谁有好的英语寓言或英语故事,初中水平的,生词不要太多.参加比赛用的,3分钟以内.

谁有好的英语寓言或英语故事,初中水平的,生词不要太多.参加比赛用的,3分钟以内.
谁有好的英语寓言或英语故事,初中水平的,生词不要太多.
参加比赛用的,3分钟以内.

谁有好的英语寓言或英语故事,初中水平的,生词不要太多.参加比赛用的,3分钟以内.
选了三个英语寓言.
1.
The Bear And The Two Travelers
TWO men were traveling together,when a Bear suddenly met them on their path.One of them climbed up quickly into a tree,and concealed himself in the branches.The other,seeing that he must be attacked,fell flat on the ground,and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout,and smelt him all over,he held his breath,and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could.The Bear soon left him,for it is said he will not touch a dead body.When he was quite gone,the other traveler descended from the tree,and accosting his friend,jocularly inquired "what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear?" he replied,"He gave me this advice:Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger."
2.The Mouse,the Frog,and the Hawk
A Mouse who always lived on the land,by an unlucky chance,formed an intimate acquaintance with a Frog,who lived,for the most part,in the water.
One day,the Frog was intent on mischief.He tied the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own.Thus joined together,the Frog led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where they usually searched for food.
After this,he gradually led him towards the pond in which he lived,until reaching the banks of the water,he suddenly jumped in,dragging the Mouse with him.
The Frog enjoyed the water amazingly,and swam croaking about,as if he had done a good deed.The unhappy Mouse was soon sputtered and drowned in the water,and his poor dead body floating about on the surface.
A Hawk observed the foating Mouse from the sky,and dove down and grabbed it with his talons,carrying it back to his nest.The Frog,being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse,was also carried off a prisoner,and was eaten by the Hawk.
"Choose your allies carefully"
3.The Fox and the Hedgehog
A Fox swimming across a rapid river was carried by the force of the current into a very deep ravine,where he lay for a long time very much bruised,sick,and unable to move.A swarm of hungry blood-sucking flies settled upon him.A Hedgehog,passing by,saw his anguish and inquired if he should drive away the flies that were tormenting him.
"By no means," replied the Fox; "pray do not molest them." "How is this?' said the Hedgehog; "do you not want to be rid of them?' "No," returned the Fox,"for these flies which you see are full of blood,and sting me but little,and if you rid me of these which are already satiated,others more hungry will come in their place,and will drink up all the blood I have left."