5 short stories corresponding to Chinese and English are required, as well as an English introduction (not a translation), which is the summary of the short story in English (60~79 words) and is due a

5 short stories corresponding to Chinese and English are required, as well as an English introduction (not a translation), which is the summary of the short story in English (60~79 words) and is due at the beginning of the school year~

Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.

The wagoner threw down his whip. He knelt down and prayed to Hercules. " Hercules, help me, please," he said.

But Hercules appeared to him, and said, "Man, don't kneel there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel."

Hercules and the Coachman

●A coachman drove a truck along a very muddy path.

●Suddenly, the wheels of the carriage got stuck in the mud and the horses could not pull them out.

●The coachman threw down his whip, knelt on the ground, and begged Hercules to appear. "Hercules, please come and help me," he said.

●Hercules appeared, but said: "Friend, use your shoulders to lift the wheel, and then drive the horse-drawn cart out. What's the use of kneeling there and praying to me?"

2.The two pots

There were two pots on the bank of a river. One was made of brass, and the other was made of clay.

When the water rose they both floated off down the river. The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one.

So the brass pot cried out, "Fear nothing, friend, I will not hit you."

"But I may come in contact with you," said the earthen pot. "If I come too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it."

After that the earthen pot floated away.

Two pots

●There was an earthen pot and a copper pot floating in the river.

●Whenever the tide rises and falls, the earthen pot should be kept as far away from the copper pot as possible. The copper pot shouted: "Don't be afraid, friend, I won't hit you."

●"But I may come into contact with you," the earthen pot said to the copper pot, "if I leave you If you are too close, I will be broken whether you touch me or I accidentally touch you.”

●Then, the earthen pot floated away.

3.The milkmaid and her pail

A milkmaid was going to the market. She carried her milk in a pail on her head.

As she went along she began calculating what she would buy after she had sold the milk.

"I'll buy a new dress, and when I go to the ball, all the young men will dance with me!"

As she spoke she tossed her head back. The pail immediately fell off her head, and all the milk was spilled.

The girl went back without anything. She felt very sad. " Ah, my child," said her mother. "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched."

The milking girl

●A farm milking girl carries a bucket on her head Milk, head to the market.

●After walking for a while, she began to calculate what she would buy after selling the milk: "I want to buy a new dress so that I can go to the dance. Young guys will invite me to dance."

●Thinking of this, she really shook her head, and the milk bucket fell to the ground, and the milk flowed out.

●The girl was very sad and returned home empty-handed. Her mother said to her: "My child, don't make wishful thinking too early.

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4.The young thief and his mother

A young man was caught stealing, and sentenced to death three days later.

He wanted to speak with his mother before the execution. Of course this was granted.

When his mother came to him, he said, "I want to tell you something." He said something but she could not hear. He whispered again , and when she came close to him, she put her ear to his mouth. He nearly bit off her ear. All the bystanders were horified.

"It is to punish her," he said. "When I was young I began stealing little things, and brought them home to mother. "Instead of punishing me, she laughed and said, 'It will not be noticed.' It is because of her that I am here today."

The thief and his mother

●A thief was caught and sentenced to death, to be executed three days later.

●He wanted to say goodbye to his mother before the execution, and was allowed to do so.

●When his mother came to him, he said: "Tell you something." He said it softly, but she couldn't hear it; when she came closer, the thief whispered again Said it again. When the mother put her ear close, the son suddenly bit his mother's ear and almost tore it off. Everyone around him was shocked.

●“This is her punishment,” the thief said. “When I was a child, I committed petty thefts. When I brought the stolen things home, instead of punishing me, she smiled and said, ‘Don’t let anyone See. 'It's because of her that I ended up like this.

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5. The eagle and the arrow

An eagle was flying in the sky. As soon as it saw a rabbit, it swooped down on its prey.

Suddenly it was hit by an arrow.

It fluttered slowly down to the earth, and blood was pouring from the wound.

When the eagle looked down, he found that the shaft of the arrow was feathered with one of its own plumes. "Alas!" it cried. "We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction."

