英語小故事短文

A. 英文小故事 50個字左右

He Won

Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself.
Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen?
Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won.

他贏了
湯姆：約翰尼，你小弟弟好嗎？
約翰尼：他害病卧床了。他受了傷。
湯姆：真糟糕，怎麼回事兒？
約翰尼：我們做游戲，看誰能把身子探出窗外最遠，他贏了。

I Have His Ear in My Pocket

Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?"
"A kid bit me," replied Ivan.
"Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother.
"I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket."

他的耳朵在我衣兜里

伊凡鼻子流著血回到家裡。他媽媽問，「發生了什麼事？」
「一個男孩咬了我一口，」伊凡說。
「再見到他你能認出來嗎？」媽媽問。
「他走到哪裡我都能認出他，」伊凡說。「他的耳朵還在我衣兜里呢。」

A Good Boy

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."

好孩子

小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
「昨天給你的錢干什麼了？」
「我給了一個可憐的老太婆，」他回答說。 「你真是個好孩子，」媽媽驕傲地說。「再給你兩分錢。可你為什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢？」
「她是個賣糖果的。」

Drunk

One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk."
"But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!"

醉酒

一天，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處於那種對什麼事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發問道：「爸爸，『醉』字是什麼意思？」 「唔，孩子，」父親回答說，「你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個，那麼我就算醉了。」 「可是，爸爸， 」孩子說，「那兒只有一個警察呀！」

Hospitality

The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy.

好客

由於客人在吃蘋果餡餅時，家裡沒有乳酪了，於是女主人向大家表示歉意。這家的小男孩悄悄地離開了屋子。過了一會兒，他拿著一片乳酪回到房間，把乳酪放在客人的盤子里。 客人微笑著把乳酪放進嘴裡說：「孩子，你的眼睛就是比你媽媽的好。你在哪裡找到的乳酪？」 「在捕鼠夾上，先生。」那小男孩說。

英語小笑話
上個星期五我穿了一件 Adidas 的衣服去打球, 一個老美看到就笑我說, "Do you
know what does it mean? It means All Day I Dream About Sex.我整天都在想著
性, 縮寫正好是 Adidas) " 我正驚訝他怎麼反應這么快, 聯想力這么豐富時,旁邊的
一個老美幫我解圍, 他說, 有一個很著名的合唱團 Korn, 他們的招牌歌之一就是
A.D.I.D.A.S, (All day I dream about sex)所以呢,這個典故可是很多老美都耳熟
能詳的喔! 下次就換你去取笑老美了.

A man goes to church and starts talking to God. He says: "God, what is a million dollars to you?" and God says: "A penny", then the man says: "God, what is a million years to you?" and God says: "a second", then the man says: "God, can I have a penny?" and God says "In a second"

一男子進入教堂和上帝對話.他問:"主啊, 一百萬美元對你意味著多少?"上帝回答:"一便士."男子又問:"且話僂蚰昴?"上帝說:"一秒鍾."最後男子請求道:"上帝,我能得到一便士嗎?"上帝回答:"過一秒鍾."

1,Two birls

Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which?

Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer.

Teacher: Please tell us.

Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.

兩只鳥

老師： 這兒有兩只鳥，一隻是麻雀。誰能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀嗎？

學生：我指不出，但我知道答案。

老師：請說說看。

學生：燕子旁邊的就是麻雀，麻雀旁邊的就是燕子。

2. The Fish Net

"Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann?"

"A lot of little holes tied together with strings." replied the little girl.

魚網

"你能告訴我魚網是什麼做的嗎，安？" 老師發問道。

"把許多小孔用繩子栓在一起就成了魚網了。" 小女孩回答道。

3. The New Teacher

George comes from school on the first of September.

"George, how did you like your new teacher?" asked his mother.

"I didn\'t like her, Mother, because she said that three and three were six and then she said that two and four were six too....."

新老師

9月1日， 喬治放學回到家裡。

"喬治，你喜歡你們的新老師嗎？" 媽媽問。

"媽媽，我不喜歡，因為她說3加3得6, 可後來又說2加4也得6。"

4. A physics Examination

Once in a physics examination, Nick finished the first question very soon, while his classmates were thinking it hard.

