English Fairy Tales

The English fairy tales are as follows:

1. the wind and the sun

One day the wind said to the sun, "Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can."?

"We will see about that," said the sun. "I will let you try first."?

So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself.

"I give up," said the wind at last. "I cannot get his cloak off." Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak.

Chinese translation: One day the wind said to the sun: "Look at that man walking along the road, I can get his cloak off faster than you."

"Let's wait and see," said the sun, "I'll let you try first."

So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak, and he blew hard, but the man pulled it tighter.

"I give up," said the wind at last, "I can't get him to take off his cloak." Then by the sun tried, and he sunned him as much as he could, and soon the man was so hot that he took off his cloak.

2. Ajax

Ajax was a man of giant stature,daring but slow.When the Trojan War was about to break out he led his forces from Salamis to join the Greek army at Aulis.

As one of the trustiest champions of the Greek cause, he was given thejob of guarding one end of the Greek camp near Troy. noted in the battlefield for his bravery and courage.After Achilles' death he became one of the two hot contestants for the dead hero's?

shield and armour, the other being Odyssey. After Achilles' death he became one of the two hot contestants for the dead hero's?

shield and armour, the other being Odysseus.When the weapons were finally judged to his rival, Ajax went mad for grief. Unable to get over the hardships, he took his own life.

When, in order to seek the advice of, Odysseus came to visit the lower world, the shade of Ajax frowned uponhim. In the lower world Ajax chose to be a lion,guided clearly by the bitter recollection of his former life.

Chinese translation: Ajax was a man of great stature and valor, but slow of mind. When the Trojan War was about to break out, he led an army from Salamis to Ormus and joined the Greek army.

As one of the most trusted fighters for the Greek cause, he was sent to defend the borders of the Greek barracks near Troy. On the battlefield, he became famous for his bravery. After the death of Achilles, he became one of the two strongest rivals for Achilles' shield and armor. The other rival was Odysseus. In the end, his rival triumphed and received the shield armor.

Ejax was so grief-stricken and inconsolable that he eventually ended his life. Odysseus traveled to the netherworld in order to get advice from the blind Thebes; the ghost of Ejax frowned straight at him. In the underworld, tormented by painful memories of his past life, Egeus chose to be a lion.

3. The kangaroo and the cage

One day the staff members of a zoo called a meeting to discuss the problem--how to deal with the kangaroos that were found out of the cage. They came to the conclusion that the cage was placed too low and decided to raise it from one to two meters high.?

But the next day the kangaroos were still at large and they again raised the cage to three meters.Quite beyond their expectation the next morning they saw the kangaroos still at large. Quite beyond their expectation the next morning they saw the kangaroos still free to go about.

They were alarmed and determined to go to all the length by raising the cage to the height of ten meters.Later a giraffe, while chatting with some kangaroos, asked them, "Do you think they will go on raising your cage?"

"Hard to say," said a kangaroo, "if they continue forgetting to fasten the cage door."

Chinese translation: One day the zookeepers realized that the kangaroos were running out of their cages, so they met to discuss the situation, and agreed that the height of the cages was too low. They thought the height of the cage was too low, so they decided to raise the height of the cage from the original 1 meter to 2 meters. The next day they found that the kangaroo still ran outside, so they decided to raise the height to 3 meters.

The next day they saw all the kangaroos running outside again, so the managers got nervous and decided to raise the height of the cages to 10 meters.

One day, the giraffe and some kangaroos were chatting, "Do you think these people will continue to raise your cages?" the giraffe asked. Giraffe asked.

"It's hard to say." The kangaroo said, "If they keep forgetting to close the door again!"

4. Little pig LuLu moved the watermelon

In spring, the mother pig took the little pig LuLu to the foot of the mountain. They planted some watermelon.When summer came, there were many big round watermelons. When summer came, there were many big round watermelons in the field.

One day, the sun was burning like a fire, it was terribly hot on the ground. The mother pig said to the little pig: "Lulu, go to the field to pick a watermelon back,ok?" Lulu said happily: "Ok! No problem. "Then he ran to the watermelon field. When he got to the field,?

he was happy to find so many big green watermelons. He chose one of the biggest watermelon and picked it from the vine. Then he held it with his hands trying to lift is on his shoulder to the ground. It's so heavy!" Lulu tried several times, but he failed.

And he was socked with sweat. He wiped his sweat off and decided to have a rest.Suddenly he saw the monkey Pipi. He was playing with a hoop. Lulu patted his head and said: "I've got it." He thought,the round hoop can roll, the watermelon round too,then it can roll too.

He then put the big melon on the ground and rolled it forward quickly. He then put the big melon on the ground and rolled it forward quickly.At last he got home with the watermelon.The mother pig knew the story, she exclaimed: "My child, you're really clever! The mother pig knew the story, she exclaimed: "My child, you're really clever!"

Chinese translation: In the spring, the mother pig took her piglet Lulu, and planted a large watermelon field under the hillside. In the summer, the watermelon field was full of big, round watermelons. One day, the sun shone hotly on the earth, and it was very hot. Mother Pig said to Piglet, "Lulu, why don't you go to our field and pick a big watermelon to quench your thirst?" Little pig Lulu said happily, "Okay!"

After saying that, he ran to the watermelon field. When he arrived at the field, he took a look. There were big watermelons lying everywhere, watery and lovely to look at! Lulu picked the biggest one and picked it. It wrapped its arms around the watermelon and tried to pick it up and put it on its shoulders to carry it home. "Oh, it's so heavy!" Lulu tried a few times but couldn't pick it up, and got tired and sweaty. It straightened up and wiped the sweat from its face to take a break before trying to hold the watermelon again.

Suddenly, he saw Pipi the monkey playing with a hoop on the road at the bottom of the hill. Piglet Lulu slapped the back of his head and said happily, "There, I have a solution." What is the solution? Piggy Lulu thought: iron ring is round, can be rolled. Watermelon is also round, not also can roll? Thinking about it, Piggy Lulu couldn't take a break and put the big watermelon on the ground.

Rolling and rolling, he rolled the watermelon all the way home. When Mama Pig saw Lulu carrying the big, round watermelon home, she praised Lulu for being a piggy who loved to use his brain!

5. The Crow and The Pitcher

A crow felt very thirsty. He looked for water everywhere. Finally, he found a pitcher.

But there was not a lot of water in the pitcher. His beak could not reach it. He tried again and again, but still could not touch the water.

When he was about to give up, an idea came to him. He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another and dropped it in.Gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to Gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to drink the water.

Chinese translation: The Thirsty Crow

A crow was thirsty and looked for water everywhere. Finally, he found a big water jar. However, there wasn't much water inside the pitcher, and his sharp beak couldn't reach the surface, so he tried again and again without success. Just when he wanted to give up, an idea came to him.

The crow took a small stone and threw it into the water jar, and then took another stone and another and put it in. Gradually the water rose. The crow drank the water happily.

Moral: Some things may seem insignificant, but if they add up to a lot, they can make a big difference.