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English Storys

The Ants and the Grasshopper

The ants were spending a fine winter's day drying grain collected in the summertime.
A grasshopper, quite hungry, passed by and begged for a little food.
The ants asked him, "Why didn't you gather up food during the summer?"
He replied, "I as too busy having fun to work. I passed the days singing."
They then said in mockery: "If you were foolish enough to sing all the summer,
you must dance without supper to bed in the winter."
Moral: One can not get through life without a little work.

The Fox and the Crow

The Fox once saw the Crow fly over with a piece of cheese in her
beak. "I want that cheese," thought the Fox.

When the Crow landed upon a branch of a tree, the Fox sat down
beneath the tree and called, "Good day, Mistress Crow!
How well you are looking!
How bright your eyes!
How glossy your feathers!"

The Crow was pleased. She loved to be flattered.

"I am sure your voice is even more beautiful than your feathers,"
said the Fox. "Won't you sing a song for me, O Queen of Birds?"

The Crow was so pleased she could hardly sit still.

She lifted her head high, closed her eyes and opened her beak
to sing: CAW-CAW-C-CAW-W-W

The cheese fell to the ground, right in front of the Fox.

"Thank you Mistress Crow," he said the unhappy bird.
"In exchange for your cheese, I will give you a piece of advise."

NEVER TRUST A FLATTERER.

The Fox and the Grapes

Once upon a time there was a fox strolling through the woods.
He came upon a grape orchard. There he found a bunch of
beautiful grapes hanging from a high branch.

"Boy those sure would be tasty," he thought to himself.
He backed up and took a running start, and jumped.
He did not get high enough.

He went back to his starting spot and tried again.
He almost got high enough this time, but not quite.

He tried and tried, again and again, but just couldn't get high
enough to grab the grapes.

Finally, he gave up.As he walked away, he put his nose in the air and said:
"I am sure those grapes are sour."

Moral
IT IS EASY TO SCORN WHAT YOU CANNOT GET

The Two Goats

Over a river there was a very narrow bridge. One day a goat was crossing this bridge. Just at the middle of the bridge he met another goat. There was no room for them to pass. Two Goats

"Go back," said one goat to the other, "there is no room for both of us".

"Why should I go back?", said the other goat. "Why should not you go back?"

" You must go back", said the first goat, "because I am stronger than you."

"You are not stronger than I", said the second goat.

"We will see about that", said the first goat, and he put down his horns to fight.

"Stop!", said the second goat. " If we fight, we shall both fall into the river and be drowned. Instead I have a plan- I shall lie down, and you may walk over me."
Then the wise goat lay down on the bridge, and the other goat walked lightly over him. So they passed each other, and went on their ways.