最短的英語童話故事：老貓

　　一位老婦有只貓,這只貓很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了東西,因為它年紀太大了.一天,老貓發現一只老鼠,它跳過去抓這只老鼠,然而,它咬不住這只老鼠.因此,老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了,因為老貓咬不了它.

　　于是,老婦很生氣,因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死.她開始打這只貓,貓說：“不要打你的老仆人,我已經為你服務了很多年,而且還愿意為你效勞,但是,我實在太老了,對年紀大的不要這么無情,要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情.”

　　The Old Cat

　　An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.

　　Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."

　　最短的英語童話故事：狐貍和公雞

　　一天早上,一只狐貍看到了一只公雞.他想：這是我的早餐.

　　他朝公雞走來,對他說：“我知道,你能唱得非常好聽,你能唱給我聽么?”公雞很高興.他閉上眼睛開始唱歌.狐貍看到這些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了.

　　在田地里的人們看到了狐貍.大喊大叫：“看,看!狐貍抓住公雞逃走了.”公雞對狐貍說：“狐貍先生,你能理解么?人們認為你叼走了公雞.告訴他們這是你的,不是他們的.”

　　狐貍張開她的嘴說：“公雞是我的,不是你們的.”就在那時,.公雞跑到了樹底下.

　　Fox and cock

　　One morning a fox sees a cock.He

　　think,"This is my breakfast.''

　　He comes up to the cock and says,"I know

　　you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The

　　cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins

　　to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.

　　The people in the field see the fox.They cry,"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.''The cock says to the fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.''

　　The fox opens his mouth ang says,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.

　　最短的英語童話故事：城里老鼠和鄉下老鼠

　　從前,有兩只老鼠,它們是好朋友.一只老鼠居住在鄉村,另一只住在城里.很多年以后,鄉下老鼠碰到城里老鼠,它說：“你一定要來我鄉下的家看看.”于是,城里老鼠就去了.鄉下老鼠領著它到了一塊田地上它自己的家里.它把所有最精美食物都找出來給城里老鼠.城里老鼠說：“這東西不好吃,你的家也不好,你為什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你應該搬到城里去住,你能住上用石頭造的漂亮房子,還會吃上美味佳肴,你應該到我城里的家看看.”

　　鄉下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去.房子十分漂亮,好吃的東西也為他們擺好了.可是正當他們要開始吃的時候,聽見很大的一陣響聲,城里的老鼠叫喊起來：“快跑!快跑!貓來了!”他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來.

　　過了一會兒,他們出來了.當他們出來時,鄉下老鼠說：“我不喜歡住在城里,我喜歡住在田野我的洞里.因為這樣雖然貧窮但是快樂自在,比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說,要好些.”

　　The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

　　Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."

　　The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.

　　After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."