What stories are selected from Aesop's Fables?

The bat fell to the ground and was taken away by the weasel. He begged for mercy. The weasel said he would never let him go. He hates birds by nature. The bat said he was a mouse, not a bird, so he let him go. Later, the bat fell again and was caught by another weasel. He begged again and again not to eat him. The weasel says he hates all mice. The bat changed his mind and said that he was a bird, not a mouse, and was released again. In this way, the bat changed its name twice and finally survived. This story shows that we must improvise to avoid danger.

The fox and the goat

A fox slipped and fell into a well. No matter how hard he struggled, he failed to climb up and had to stay there. The goat was so thirsty that he looked for water everywhere and finally found the well. He poked his head out, saw the fox in the well and asked her if the water was good. The fox felt that the opportunity had come, and his heart exulted. He immediately calmed down and praised the well water for its delicious taste, saying that it was the first well water in the world, sweet and refreshing, and advised the goat to come down and drink it quickly. The goat who just wanted to drink water believed it and jumped without thinking. After drinking, he wants to discuss with the fox how to climb up. The fox is ready. He called the goat and said, "I have an idea. You put your front foot on the wall of the well, and then put the horn up. I will jump into the well from your back and pull you up. Aren't we all saved? " The goat agreed to his proposal, and the fox stepped on its hind foot and jumped on its back, then jumped from the corner and jumped to the well. After the fox went up, he was ready to escape alone. The goat accused the fox of breaking his promise. The fox turned to the goat and said, "Hey, friend, if your mind is as perfect as your beard, you won't jump blindly before you see the exit clearly." This story shows that you should not trust others' words easily, but make a correct judgment for yourself.

The boy who cried wolf.

Once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy who went to the mountains to herd sheep every day. One day, he felt bored and came up with an idea to make fun of everyone. He shouted at the farmer who was farming at the foot of the mountain, "The wolf is coming! The wolf is coming! Help! " Hearing the shouts, the farmers rushed to the mountain with hoes and sickles. As they ran, they shouted, "Don't be afraid, son, we will help you kill the wolf!" " "The farmers rushed to the mountain panting, but there was no sign of the wolf! Wahaha, who was herding sheep, laughed: "That's funny, you were cheated!" The farmers left angrily. The next day, the shepherd boy did the same thing again. The kind farmer rushed up to help him fight the wolf, but there was still no sign of the wolf. The shepherd boy couldn't bear to laugh: "Ha ha! You've been taken in again! Ha ha! "Everyone was angry that the shepherd boy lied again and again and never trusted him again. A few days later, the wolf really came and broke into the sheep. The shepherd boy was very scared. He shouted to the farmers in despair, "The wolf is coming! The wolf is coming! Help! The wolf is really coming! " When the farmers heard his cry, they thought he was lying again. Everyone ignored him and no one helped him. As a result, many sheep of the shepherd boy were killed by wolves.

The Tortoise and the Hare

A rabbit has four legs. It jumps fast and runs fast. The tortoise has four legs, too. Climb, climb, climb slowly. One day, the rabbit met the tortoise and said with a smile, "Tortoise, tortoise, let's have a competition, shall we?" The tortoise knew that the rabbit was joking with him, staring at a pair of small eyes, ignoring it and not stepping on it. Knowing that the tortoise didn't dare to race with him, the rabbit jumped up and down with his ears open and made up a folk song to make fun of him: tortoise, climb, go out and pick flowers early; Tortoise, tortoise, go for a walk. Still at the door at night. The tortoise was angry and said, "Rabbit, rabbit, don't be proud. Let's race!" " ""what, what? Tortoise, what did you say? " "Let's race. The rabbit almost laughed when he heard this. "Tortoise, do you really dare to race with me?" "Well, let's run from here and see who runs to a big tree at the foot of the mountain first. Get ready! One, two, three-"The rabbit spread its legs and ran, really fast, and soon ran far away. Looking back, he found that the tortoise had only climbed a short distance. He thought, it is a big joke that the tortoise dares to race with the rabbit! Me, sleep here and let him climb here. No, let him climb to the front. I caught up with him in three jumps. "La la la la la la, the victory must be mine!" The rabbit leaned on the ground, closed his eyelids and really fell asleep. Besides, the tortoise is really slow, but he keeps crawling, crawling, crawling, and so on. He was exhausted when he climbed in front of the rabbit. The rabbit is still sleeping, and the tortoise wants to have a rest, but he knows that the rabbit runs faster than him and can only win if he keeps climbing. So he kept crawling, crawling, crawling. It's getting closer and closer to the tree, only a few dozen steps away, a dozen steps away, a few steps away. Where is ............................................................................................................................................... Rabbit? He's still sleeping! The rabbit woke up and looked back. Alas, why has the tortoise disappeared? Looking forward to it again, oh, great! The tortoise has climbed under the big tree. The rabbit looked worried and hurried to catch up, but it was too late. The tortoise won. The tortoise won. Rabbits run fast, while turtles run slowly. Why did the tortoise win the game instead?

