故事一般都和原始人类的生产生活有密切关系，他们迫切地希望认识自然，于是便以自身为依据，想象天地万物都像人一样，有着生命和意志。它山之石可以攻玉，下面是美丽的小编给大家收集整理的英文版的故事优秀4篇，欢迎参考，希望对大家有所帮助。
狼和小羊
Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea, which should justify to the Lamb himself his right to eat him. He thus addressed him:;Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me.; ;Indeed,; bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, ;I was not then born.; Then said the Wolf, ;You feed in my pasture.;
;No, good sir,; replied the Lamb, ;I have not yet tasted grass.; Again said the Wolf, ;You drink of my well.; ;No,; exclaimed the Lamb, ;I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother′s milk is both food and drink to me.; On which the Wolf seized him, and ate him up, saying, ;Well! I won′t remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations.;The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
一只狼瞧见一只迷路失群的小羊，决定暂缓下毒手，想先找一些理由，对小羊证明自己有吃它的权利。它就说：「小鬼！你去年曾经骂过我。」小羊可怜地说：「老实说，我去年还没有出生呢。」狼再说：「你在我的草地上吃过草。」
小羊回答说：「不，好先生，我还未曾尝过草的味道呢。」狼又说：「你喝过我井里的水。」小羊叫道：「不，我从没有喝过水，因为直到今天为止，我都是吃着母亲的奶汁。」狼一听这话，便抓住它，把它吃下去，便说：「好！即使你驳倒我每一句话，我终究要吃晚餐的！」暴君总有他暴行的借口。
我的家 I am in desperate need of help -- or Ill go crazy. Were living in a single room -- my wife, my children and my in-laws. So our nerves are on edge, we yell and scream at one another. The room is a hell. Do you promise to do whatever I tell you?; said the Master gravely. I swear I shall do anything. Very well. How many animals do you have? A cow, a goat and six chickens. Take them all into the room with you. Then come back after a week. The disciple was appalled. But he had promised to obey! So he took the animals in. A week later he came back, a pitiable figure, moaning, Im a nervous wreck. The dirt! The stench! The noise! Were all on the verge of madness! Go back,said the Master, and put the animals out. The man ran all the way home. And came back the following day, his eyes sparkling with joy. How sweet life is! The animals are out. The home is a Paradise, so quiet and clean and roomy! 我非常需要帮助——或者我会疯的。我们生活在一个房间里——我的妻子，我的孩子和我的法律。我们整天神经兮兮，我们互相大喊大叫。房间是地狱。 你答应按我说的去做吗？大师一本正经地说。 我发誓我会做任何事。 好的，你有多少动物吗？ 一头奶牛，一头山羊和六只鸡。 把它们全带到你的房间。一个星期之后再回来。 门徒大吃一惊。但他已经承诺服从！所以他把动物。一个星期后他回来了，可怜的人物，呻吟着，我很紧张。污垢！恶臭！噪声！我们就要发疯了！ 回去吧，大师说，把动物放了。 这个男人跑回家。第二天回来时，他的眼里闪烁着喜悦的光芒。生活是多么美好！动物们都离开了。家是一个天堂，那么安静，干净和宽敞的！
A GREedy dog went into a butcher’s shop and stole a big juicy bone. He ran away so fast that the butcher could not catch him. He ran out into the fields with his bone. He was going to eat it all by himself. 一只贪心的狗跑到一家猪肉店偷了一根很大又有髓的骨头。他跑很快，所以那个卖猪肉的人追不到他。他咬著他的大骨头跑到空旷的地方，准备要好好地吃个痛快。 the dog came to a stream. There was a narrow bridge across it. The dog walked on to the bridge, and looked into the water. He could see another dog with a big bone in his mouth. 这只狗来到一条溪流。有一座窄窄的桥跨在上面。这只狗走到桥上，望水里面看。他看见另一只狗嘴里咬著一跟大骨头。 the GREedy dog thought the bone in the water looked much bigger than the one he had stolen from the butcher. 这只贪心的狗认为在水里面的那根骨头看起来比他跟卖肉的偷来的这根骨头大多了。 the GREedy dog dropped the bone from his mouth. It fell into the water and was lost. He jumped into the water to snatch the bigger bone from the other dog. 这只贪心的狗从嘴理丢了那根骨头。它掉到水里而且不见了。他跳进去水里面想从另一只狗那儿抓那跟更大的骨头。 the GREedy dog jumped into the water with a big splash. He looked everywhere but he could not see the other dog. His shadow had gone. 贪心的狗跳进水里溅起好多水花。他到处看，可是都找不到其他的狗。他的倒影不见了。 the silly dog went home hungry. He lost his bone and got nothing because he had been too GREedy. 这只笨狗饿著肚子回家。因为太贪心，他弄丢了他的骨头而且一点东西也没拿到。
THE TITMOUSE'S REWARD
山雀的报答
During the Han dynasty， about two thousand years ago， to the north of Huayin Mountain， there lived a family called Yang. They were farmers， and had only one child， who was so precious to him that they named him Treasure Pao.
