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1、The Frog in the Shallow Well（井底之蛙）Have you heard of the frog that lived in a shallow well? It said to a turtle that lived in the East Sea, I am so happy! When I go out, I jump about on the railing beside the mouth of the well. When I come home, I rest in the holes on the broken wall of the well. If
2、I jump into the water,it comes up to my armpits and holds up my cheeks. If I walk in the mud, it covers up my feet. I look around at the wriggly worms, crabs and tadpoles, and none of them can compare with me. I am lord of this trough of water and I stand up tall in this shallow well. Im happy. My d
3、ear sir, why dont you come over and look around my place?Before the turtle from the East Sea could get its left foot in the well, its right knee got stuck. It hesitated and retreated. The turtle told the frog about the East Sea.Even a distance of a thousand li cannot give you an idea of the seas wid
4、th; even a height of a thousand ren cannot give you an idea of its depth. In the time of King Yu of the Xia dynasty, there were floods nine years out of ten, but the waters in the sea did not increase. In the time of King Tang of the Shang dynasty there were droughts seven years out of eight, but th
5、e waters in the sea did not decrease. The sea does not change with the passage of time and its level does not rise or fall according to the amount of rain that falls. The greatest happiness is to live in the East Sea.After listening to these words, the frog of the shallow well was shocked into reali
6、zation of his own insignificance and became very ill at ease. The Sick Lion （生病的狮子） A lion had come to the end of his days. He lay helpless under a tree. The animals came around him. When they saw that he was going to die, they thought to themselves, Now is the time to pay him back.So the boar came
7、up and rushed at him with his tusks.Then a bull gored him with his horns. The lion still lay helpless before them.So the ass felt quite safe. He turned his tail to the lion and kicked up his heels into his face.This is a double death. growled the lion. The Ass and His Purchaser(驴和买驴的人)A man wanted t
8、o buy an ass. He went to the market, and saw a likely one. But he wanted to test him first. So he took the ass home, and put him into the stable with the other asses. The new ass looked around, and immediately went to choose a place next to the laziest ass in the stable. When the man saw this he put
9、 a halter on the ass at once, and gave him back to his owner. The owner felt quite surprised. He asked the man, Why are you back so soon? Have you tested him already? I dont want to test him any more, replied the man, From the companion he chose for himself, I could see what sort of animal he is. A
10、man wanted to buy an ass. He went to the market, and saw a likely one. But he wanted to test him first. So he took the ass home, and put him into the stable with the other asses. The new ass looked around, and immediately went to choose a place next to the laziest ass in the stable. When the man saw
11、 this he put a halter on the ass at once, and gave him back to his owner. The owner felt quite surprised. He asked the man, Why are you back so soon? Have you tested him already? I dont want to test him any more, replied the man, From the companion he chose for himself, I could see what sort of anim
12、al he is. The Crow and the Fox（狐狸和乌鸦）A fox was running after a crow because there was a piece of meat in his mouth. As the crow stopped in a tree and was going to enjoy his meal, the cunning fox yelled, “Have I told you that your feather are beautiful? I think you are the most beautiful bird. But I
13、wonder how your voice sounds like. If your voice is as beautiful as your feathers, I think you should be the king of birds. Can you sing a song for me? I do hope you could become the king of birds.” Flattered by the fox, the crow felt proud and wanted to prove that he also had a beautiful voice. Thu
14、s, he started to sing. However, just when he opened his mouth, the meat dropped. The fox went up to eat it and said, “If you know how to think, you would be the king of birds.”The Mice and the Cat（老鼠开会） Many mice lived in a farmers barn. They stole grains and broke into the kitchen. The farmer could
15、nt stand it any longer, so he bought a big cat to catch the mice. The cat was good at hunting; he caught many mice. The mice were scared to death, so they held a meeting to come up with a plan. One mouse said, We can hang a bell around the cats neck. When we hear the bell, we know that the cat is near and we can hide ourselves in advance. After he finished, all the mice thought it was the best idea. Thus, they decided to do this plan. At the end of the meeting, another mouse asked, But who is going to hang the bell? On hearing this, all the mice started to find their ow
