English short stories with translation (short stories)

Father has a son's family, and they always quarrel with each other. When his persuasion failed to calm their dispute, he decided to give them a practical example to illustrate the harm of disunity; For this purpose, one day he told them to give him a bundle of sticks. When they did, he put the firewood in each of their hands one by one and ordered them to break it into pieces. Each of them tried their best, but they still couldn't do it.

Then, he opened the firewood, separated the branches one by one and put them in their hands again. They easily broke them. He then said to them, "My sons, if you work together and help each other, you will be like this bundle of firewood and will not be hurt by your enemies;" But if you are divided against each other, you will break like these sticks. "

A father has several children, and these children often quarrel. He can't dissuade them, so he must show them examples of the harm caused by leaving the group. In order to achieve this goal, one day he asked them to bring him a bundle of good firewood. When they brought firewood, he put the bundle of firewood in each child's hand in turn and asked them to break it. They tried one after another, but they never succeeded.

Then he untied the bundle of firewood and put it in their hands one by one, so that they could break it easily. So he told them, "children! If you all unite and help each other, you are like this bundle of firewood, which the enemy cannot break; But if it splits on its own, it will be as vulnerable as these scattered firewood. "

2. The lion and the mouse

A mouse ran past a lion and woke it up from sleep. He stood up angrily, grabbed the mouse and prepared to kill it. At this moment, the mouse piteously begged, "As long as you spare my life, I will definitely repay your kindness." The lion smiled and let him go.

Shortly after this, the lion was caught by some hunters, and they tied him to the ground with strong ropes. The mouse recognized his roar, came forward, bit the rope with his teeth, let him out, and said loudly, "You laughed at the idea that I could help you, and didn't expect anything in return from me;" But now you know that even a mouse may bring benefits to the lion. "

A mouse ran in front of a lion and woke it up from a dream. The lion jumped up angrily, grabbed the mouse and tried to kill it. The mouse pleaded, "As long as you are willing to forgive my little life, I will definitely repay your great kindness in the future." The lion smiled and let it go.

Later, the lion was caught by several hunters, tied with thick rope and fell to the ground. The mouse recognized the lion's roar, came over and bit the rope with his teeth, let him go and said loudly, "You laughed at me for trying to help you, and didn't expect me to have any chance to repay you." But now you know that even mice can help lions. "

3. Lions and Farmers Lions and Farmers

An Indian farmer and his children are working in the field. When they finished their work, it was getting dark, and the farmer said to the child, "Wow! It's getting dark! Pack up your tools and run. Let's run! "

"relax. We are not far from home, and we know the way home. Why are you so flustered? " The child asked. "There is one thing you don't know. I'm usually fearless. I am not afraid of tigers or lions. I'm only afraid of night. When night comes, there is nothing I can do. Night is the most terrible thing for me. I'm really scared. I can't stand it, "replied the farmer.

It happened that a lion was hiding nearby and overheard their conversation. "What is this thing called" night "? How can it be more afraid than me? I must find it, "mused the lion, and approached the farmer, hoping to learn more about this" night "that was more terrible than itself.

Then night falls, and the far-sighted farmers can't see the nearby objects clearly. He only saw the vague outline of an animal approaching, thought it was his recently lost donkey, hit the lion several times and said, "I've been looking for you all day." Where have you been? How dare you come back so late? "

"This is the end of me," the lion thought regretfully. "How could I be stupid enough to be so close to that thing called' night' that just beat me? It's really scary. What should I do now? " When these thoughts flashed through the lion's mind, the farmer patted him a few more times and advised him to go home with him. The frightened lion obediently followed the farmer back to his home.

It was even darker when they got home. Because the farmer always mistook the lion for his donkey, he tied it in a corner outside the house before going to bed. That night, the lion stayed outside in the cold, hungry and stunned, wondering what would happen at night when dawn came. It believes that the farmer is the "night"

The next morning, before dawn, the farmer got up and took his donkey to the field. On the way, another lion passed by and saw a lion obediently following a farmer, which was very funny. Then it approached the captured lion and asked, "What are you doing? Why are you walking behind this man? "

"shh! Keep your voice down and get out of here. Don't you know that the existence ahead is called' night'? He's terrible. Last night, he hit me and handcuffed me, which made me cold and hungry all night. I don't know where he is taking me now. Run, or your life will be in danger! "

Another lion heard the story and said, "You are incredible. You idiot! You are a lion, the king of animals! You've been cheated! Now just yell at him and you will know who is more terrible. " The lion accepted his suggestion and roared loudly, so the farmer looked at it carefully. Now that the sky is getting brighter, he sees that it is a lion. Wow! He escaped like lightning and the lion was free again.

