A crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese in her beak when a fox observed her and set his wits to work to discover some ways of getting the cheese. Coming and standing under the tree he looked up and said, “what a noble bird I see above me!
A dispute arose between the North wind and the Sun, each claiming that he was stronger than the other. At last they agreed to try their powers upon a traveller, to see which could soonest strip him of his cloak. The North wind had the first try, and gathering up all his force for the attack, he came whirling furiously down upon the man, and caught up his cloak as though he would wrest it from him by one single effort, but the harder he blew, the more closely the man wrapped it round himself. Then the turn of the Sun. At first he beamed gently upon the traveller, who soon unclasped his cloak and walked on with it hanging loosely about his shoulders, then he shone forth in his full strength, and the man, before he had gone many steps, was glad to throw his cloak right off and complete his journey more lightly clad.
动画总是小孩最爱的资源,英文动画好多好多,不同年龄看不同动画,太难场景太复杂的也不适用刚开始启蒙的小孩。 Muffin Stories是美国的一批独立艺术家们创建的CD Baby公司推出的儿童动画故事。画面风格类似于动态绘本的形式,语速较慢、吐字清晰,非常适合孩子们观看并反复听。
asked the fox. The farmer told the fox to hide inside his barn. When the hunters found the farmer, they asked if he had seen the fox. The farmer answered,“No,” but at the same time, he pointed award the barn. But the hunters did not see the farmer point so they continuedon their way. Seeing the hunters leave, the fox ran out of the barn. As the fox began running away, the farmer yelled,“Aren't you going to thank me?”
A goblin buried a chest of gold and silver under the ground. Suddenly he received an order from the devil to make a long flight over the sea and mountains. The devil does not care if you are willing to carry out his orders, he only cares if you carry out his orders. After receiving the order from the demon king, the goblin had a difficult choice: Who can guarantee the safety of the chest of gold and silver after he is gone?
The lion has been chasing the antelope. He gazed longingly at the antelopes he was about to get, and wondered how he would enjoy such a meal.
Trischka found the elbows of her coat frayed. “It's so simple, all it takes is a needle, a thread, and a little time to mend it!”
The miller, accompanied by his son, drove his donkey to market, hoping to find a buyer for him. On the way they met a group of girls, who laughed and cried out, “Did you ever see such a foolish father and son?
A countryman went to the fair to sell geese. He was afraid that he would be late, so he hurried the geese to make them go faster.
The Wolf came to a field of wheat, and because he did not eat barley, he went on. Then a horse came along. “Look,” said the Wolf, “what a fine wheat field there is. I saved it for you, because I love the sound of you munching on ripe corn.” But the horse replied, “If the Wolf eats barley, my dear friend, you will hardly be satisfied with your ears at the expense of your stomach.”
寓意:发现财宝不惜拿性命去冒险的人。The crow could not find food. When he saw a snake lying in the sun, he swooped down and caught him. The snake turned back and bit him. On his deathbed, the crow said, “I'm so unfortunate. I found this unexpected wealth and died.”
A Peacock taunted a Crane with the dullness of her plumage. “Look at my brilliant colors,” said she, “and see how much finer they are than your poor feathers.” “I am not denying,” replied the Crane, “that yours are far gayer than mine;