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./Thethreewishes三个愿望Acouplewishesforgoodluck.Afairycomestothemandsays,"Youmayhavethreewishes."Thewifeisveryhappy.Shedoesn’tthinkmuchandsays,"IwishIhadadelicioussausage."Soshehasit."Silly!"shoutsthehusband."Howcanyoujustwishforasausage?"Iwishitwereonyournose!"Afterthat,thesausagegrowsonthewife’snose."Howstupidyouare!Whatcanwedonow?"criesthewife."Wehaveonlyonewish."Thehusbandisalsoverysad,andsays,"Wemustwishthissausageoff."Sothesausagegoesaway.Theyhavethreewishes,buttheygetnothingintheend.Stir/美[stɚ/thegrassandstartlethesnake打草惊蛇Longlongago,acountymagistratenamedWangLuworkedinpresentAnhuiProvince,eastChina.WangLuwasverygreedyandtookmanybribes.Oneofhissecretarieswasequallycorrupt,andoftenschemedforWangLu'sdeeds.Onedayamanwenttothemagistratetolodgeacomplaintagainstthesecretary.Thesecretary'scrimeswerealmostthesameasthecrimesthemagistratehimselfcommitted.WangLuwassofrightenedthatheforgothisproperroleinhandlingthecase.Insteadofissuingajudgment,hecouldn'thelpwritingthesewordsconcerningthecomplaint:"Bystirringthegrass,youhavestartledmewhoamlikeasnakeunderthegrass!"Theabovestoryprovidedtheidiom"Stirthegrassandstartlethesnake".Theoriginalmeaningisthatpunishmentforsomeonecanserveasawarningtoothers.Butpeoplenowusetheidiomtoindicatethatprematureactionswhichputtheenemyonguard.月亮和妈妈ThemoonandhermotherTheMoononcebeggedherMothertomakeheragown."HowcanI?"repliedshe;"there'snofittingyourfigure.Atonetimeyou'reaNewMoon,andatanotheryou'reaFullMoon;andbetweenwhilesyou'reneitheronenortheother."

Theshyturtle/[ˈtɜ:rtl]/害羞的乌龟Tillyisashytrutle.Shehaonofriends.Ifanyonecamebytotalkorplay,shewouldduckinhershellandwaituntiltheywentaway.Thenoneday,Freddythefrogcameswimmingby."Tilly,don'thideinyourshell.Ijustwanttoplay.ButTillywastooshy.""No.No.Justgoaway."Freddythefroghadmanyfriends.Heknewallthefish,helikedthedragonflies.Hejokedwiththeladybugs,andhehungoutwiththebees,buthisbestfriendwasBettytheButterfly."Hi,Betty.Howareyou?""Hi,Freddy,I'mfine.Howareyou?""Idon'tthinkTillytheturtlelikesme.WheneverIaskhertocomeoutandplay,shehidesinhershellandwon'tcomeoutuntilIgoaway."Bettysays,"IthinkTillylikesyou,butsheisveryshy.andsheisverylonely.Ithinkyoushouldkeepaskinghertocomeoutandplay.Onedayshewillcomeoutofhershell."FreddylikedBettybestbecauseBettywassmart,andFreddykeptaskingTillytocomeoutandplay.Onedaywhenhewasjustswimmingby,hesaidtoTilly,"Youcan'thaveanyfriendsifyouhideinyourshell.Ithinkyoushouldcomeonoutandgiveitatry."Shehadnofriendsbecauseshealwayshidinhershell.So,Tillypokedherheadoutandlookedallaround,andshewasamazedathowmanynewfriendsshefound.THENORTHWINDANDTHESUN北风与太阳AdisputearosebetweentheNorthWindandtheSun,eachclaimingthathewasstrongerthantheother.Atlasttheyagreedtotrytheirpowersuponatraveller,toseewhichcouldsooneststriphimofhiscloak.TheNorthWindhadthefirsttry;and,gatheringupallhisforcefortheattack,hecamewhirlingfuriouslydownupontheman,andcaughtuphiscloakasthoughhewouldwrestitfromhimbyonesingleeffort:buttheharderheblew,themorecloselythemanwrappeditroundhimself.ThencametheturnoftheSun.Atfirsthebeamedgentlyuponthetraveller,whosoonunclaspedhiscloakandwalkedonwithithanginglooselyabouthisshoulders:thenheshoneforthinhisfullstrength,andtheman,beforehehadgonemanysteps,wasgladtothrowhiscloakrightoffandcompletehisjourneymorelightlyclad.