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篇1：简短英文寓言故事阅读
A philosophical mouse spoke loudly in praise of nature's goodness for having made the mice such particular objects of her concern and protection.
“For,” she said, “one half of us is provided by her with wings, so that if all here below were killed by cats, she could easily restore our extinguished race by means of the bats.”
The good little mouse didn't know that there were also flying cats and thus does our pride chiefly rest on ignorance.
篇2：简短英文寓言故事阅读
A man had an ass1 and lovely lap-dog.
The ass was left in a stable, and had plenty of oats and day to eat, just as any other ass would. The lap-dog knew many tricks, and was a great favourite with his master.
The master seldom went out to dine or to super without bringing him something nice to eat when he jumped about him in a pleasant manner.
The ass, on the contrary, had much work to do, in grinding the corn-mill and in carrying wood from the forest or burdens from the farm,. He often co plained about his own hard fate, and contrasted it with the luxury and idleness of the lap-dog.
At last one day he broke the chain and ran into his master's house, kicking up his heels without measuring and jumping as well as he could, he next tried to jump about his master as he had seen the lap-dog do, but he broke the table, and smashed all the dishes on it to pieces. He then tried to lick his master, and jumped upon his back.
The servants hearing the strange noise, and imagining the danger of his master, quickly helped him out of the situation and drove out the ass to his stable, with kicks and beatings.
The ass, as he returned to his stall beaten nearly to death, thus cried and said sadly, “I have brought it all on myself! Why could I not have beencontented to labour with my companions, and not wish to be idle all the day like that useless little alp-dog”.
篇3：简短英文寓言故事阅读
Since his horse refused to go forward, a traveler in the state of Song drove it into a stream, then mounted to set off again. Still the horse refused to go, and he punished it once more in the same way.
This happened three times in all. Even the most skilful rider could devise no better means of frightening a horse; but if you are not a rider, simply a bully, your horse will refuse to carry you.
篇4：英文寓言故事
Plugging One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbor’s doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people’s attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever “idea”. He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.
掩耳盗铃
从前，有一个人想偷邻居门上的铃，可是他明白一碰到铃，铃就会响起来，被人发现。他想啊想，最终他想出一个“妙极”，他把自我的耳朵用东西塞起来，就听不见铃声了。可是当他去偷铃时，铃声仍旧响起来，他被别人当场抓住。
【英文寓言故事（精选5篇）】
篇5：英文寓言故事
Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling 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 each tried with all their strength,and were not able to do it.
He next unclosed the faggot,and took the sticks separately,one by one,and again put them into their hands,on 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.”
【英文寓言故事集锦（5篇）】
篇6：英文寓言故事
Monkey and bear were good friends, today bear and monkey bear home together to pick apples, fable essay.
The two of them holding hands together came to the orchard, bear and monkey climbed up the tree to pick apples, the monkey quickly climbed up the tree, but the bear climbed to climb at a time when half of the slide down. Monkey see, smiled and said: “ then you still Apple below me to pick it. ” bear see monkey laughing himself suddenly fire up, said: “ what do you mean? You just don't think I can climb it, do you? ” “ no, I mean, you can't climb up. I'll help you pick the apple. You're down here. Is that all right? “&rdquo,” said the little monkey innocently. &ldquo? Don't you mean that? I can't climb up! I don't want you to help me! “&rdquo,” said the bear angrily. &ldquo, no, no, I'm not rare! ” the little monkey got angry, too. Grade five essay composition of fable. The little monkey walked away without looking back. Where was the bear trying to climb the tree again and again, but he never succeeded?. The little monkey, sulking at home, went to sleep. In the evening, even a bear are not apple picking, like home.
This story tells us that a good friend should not be because of a trifle and falling out, saying “ endure temporary calm, take a step as boundless as the sea and sky ” good friends should understand each other, is the.
篇7：短篇英文寓言故事
短篇英文寓言故事1：The King With One Gray Hair
A very very long time ago, there were people wholived much longer than they do today. They lived many thousand years. At that time, the Enlightenment Being was born as a baby named Makhadeva. He lived 84,000 years as a child and crown prince. At the time of our story, he had been a young king for 80,000 years.
One day, Makhadeva told the royal barber, “If you see any gray hair on my head, you must tell me immediately!” Of course, the barber promised to do so.
Another 4,000 years passed, until Makhadeva had been a young king for 84,000 years. Then one day, while he was cutting the king's hair, the royal barber saw just one little gray hair on all the king's head. So he said, “Oh my lord, I see one gray hair on your head.” The king said,“If this be so, pull it out and put it in my hand.” The barber got his golden tweezers1(镊子，小钳子) ,plucked out(拔出) the single little gray hair, and put it in the king's hand.