The old man and the donkey

The old man and his donkey came to a meadow. The donkey looked very excited and immediately ran into the grass to play.

The enemy came and his master saw it. The old man was very alarmed. "Come on, we should leave at once, otherwise it will be too late. Didn't you see the enemy coming? "

"I don't want to run. If the enemy catches me, will they let me carry heavier things? " The donkey asked the old man.

"No, I can't. I have to run. " The old man ran away.

The donkey is still eating the tender grass leisurely, and he knows in his heart that he is just a donkey.

Mouse conference

A long time ago, the mouse was very upset because it was attacked by a cat.

So they held a meeting together to discuss how to deal with the cat's harassment for safety reasons. At the meeting, everyone expressed their opinions, but they were all rejected. Finally, a little mouse stood up and suggested hanging a bell around the cat's neck. As soon as the bell rings, we will know that the cat is coming and we can run away at once.

Everyone applauded his proposal warmly and passed it unanimously. There is an old mouse sitting on one side, saying nothing.

At this time, he stood up and said, "This method that the mouse came up with is very wonderful and very safe; But there is still a small problem to be solved, that is, who will be sent to hang the bell around the cat's neck? "

This story shows that it may not be difficult to come up with a good idea, but it is not so easy to implement it.

Winter and spring

Winter sneers at spring, finds fault with him, complains about him, and says that as long as spring comes, people will no longer be quiet. Some people walk into the mountains of Yuan Ye to enjoy the scenery and happily put the flowers on their heads. Some people set sail across the ocean to visit other countries without worrying about any storms.

He added: "I am like a majestic emperor. I command the sky to make people afraid of storms and heavy snow; " I give orders to the ground, which makes people afraid of freezing; I force people to stay at home honestly. "

Spring said, "Because of this, people hope to bid farewell to winter as soon as possible. People think my name is beautiful. Zeus also said that spring is the most beautiful of all names. Therefore, people always look forward to the arrival of spring. "

This story shows that coercion can only make people feel disgusted, but warmth makes people yearn for it.

Zeus and the suffering snake

A snake was often trampled, so he went to complain to Zeus.

Zeus said to him, "If you bite the first person who tramples on you, no second person will dare to do so."

This story shows that if you resist the first aggressor, other aggressors will not dare to attack.

Old man and death

One day, an old man cut a lot of firewood and walked a long way with great difficulty.

He was too tired to carry all the way, so he put down his burden and shouted to death.

Death came and asked him why he was called. The old man said, "Although I am exhausted, please put that burden on my shoulder."

This story shows that even if life is unfortunate, people still cherish life.

Hunting dogs and dogs

A man keeps a strong hunting dog, and his master wants him to chase wild animals.

But as soon as he saw the flocks of wild animals walking, he desperately broke away from the collar and ran away. The other dogs saw that the hound was as strong as a bull and asked, "Why did you run in such a hurry?"

