Five little monkeys swinging from a tree, Teasing Mr. Alligator,“you can't catch me.” （whisper） Along comes Mr. Alligator,（put palms together and slither hands like an alligator） Quiet as can be, and Snapped that monkey right ou...

As Xi Ren， the leading service girl who had taken care of Baoyu was away to visit her home， the duties， and the charge of Yihongyuan Court， fell on Qing Wen. A girl anxious to excel in everything， Qing Wen did everything personally...

文章背景 《桃太郎》是日本童话故事中最受儿童喜爱的一篇古老童话。虽然经历了很多世纪后，故事的讲述形式和内容略有变动，但是大多数版本都紧紧地围绕着同样的主题：一对无儿...

In olden times when wishing still helped one， there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful， but the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself， which has seen so much， was astonished whenever it shone in her face. Close...

Helen Helen was the most beautiful woman of the world．She was an infamous lady．She lighted the flames of the Trojan war and brought extreme destruction on the city of Troy．Helen was the daughter of Zeus．Helen's matchless beauty and c...

Once upon a time there was a king who had twelve daughters, each one more beautiful than the others. They slept together in one room, where their beds stood next to each other. At night when they were lying there, the king closed their door...

This is an interesting story fromtheThree Kingdoms period (220-280) in ancient China, when the Wei and Wu kingdoms joined together to fight against the Wei Kingdom. Zhou Yu, the chief military commander of the Wu Kingdom, ordered Zhu Ge Lia...

A long time ago and far away there lived a King and a Queen .They were very happy, for their first child, a girl, had been born. " We must have a grand christening for her," said the King , who was delighted to have a daughter. "We must inv...

《新约》的四卷，记叙耶稣基督的生平和受难。即〈马太福音〉、〈马可福音〉、〈路加福音〉和〈约翰福音〉四卷，排在《新约》之首，约占全书一半篇幅。前三卷常又称为〈同观福...

This is an episode from the novel A Dream of Red Mansions. Just as the whole family was busy prepasring the birthday ceremony for Jia Zheng， Jia was summoned to report to the imperial court. His family did not know why and felt uneasy abo...

In the old days， few people anywhere in the world could read or write. In China， parents hoped they could make a little bit more money so they could send their sons to a teacher to learn how to read and write. If they studied very， ve...

During the Chin dynasty of the fourth century， there was a middle aged man in Shanyin called K'ung Yu. He was an official for the government， but he had practically the lowest official position in the whole dynasty. His position was low，...

The vixen and the lioness One morning when a vixen was taking her babies out of the lair, she saw a lioness and her cub. "Why do you have only one child, dear dame?" asked the vixen. "Look at my healthy and numerous children here, and imagi...

SAVING THE DRAGON KING'S SON Once there was an old doctor named Sun. He was very kind， especially to animals. 从前有位姓孙的老医生，心地十分善良。对待动物时，更是如此。 While he was taking a stroll outside the...

Where is the line that divides the world in half？ It's in London. 科学家用一条假想的线把地球分成东、西两个半球。 The line passes through Greenwich in London. 在本初子午线穿过格林尼治的地方，有一条镶...

大拇哥游记Thumbling as Journeyman A certain tailor had a son, who happened to be small, and no bigger than a thumb, and on this account he was always called thumbling. He had, however, some courage in him, and said to his father, fathe...

Once upon a time there was a baby eagle living in a nest perched on a cliff overlooking a beautiful valley with waterfalls and streams, trees and lots of little animals, scurrying about enjoying their lives. 很久以前，在一个峭壁上有...

Long ago and far away, there lived an Emperor. This Emperor was very vain and could think about nothing but his clothes. He had wardrobes and cupboards full of clothes. They filled his spare bedrooms and upstairs corridors of the palace. Th...

A king had three sons whom he loved equally well， and he did not know which of them to appoint as king following his own death. When the time came for him to die he called them to his bed and said， “Dear children， I have thought of...

A wide forehead topped by a few strands of hair was set above a pair of popping eyes that never seemed to look straight ahead. His nose was hooked. His mouth turned down， and never seemed to close over his crooked， uneven teeth. He was...