At that time, the king still had at least another 84,000 years left to live as an old king! Looking at the one gray hair in his hand, he became very afraid of dying. He felt like death was closing in on him, as if he were trapped in a burning house. He was so afraid, that the sweat rolled down his back, and he shuddered2(发抖，战栗) .
King Makhadeva thought, “Oh foolish king, you have wasted all this long life and now you are near death. You have made no attempt to destroy your greed and envy, to live without hating, and to get rid of your ignorance by learning the truth and becoming wise.”
As he thought this, his body burned and the sweat kept rolling down. Then he decided3 once and for all(一劳永逸地，彻底地) , “Itis time to give up the kingship, be ordained4(命令，注定) as a monk5, and practice meditation6!” Thinking so, he granted the income of a whole town to the barber. It amounted to one-hundred-thousand per year.
Then the king called his oldest son to him and said,“My son, I have seen a gray hair. I have become old. I have enjoyed the worldly(世俗的) pleasures of great wealth and power. When I die, I want to be reborn in a heaven world, to enjoy the pleasures of the gods. So I will be ordainedas a monk. You must now take the responsibility of rulingthe country. I will live the life of a monk in the forest.”
Hearing of this, the royal ministers and the rest of the court rushed to the king and said, “Our lord, why do you suddenly want to be ordained?”
The king held up the gray hair in his hand and said, “My ministers and subjects, I have realized that this gray hair shows that the three stages of life youth, middleage and old age--are coming to an end. This first gray hair was the messenger of death sitting on my head. Gray hairs are like angels sent by the god of death. Therefore, this very day is the time for me to be ordained.”
The people wept at the news of his departure. King Makhadeva gave up his royal life, went into the forest, and was ordained as a monk. There he practiced what holy men call the 'Four Heavenly States of Mind'. First is loving-kindness, tender affection for all. Second is feeling sympathy and pity for all those who suffer. Third is feeling happiness for all those who are joyful7. And the fourthstate is balance and calm, even in the face of difficulties or troubles.
After 84,000 years of great effort meditating8 andpracticing these states as a humble9forest monk, theBodhisatta died. He was reborn in a high heaven world, tolive a life a million years long!
The moral is: Even a long life is too short to waste.
短篇英文寓言故事2:Village Doe and Mountain Buck
Once upon a time, in northern India, there was a herd1 of(一群) village deer. They were used to being near villages; they were born there and grew up there. They knew they had to be very careful around people. This was especially true at harvest time, when the crops were tall,and the farmers trapped and killed any deer who came near.
At harvest time, the village deer stayed in the forest all day long. They only came near the village during the dark of the night. One of these was a beautiful young doe(母鹿) .She had soft reddish-brown fur, a fluffy2(蓬松的) white tail and big wide bright eyes.
During this particular season, there was a young mountain buck3 who had strayed4 into the same low forest. One day, he saw the beautiful young doe, and immediately became infatuated with(迷恋) her. He didn't know anything about her. But he imagined himself to be deeply in love with her, just because of her reddish-brown fur and her fluffy white tail and her big wide bright eyes. He even dreamed about her, although she did not know he existed!
After a few days, the young mountain buck decided5 to introduce himself. As he was walking out into the clearing where she was grazing6, he was entranced by her appearance and could not take his eyes off her. He began speaking: “Oh my sweet beauty, as lovely as the stars and as bright as the moon, I confess to you that I am deeply--” Just then the young buck'shoof7(蹄) got caught in a root, he tripped and fell, and his face splashed8 in a mudpuddle9(泥潭) ! The pretty village doe was flattered10, so she smiled. But inside, she thought this mountain buck(雄鹿) was really rather silly!
Meanwhile, unknown to the deer, there was a dan of tree fairies(精灵) living in that part of the forest. They had been watching the mountain buck, while he secretly watched thevillage doe. When he walked out into the clearing, began his speech, and fell in the mud puddle -- the fairies laughed and laughed. “What fools these dumb animals are!” they cried. But one fairy did not laugh. He said, “If ear this is a warning of danger to this young fool?
The young buck was a little embarrassed, but he didnot see it as any kind of warning. From then on, he followed the doe wherever she went. He kept telling her how beautiful she was and how much he loved her. She didn't pay much attention.
Then night came, and it was time for the doe to go down to the village. The people who lived along the way knew the deer passed by at night. So they set traps to catch them. That night a hunter waited, hiding behind a bush.