The question was: When it thunders why do we see the lighting first, then hear the thunderrolls?

Nick\'s answer: Because our eyes are before ears.

一次物理考試

在一次物理考試時，當同學們都還在苦思冥想時，尼克很快就答好了第一個問題。

這個問題是：為什麼在打雷時，我們總是先看到閃電後聽到雷聲？

尼克的回答是：因為眼睛在前，耳朵在後。

Jim』s History Examination
Uncle: How did Jim do in his history examination?
Mother: Oh, not at all well, but there, it wasn't his fault. They asked him
things that happened before the poor boy was born.

吉姆的歷史考試

舅舅：吉姆這孩子歷史考得怎麼樣？
母親：唉，糟透了。可話又說回來，這也不能怪他。嗨，他們盡問一些這個
可憐的孩子出生前的事兒。

回答者： 可愛乖寧寧 - 四級 2010-3-9 21:17

Magic change

神奇變化

Gaga is a little ck. He is small, dirty and ugly. His friends don』t like to play with him.

One day, Gaga walked behind his friends quietly(靜悄悄地).But his friends did not want him. Gaga was very sad and ran to the river and cried loudly(大聲地)。

Just then, a big beautiful bird heard(聽見)him crying and flew down(飛下來，落下來). She said, 「Please don』t cry. Tell me, what do you want? I can help you.」

Gaga told the truth(真相). The beautiful bird said, 「OK, I can help you to become a good-looking ck.」 Then she took out a blanket and put it on the ck』s body. She said something which the little ck didn』t understand. Then she took away the blanket. There stood (站立)a good-looking ck.

Gaga was very happy. He thanked the big bird and quickly went to play with his friends

B. 求幾篇80個單詞左右的英語短文/小故事/幽默笑話

One hot summer day a fox was walking through an orchard. He stopped before a bunch of grapes. They were ripe and juicy.

"I'm just feeling thirsty," he thought. So he backed up a few paces, got a running start, jumped up, but could not reach the grapes.

He walked back. One, two, three, he jumped up again, but still, he missed the grapes.

The fox tried again and again, but never succeeded. At last he decided to give it up.