Eagle and Arrow

●The eagle was flying in the sky. When he saw a hare, he swooped down to catch the prey.

●Suddenly, someone shot it with an arrow.

●The eagle fan. It landed on the ground with its wings, blood spurting out from the wound.

●It looked down and saw that the arrow tail was made of its own feathers, and said in pain, "Oh, We always give our enemies the tools to destroy ourselves! ”

6. The miser and his gold

Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.

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One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole.

He was surprised, and then burst into tears. All the neighbors gathered around him.

He told them how he used to come and visit his gold.

"Did you ever take any of it out?" asked one of them. "No," he said, "I only came to look at it." "Then come again and look at the hole," said the neighbor, "it will be the same as looking at the gold."

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●Once upon a time, there was a miser who buried his gold nugget under a tree, and he dug it out every week.

●One night, a thief took it away. When the miser came back to check, he found nothing but a hole. The miser beat his chest and cried bitterly. He told them that there was his gold here.

●After asking why, a neighbor asked: “Have you ever used these gold nuggets? "I haven't used it," he said. "I just come to see it from time to time."

"Then look at this hole again in the future," said the neighbor, "just as you did when there were gold nuggets." ”

7. The fox and the lion

When the fox first saw the lion he was terribly frightened. He ran away, and hid himself in the woods.

The second time, however, he came near the lion. He stopped at a safe distance, and watched him pass by.

The third time they came near one another.

The fox went straight up to the lion, and stayed the whole day with him. He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would meet again.

They soon became good friends.

Fox and Lion

●The fox was very scared when he saw the lion for the first time and hurriedly hid in the forest.

●When he met the lion for the second time, he was very scared. He stood nearby and watched the lion pass by.

●When he met the lion for the third time, he had the courage to walk up and have a very cordial conversation with the lion.

●Soon, They became good friends.

8. The goose with the golden eggs

One morning a countryman went to his goose's nest, and saw a yellow and glittering egg there.

He took the egg home. To his delight, he found that it was an egg of pure gold.

Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs.

The countryman became more and more greedy. He wanted to get all the gold at once, so he killed the goose, when he looked inside, he found nothing in its body.

The goose that laid golden eggs

●One morning, a farmer discovered a golden egg in his goose nest.

●He took the egg home and was surprised to find that it was a golden egg.

●From then on, the farmer could get a golden egg every day. From then on, he became rich by selling his golden eggs.

●The farmer became more and more greedy. He wanted to get all the golden eggs in the goose’s belly at once. So he killed the goose, but there was nothing in the goose's belly.

9. Belling the cat

Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.

One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that.

At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had

a good idea.

"We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away."

Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke.

Mouse Meeting

●Once upon a time, there was a big cat in a house, and he caught many mice stealing things.

●One day, the mice met together to discuss how to deal with their common enemy. Everyone had their own opinions at the meeting. Finally, a little mouse stood up and said he had a good idea.

●"We can tie a bell around the cat's neck, so if he comes nearby, we can run away immediately when we hear the bell."

●Everyone agrees with this suggestion , then a wise old mouse stood up and said: "This is indeed a wonderful idea, but who is going to tie a bell around the cat's neck?" The mice looked at each other, and no one spoke.

10. The hare and the tortoise

The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never been beaten," he said, "when I run at full speed, no one is faster than me."

The tortoise said quietly, "I will race with you." "That is a good joke," said the hare. "I could dance around you the whole way."

The race started. The hare darted almost out of sight at once. He soon stopped and lay down to have a nap.

The tortoise plodded on and on. When the hare awoke from his nap, he saw the tortoise was near the finish line, and that he had lost the race.

●The rabbit boasted to the animals about his speed, "I never fail, "He said, "When I run, no one is faster than me."

●The turtle said calmly: "I want to race with you." "What a joke. I can play with you at the same time." Race," said Rabbit.

●The race started, and in the blink of an eye, the rabbit had disappeared. However, he felt that he was running fast, so he took the race lightly and fell asleep lying on the roadside.

●The tortoise walked slowly but continuously. When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise was almost at the finish line. The rabbit lost the game.