Carefully, the village doe set out. The mountain buck, who was still singing her praises(赞美诗), went right along with her. She stopped and said to him, ”My dear buck, you are not experienced with being around villages. You don't know how dangerous human beings are. The village, and the way to it, can bring death to a deer even at night. Since you are so young and inexperienced (and she thought to herself, 'and foolish'), you should not come down to the village with me. You should remain in the safety of the forest.“
At this, the tree fairies applauded11(赞同，称赞) . But of course, the deer could not hear them.
The young buck paid no attention to the doe's warning. He just said, ”Your eyes look so lovely in the moonlight!“ and kept walking with her. She said, ”If you won't listen to me, at least be quiet!“ He was so infatuated with her, that he could not control his mind. But he did finally shut his mouth!
After a while, they approached the place where the hunter was hiding behind a bush. The fairies saw him, and became agitated12(激动的，焦虑的) and frightened for the deer's safety. They flew nervously13 around the tree branches, but they could only watch.
The doe could smell the hiding man. She was afraid of a trap. So, thinking to save her own life, she let the buck go first. She followed a little way behind.
When the hunter saw the unsuspecting mountain buck, he shot his arrow and killed him instantly. Seeing this, the terrified doe turned tail and ran back to the forest clearing as fast as she could.
The hunter claimed his kill. He started a fire, skinned the deer, cooked some of the venison(鹿肉，野味) and ate his fill. Then he threw the carcass(尸体，残骸) over his shoulder and carried it back home to feed his family.
When the fairies saw what happened, some of them cried. As they watched the hunter cut up the once noble looking buck, some of them felt sick. Others blamed the careful doe for leading him to the slaughter14.
But the wise fairy, who had given the first warning, said, ”It was the excitement ofinfatuation(迷恋，醉心) that killed this foolish deer. Such blind desire brings false happiness at first, but ends in pain and suffering.“
The moral is: Infatuation leads to destruction.
短篇英文寓言故事3:Sacrifice your own wrong doing
Once upon a time, King Brahmadatta was ruling in Benares, in northern India. TheEnlightenment(启蒙运动) Being was born as his son, the prince. Being quite intelligent, he completed his entire education by the age of 16. So, at this early age, his father made himsecond in command(副指挥，第二把手) .
In those days, most people in Benares worshipped gods. They were very superstitious1(迷信的) . They thought gods caused things to happen to them, rather than being results of their own actions. So they would pray to these gods and ask special favors. They would ask for a lucky marriage, or the birth of a child, or riches, or fame.
They would promise the gods that, if their prayers were answered, they would pay them by making offerings to them. In addition to flowers and perfumes, they imagined the gods desired the sacrifice of animals. So, when they thought the gods had helped them, they killed many animals — goats, lambs, chickens, pigs and others.
The prince saw all this and thought, ”These helpless animals are also subjects of the king, so I must protect them. The people commit these unwholesome(不健康的) acts due to ignorance and superstition2. This cannot be true religion.
For true religion offers life as it really is, not killing3. True religion offers peace of mind, not cruelty.
“I fear these people believe in their superstitions4 too strongly to give them up. This is very sad. But perhaps their beliefs can at least be put to good use. Some day I will become king. So I must begin to make a plan to let their superstitions help them. If they must offer sacrifices, let them kill their own greed and hatred5, instead of these helpless animals! Then the whole kingdom will benefit.”
So the prince devised a clever long term plan. Every so often, he rode in his grand chariot(二轮战车) to a popular banyan6 tree(菩提树) just outside the city. This was a huge tree, where the people prayed and made offerings to a god they thought lived there. The prince came down from his chariot and made the same offerings as the others — incense7(香) , flowers, perfumes and water — but not animal sacrifices.
In this way he made a great show, and the news spread about his offerings. Pretty soon, all the people thought he was a true believer in the great god of the banyan tree.
In due time, King Brahmadatta died and his son became king. He ruled as a righteous(正直的，公正的) king, and the people benefited. So all his subjects came to trust and respect him as a just and honorable king.
Then one day, he decided8 it was the right time to carry out the rest of his plan. So he called all the leading citizens of Benares to the royal assembly hall. He asked them, “Worthy9ministers and loyal subjects, do you know how I was able to make sure that I would become king?” No one could answer.
He said, “Do you remember that I often gave wonderful sweet offerings to the great god of the banyan tree?” “Yes, our lord,” they said.
The king continued, “At each of those times, I made a promise to the powerful god of the tree. I prayed, 'Oh mighty10 one, if you make me King of Benares, I will offer a special sacrifice to you, far greater than flowers and perfumes.'