我爱你,儿子loveyou,sonAsayoungman,Alwasaskilledartist,apotterwithawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hisoldersondevelopedaseverestomachache.Thinkingitwasonlysomecommonintestinal<肠道>disorder,neitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.Buttheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.Knowingthedeathcouldhavebeenavoidedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation,healwaysfelthewasguilty.Tomakemattersworse,hiswifelefthimashorttimelater,leavinghimalonewithhissix-year-oldyoungerson.ThehurtandpainofthetwosituationsweremorethanAlcouldstand,andheturnedtoalcoholforhelp.IntimeAlbecameanalcoholic.Asthealcoholismprogressed,ALbegantoloseeverythinghepossessedhisland,house,etc.FinallyAldiedaloneinasmallbar.HearingofAl’sdeath,Ithought,"Whatatotallywastedlife!Whatacompletefailure!"Astimewentby,Ibegantore-valuemyearlierroughjudgement.IknewAl’snowadultson,Ernie.Heisoneofthekindest,mostcaring,mostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IsawthelovebetweenErnieandhischildren,thinkingthatkindnessandcaringhadtocomefromsomewhere.Ihadn’theardErnietalkedmuchabouthisfather.Oneday,Iworkedupmycouragetoaskhimwhatonearthhisfatherhaddonesothathebecamesuchaspecialperson.Erniesaidquietly,"AsachilduntilIlefthomeat18,Alcameintomyroomeverynight,gavemeakissandsaid,"loveyou,son."TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhatIhadbeenafooltojudgeAlasafailure.Hehadnotleftanymaterialpossessionsbehind.Buthehadbeenakindlovingfather,andleftbehindhisbestlove.FivePeas五颗豌豆Therearefivepeasinabeanpod.Whentheyaremature,asmallboypicksitandopensit.Thesmallboyputsthefirstoneintoanairgun."Ping"…thepeaisshotout.Itsayshappily:Iwillflytothesky!Thesmallboyasksthesecondone:wheredoyouwanttogo?Thesecondpeasays:IwanttoflytotheSun.So,thesecondoneisshotout,whosays:Iwillflytothesun!Thethirdoneandtheforthoneareafraidtobeputintotheairgun.Theyscootaway.Thesmallboygetsoutthefifthoneandasksit:wheredoyouwanttogo?Thefifthonesays:IwanttogotoaplacewhereIcanbringhappinesstoothers.Thesmallboyputsitintotheairgunandsays:youareconsiderate!Hepullsthetriggerandthepeafliesintoaflowerpot.Theflowerpot'sownerispoor.Themotherhasasickdaughter,whohasbeenillforyears.Thegirlisveryweakandlooksmiserable.Oneday,Mumgoesouttowork.Thelittlegirlliesbytheflowerspotsonthebalconyinthesun.Thebudstretchesoutitsleaves,whichseemtodanceandittellsthelittlegirl:youwillgetbetter!WhenMumcomesback,thelittlegirlsays:mum,Ifoundalittleshoot.Mumsays:oh,itisalittlepeashoot.Howdoyoufeeltoday?Ifeelmushbetter!Inthesun,Ifeelwarmandcomfortable.Iwillsoonbewell.Mumsayshappily:Ihopemydaughterwillgrowupasthislittlepeashoot!So,mumputsabamboostickthereandtiesastringsothattheshootcangrowalongit.Fromthenon,thelittlegirlliesbesidethelittlepeaplant,talkswithitandsingssongsforit.Thepeaplantgrowsdaybyday.Littlebylittlethegirlalsorecovers.Finally,thepeaplantblooms.Ithasabrilliantpinkflower.Thelittlegirlkissesit.Shesmileshealthilyandhappily;hereyesshine;shethanksGodforsendingherthebeautifulangel—thepeaflower.Mumsays:thankyou,peaflower!Youmademydaughterhappyandhelpherfightthesicknessandgetwell!Then,thelittleboypassesbythewindow.Thepeaflowerwavesitsbranches,andseemstosay:Look!Ifulfilledmypromise.Iamsuchahappyflower!TheRealPrincess真正的公主TherewasonceaPrincewhowishedtomarryaPrincess；butthenshemustbearealPrincess.Hetravelledallovertheworldinhopesoffindingsuchalady；buttherewasalwayssomethingwrong.Princesseshefoundinplenty;butwhethertheywererealPrincessesitwasimpossibleforhimtodecide,fornowonething,nowanother,seemedtohimnotquiterightabouttheladies.Atlasthereturnedtohispalacequitecastdown,becausehewishedsomuchtohavearealPrincessforhiswife.Oneeveningafearfultempestarose,itthunderedandlightened,andtherainpoureddownfromtheskyintorrents:besides,itwasasdarkaspitch.Allatoncetherewasheardaviolentknockingatthedoor,andtheoldKing,hePrince'sfather,wentouthimselftoopenit.ItwasaPrincesswhowasstandingoutsidethedoor.Whatwiththerainandthewind,shewasinasadcondition:thewatertrickleddownfromherhair,andherclothesclungtoherbody.ShesaidshewasarealPrincess."Ah!weshallsoonseethat!"thoughttheoldQueen-mother;however,shesaidnotawordofwhatshewasgoingtodo;butwentquietlyintothebedroom,tookallthebed-clothesoffthebed,andputthreelittlepeasonthebedstead.Shethenlaidtwentymattressesoneuponanotheroverthethreepeas,andputtwentyfeatherbedsoverthemattresses.UponthisbedthePrincesswastopassthenight.Thenextmorningshewasaskedhowshehadslept."Oh,verybadlyindeed!"shereplied."Ihavescarcelyclosedmyeyesthewholenightthrough.Idonotknowwhatwasinmybed,butIhadsomethinghardunderme,andamalloverblackandblue.Ithashurtmesomuch!"NowitwasplainthattheladymustbearealPrincess,sinceshehadbeenabletofeelthethreelittlepeasthroughthetwentymattressesandtwentyfeatherbeds.NonebutarealPrincesscouldhavehadsuchadelicatesenseoffeeling.ThePrinceaccordinglymadeherhiswife；beingnowconvincedthathehadfoundarealPrincess.Thethreepeaswerehoweverputintothecabinetofcuriosities,wheretheyarestilltobeseen,providedtheyarenotlost.TheLoyalDog忠诚的小狗"WhatshallIdo,"saidaverylittledogonedaytohismother,"toshowmygratitudetoourgoodmaster,andmakemyselfofsomevaluetohim?Icannotdraworcarryburdenslikethehorse;norgivehimmilklikethecow;norlendhimmycoveringforhisclothinglikethesheep;norproducehimeggslikethepoultry;norcatchmiceandratssowellasthecat.Icannotdiverthimwithsinginglikethecanariesandlinnets;norcanIdefendhimagainstrobberslikeourrelation,Towzer;IshouldnotbeofusetohimevenifIweredead,asthehogsare.Iamapoorinsignificantcreature,notworththecostofkeeping;andIdon'tseethatIcandoasinglethingtoentitlemetohisregard."Sosaying,thepoorlittledoghungdownhisheadinsilentdespondency."Mydearchild,"repliedhismother,"thoughyourabilitiesarebutsmall,yetaheartygood-willissufficienttosupplyalldefects.Dobutlovehimdearly,andproveyourlovebyallthemeansinyourpower,andyouwillnotfailtopleasehim."Thelittledogwascomfortedbythisassurance;and,onhismaster'sapproach,rantohim,lickedhisfeet,gambolledbeforehim,andeverynowandthenstopped,wagginghistail,andlookinguptohismasterwithexpressionsofthemosthumbleandaffectionateattachment.Themasterobservedhim."Ah!littleFido,"saidhe,"youareanhonest,good-naturedlittlefellow!"andstoopeddowntopathishead.PoorFidowasreadytogooutofhiswitsforjoy.TheLionandtheMouse狮子和老鼠LionwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupinanger,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying:"Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness."TheLionlaughedandlethimgo.IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameup,andgnawedtheropewithhisteeth,andsettinghimfree,exclaimed:"Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,notexpectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavour;butnowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMousetoconferbenefitsonaLion."Littlefriendsmayprovegreatfriends.THEGOOSETHATLAIDTHEGOLDENEGGS下金蛋的鹅AManandhisWifehadthegoodfortunetopossessaGoosewhichlaidaGoldenEggeveryday.Luckythoughtheywere,theysoonbegantothinktheywerenotgettingrichfastenough,andimaginingthebirdmustbemadeofgoldinside,theydecidedtokillitinordertosecurethewholestoreofpreciousmetalatonce.Butwhentheycutitopentheyfounditwasjustlikeanyothergoose.Thus,theyneithergotrichallatonce,astheyhadhoped,norenjoyedanylongerthedailyadditiontotheirwealth.Muchwantsmoreandlosesall.Thecleverrabbit聪明的兔子Thewolfandthefoxwanttoeattherabbit,butitwasn'teasytocatchhim.Onedaythewolfsaystothefox,"Yougohomeandlieinbed.I'lltelltherabbitthatyouaredead.Whenhecomestolookatyou,youcanjumpupandcatchhim."That'sagoodidea,"saysthefox.Thefoxgoeshomeatonce.Thewolfgoestotherabbit'shouseandknockedatthedoor."Whoisit?"askstherabbit."It'sthewolf.Icometotellyouthatthefoxisdead."Thenthewolfgoesaway.Therabbitgoestothefox'shouse.Helookedinthroughthewindowandseesthefoxlyinginbedwithhiseyesclosed.Hethinks,"Isthefoxreallydeadorishepretendingtobedead?Ifhe'snotdead,he'llcatchmewhenIgonearhim."sohesaid,"Thewolfsaysthatthefoxisdead.Buthedoesn'tlooklikeadeadfox.Themouthofadeadfoxisalwaysopen."Whenthefoxhearsthis,hethinks,"I'llshowhimthatI'mdead."Soheopenedhismouth.Therabbitknowsthatthefoxisn'tdead,andheransawayquickly.Let’sSpeakEnglish让我们说英语Itwasthefirstdayofclass.TwoofhernewESLclassmateswantedtoknowwhereTarawasfrom.TheywerebothfromIraq.BecauseTaralookedIraqi,oneofthewomenaskedTara,inEnglish,ifshewasfromIraq.Tarareplied,"No,I’mnot."ThenthewomentookturnsaskingTaraifshewasfromIran,orSyria,orJordan.Toeachquestion,Tararespondedwithasimpleno.Laughing,onewomansaidtotheother,"She'snotfromanywhere!"Thetwowenttotheirdesks,talkingtoeachotherinArabic.Thenextday,theteacherdividedthestudentsintogroupsoffour.Thestudentsineachgroupaskedintroductoryquestionsofeachother.AstudentinTara’sgroupaskedher,"Whereareyoufrom?"TaraansweredthatshewasfromIraq.ThetwowomenwhohadquestionedTarathedaybeforeweresittingonlyafewfeetaway.BothofthemheardTara’sresponse."Aha!"theybothexclaimed."YouAREfromIraq!"Tarasmiledandsaidyes.Thensheapologizedtobothofthemforlyingthedaybefore.SheexplainedthatshehadnotwantedtogetintoanArabicconversationwiththem.IthadbeenherexperiencethatmanyESLstudentscontinuedtospeaktheirnativelanguageinESLclass,andTarahadnotcometoESLclasstopracticeherArabic.Inheropinion,ESLstudentsshouldtrytospeakEnglishonly."Iagree,"saidRose."You’re100percentright,"agreedJennifer."RoseandImuststopspeakingArabictoeachother.Right,Rose?"Rosenodded,andthensaidsomethinginArabic.Allthreewomenlaughed.Overthenextfourmonths,Tarabecamefriendlywithbothwomen,althoughsheneverspokeawordofArabictothemduringclassorbreak.BadDreams噩梦"Ihadanotherbaddream,"shetoldherfiancé."Itwasaboutyouagain.Youandyourex-girlfriendwerekissing.Iyelledatyoutostopit.Youlookedrightatme,andthenyoulaughedatme!Shelaughed,too.Thenyoubothwentbacktokissing.Itriednottowatch,butwhenIcoveredmyeyes,somethingpulledmyhandsaway.Itriedtoleave,butmyfeetweregluedtotheground.Finally,Iwokeup.Ofcourse,itwasverydifficulttogetbacktosleep."IhadtodrivehomefromLasVegasthismorning.It’sawonderIdidn’tcrash50times.Insteadofseeingtrafficinfrontofme,allIsawwasyouandher.Ican’ttakeanymoredreamslikethis.We’regoingtohavetobreakup.Wecanbefriends,butjustfriends.Thatway,Iwon’tbejealousanymore,andIwon’thavethesebaddreamsanymore.""Whydidn’tyoucallmeupandtellmeaboutyourdream?"heasked."Theysaythatthemoreyoutalkaboutbaddreams,thesooneryou’llstophavingthem."Shedisagreed.Shethoughtthattheonlysolutionwastobreakupandbejustfriends.Shelovedhim,butthesedreamshadbecomesofrequentthatshewasactuallyafraidtogotosleep.Shewaslosingweightandhavingstomachachesfromthestress.

Hedidn’tknowwhattodo.Hewantedhertohavepleasantdreams.Hewantedhertohavealifewithoutstress.Hewantedhertobehiswife.Thiswasit,sherepeated;ifshehadjustonemorebaddream,theywerethrough.Hesqueezedherhand,butsaidnothing.ACleverFarmer聪明的农名UncleSamdoesn'tlikefarmer.Hethinkstheyareveryfoolishandonlyknowworkonthefarm.Onewintermorning,thesunisshining.UncleSamsitsonthestepofhishouse.Atthatmoment,afarmerwithamapinhishandcomestohim.Farmer：Excuseme,Uncle.Canyoutellmeknowtogettothehospital,please?UncleSam:Liedowninthemiddleofthestreetandyouwillsoonbeatahospital.FarmerPleasesetanexampletome.UncleSam:Ithinkyoucometoourcityatthefirsttime.It'smuchmorebeautifulthanthefield.Isthatright?Farmer:Yes,uncle.Butitisbuiltonthefield.UncleSam'sfaceturnsred.Twobirds两只鸟Teacher:Herearetwobirds,oneisaswallow,theotherissparrow.Nowwhocantelluswhichiswhich?Student:IcannotpointoutbutIknowtheanswer.Teacher:Pleasetellus.Student:Theswallowisbesidethesparrowandthesparrowisbesidetheswallow.ThreeGoodFriends三个好朋友Oneday,amonkeyrideshisbikeneartheriver.Thistimeheseesalionunderatree.Thelionrunsathim.Heisafraidandfallsintotheriver.Hecan’tswim.Heshouts.Therabbithearshim.Hejumpsintotheriver.Therabbitswimstothemonkey,buthecan’thelphim.Luckily,anelephantcomesalong.Heisverystrong.Hehelpstherabbitandmonkey.Threefriendsareveryhappy.Theygototheelephant’shome.Then,threeofthembecomegoodfriends.Thefrogandtheox,青蛙与牛Anox,grazinginaswampymeadow,chancedtosethisfootamongaparcelofyoungfrogs,andcrushednearlythewholebroodtodeath.Onethatescapedranofftohismotherwiththedreadfulnews."and,oh,mother!"saidhe,"itwasabeast-suchabigfourfootedbeast!