the rose bush and the apple tree
near an apple tree grew a rose bush,the rose bush saw how much she was admired and said :who can compare with me ,and who is as worthy as i am?my flowers are beautiful to the sight and sweet to the nostrils .true ,the apple tree is bigger than i ,but what pleasure does he give to mankind?
when the apple tree heard this ,he said ,even though you are worthier than i in the beauty of your blossoms and the sweetness of you smell,you are less worthy in goodness of heart and friendliness.
tell me ,the rose bush said ,what is the evidence of your goodness?
and the apple tree answered:you do not give your flvers to man unless you first wound him with you thorns .but i give my fruit to all,even to those who throw stones at me.

英语小故事

A poor pig

Danny is a little pig . He is unhappy because he wants to leave home to see the world .

It’s a sunny day . Danny goes away when his parents are sleeping . on his way he meets an elephant , a peacock and a rabbit . At last , he gets to a lake . He looks at his reflection in the water and says, “I wish I have an elephant’s nose , a peacock’s tail and a rabbit’s ears .” after a while , Danny’s wish comes true . He runs back excitedly .

But his parents can’t recognize Danny , “Go away , you’re not our son .” Danny goes to the lake again . “ I just want to be a pig .” He says sadly .Danny waits and waits . He becomes a pig again .

Danny runs back quickly . His parents hug and say , “ This is our lovely baby .”

可怜的小猪

丹尼是只小猪，为此他很不开心，他希望自己能够拥有大象的鼻子、孔雀的尾巴、小兔的耳朵。可是，当他的愿望实现的时候，爸爸妈妈却不认他了。可怜的小猪决定，还是变回自己原来的样子吧