两千年前的汉代，华阴山北面，住着一姓杨的农户。他们全家都是农民，他们非常珍爱他们的独子，并给他起名叫做宝——财宝的意思。
Yang Pao was not only clever， kind， and quick-witted， but he was also very good looking with his clear eyebrows and bright eyes. His parent shaved all of his hair off except for two locks on the top， which they tied into two knots. Everybody agreed that he was very cute.
杨宝不仅聪明、善良、机敏，而且眉清目秀，一表人材。他的父母剃光他的头， 只留下头顶的两撮头发，扎成两个发髻 .每个人都 承认他很聪明 .
Yang Pao loved nature. He spent a lot of time playing in the forests of Huayin Mountain. One day when he was nine years old， he was playing outdoors as usual. All of a sudden he heard a cry above him. He looked up and saw a hunting owl had just snatched a little bird， a titmouse， out of the air. The owl was so startled to discover someone watching it hunt that it dropped the titmouse， which fell to the ground. It was so dazed it just lay there without moving.
杨宝热爱自然。他时常在华阴山的森林里玩。九岁的时候，一天他跟往常一样在外边玩。忽然他听到上方传来一阵惊叫声。他抬头一看，见一只猫头鹰刚在空中抓住了一只山雀 .发现有人在看见它捕猎，猫头鹰受到惊吓，丢下了山雀。那只山雀被摔昏了，躺在地上一动不动。
Ants then came to take it away for food， but the titmouse had been hurt by the owl's claws and the fall to the ground， so it couldn't move. Yang Pao ran over and picked the titmouse up， brushing away the ants. He took the titmouse home and raised it in a bamboo cage.
蚂蚁们想搬走山雀当食物。山雀先被猫头鹰的利爪所伤，又从空中跌下，因此已经动弹不得。杨宝跑过去，拾起山雀，掸去蚂蚁。他把山雀带回家，放在一个竹笼里饲养。
He loved his little bird. He fed it chrysanthemum petals and tended to its wounds until it was strong enough to fly. Then he took it to the forest and let it go.
他很珍爱这只小鸟。他用菊花的花瓣来喂它，还照料它的伤口， 直到它康复能够飞翔 .之后他把它带到树林里放生了。
"You're free now! Watch out for owls! Goodbye!!"
"你现在自由了！ 小心猫头鹰 !再见了！"
Not long afterwards， he had a strange dream. A child dressed in brown clothes came to thank him for saving his life. He presented Pao with four priceless white jade bracelets， saying， "Sir， I am an envoy of the Heavenly Queen. You have saved my life. I would like to show my gratitude by presenting these four immaculate jade bracelets to you， with my blessing that your children and grandchildren be as spotless as pure jade， and hold posts in the top ranks of the government."
之后不久，杨宝做了一个奇怪的梦。一个穿着褐色衣服的小孩过来感谢他的救命之恩。他送给杨宝四个贵重的玉镯，说："你好，我是王母娘娘的使者。你救了我的命，我要把这四个无暇的玉镯送给你来表达我的谢意。我还祝愿你的子孙后代都像纯洁的玉一样无暇，官运亨通。"
Yang Pao did not want to take the gift， but the little boy dressed in brown insisted， so he finally took the bracelets. As soon as he did， he woke up and found that it had just been a dream.
杨宝并不想接受这些礼物，但那个褐衣男孩一再坚持，他ZUI后收下了镯子。刚收下，他就醒了，发现刚才只是个梦。
"That sure was a strange dream，" he thought， shaking his head.
"这个梦真奇怪。"他边想边晃脑袋。
Yang Pao's sons， grandsons， great-grandsons， and great- grandsons were as spotless as pure jade. For four generations， his descendants all held posts in the top ranks of the government.
杨宝的儿子、孙子 、曾孙……，都像纯洁的玉一样无暇。他的四代子孙都是高官。