”Since I am now the king, you all can see for yourselves that the god has answered my prayers. So now I must keep my promise and offer the special sacrifice.“
All those in the assembly hall agreed. They said, ”We must prepare this sacrifice at once. What animals do you wish to kill?“
The king said, ”My dear subjects(人民) , I am glad you are so willing to cooperate. I promised the great god of the banyan tree that I would sacrifice anyone who fails to practice the Five Training Steps. That is, anyone who destroys life, takes what is not given, does wrong in sexual ways, speaks falsely, or loses his mind from alcohol. I promised that, if any do these things, I will offer their guts11(内脏) , and their flesh and blood on the great god's altar(祭坛，圣坛) !“
Being so superstitious, all those in the hall agreed that this must be done, or the god would surely punish the king and the kingdom.
The king thought, ”Ah, such is the power of superstition that these people have lost all common sense! They cannot see that, since the first training step is to give up killing, if I sacrificed one of my subjects, I would be next on the altar! And such is the power of superstition that I could make such a promise, and never have to carry it out!“
So, with full confidence in the power of superstition, the king said to the leading citizens, ”Go into all the kingdom and announce the promise I made to the god. Then proclaim(宣告，公布) that the first one-thousand who break any of the training steps will have the honor of being sacrificed, to keep the king's promise.“
Lo and behold12(你瞧) , the people of Benares became famous for carefully practicing the Five Training Steps. And the good king, who knew his subjects so well, sacrificed no one.
The moral is: Sacrifice your own wrong doing, not some helpless animal.
篇8：英文寓言故事精选
A great mountain大山
Long ago a great mountain began to rumble and shake.
People came from far and near to see what would happen.
”A great river will be born.“ said one.
”Surely nothing less than a mighty dragon will come out.“ said another.
”A god himself will spring form these rocks.“ said a third.
Finally, after days of expectation a small crack appeared in the mountain. And out popped --- a mouse.
Just because someone makes a lot of fuss, it doesn't mean he is important.
很久以前，一座大山隆隆作响，摇晃起来。远近各处的人都来看是怎么回事。
一个人说：”要出现一条大河了。“
另一个人说：”准会出现一条巨龙。“
第三个人说：”从这些岩石中会出现一尊神来。“
等了几天之后，山坡上终于裂开一条小缝，却蹦出来一只耗子。
正因为某人大肆张扬，所以他没有什么了不起。
篇9：英文寓言故事
The gorillas in the valleys in the south often lived together in groups of several tens. They were fond of drinking wine, and even fonder of imitating man's behavior.
南方山谷里的猩猩，常常数十成群地生活在一起。它们喜欢喝酒，更喜欢模仿人的行为。
People knew very well their habits and often put wine or distiller's grains on the roadside together with many straw sandals connected together with ropes.
人们掌握了它们的习性，经常把酒或酒糟放在路边，旁边又放着许多草鞋，草鞋用绳索连接起来。
The gorillas knew this was a trick to lure them into traps and cursed:
猩猩知道这是人们引诱它们上当，便破口大骂:
”Humph! Do you think we don't know your tricks? We'll never be taken in!“
“哼!你们以为我们不知道吗?我们决不上你们的当!”
So they called one another, turned round and left.
于是，互相招呼，回头就走。
But they had already smelled the aroma of the wine, and couldn't bear to part with it. Even after they left, they would turn their heads to look back. When they saw no one there, they would turn back; and after they turned back, they were afraid of being deceived, and left again. After much hesitation, they finally said to themselves:
但是，它们已经闻到了酒香，总有点恋恋不舍，就是走了，也要回过头来望望。回头望不见人，便又转过来;转过来了又怕上当，再返身回去。犹豫了好久，它们最后自言自语地说:
”Just for a taste of the wine. It won't matter as long as we don't get drunk.“
“去尝尝味道，不喝醉就不碍事。”
Shortly afterwards, they agreed to come back to drink the wine. When they got drunk, they forgot everything. Every gorilla put on the straw sandals and imitated the way man walks.
不一会儿，大家同意了，都回来喝酒。等到喝醉的时候，它们一切都忘记了，一个个穿上草鞋，学着人走路。
As a result, they fell down one after another and were all caught alive by people.
结果，一个个都跌倒了，统统被人活捉。
篇10：英文寓言故事
《An Oyster 骄傲的牡蛎》
在神秘的海底世界里，有一只骄傲的牡蛎。他拒绝了所有朋友的帮忙，决定自己一个人面对未知的危险。结果如何呢……“骄傲自满”是小朋友们万万要不得的习惯，谦虚才能让我们一直保持努力、上进的心，从而变得越来越好哦!