The hound said, "I know that although I don't worry about food and shelter, I live very comfortably;" But if I have to chase bears and lions, I'm not far from death. "

The dogs seemed to understand something, so they said, "Although we are well-fed and simple, we shouldn't fight fierce lions or bears."

This story shows that wealth, comfort and enjoyment are often associated with danger, while simple life is safe.

The lion, Prometheus and the elephant

Lions often complain about Prometheus, although Prometheus made him tall and powerful, equipped his jaw with sharp teeth as a weapon and his feet with powerful claws, making him stronger than other animals.

But he still said, "But I'm still afraid of roosters." Prometheus said, "why do you blame me for no reason?" You have all the advantages I can create, but your character is too weak. "

The lion lamented, blamed himself for cowardice, and finally wanted to die. Just then, he met the elephant, greeted each other and stood chatting. He saw the elephant flapping its ears and asked, "What's the matter with you? Why do you keep shaking your ears? "

The elephant replied, "Do you see these buzzing mosquitoes? If they get into my ears, I'm finished. "

Hearing this, the lion suddenly realized, "Then why should I die?" ? Cocks are much bigger than mosquitoes, and I am happier than elephants. "Fleas and Athletes Once, a flea jumped on the foot of a running athlete and kept biting him.

He was very angry and prepared to hold the flea with his fingers. But the flea, with its natural ability, ran away and saved its life.

The athlete sighed and said, "Hercules, if you help me deal with that little flea like this, how can you help me defeat my powerful opponent?"

This story tells us not to pray to God for unimportant things, but to pray to God when encountering major difficulties.

Domestic dogs and wolves

A hungry thin wolf looked around for food in the moonlight and met a well-kept domestic dog.

After they greeted each other, the wolf said, "friend, why are you so fat?" What good things have you eaten? " I'm working day and night for a living now. "

The dog replied, "If you want to be like me, learn from me."

"That's true," the wolf asked eagerly. "What news?" The dog replied, "it's for the owner to watch the house and prevent thieves from coming in at night." "When do you start?" The wolf said, "I've had enough of living in the forest and being beaten by the wind and rain."

In order to have a warm house to live in and not starve, I don't care what to do. "Well," said the dog, "come with me! "When they were on the road together, the wolf suddenly noticed a scar on the dog's neck and felt very strange. He couldn't help asking the dog what was going on. The dog said, "Nothing. "

The wolf continued to ask, "What the hell is going on?" "A little thing, maybe a collar with a chain around its neck." The dog said airily. "chains!" The wolf said in surprise, "don't you mean you can't run around freely?" "No, maybe not exactly what I want," said the dog. "Sometimes my master will tie me up during the day. But I assure you, I have absolute freedom at night; The master fed me what was on his plate, and the servant brought me the leftovers. They all love me more. " "Good night!" The wolf said, "Go and enjoy your delicious food. As for me, I would rather starve freely than live a comfortable life in chains. "

This story shows that freedom is more important than happiness.

Poor big fish

There is a pond beside the forest, which is full of butterflies, flowers, frogs and small fish. Here is a lively and lovely little fish. It is always alive and kicking, swimming around and chasing dragonflies. There is a big fish named Mr. Fat. Come from a fierce and active family. Every day, the big fish always attacks the small fish two or three times to show its strength. There is a fisherman who comes to this pond to fish every day, but he never gets much. One day, he decided to buy a net to save time. At dawn, he quietly came to the pond, and then carefully put down the fishing net. Neither fish has ever seen a fishing net, so when the fisherman closed the net, they were caught in it. The little fish struggled to escape from the mesh, and Mr. Fat felt that he would rather be a little fish. This story tells us that little people are easy to be saved, but famous people are hard to escape danger.

The fox and the grapes

The hungry fox saw a string of crystal clear grapes hanging on the grape rack, and his mouth watered. He wants to pick it and eat it, but he can't. After watching it for a while, he left helplessly. As he walked, he comforted himself and said, "This grape is not ripe yet. It must be sour."

This story tells us that some people are weak and incompetent and can't do things, so the time is not ripe.

