英語寓言小故事（精選5篇）

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　　英語寓言小故事1：三個好朋友

Story 1 Three Good Friends

One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can’t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant’s home. Then, three of them become good friends.

一天，一只猴子在河邊騎車。這時他看見樹下有一只獅子，獅子向他跑來。他非常的害怕，掉進河里。他不會游泳，大叫起來。兔子聽見了，跳進水里，但他卻沒有辦法救猴子。幸運的是，一只大象過來了。大象非常強壯，救出了兔子和猴子。他們來到大象的家，在那里吃了一頓大餐。從此他們成了好朋友。

　　英語寓言小故事2：病人和船主

He turned to the patient:“But you were in the wrong when you took the boat without asking the owners permission.You were in the right because you were not so lazy as he was and you did not want to let the moonlit night go by without making some use of it.”

他又轉向那位病人說：“但是，你未征得船主的'許可便動用了他的船，在這點上你是不對的。你也有對的一面，因為你不像他那樣懶惰，你不想讓這月夜白白溜走而不去利用它。”

Dr.Schweitzer divided the catch among the fisherman, the boat owner, and the hospital.

施韋策博士把捕來的魚分給了漁夫、病人和醫院三方。

　　英語寓言小故事3：我與河馬

Story1 The Hippo and I

A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house. I give him lettuce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit.

In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week.

河馬住在動物園里，我很喜歡他。我經常去看它，它也經常想我。

今天是星期日，是個好天氣，我又一次去看望它。在我離開動物園之后，它跟隨到我的家。我給它萵苣、生菜、香蕉、蘋果和其他食物。它都吃了。

當我唱歌時，它待在水池里，像兔子一樣安靜。

晚上，它跳到床上同我睡覺在一起睡。

媽媽要它回家。它不得不背起包回到動物園。媽媽允許我每周去看它。

　　英語寓言小故事4：刻舟求劍

Making His Mark

A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isnt this a very foolish way to look for a sword?

楚國有個人坐船渡江時，他不小心把自己的一把寶劍掉落江中。他馬上掏出一把小刀，在寶劍落水的船舷上刻上一個記號。船靠岸后，那楚人立即從船上刻記號的地方跳下水去撈取掉落的寶劍。他怎么找得到寶劍呢?船繼續行駛，而寶劍卻不會再移動。像他這樣去找劍，真是太愚蠢可笑了。

　　英語寓言小故事5：畫蛇添足

Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It

Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?" The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It." tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.

古時幾個人分一壺酒。他們都想獨自喝完那壺酒，所以就定了一個規矩：每人在地上畫一條蛇，誰畫得最快，這壺酒就歸誰。有一個人很快就把蛇畫好了。他正打算喝這壺酒時，看見別人都還在忙著畫，就決定給蛇再畫上幾只腳。結果，他的蛇腳還沒加完，另一個人已經把蛇畫好了。那人一下把酒壺奪了過去，說："有誰見過長腳的蛇?"。這個故事告訴我們這樣的道理：做得過分和做得不夠都是不對的。

英語寓言小故事

Plugging One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell

Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbor’s doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people’s attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever “idea”. He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.

【譯文】

“掩耳盜鈴”

從前，有一個人想偷鄰居門上的鈴，但是他知道一碰到鈴，鈴就會響起來，被人發現。他想啊想，終于他想出一個“妙極”，他把自己的'耳朵用東西塞起來，就聽不見鈴聲了。但是當他去偷鈴時，鈴聲仍舊響起來，他被別人當場抓住 。

The Old Cat

An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.

Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."

【譯文】

老貓

一位老婦有只貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。一天，老貓發現一只老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。

于是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：“不要打你的老仆人，我已經為你服務了很多年，而且還愿意為你效勞，但是，我實在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。”

Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It

Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the 4 / 12 ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?” The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It.” tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.

【譯文】

“畫蛇添足”

古時幾個人分一壺酒。他們都想獨自喝完那壺酒，所以就定了一個規矩：每人在地上畫一條蛇，誰畫得最快，這壺酒就歸誰。有一個人很快就把蛇畫好了。他正打算喝這壺酒時，看見別人都還在忙著畫，就決定給蛇再畫上幾只腳。結果，他的蛇腳還沒加完，另一個人已經把蛇畫好了。那人一下把酒壺奪了過去，說：“有誰見過長腳的蛇?”。這個故事告訴我們這樣的道理：做得過分和做得不夠都是不對的。

Drunk

One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk."

"But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!"

