It might be the light 可能是光的缘故吧 Deep In the back woods of Tennessee, a hillbilly's wife went into labor in the middle of the night, and the doctor was called out to assist in the delivery. Since there was no electricity, the doctor handed the...
Guests for dinner 晚餐宾客 There was this little kid who had a bad habit of sucking his thumb. His mother finally told him that if he didn't stop sucking his thumb, he'd get fat. Two weeks later, his mother had her friends over for a game of bridge....
Have a first child 第一胎 A man and his wife were making their first doctor visit, the wife being pregnant with their first child. After everything checked out, the doctor took a small stamp and stamped the wife's stomach with indelible ink. The cou...
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish 01 从前有一个渔夫,他和他的妻子住在海边一间猪圈里面。渔夫每天出海打鱼一去就是一整天;一天,他坐在岸边,手里拿着鱼杆,看着海面上闪亮的波涛和鱼杆上的线。突然,线上的浮子被深深地拽到了水里。当他收线时,他拉上来的...
孩子/快/抓紧妈妈的手/ 去天堂的路/ 太黑了/ Baby, hurry, take Mama's hand On way to the heaven, Darkness seems never end. 妈妈怕你/碰了头 快/抓紧妈妈的手/ 让妈妈陪你走, Mind your head; take Mama's hand, Along the way We will never part again...
The Tortoise and the Hare 乌龟与兔子 The Hare was once boasting of his speed before other animals. I have never been beaten, said he, when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me. The Tortoise said quietly, I accept your...
The Miser 吝啬鬼 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 h...
The Fox and the Crow 狐狸和乌鸦 A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. That's for me, as I am a Fox, said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. Good day, Mistress Crow,...
The Boy Who Cried Wolf 狼来了 A shepherd-boy, who watched a flock of sheep near a village, brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out, Wolf! Wolf! and when his neighbors came to help him, laughed at them for their pains. The Wolf, h...
The Ant and the Grasshopper 蚂蚁和蚱蜢 In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. Why not come a...