求一个3—5分钟的英语小故事

1. The three lazy ones

A king had three sons whom he loved equally well， and he did not know which of them to appoint as king following his own death.

When the time came for him to die he called them to his bed and said， “Dear children， I have thought of something that I will reveal to you. The one of you is the laziest shall become king after me.”

The oldest one said， “Father， then the kingdom belongs to me， for I am so lazy that whenever I lie down to sleep， and a drop falls into my eyes， I will not even close them so that I can fall asleep.”

The second one said， “Father， the kingdom belongs to me， for I am so lazy that when I am sitting by the fire warming myself， I would rather let my heels burn up than to pull my legs back.”

The third one said， “Father， the kingdom is mine， for I am so lazy that if I were going to be hanged and already had the rope around my neck， and someone put into my hand a sharp knife with which to cut the rope， I would let myself be hanged rather than to lift my hand up to the rope.”

When the father heard this he said， “You have taken it the farthest and shall be king.”

在一个遥远的地方，有一个国王，他有三个儿子，对每一个儿子他都非常喜爱，他不知道自己死后应该把王位传给他们三个中的哪一个。所以，当他快要死的时候，就把他们叫到身边说：“亲爱的孩子们，在我死后，你们三个中谁最懒，谁就继承我的王位。”老大说：“既然这样，这王位就是我的，因为我是最懒的儿子，当我躺下睡觉时，有任何东西落到我的眼睛里，我也懒得去擦掉，即使不能把眼睛闭上，我仍然会继续睡觉。”二儿子说：“爸爸，王位应该传给我，因为我是最懒的儿子。当我坐在火边取暖的时候，就是火燃到我的脚趾，我也懒得把腿收回来。”第三个儿子说：“爸爸，这王位是我的，因为我是你最懒的儿子，如果我就要被吊起来，绳子已经套在了脖子上，有人把一把锋利的小刀塞在我手里，要我切断绳子，我宁愿被吊起来也懒得抬起手把绳子割断。”父亲听到这里说道：“你是最合适的人选，你应该继承王位。”

2.少儿英语童话故事：三只小猪

There are three little pigs. They live in a small house with their mother. "This house is too small. The three of you must leave home. You must build your own homes," says the mother pig one day.

有三只小猪。他们跟猪妈妈同住在一间小屋子里。有一天猪妈妈说：“这房子太小了。你们三个必须搬出去住。你们必须自己盖房子住。”

The first little pig gets some hay. "I will build a house of hay," he says. "It will not be hard. My house will be easy to make. Then, I will go play."

第一只小猪拿了些干草来。“我要盖一间草屋，”他说。“这工作不难。我的屋子很容易盖。盖好后，我就可以去玩耍了。”

"I will use sticks to make a house," says the second little pig. "It will be easy. Then, I will go play with my brother." The second little pig quickly builds his home. He goes outside to play.

“我要用树枝盖一间屋子，”第二只小猪说。“这工作很容易。盖好后，我就可以跟哥哥去玩耍。”第二只小猪很快就把他的屋子盖好，便到外头去玩耍了。

" I will build my houseof bricks. It will take a long time," says the third little pig. He builds his house. It is hard work, but the house is strong.

“我的屋子要用砖头来盖。这要花上很长的时间，”第三只小猪说。他便盖起屋子，这工作不轻松，不过屋子却挺牢固的。

One day, the three little pigs see some footprints. They are the big bad wolf's footprints. The little pigs run to their homes. They are afraid of the big bad wolf. He eats little pigs.

有一天，三只小猪看到几个脚印，这是大野狼的脚印。三只小猪赶紧跑回各自的家里。他们很怕大野狼，因为他会吃小猪。

The big bad wolf goes to the first little pig's house. The house is made of hay. "Little pig, little pig, let me come in!" says the wolf.

3.少儿英语故事：中英对照——猴子捞月

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

一天，有只小猴子在井边玩儿。

He looks in the well and shouts:

它往井里一瞧，高喊道：

"Oh! My god! The moon has fallen into the well!"

“噢！我的天！月亮掉到井里头啦！”

An older monkey runs over, takes a look, and says:

一只大猴子跑来一看，说，

"My goodness! The moon is really in the water!"

“糟啦！月亮掉在井里头啦！”

An oldest monkey comes over.

老猴子也跑过来。

He is very surprised as well and cries out:

他也非常惊奇，喊道：

"The moon is in the well."

“糟了，月亮掉在井里头了！”

A group of monkeys run over to the well.

一群猴子跑到井边来，

They look at the moon in the well and shout:

他们看到井里的月亮，喊道：

"The moon did fall into the well! Come on! Let's get it out!"

“月亮掉在井里头啦！快来！让我们把它捞起来！”

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

然后，老猴子倒挂在大树上，

and he pulls the next monkey's feet with his hands.