He walked away with his nose in the air, and said「I am sure they are sour.」

狐狸和葡萄

●一個炎熱的夏日，狐狸走過一個果園，他停在一大串熟透而多汁的葡萄前。

●狐狸想：「我正口渴呢。」於是他後退了幾步，向前一沖，跳起來，卻無法夠到葡萄。

●狐狸後退又試。一次，兩次，三次，但是都沒有得到葡萄。

●狐狸試了一次又一次，都沒有成功。最後，他決定放棄，他昂起頭,邊走邊說：「葡萄還沒有成熟，我敢肯定它是酸的。」

C. 英語的對話小短文或小故事

The rabbit and the tortoise龜兔賽跑背景:在一個大森林裡,小動物們快樂地生活著,充滿它們的歡聲笑語.旁白:Good morning everyone. I'm a bird . I live in a forest .Now, I will tell you a story about Mr. Tortoise and Miss Rabbit. In a very big forest, there lives many animals, like rabbit ,monkey ,dog, zebra, elephant and hone t Tortoise. Miss Rabbit is very proud of her long legs .Today, an interesting thing is happening. 兔子:Hi! Mr. Tortoise. What are you doing ?烏龜:Hi! Miss Rabbit. I am running.兔子大笑: What Run Just like now Ah, Ah, Ah, You are too slow. I can even walk faster than you run.烏龜: Miss Rabbit, You are too proud. We should have a race. I believe I can win the match.兔子:What What A race With you You can win OK. OK. Look at the tall tree. Let me see who can get there first.烏龜:OK !兔子:Who will be the winner Of course, It is me.小猴(大聲宣布): The rabbit and the tortoise are going to have a race!旁白:Many animals hear the news in the forest. They all come to watch the race .小動物們全部集中,議論紛紛.小猴:I'm sure the rabbit will win the race!小鹿:I hope the tortoise will win . .其他小動物附和著.小兔對烏龜說: I'm sure I will beat you. Don't cry if you lose.烏龜回答: Let's wait and see .小鹿宣布: Ready ,set ,go !比賽音樂響起.烏龜和小兔開始賽跑,烏龜慢慢趴,小兔跳的很快.小動物們:Come on , Rabbit !Come on , Tortoise , don't give up .旁白:The rabbit runs very fast . She soon comes to a tall tree . She looks back . 小兔回頭看烏龜:The tortoise is so slow . I can't see him now . I'll take a nap under the tree.小兔在大樹下躺下,呼呼大睡.烏龜繼續爬著.斑馬跑到烏龜旁邊悄悄說: Come on , Tortoise , don't give up . 烏龜:Thank you . I see . I'll try my best .旁白:An hour later , the tortoise comes to the tree . The rabbit is still sleeping . He runs on an on .烏龜: How tired, but I can not give up.小狗: Mr. Tortoise, Come on, Come on. You could be the winner!小兔醒了,往後看.小兔:Where is the tortoise Oh my God !小兔朝前看,烏龜快到終點了.小兔趕緊用最快的速度向終點沖去.烏龜沖過終點線,與其他小動物一起歡呼.小動物齊鼓掌歡呼:The tortoise won the race !烏龜:Oh , I can't believe it . I won the rabbit !小兔作害羞狀,與烏龜拉起橫幅:Pride comes before a fall. 驕兵必敗驕兵必敗. 小動物們一起說:Pride comes before a fall. 驕兵必敗
參考資料：希望能幫助你

D. 短篇簡單的英語小故事

Teacher:Why
are
you
late
for
school
every
morning?
Tom:Every
time
I
come
to
the
corner,a
sign
says,"School-Go
slow".
老師:為什麼你每天早晨都遲到?
湯姆:每當我經過學校的拐角處,就看見一個牌子上寫著"學校----慢行".
A
Good
Boy
Little
Robert
asked
his
mother
for
two
cents.
"What
did
you
do
with
the
money
I
gave
you
yesterday?"
"I
gave
it
to
a
poor
old
woman,"
he
answered.
"You're
a
good
boy,"
said
the
mother
proudly.
"Here
are
two
cents
more.
But
why
are
you
so
interested
in
the
old
woman?"
"She
is
the
one
who
sells
the
candy."
好孩子
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
「昨天給你的錢干什麼了?」
「我給了一個可憐的老太婆，」他回答說。
「你真是個好孩子，」媽媽驕傲地說。「再給你兩分錢。可你為什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢?」
「她是個賣糖果的。」
Drunk
One
day,
a
father
and
his
little
son
were
going
home.
At
this
age,
the
boy
was
interested
in
all
kinds
of
things
and
was
always
asking
questions.
Now,
he
asked,
"What's
the
meaning
of
the
word
'Drunk',
dad?"
"Well,
my
son,"
his
father
replied,
"look,
there
are
standing
two
policemen.
If
I
regard
the
two
policemen
as
four
then
I
am
drunk."
"But,
dad,"
the
boy
said,
"
there's
only
ONE
policeman!"
醉酒
一天，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處於那種對什麼事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發問道:「爸爸，『醉』字是什麼意思?」
「唔，孩子，」父親回答說，「你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個，那麼我就算醉了。」
「可是，爸爸，
」孩子說，「那兒只有一個警察呀!」
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Teacher:Why
are
you
late
for
school
every
morning?
Tom:Every
time
I
come
to
the
corner,a
sign
says,"School-Go
slow".
老師:為什麼你每天早晨都遲到?
湯姆:每當我經過學校的拐角處,就看見一個牌子上寫著"學校----慢行".
A
Good
Boy
Little
Robert
asked
his
mother
for
two
cents.
"What
did
you
do
with
the
money
I
gave
you
yesterday?"
"I
gave
it
to
a
poor
old
woman,"
he
answered.
"You're
a
good
boy,"
said
the
mother
proudly.
"Here
are
two
cents
more.
But
why
are
you
so
interested
in
the
old
woman?"
"She
is
the
one
who
sells
the
candy."
好孩子
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
「昨天給你的錢干什麼了?」
「我給了一個可憐的老太婆，」他回答說。
「你真是個好孩子，」媽媽驕傲地說。「再給你兩分錢。可你為什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢?」
「她是個賣糖果的。」
Drunk
One
day,
a
father
and
his
little
son
were
going
home.
At
this
age,
the
boy
was
interested
in
all
kinds
of
things
and
was
always
asking
questions.
Now,
he
asked,
"What's
the
meaning
of
the
word
'Drunk',
dad?"
"Well,
my
son,"
his
father
replied,
"look,
there
are
standing
two
policemen.
If
I
regard
the
two
policemen
as
four
then
I
am
drunk."
"But,
dad,"
the
boy
said,
"
there's
only
ONE
policeman!"

