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How a Colt Crossed the River (小马过河)One day, a colt carried a bag of wheat to the mill.As he was running with the bag on his back, he came to a small river. Water went gurgling on. The colt could not decide whether he could cross it. Looking around, he saw a cow grazing nearby. He asked, Uncle Cow, could you tell me if I can cross the river? the cow told him that he could and that the river was not very deep, just to his knees.The colt was crossing the river when a squirrel jumped down a tree and stopped him. The squirrel shouted, Colt, stop! Youll be drowned! One of my friends was drowned yesterday just in the river. Not knowing what to do, the colt went home to consult his mom.He told his mom his experience on the way. His mother said, My child, dont always listen to others. Youd better go and try yourself. Then youll know what to do.Just at the river, the squirrel stopped the colt again. Little horse, its too dangerous! No, I want to have a try by myself, answered the colt. Then he crossed the river carefully. On the other side of the river, the colt realized that the river was neither as shallow as the cow said nor as as deep as the squirrel told him.The fable tells us a truth: real knowledge comes from practices.Cat and bellThere were many mice in a house. The man of the house got a cat. The cat killed many of the mice. Then the oldest mouse said, All mice must come to my hole tonight, and we will think what we can do about this cat. All the mice came. Many mice spoke, but none knew what to do. At last a young mouse stood up and said, We must put a bell on the cat. Then, when the cat comes near, we shall hear the bell and run away and hide. So the cat will not catch any more mice.Then the old mouse asked, Who will put the bell on the cat? No mouse answered. He waited, but still no one answered. At last he said, It is not hard to say things; but it is harder to do them.Fox and goatA fox had fallen into a well, and had been casting about for a long time how he should get out again, when at length a goat came to the place, and wanting to drink, asked Reynard whether the water was good, and of there was plenty of it .The fox, dissembling the real danger of his case, replied :come down, my friend, the water is so good that I can not drink enough of it, and so aboundant that it can not be exhausted .Upon this the goat without any more ado leaped in, when the fox, taking advantage of his friends horns, as nimbly leaped out, and coolly remarked to the poor deluded goat :if you had half as much brains as you have beard, you would have looked before you leaped.The Lion and the Mouse A lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the mouse piteously entreated, saying: If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness. The lion on laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by some ropes to the ground. The mouse ,recognizing his roar, came gnawed the rope with his teeth , and set him free, exclaim You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor ; I now you know that it is possible for even a mouse to con benefits on a lion.The little mermaidIn the far, deep ocean, there was the castle of Sea King. He had been alone for many years. His mother helped him. She was a wise woman, especially for her care of her grand-daughters. They were six beautiful children, but the youngest was the prettiest of them all. Like her sisters, her feet were a fishs tail. The little mermaid was interested in listening to the wonderful stories about the land from her grandmother. “When you are fifteen,” said her grandmother, “you will have permission to rise up out of the sea.” Her five elder sisters had already been there. She wished her birthday could come sooner. At last she reached her fifteenth year. She rose as lightly as a bubble to the surface of the water. The sea was calm, and a large ship lay on the water. There was music and song on board. The little mermaid swam close to the ship. She saw a number of well-dressed people. They were celebrating the princes sixteenth birthday. How handsome the young prince looked! The little mermaid could not take her eyes from him.I Never Work after SupperA penny-pinching farmer didnt want his hired hand to stop working. One morning, he told the farmhand, Its such a nuisance to come in from the field, wash up for lunch and take time to eat. Why dont we save time and eat lunch now? The hired man agreed. The farms wife brought in some cold meat and fried potatoes, and the two men ate again. When they had finished, the cheap farmer said, While were still at the table, lets have supper too. They were now served steak, boiled potatoes and mixed vegetables, and they ate once more. Now that the meals are out of the way, the farmer announced, we can go out and work all day without interruption. Oh, no, the farmhand answered. I never work after supper.The Cats and The CornThe cats from the cat village went to the river for a picnic.A cat found a corn stalk.What can the cats do with the corn stalk?He must be hungry. He is eating the kernels of corn.Oh, look! He stopped eating.Meow made a new tooth from a kernel of corn!This cat ate the ear of corn.He made a harmonica out of the corncob.Oh, look! The cats are brushing their teeth with the Harmonica.”Chi-ka, chi-ka.”Up and down, up and down.Thats right. Teeth have to be cleaned after eating. Good cat!The cats are thinking of something. They are full and have brushed their teeth. Now its time to play. What game can they play with the corn?First, this cat is making a net with corn silks.Yes!He must be planning to catch his favorite fish.The stalks and the leaves of the corn are being made into a sailboat. The corn stalks are woven into a raft. The sails are made by attaching the leaves.