An olive tree and a fig tree（无花果树） were talking one winter day."I feel sorry for you," said the olive tree, "Every year you lose all yo...
The feathers of a goose put the newly-fallen snow to the blush. Proud of this dazzling（耀眼的） gift of nature, she considered herself intended for a swan...
A sheep was once forced to submit to much harm from the other animals. He therefore appeared before Jupiter, and begged him to lessen（减少） his misery. ...
Seeing how a bee was busying itself about a flower, an eagle said to it, with disdain: "How I pity thee, poor thing, with all thy toil（辛苦） and sk...
One day, a Chinese man rode a black donkey passing by an unknown small town at the foot of a high mountain.The man was tired and hungry, after fasteni...
In China, people believe that, at the beginning, they were very intimate friends, and the cat was even much smarter than the tiger.The cat learned the...
Once there was a dog in a village. He stole a piece of meat from a butcher's shop and ran off with it. He wanted to eat it at home.On his way home...
Long ago there was a little princess named Ellen. She lived with her mother, the queen in a great castle by the sea. She had three brothers.One day, a...
A man and his wife were always wishing for luck. One night a fairy came to them and said, "You may have three wishes."In the morning the wom...
One day Tony old a lie to his mother. That night felt very unhappy. He did not want to play with the children. He sat on the doorstep alone. He looked...