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英語寓言故事小短文加翻譯：

Standing on the roof of a small goat and the Wolf

Kid standing on the roof and saw the Wolf walked through the bottom and then abuse him, and laughed at him. The Wolf said, "oh, buddy, scold me is not you, but your terrain.
This story to illustrate, dili and cat often give a person the courage to fight against the strong.

翻譯：站在屋頂的小山羊與狼

小山羊站在屋頂上，看見狼從底下走過，便謾罵他，嘲笑他。狼說道：“啊，伙計，罵 我的不是你，而是你所處的.地勢。
希望可以幫到你啦！
這故事說明，地利與天機常常給人勇氣去與強者抗爭。

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F. 三分鍾的英語小故事

少兒英語小故事--猴子撈月(中英文對照)

One day,a little monkey is playing by the well.

一天，有隻小猴子在井邊玩兒。

He looks in the well and shouts :

它往井裡一瞧，高喊道：

「Oh!My god!The moon has fallen into the well!」

「噢！我的天！月亮掉到井裡頭啦！」

An older monkeys runs over, takes a look,and says,

一隻大猴子跑來一看，說，

「Goodness me!The moon is really in the water!」

「糟啦！月亮掉在井裡頭啦！」

And olderly monkey comes over.

老猴子也跑過來。

He is very surprised as well and cries out:

他也非常驚奇，喊道：

「The moon is in the well.」

「糟了，月亮掉在井裡頭了！」

A group of monkeys run over to the well .

一群猴子跑到井邊來，

They look at the moon in the well and shout:

他們看到井裡的月亮，喊道：

「The moon did fall into the well!Come on!Let』get it out!」

「月亮掉在井裡頭啦！快來！讓我們把它撈起來！」

Then,the oldest monkey hangs on the tree up side down ,with his feet on the branch .

然後，老猴子倒掛在大樹上，

And he pulls the next monkey』s feet with his hands.

拉住大猴子的腳，

All the other monkeys follow his suit,

其他的猴子一個個跟著，

And they join each other one by one down to the moon in the well.

它們一隻連著一隻直到井裡。

Just before they reach the moon,the oldest monkey raises his head and happens to see the moon in the sky,

正好他們摸到月亮的時候，老猴子抬頭發現月亮掛在天上呢

He yells excitedly 「Don』t be so foolish!The moon is still in the sky!」

它興奮地大叫：「別蠢了！月亮還好好地掛在天上呢！」

G. 誰有英語短文小故事急！！！~~~~~~~~~~~~~~···

百靈鳥和它的孩子們
The lark and its young ones
A child went up to a mother lark and said,'Good lark ,do you have children ?'
'Yes,child,I do,' said the mother lark,'and they are very pretty ones.'then she pointed to the little birds and said,'This is Fair Wing,that is Tiny Bill,and the third is Bright Eyes.'
'At home, we are three,'said the child ,'my two sisters and I.My mother says that we are pretty children,and she loves us.'
To this the three little lark answered,'Oh,yes,our mother loves us ,too.'
'Good mother lark ,'said the child,'will you let Tiny Bill go home with me and play?'
Before the mother lark could answer,Bright Eyes said ,'Yes,if you will send your little sister to play with us in our nest.'
"Oh,she will be so sorry to leave home,'said the child.'She could not come away from our mother.'
'Tony Bill will be so sorry ti leava our nest,'answered Bright Eyes,'and he will not qo away from our mother.'
Then the child ran away to her mother ,saying,'Ah,every one loves home!'
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鴿子

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.