-thatdidit.""Big?"quoththeoldfrog,"Howbig?Wasitasbig"--andshepuffedherselfouttoagreatdegree-"asbigasthis?""oh!"saidthelittleone,"agreatdealbiggerthanthat.""well,wasitsobig?"andsheswelledherselfoutyetmere."Indeed,mother,butitwas,andofyouweretoburstyourselfyouwouldneverreachhalfitssize."provokedatsuchadisparagementofherpowers,theoldfrogmadeonemoretrial,andburstherselfindeed.Somenareruinedbyattemptinggreatnesstowhichtheyhavenoclaim.I’mPregnant我怀孕了Hewasaseniorinhighschool,andshewasajunior.Theyhadmetinalgebraclassatthebeginningoftheschoolyear.Hewasamathwhiz;shewantedtobeanEnglishteacher.Theyhelpedeachotherwiththeirhomework.Hehelpedhersolve"x+4y=8,"andshehelpedhimwrite250-wordessays.Theylovedgoingtothebeachonweekends.Whenitwascoldandwindy,theydressedwarmlyandwalkedformiles.Whenitwashot,theyworetheirswimsuitsandspenthoursinthewaterandonthesand.Theytalkedabouteverythingunderthesun.Shehadfalleninlovewithhim.Hewasn’tinlovewithher,buthesometimestoldherthathewas.Hereallyenjoyedhercompany,buthefiguredthatwhenhestartedcollege,hewouldfindnewgirlfriends.Therewereplentyoffishinthesea.Onedayatthebeach,however,shetoldhimshewaspregnant."Areyousure?"heasked,afteramomentofsilence.Shewas."Well,whatareyougoingtodo?"heasked.Shesaidshewashopingthattheywouldgetmarried."Youcan’tbeserious,"hesaid."We’rebothwaytooyoungtogetmarried.Wehaven’tevengraduatedhighschoolyet."Besides,hesaid,withoutjobstheycouldn’tbegintoaffordababy.Hehadafriendwhoknewsomeonewhocouldsolvethisproblem—forafee.Don'tworry,hesaid,he’dpaythefee."Ithinkweoughttokeepourbaby,"shesaid.Hetoldhernottoworryaboutit—theywouldstartafamilyaftercollege.ImpolitetoHisBrother他的弟弟不礼貌"Whywereyousorudetoyourbrother?"Gladysasked."Hedroveallthewayoverheretodeliverthatpackagetoyou.Butyoudidn’tinvitehiminsideyourapartment.Youdidn’tofferhimanythingtodrinkoreat.Then,whenhewastalkingtome,youkepttellinghimtospeakfaster.HewasspeakingslowlybecauseheknowsmyEnglishisn’tthatgood—hewasjustbeingpolite.Finally,whenheandIsatdowninthelivingroom,youjustwenttoyourcomputerandstartedtypingaway."WilliamtriedtoexplaintoGladysthatwhatshesawbetweenhimandhisbrotherwastheirnormalinteraction.Rolandwassimplydeliveringapackage;therewasnothingforthetwoofthemtochatabout.Further,RolandfeltthatWilliam'sapartmenthadanodor;heusuallydidn’tevencomeinsidetheapartmentwhenhevisited.Inaddition,Rolandwasverypickyaboutwhathedrankandate—hewasn’tinterestedineatingWilliam’s"junkfood."Finally,Williamargued,hehadtoldRolandmanytimesnotto"talkdown"toGladys."Hetalkstoyoulikeyou’reatwo-year-old,"Williamsaid.Shesaidshedidn’tmind;Rolandwasjusttryingtocommunicate.ShejustwishedthatWilliamwouldbemorepolitetohim."Whenmysistervisitsme,"shesaid,"Ihugher,Iinviteherinside,weeatanddrinkandtalk,andwejusthaveagoodtimewitheachother."Well,Williamtoldher,heandhisbrotherweredifferent."No,"shecorrectedhim,"maybeyouandIaredifferent."TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouse农村鼠和城市鼠Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."Ratsmeeting大鼠会议Atlastayoungmousegotup,andsaidthathehadagoodidea."