An Indian farmer took his children out to farm. After ploughing, it was getting dark. He said to the children, "Wow! It's getting dark! No, no. Hurry, hurry, let's hurry! "

The child said, "Oh dear! Take it easy! It's not far from home, and we know the way. Why are you so nervous? " The farmer said, "No way! You don't know! I am not afraid of anything, tigers and lions, and I am most afraid of that' night'! As long as' night' comes, I am weak. That' night' is the most horrible, I am so scared, so scared, I can't stand it! "

A lion happened to hide nearby and heard it. It thought, "What is this' night'? How can it be scarier than me? I will give it a try! " It is close to the farmer and wants to see what' night' is, which is more terrible than a lion.

It was already dark at that time, and the farmer had presbyopia and could not see clearly. He only saw an animal running near him, thinking that his donkey had just left, he bumped into it several times and said, "I've been looking for you all day." Where have you been? " Back in a moment! "

The lion thought, "It's over!" How could I be stupid enough to get close to this I just bumped into something called "Night"! How horrible! What should we do now? "While he was thinking, the farmer hit him several times and urged him to go home quickly. The lion was afraid of death and walked back with the farmer.

It was even darker when I got home, because the farmer thought it was his donkey, so he tied the lion to sleep in the corner outside the house. The lion was cold and hungry all night. He was afraid. I wonder what I will do to him tomorrow morning at night. It thinks that the farmer is the so-called "night".

Early the next morning, before dawn, the farmer got up and went out to lead the donkey to plow the fields. On the way, another lion happened to pass by It was very interesting when it saw the lion obediently following the farmer. It approached the lion and asked, "What did you do? Why follow that man's back? "

The tied lion said, "Shh! Stop arguing and get out! You don't know the thing called' night' walking ahead. He's terrible. Yesterday, I was beaten by him and then tied up. I was cold and hungry all night. Now I don't know where to take me. You run, or your life will be in danger! "

Another lion heard this and said, "You are so funny, you idiot! You are a lion and the king of animals! You've been cheated! If you yell at him now, you will know who is terrible. " Sure enough, after the lion yelled at him, the farmer leaned down to look. It's dawn now. It looks like a lion. Wow! Run like hell. Then the lion was free.

Practice makes perfect. Short story skills come from practice.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a skilled archer. One day, when he was practicing on the playground, he attracted a large group of people. He shot so accurately that onlookers cheered with excitement. He is very proud of his skills. But in the crowd, an old man selling oil just nodded coldly. This hurt his self-esteem.

"Can you do that?" He asked the old man who sold oil.

"No, I can't."

"What do you think of my skills?"

"Ok, but nothing special. You have gained accuracy from persistent practice. That's all. "

"Then what can you do?" The old man said nothing. He put a gourd bottle on the ground and covered the bottle with a copper coin. Then, he scooped out a spoonful of oil from his big jar, held it high and began to pour oil into the bottle.

Now, a stream of oil flows down from the ladle, right through the hole of the coin and into the bottle. Everyone on the sidelines watched in surprise. But the old man said, "it's nothing special. I can do this because I practice a lot." With these words, he left.

Later, people used this phrase to mean "Practice makes perfect".

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a skilled archer. One day, he practiced archery in the training ground, which attracted a large crowd to watch. Everyone praised his skill, and he was very proud. But he found that an oil seller in the crowd just nodded faintly, which made him very unhappy.

He asked the old man, "Can you shoot an arrow?"

"No."

"What do you think of my skills?"

"Generally speaking. Nothing special, can only handle fixed things, that's all. "

"What can you do?"

The old man didn't answer. He put a gourd on the ground, and then put a copper coin on the bottle mouth. Then he scooped a spoonful of oil from his big oil pan.

Fall from a height in a gourd on the ground. I saw oil dripping down from the small hole in the middle of the copper coin like a line, and not a drop leaked out. The onlookers were stunned. But the oilman said, "In fact, it's nothing serious, just the result of daily practice." With that, he left.

Later, people used the idiom "Practice makes perfect" to mean that if you are skilled, you can do well.