拉住大猴子的脚。

All the other monkeys follow his suit,

其他的猴子一个个跟着，

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

它们一只连着一只直到井里。

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

正好他们摸到月亮的时候，老猴子抬头发现月亮挂在天上呢。

He yells excitedly: "Don't be so foolish! The moon is still in the sky!"

它兴奋地大叫：“别蠢了！月亮还好好地挂在天上呢！”

4.少儿英语故事：兔子的故事

兔子的耳朵很长，除了听声音，这对长耳朵还有没有别的用处呢？Jacky is not sure about the answer. So he decides to ask the rabbits themselves. 说兔子，兔子到！大耳朵兔Mr. Ears过来了，我们去打个招呼吧。

哈哈，瞧瞧大耳朵先生吧！What long ears he has! They are even much longer than his face. 看看我们自己，有谁的耳朵比脸长呢！

Why are his ears so long? The ears are very useful to the rabbit. Mr. Ears usually hears a threat before seeing it. 它的大耳朵竖起来以后可以转来转去，就象两个雷达接收器，任何细小的声音都不会漏掉。

Rabbits get hot easily in summer.The big ears can help them lower their body temperature.

还记得吗? 猎豹奔跑的时候要靠尾巴来保持平衡。Rabbits have very short tails. How can they keep their balance? Ha ha, it's not a problem for them. See, they have long ears. 虽然尾巴短，可是兔子通过摆动耳朵也能保持平衡！

But not all rabbits have long ears. Arctic hares have shorter ears. 冰天雪地的，北极雪兔不需要大耳朵来散热。

兔子也是复活节的象征。

据《圣经》记载，耶稣死后三天复活了。为了纪念这个日子，人们就开始过复活节。Now Easter is a favourite festival for kids. They get many coloured eggs on this day. 这些就是大名鼎鼎的复活节彩蛋（Easter eggs）。Kids also get some chocolate eggs. 会下蛋的兔子Bunny也是复活节的象征。The bunny rabbit is amazing. It lays coloured eggs at Easter. Then it hides them in secret places. 据说，只有好孩子才能找到这些彩蛋。

Giving the Seeding a Hand
Long long ago, in ancient China, there lived a farmer .He was worried about his seeding growing too slowly .
One day ,he went to the farmland and pulled up the seeding one by one .When he returned home ,he was very exhausted."I am tired out today，”he said to his family ,"I helped the seeding to grow."
His son was surprised . He hurried to the fields to see what had happened .It turned out that all the seeding had shriveled up.
拔苗助长
从前，有一个农民总是担心自己种的秧苗长得太慢。
一天，他到田里把秧苗一个一个地拔了起来，当他回到家时，十分兴奋，“我今天很累，”他对家人说到，“我再帮秧苗长大。”
他的儿子很奇怪就跑去田里看到地发生了什么。一看所有的秧苗都枯萎了。

A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.

He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."

He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.

Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.

【译文】

一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。

他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”

他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。

不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。

A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.

He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."

He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.

Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.
译文：一个人要到房子的一些富有的人。沿着这条路走,他看见一盒好苹果在路的另一边。他说:“我不想吃苹果,为富有的人会给我多的食物,他就给我很好的食物。”然后他把苹果和丢掉它们变成尘土。

他还在继续,来到一条河边。河水已变得非常大,所以他不能走过去。他一直在等待一段时间,然后他说:“我不能去是富人的房子了,今天我不能过河去。”

他就回家去了。他吃了没有食物的那一天。他开始想要的食物。他来到这个苹果,他很高兴地拿出来的尘土、大吃一顿。

Once upon a time,there was a mouse father. He wanted to marry his daughter to the greatest person in the world.But,who was the greatest person in the world?Oh!The sun!He must be the greatest person in the world.The mouse father went to talk to the sun.“Hello!Mr.Sun.I know you are the greatest person in the world.Would you marry my daughter?” “What?I’m not the greatest person in the world.The greatest person is the cloud.If he comes out,I’ll be covered.” The mouse father went to talk to the cloud.“Hello!Mr.Cloud.I know you are the greatest person in the world.Would you marry my daughter?”“What?I’m not the greatest person in the world.The greatest person is the wind.If he comes out,I’ll be blown away.” The mouse father went to talk to the wind.“Hello!Mr.Wind.I know you are the greatest person in the world.Would you marry mydaughter?”“What?I’m not the greatest person in the world.The greatest person is the wall.If he comes out,I’ll be stopped.” The mouse father went to talk to the wall.“Hello!Mr.Wall.I know you are the greatest person in the world.Would you marry my daughter?” “What?I’m not the greatest person in the world.The greatest person is YOU,the mouse.” “The greatest person in the world is … mouse?” “Yes,the greatest person in the world is mouse.See?If mouse comes out,I’ll be bit!” The mouse father was very happy.
He finally knew mouse was the greatest person in the world.
He would marry his daughter to the handsome mouse next door.