Wecouldtieabellaroundtheneckofthecat.Thenwhenhecomesnear,wecanhearthesoundofthebell,andrunaway."Everyoneapprovedofthisproposal,butanoldwisemousegotupandsaid,"Thatisallverywell,butwhowilltiethebelltothecat?"Themicelookedateachother,butnobodyspoke.Themagicpumpkin魔法南瓜twasasunnyFallday,crispandblueandgold.KevinandhisfriendKatieclimbedontotheschoolbus,headingforthePumpkinPatch.Theysatonthebackbenchandhadfunbouncingaround.ButKatiewasgrumpy.Shedidn'twanttogoonthetrip.ShehatedcoldFallweatherandpumpkinsandeverything.Thebusparkedatthefarm.Therewasanenormouspileoforangepumpkinsbesideawagonandtractor.Everyonerushedforthewagon.KevinandKatiesatinthefrontasitheadedout.Theywatchedthehugewheelsofthetractorbumpslowlyoverrutsinthedirtpath.Morebouncing!Thenthetractorstopped.Oneithersidelongrowsofpumpkinslayinthedust,eachinitsowntangleofvines.Theywerealldifferentsizesandshadesoforange,withlightbrownpatches.……thehistoryofThanksgivingDay感恩节的历史MoststoriesofThanksgivinghistorystartwiththeharvestcelebrationofthepilgrimsandtheNativeAmericansthattookplaceintheautumnof1621.Althoughtheydidhaveathree-dayfeastincelebrationofagoodharvest,andthelocalnativesdidparticipate,this"firstthanksgiving"wasnotaholiday,simplyagathering.ThereislittleevidencethatthisfeastofthanksleddirectlytoourmodernThanksgivingDayholiday.Thanksgivingcan,however,betracedbackto1863whenPres.LincolnbecamethefirstpresidenttoproclaimThanksgivingDay.TheholidayhasbeenafixtureoflateNovembereversince.However,sincemostschoolchildrenaretaughtthatthefirstThanksgivingwasheldin1621withthePilgrimsandIndians,letustakeacloserlookatjustwhattookplaceleadinguptothatevent,andthenwhathappenedinthecenturiesafterwardthatfinallygaveusourmodernThanksgiving.ACat一只猫MrsBrownwenttovisitoneofherfriendandcarriedasmallboxwithholespunchedinthetop."What'sinyourbox?"askedthefriend."Acat,"answeredMrsBrown."YouseeI\'vebeendreamingaboutmiceatnightandI\'msoscared!Thiscatistocatchthem.""Butthemiceareonlyimaginary,"saidthefriend."Soisthecat,"whisperedMrsBrown.PiccolaOncetherelivedinFrancealittlegirlnamePiccola.Whenshewasveryyoung,herfatherdied,andhermotherwasvery,verypoor.OneChristmasEvePiccolasaidtohermother,"Mamma,willUncleSantacometoourhousetonight?"Hermotherfeltverysadandshookherhead.Beforeshewenttobed,Piccolatookoffherlittlewoodenshoesandputthemonthefloornearthechimney.Shesaidtohermother,"PerhapsUncleSantawillcome."Allwaswhitewithsnowoutside,anditwasverycold.Inthenightalittlebirdwithabrokenwingfelldownthechimneyandhoppedintooneoftheshoes.VeryearlyinthemorningPiccolawokeup.Shejumpedoutofbedandrantolookintohershoes.Thereshesawthelittlebirdinoneoftheshoes.ShepickeduptheshoeandrantoshowherChristmaspresenttohermother.Shesaid,"SantaClausdidnotforgetme,Mamma."PapaBearandBabyBear〔爸爸熊和贝贝熊Onasunnyday,SmallBeargoesboatingwithPapa.Theygotobuyhatsfirst.Papagetsasmallhatforhisbighead.SmallBeargetsabighatforhissmallhead.Papa'shatistoosmall.SmallBear'shatistoobig!Theyexchangehats.Justright!Next,theygotobuyswimsuits.Papagetsasmallsuit.SmallBeargetsabigsuit.ThesmallsuitistootightforPapa.ThebigsuitistoolooseforSmallBear!