英语专题黑板报：英语小故事一
The Fox and the Grasshopper 狐狸和蚂蚱
A grasshopper1 sat chirping2 in the branches of a tree. A fox hear her, and, thinking what a dainty morsel3 she would make, he tried to get her down by a trick. Standing4 below in full view of her, he praised her song in the most flattering terms, and begged her to descend5, saying he would like to make the acquaintance of the owner of so beautiful a voice. But she was not to be taken in, and replied, "You are very much mistaken, my dear sir, if you imagine I am going to come down: I keep well out of the way of you and your kind ever since the day when I saw numbers of grasshoppers6' wings strewn about the entrance to a fox's earth."
一只蚂蚱坐在树枝上叽叽喳喳地鸣叫唱。一只狐狸听到她的叫声，心想这可是一顿美餐呀，便想出了一个诡计诱使蚂蚱下来。他站在树下一个完全能看见蚂蚱的地方，用尽各种方法赞美蚂蚱的歌声悦耳动听，并劝蚂蚱下来，想要看一看是什么样的动物才能发出如此悦耳的声音。可是，蚂蚱识破了他的诡计，回答说：“喂，若是你以为我会飞下来，那就大错特错了。自从那天见到狐狸的洞口四周散布着无数蚂蚱的翅膀之后，我就开始警惕着你和你的同类了。”
英语专题黑板报：英语小故事二
The Sheep and the Dog 羊群和狗
Once upon a time the sheep complained to the shepherd about the difference in his treatment of themselves and his dog "Your conduct," said they, "is very strange and, we think, very unfair. We provide you with wool and lambs and milk and you give us nothing but grass, and even that we have to find for ourselves: but you get nothing at all from the dog, and yet you feed him with tit-bits from your own table." Their remarks were overheard by the dog, who spoke1 up at once and said, "Yes, and quite right, too: where would you be if it wasn't for me? Thieves would steal you! Wolves would eat you! Indeed, if I didn't keep constant watch over you, you would be too terrified even to graze!" The sheep were obliged to acknowledge that he spoke the truth, and never again made a grievance2 of the regard in which he was held by his master.
从前，有一群羊向牧羊人抱怨自己和狗受到了差别待遇。“你的行为很奇怪，”羊群说，“我们认为非常不公平，我们为您提供羊毛、羔羊肉和羊奶，你却只给我们吃草，甚至于我们还要自己去找草吃。你从狗那里什么也没得到，可你却从自己餐桌上拿些精美的食物喂他。”狗听到了他们的言论，立刻开口说：“是的，的确如此。要不是有我在，你们会在哪里呢?小偷们早就偷走你们了!狼也会吃掉你们!其实，如果没有我守护着你们，你看可能连吃草都吓得不敢去!”羊群不得不承认他说的有道理，便不再提受到主人差别待遇的意见了。
英语专题黑板报：英语小故事三
The Ass and the Dog 驴和狗
An ass1 and a dog were on their travels together, and, as they went along, they found a sealed packet lying on the ground. The ass picked it up. Broke the seal, and found it contained some writing, which he proceeded to read out aloud to the dog. As he read on it turned out to be all about grass and barley2 and hay-in short, all the kinds of fodder3 that asses4 are fond of. The dog was a good deal bored with listening to all this, till at last his impatience5 got the better of him, and he cried, "Just skip a few pages, friend, and see if there isn't something about meat and bones." The ass glanced all through the packet, but fund nothing of the sort, and said so. Then the Dog said in disgust, "Oh, throw it away, do: what's the good of a thing like that?"
一头驴和一只狗一起外出旅行，走了一段路后，他们发现地上有一封密封好的信。驴捡起来，撕开封印，发现上面有写好的字，便大声读给狗听。可是，信里提到的几乎全是干草、大麦和糠麸之类驴喜欢的东西。听到这些内容，狗觉得很无聊，终于不耐烦地对驴喊道：“赶紧跳过这些内容，朋友，看看，看看下面有没有提到肉和骨头之类的东西。”驴浏览了一下信的全部内容，没有发现任何狗所想要的东西，就如实说了。然后，狗就带着厌恶的表情说：“把它扔了吧，朋友，这封信有什么意思呀?”