有隻鴿子口渴得很難受，看見畫板上畫著一個水瓶，以為是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飛過 去，不料一頭碰撞在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。

這是說，有些人想急於得到所需的東西，一時沖動，草率從事，就會身遭不幸。

The Raven and the Swan烏鴉和天鵝

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 cleansing 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.

烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經常洗澡，羽毛才變得如此潔白無 瑕。於是，他毅然離開了他賴以生存的祭壇，來到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 點都沒洗白，反而因缺少食物飢餓而死。

這故事是說，人的本性不會隨著生活方式的改變而改變。

The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊與牧羊人

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.

很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈裡。有一隻山羊不知在吃什麼好東西，單獨落在後面。牧羊 人拿起一塊石頭扔了過去，正巧打斷了山羊的一隻角。牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人， 山羊說：「即使我不說，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實。」

這故事說明，明顯的罪狀是無法隱瞞的。

The Miser守財奴

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 digging 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."

有個守財奴變賣了他所有的家產，換回了金塊，並秘密地埋在一個地方。他每天走去看 看他的寶藏。有個在附近放羊的牧人留心觀察，知道了真情，趁他走後，挖出金塊拿走了。 守財奴再來時，發現洞中的金塊沒有了，便捶胸痛哭。有個人見他如此悲痛，問明原因後， 說道：「喂，朋友，別再難過了，那塊金子雖是你買來的，但並不是你真正擁有的。去拿一 塊石頭來，代替金塊放在洞里，只要你心裡想著那是塊金子，你就會很高興。這樣與你擁有 真正的金塊效果沒什麼不同。依我之見，你擁有那金塊時，也從沒用過。」

這故事說明，一切財物如不使用等於沒有。

The Wolf and the Lamb 狼與小羊

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.

一隻小羊在河邊喝水，狼見到後，便想找一個名正言順的借口吃掉他。於是他跑到上游，惡狠狠地說小羊把河水攪渾濁了，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答說，他僅僅站在河邊喝水，並且又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水攪渾。狼見此計不成，又說道：「我父親去年被你罵過。」小羊說，那時他還沒有出生。狼對他說：「不管你怎樣辯解，反正我不會放過 你。」

這說明，對惡人做任何正當的辯解也是無效的。

The Bat and the Weasels蝙蝠與黃鼠狼

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.

蝙蝠掉落在地上，被黃鼠狼叼去，他請求饒命。黃鼠狼說絕不會放過他，自己生來痛恨鳥類。蝙蝠說他是老鼠，不是鳥，便被放了。後來蝙蝠又掉落了下來，被另一隻黃鼠狼叼住，他再三請求不要吃他。這只黃鼠狼說他恨一切鼠類。蝙蝠改口說自己是鳥類，並非老 鼠，又被放了。這樣，蝙蝠兩次改變了自己的名字，終於死裡逃生。

這故事說明，我們遇事要隨機應變方能避免危險。

The Ass and the Grasshopper 驢子與蚱蜢

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.
驢子聽見蚱蜢唱歌，被美妙動聽的歌聲所打動，自己也想能發出同樣悅耳動聽的聲音，便 羨慕地問他們吃些什麼，才能發出如此美妙的聲音來。蚱蜢答道：「吃露水。」驢子便也只吃露水，沒多久就餓死了。

這個故事告訴人們不要企望非份之物。

The Lion and the Mouse 獅子與報恩的老鼠

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."

獅子睡著了，有隻老鼠跳到了他身上。獅子猛然站起來，把他抓住，准備吃掉。老鼠請求饒命，並說如果保住性命，必將報恩，獅子輕蔑地笑了笑，便把他放走了。不久，獅子真的被老鼠救了性命。原來獅子被一個獵人抓獲，並用繩索把他捆在一棵樹上。老鼠聽到了他 的哀嚎，走過去咬斷繩索，放走了獅子，並說：
「你當時嘲笑我，不相信能得到我的報答， 現在可清楚了，老鼠也能報恩。」 這故事說明，時運交替變更，強者也會有需要弱者的時候。