“Lu=Lu, La-La! Lu-Lu, La-La!”One cat plays the harmonica as the other cats ride on their sailboat. Another cat brought a net.He is going to catch some fish. Arent they very funny cats?The raven and the swanA RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swans splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished. Change of habit cannot alter Nature.The old catAn old woman has a cat. The cat is very old, too. He cant run fast. And his teeth are bad. One day, the old cat sees a mouse. He catches it, but he cant eat it because his teeth are not strong enough. The mouse gets out of his mouth and runs away.The old woman is angry. She beats the cat and says, You stupid cat, I will punish you! The cat is 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.Dragon Admirer A county magistrate in Chu Kingdom was called Ye Gong who was a great lover of dragonsIn his house there were plenty of images of dragonsThe dragons were painted or carved on walls, pillars, furniture, window lattices and ceilingsIn addition, all the clothes, quilts, bed nets were trimmed with dragon esigns When the Dragon in the Heaven heard of this, he was greatly moved, deciding to visit Ye GongThe Dragon glided down to Ye Gongs house, poked his head into the window first, leaving his long tail out in the yardTo his great surprise, Ye Gong was so frighted by the real Dragon that he began to flee, ashen and petrified Oh, what Ye Gong liked was not the real dragon, but something resembling a dragonA Frog and a TigerMr. tiger is the king of the forest. So he looks down upon everything in the world.One day, Mr. Frog sees Mr. Tiger. “Im stronger than you, “says Mr. Frog.“What? You are stronger than me? Lets have a match. Who can jump over the river?” says Mr. Tiger.Mr. Tiger jumps over the river. Mr. Frog bites Tigers tail. So he jumps over too.“Where is Mr. Frog? Ha, ha, Im stronger.”“Dont be so sure, ” says Mr. Frog with some fur in his mouth.“Whats in your mouth, Mr. Frog?”“Well, yesterday I ate a tiger, only left some fur.”“My god! Help me!” Mr. Tiger runs away.A dog and a wolfA wolf was almost dead with hunger. A house-dog saw him, and asked, Friend, your irregular life will soon ruin you.Why dont you work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly? I would have no objection, said the wolf, if I could only get a place. I will help you, said the dog. Come with me to my master, and you shall share my work. So the wolf and the dog went to the town together. On the way the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dogs neck. He felt quite surprised, and asked him why it was like that? Oh, it is nothing, said the dog. Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up. You will soon get used to it. Is that the only reason? said the wolf. Then good-bye to you, my friend. I would rather be free. the fox and the tigerAn Archer, hunting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that they ran into the densest part of the bushes to hide. At last the Tiger stood up, and pretending to be very brave, told the other animals not to be afraid anymore, but to rely on his courage, and he would attack the enemy on his own. While he was talking, and lashing his tail and tearing at the ground with his claws to impress the others, an arrow came and pierced his ribs. The Tiger howled with pain.While he was trying to draw out the arrow with his teeth the Fox went up to him and asked, in surprise, whoever had the strength and courage to wound such a brave and mighty beast as the Tiger?Nay, said the Tiger, I misjudged my enemy. It was that unbeatable man over there!MORAL: Knowledge is power.The little horse and the riverOne day, a little horse was asked to mill flour by mother ，He carried the two bags of wheat and left home . He was walking happily. When he came to a river, the mill was on the other side of the river and there was no bridges over the water. Now ,what would the little horse do looking at the flowing water, he got confused . Then he saw an old cow eating grass on the bank ,. So he asked him : “ uncle cow , is the water deep ? And can I walk across it ? ” “ not at all ! ” the cow said . “Its just as high as my lower legs , you can go across it . Its safe .” Then the little horse was ready to go across the water . Just then , a squirrel in the tree shouted to him : “Little horse ,dont go in the water .Its too deep .Youll get drawned ,and one of my friends got drawned in it a few days ago .” So the little horse drew back his legs quickly ,he had to go back to ask his mother what to do . When his mother heard his story , she laughed and said to him : “ My child ,its not enough if you only