篇11：英文寓言故事精选
【百喻经之八山羌偷官库衣喻】
A RUSTIC STEALS CLOTHES FROM THE PALACE TREASURY
过去之世，有一山羌，偷王库物而远逃走。尔时国王遣人四出推寻，捕得将至王边，王即责其所得衣处。山羌答言：“我衣乃是祖父之物。” 王遣著衣，实非山羌本所有故，不知著之，应在手者，著於脚上，应在腰者，返著头上。
Once upon a time there was a rustic who stole garments from the palace and then escaped to a remote place. The king sent men to search for him in all directions. Finally, he was arrested and taken to the king who accused him of theft and asked him where he had got the clothes. The rustic answered that they belonged to his grandfather. The king then ordered him to put them on. He did not know how to wear them. He put on his arms what should be worn on his legs. What he ought to have on his waist, he put on his head.
王见贼已，集诸臣等，共详此事，而语之言：“若是汝之祖父已来所有衣者，应当解著，云何颠倒，用上为下?以不解故，定知汝衣必是偷得，非汝旧物。”
Seeing this, the king summoned his ministers for consultation on the matter. ”If the clothes belonged to your grandfather, you should know how to wear them. How can you wear them in all wrong ways? It's certain that they are not your old clothes. You have stolen them,“ said the king.
借以为譬：王者如佛，宝藏如法，愚痴羌者，犹如外道。
Figuratively speaking, here the king is like Buddha; the valuable clothes, the Buddhist teachings; the stupid rustic, the heretic.
窃听佛法，著己法中，以为自有。然不解故，布置佛法，迷乱上下，不知法相。
A heretic, who has eavesdropped on Buddhism, makes it for his own. He then misinterprets it, because he does not know the real meaning of its teachings.
如彼山羌，得王宝衣，不识次第，颠倒而著，亦复如是。
This heretic is like the rustic who stole the king's valuable clothes without knowing how to wear them properly and put them on in all the wrong ways.
白话：
很久以前，有一位居住在山林的人，偷了国王仓库的东西后逃到了远方。国王知道后，立即派人四处打探寻找，捕获了山民，把他带到国王面前。国王马上追问山民衣物的来源。山民回答：“这衣服是我祖父留给我的。”国王让他把衣服穿好。由于衣服确实不是他的，所以不知道怎样穿。应该穿戴在手上的，却套在了脚上，应当扎在腰上的，却围在了头上。国王见了，确定是贼无疑，召集大臣讨论这件事，并说：“如果是你祖父留给你的衣物，你应熟悉这些衣物的穿法，为什么上下颠倒，戴在手上的却穿在脚下?所以不会穿，在于你的衣服肯定是偷来的，而不是你原有的衣物。”
借这个故事作比喻：国王好比佛陀，国库的财产好比自然与认识的规律。愚蠢无知的山民，像其他各种思想派别，听到一些佛教的教义，就认为已经掌握了认识自然与现象的规律，自以为是，但并不能理解它的实质，就妄加断言，思维逻辑颠倒，不认识一切事物的真实形态、本性，以及真理的本质意义。这好像山民，得到国王的衣物，不懂怎么使用，上下颠倒地穿戴的道理一样。
篇12：英文寓言故事精选
A wild ass1 saw a pack-ass jogging along under a heavy load, and taunted2 him with the condition of slavery in which he lived, in these words: ”What a vile3 lot is yours compared with mine! I am free as the air, and never do a stoke of work; and, as for fodder4, I have only to go to the hills and there I find far more than enough for my needs. But you! You depend on your master for food, and he makes you carry heavy loads every day and beats you unmercifully." At that moment a lion appeared on the scene, and made no attempt to molest5 the pack-ass owing to the presence of the driver, but he fell upon the wild ass, who had no one to protect him, and without more ado made a meal of him.
It is no use being your own master unless you can stand up for yourself.
一头野驴看到一头家驴背负这沉重的货物一路小跑，便讥讽他过着奴隶般的生活：“和我相比，你过得多么卑微呀!我自由自在地享受着大自然，从不下苦力，说道食物，我只需要跑到山上去，就能发现大量吃的东西。再看看你!只能依靠主人施舍吃点，他不仅每天都让你驮重物，还无情地鞭打你。”这时，一只狮子出现在他们的视野中，由于驴夫的出现，狮子没有骚扰家驴，直接扑向了没有保护者的野驴，立即吃掉了野驴。
除非能照顾好自己，否则做自己的主人一点用也没有。
★ 论文引言的写法
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