.《敞开的落地窗》萨基 The Open Window (Saki)
11.《末代佳人》菲茨杰拉德 The Last of the Belles
(F.S.Fitzgerald)
12.《手》舍伍德.安德森 Hands
13.《伊芙琳》詹姆斯.乔伊斯 Eveline
14.《教长的黑色面纱》纳撒尼尔.霍桑
