A super simple and easy to memorize English story

The Thirsty Pigeon

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.

Zeal should not outrun discretion.

A pigeon was very thirsty. He saw a water bottle painted on the drawing board and thought it was real. He immediately flew over with a whoosh, but unexpectedly hit the drawing board with his head, broke his wings, fell to the ground, and was easily caught.

This means that some people want to get what they need in a hurry, act impulsively and hastily, and they will suffer misfortune.

The Raven and the Swan

A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleaning his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.

Change of habit cannot alter Nature.

The crow is very envious of the swan's white feathers. He guessed that the swan must have bathed frequently to make its feathers so white and flawless. So, he resolutely left the altar where he relied for survival and came to the rivers and lakes. He washed his feathers every day, but not only did he not wash his feathers at all, but he died of hunger due to lack of food.

This story means that human nature will not change with changes in lifestyle.

The Goat and the Goatherd

A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent."

Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.

Many goats were driven into the sheepfold by the shepherds. One goat was eating something good and was left alone behind. The shepherd picked up a stone and threw it, breaking one of the goat's horns. The shepherd was so frightened that he asked the goat not to tell its owner. The goat said, "Even if I don't tell, how can I hide it? My horn is broken. This is a very obvious fact."

This story It shows that obvious crimes cannot be concealed.

The Miser

A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it."

A miser sold all his possessions in exchange for gold nuggets, which he buried secretly in a place. Every day he walked to see his treasure. A shepherd who was tending sheep nearby observed carefully and found out the true situation. After he left, he dug out the gold nuggets and took them away.

When the miser came back, he found that there was no gold nugget in the cave, so he beat his chest and cried bitterly. Seeing that he was so sad, someone asked why and said, "Hey, friend, don't be sad anymore. Although you bought that piece of gold, you don't really own it. Go get a stone to replace the gold." Put the nugget in the hole, and as long as you think it is a nugget of gold, you will be happy. This is no different than if you had a real nugget of gold. In my opinion, it never works when you have the nugget. Passed."

This story illustrates that all possessions are nothing if not used.

The Wolf and the Lamb

WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf, "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations."

The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.

A lamb was drinking water by the river. When the wolf saw it, he thought Find a legitimate excuse to eat him. So he ran upstream and said viciously that the lamb had made the water turbid and prevented him from drinking clean water. The little sheep replied that he was just standing by the river drinking water, and since he was downstream, there was no way he could muddy the water upstream. Seeing that this plan failed, the wolf said again: "My father was scolded by you last year." The lamb said that he was not born yet. The wolf said to him: "No matter how you defend yourself, I will not let you go anyway."

This shows that any legitimate defense against evil people is invalid.

The Bat and the WeaselsThe Bat and the Weasel

A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped.

It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.

The bat fell to the ground and was picked up by the weasel. He begged for his life. The weasel said that he would never let him go and that he hated birds by nature. The bat said he was a mouse, not a bird, and was let go. Later, the bat fell down again and was caught by another weasel, who repeatedly asked not to eat him. The weasel said he hated all rats. The bat changed its story and said it was a bird, not a mouse, and was released again. In this way, Bat changed his name twice and finally escaped death.

This story illustrates that we must adapt to situations in order to avoid danger.

The Ass and the Grasshopper

AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.

The donkey heard the grasshopper sing, Moved by the beautiful singing, he wanted to make the same beautiful voice, so he enviously asked them what they had eaten to produce such a beautiful voice. The grasshopper replied: "Eat dew." The donkey also only ate dew, and soon died of starvation.

This story tells people not to expect things that are not their share.

The Lion and the Mouse

A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters , who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth and set him free, exclaiming:

"You ridiculed the idea of ??my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a Lion."

The lion is asleep and a mouse jumps On to him. The lion suddenly stood up, grabbed him, and prepared to eat him. The mouse begged for his life and said that if he could save his life, he would repay the favor. The lion smiled contemptuously and let him go. Soon, the lion was really saved by the mouse. It turns out that the lion was captured by a hunter and tied to a tree with a rope. The mouse heard his wailing, walked over, bit off the rope, let the lion go, and said: "You laughed at me then and didn't believe you would get anything in return from me. But now it's clear that the mouse can also Repay the favor." This story shows that when fortunes change, the strong will sometimes need the weak.

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders. Zeal should not outrun discretion