listen to the others .you must try it by yourself ,then you ll find the truth . ”The little horse came back to the river again .When he put his legs in the water again , the squirrel cried out again : “ Little horse ,its dangerous , you cant do that ! ” “Let me have try.” The horse said . And with those words he walked carefully across the river . The water was neither that shallow as the cow had told him nor that deep as the squirrel had described .It was just OK for him.The Ass and the GrasshopperAN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, The dew. The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.the mole and his motherA MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: I am sure than I can see, Mother! In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, What is it? The young Mole said, It is a pebble. His Mother exclaimed: My son, I am afraid that you are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell.The Father and His SonsA FATHER had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it. He next opened the faggot, took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into his sons hands, upon which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words: My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks. 曹冲称象One day somebody sent Cao Cao an elephantCao Cao wanted to know its weight，but there was nothing big enough to weigh it onCao Chong told his father he could weigh the elephant if he had a big boat and a lot of heavy stonesCao Cao and some other people were very surprised，but still he ordered his men to get everything readyWhen they led the elephant down into the boat，the water came up，then Cao Chong marked the water lineThen they drove the elephant onto the bank and put the heavy stones in the boat until the water came up to the same lineAt last，Cao Chong told the men to weigh each of the stonesIn this way，he weighed the elephantlittle red hatThere was a little girl. She lived with her mother in a village near the forest.One day the mother got some red cloth; she took her needle and she made a red hat for the little girl.She put the hat on the little girls head, and said, “I shall call you Little Red Hat.” So the little girl was called “Little Red Hat” by her mother.One day Little Red Hat said, “I want to show my red hat to Grandmother.”Grandmother lived in a village. The way to the village was through the forest. .The girls mother said, “You shall show Grandmother your red hat, and you shall take some eggs to her. You shall put on your little red hat and go through the forest to her house.”Then the girls mother put some eggs in a basket, and gave them to the little girl, and said, “Take these eggs to Grandmother. You will go through the forest. Grandmothers house is far from here. Dont wait on your way through the forest. If you wait, the night will come. At night there is a wolf in the forest; he eats little girls and boys.”Little Red Hat said, “I will not wait on my way through the forest.”Then little Red Hat went out. She went on her way through .the forest. As she went, she saw many flowers by the way. She said, “I will tske some flowers to Grandmother.”Then she went this way and that way getting flowers for her Grandmother. She waited getting the flowers. Night was coming and she was far from her Grandmothers house. When she saw that night was coming, she ran.As she ran she saw a wolf with big red eyes, standing near a tree.The wolf said, “Why do you run, Little Red Hat?”“Night is coming, ”said Little Red Hat, “that is why l run.”The wolf said, “Where are you going, Little Red Hat?”She said, “I am going to Grandmothers house.”“What are you taking to your Grandmother?”said the wolf.“I am taking some eggs,” said Little Red Hat.“I will show you the way,” said the wolf.“No, no, no!” said Little Red Hat. “Dont show me the way; I know the way.”Then the wolf ran away through the trees.The wolf came to Grandmothers house, and said, ”Are you in, Grandmother?”“Who is that?”said Grandmother.“I am Little Red Hat,” said the wolf, “and I have got some eggs for you.”“Come in, Little Red Hat,” said Grandmother.Then the wolf went in, and ate up poot Grandmother. Then he took Grandmothers clothes, and put them on, and he got into Grandmothers bed.Little Red Hat came to the village. She said, “Are you in, Grandmother?”The wolf said, “Who is that?”She said, “It is Little Red Hat. I have got some eggs and some flowers for you.”“Come in, Little Red Hat, ”said the wolf.Little Red Hat went in.The wolf said, “Come near and show me what is in that basket.”“Eggs, Grandmother, ”said Little Red Hat.The wolf said, “What is that in your hand?”“Flowers,” said Little Red Hat.“Come near, and show me your flowers, Little Red Hat, ”said the wolf.Then Little Red Hat went near to the bed and sat down.Then she said, “What big ears you have got, Grandmother.”“I have got big ears to hear you with,” said the wolf.“What big eyes you have got, Grand-mother, ”said Little Red Hat.“I have got big eyes to see you with,” said the wolf.“What a big mouth you have got, Grandmother,” said Little Red Hat.“I have got a big mouth to eat you with!”said the wolf and he jumped out of the bed and ran to catch Little Red Hat. She ran to the door, an