Wolf and horse wolf

Passing by a field, I saw a lot of barley in the field. Although Huang Chengcheng is very popular, the wolf doesn't eat barley, so he has to go away.

Not far away, he met a horse. He led the horse to the field and told him that he was reluctant to eat barley, so he kept it for the horse because he liked to hear the wonderful sound of his teeth when the horse ate grass.

The horse replied, "Hey, friend, if you can eat barley, you may not like to hear me eating grass, regardless of your stomach."

This story shows that people with bad natures, although giving people the best news, will not be believed because of ulterior motives.

Miller, son and donkey

The miller and his son drove their donkeys together and went to the nearby market to sell them.

They didn't go far, and they met several women gathered by the well, talking and laughing. One of them said, "Look, have you ever seen such a person who walks without riding a donkey?" Hearing this, the old man immediately asked his son to ride on the donkey.

After walking for a while, they met some old people who were arguing. One of them said, "Look, this just proves what I just said. Nowadays, this social fashion is far from respecting the elderly and loving the virtuous. Look at the lazy boy riding on the donkey while his old father is walking below. Come down, you little thing! Don't let your old father rest his tired legs. " The old man told his son to come down and rode up by himself.

They didn't go far before they met a group of women and children. Several people immediately shouted, "You useless old man, how can you ride on a donkey and let the poor child run away without any strength?" The honest miller immediately asked his son to sit behind him. As we approached the market, a citizen saw them and asked, "Excuse me, friends, is this donkey your own?" The old man said, "Yes." The man said, "I really can't believe that according to the situation of riding donkeys together, you two may be much better than riding donkeys." The old man said, "Just try it according to your opinion."

So he jumped off the donkey with his son, tied the donkey's legs together, and carried the donkey on his shoulder with a stick. When crossing the bridge at the market gate, many people gathered around to watch such interesting things, and everyone made fun of their father and son. The noise and this strange fiddling made the donkey very unhappy. He broke the rope and stick hard and fell into the river.

At this time, the old man was angry and ashamed, and hurried home from the path.

This story shows that nothing can satisfy everyone. If you want everyone to be satisfied, no one will be satisfied.

Swallows and birds

Once upon a time, there was a tree that could produce bird glue. When the tree just sprouted, the swallow had a premonition that the bird would be in trouble.

So she called the birds and persuaded them to kill all these trees. If you can't do it, fly to people immediately and ask them for help, and ask them not to catch birds with bird glue. All the birds make fun of the swallow and think she is stupid.

The swallow had no choice but to fly to people alone and ask for protection. People thought she was smart, witty and kind, so they agreed to her request and allowed her to live with people.

Therefore, other birds are often caught and become people's food. Only the swallow survived, nesting safely in people's homes and living carefree.

This story shows that people who take preventive measures can avoid danger.

A bloated fox

The hungry fox looked around for food. When he saw the bread and meat left by the shepherd in the cave in the tree, he immediately got in and ate it.

He was full and struggling, but he couldn't get out, so he sighed in the tree hole. Another fox happened to pass by, heard his moan and went over to ask him why.

He understood the reason and said to him, "Just stay inside honestly, and when you get back to the way you came in, it will be easy to go out."

This story shows that time can solve many problems.

Fleas and people

One day, a little flea jumped up and down on a person and kept biting him, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

He caught the flea and asked it, "Who are you? Why do you bite me everywhere and make me itch all over? "

The flea said, "Please forgive me and don't crush me!" " We've always lived like this. Although constantly harassing people, they will never do anything worse. "

The man smiled and said, "No matter how heinous the crime is, as long as it hurts others, we must never show mercy and crush you."

This story shows that bad people, big or small, should be resolutely punished.

A donkey in lion's skin

A donkey wandered around in a lion's skin to scare those weak and ignorant animals.

He saw the fox and tried to scare him.

The fox happened to have heard his cry before, so he said to the donkey, "If I don't recognize your cry, I will be afraid, too."

In other words, some people look arrogant and handsome, but when they open their mouths, they show their true colors.