醉酒

一天，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處于那種對什么事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發問道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思?” “唔，孩子，”父親回答說，“你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個，那么我就算醉了。” “可是，爸爸， ”孩子說，“那兒只有一個警察呀!”

精彩的寓言小故事精選

導語：寓言故事是文學體裁的一種。含有諷喻或明顯教訓意義的故事。它的結構簡短，下面是由小編整理的關于精彩的寓言小故事。歡迎閱讀！

1．綠洲里的老先生

30年前，一個年輕人離開故鄉，開始創造自己的前途。他動身的第一站，是去拜訪本族的族長，請求指點。老族長正在練字，他聽說本族有位后輩開始踏上人生的旅途，就寫了3個字：不要怕。然后抬起頭來，望著年輕人說："孩子，人生的秘訣只有６個字，今天先告訴你3個，供你半生受用。"30年后，這個從前的年輕人已是人到中年，有了一些成就，也添了很多傷心事。歸程漫漫，到了家鄉，他又去拜訪那位族長。他到了族長家里，才知道老人家幾年前已經去世，家人取出一個密封的信封對他說："這是族長生前留給你的，他說有一天你會再來。"還鄉的游子這才想起來，30年前他在這里聽到人生的一半秘訣，拆開信封，里面赫然又是３個大字：不要悔。

秘訣：中年以前不要怕，中年以后不要悔。

2．青蛙的故事

記得在做生物實驗時，把一只青蛙放在裝有沸水的杯子時，青蛙馬上跳出來， 但把一只青蛙放在另一個溫水的杯子中，并慢慢加熱至沸騰，青蛙剛開始時會很舒適地在杯中游來游去，直到它發現太熱時，已失去力量跳不出來了。

寓意：

１）大環境的改變能決定你的成功與失敗。大環境的改變有時是看不到的，我們必須時時注意，多警醒，并歡迎改變，才不至于太遲。

２）太舒適的環境就是最危險的時刻。很習慣的生活方式，也許就是你最危險 的生活方式。不斷創新，打破舊有的模式，而且相信任何事都有再改善的地方。

3．割草男孩的故事

一個替人割草打工的男孩打電話給陳太太說：“您需不需要割草？”陳太太回答說：“不需要了，我已有了割草工。”男孩又說：“我會幫您拔掉花叢中的雜草。”陳太太回答：“我的割草工也做了。”男孩又說：“我會幫您把草與走道的四周割齊。”陳太太說：“我請的那人也已做了，謝謝你，我不需要新的割草工人。”男孩便掛了電話，此時男孩的室友問他說：“你不是就在陳太太那割草打工嗎？為什么還要打這電話？”男孩說：“我只是想知道我做得有多好!”

寓意： 只有不斷地探詢客戶的評價，你才有可能知道自己的長處與短處。不要蕭規曹隨，凡事想想清楚事出何因，多問幾個“為什么？”。

4．相信自己是一只雄鷹

一個人在高山之巔的鷹巢里，抓到了一只幼鷹，他把幼鷹帶回家，養在雞籠里。這只幼鷹和雞一起啄食、嬉鬧和休息。它以為自己是一只雞。這只鷹漸漸長大，羽翼豐滿了，主人想把它訓練成獵鷹，可是由于終日和雞混在一起，它已經變得和雞完全一樣，根本沒有飛的愿望了。主人試了各種辦法都毫無效果，最后把它帶到山頂上，一把將它扔了出去。這只鷹像塊石頭似的，直掉下去，慌亂之中，它拼命地撲打翅膀，就這樣它終于飛了起來！

秘訣：磨練召喚成功的力量。

5．五枚金幣

有個叫阿巴格的人生活在內蒙古草原上。有一次，年少的阿巴格和他爸爸在草原上迷了路，阿巴格又累又怕，到最后快走不動了。爸爸就從兜里掏出５枚硬幣，把一枚硬幣埋在草地里，把其余４枚放在阿巴格的手上，說："人生有５枚金幣，童年、少年、青年、中年、老年各有一枚，你現在才用了一枚，就是埋在草地里的'那一枚，你不能把５枚都扔在草原里，你要一點點地用，每一次都用出不同來，這樣才不枉人生一世。今天我們一定要走出草原，你將來也一定要走出草原。世界很大，人活著，就要多走些地方，多看看，不要讓你的金幣沒有用就扔掉。"在父親的鼓勵下，那天阿巴格走出了草原。長大后，阿巴格離開了家鄉，成了一名優秀的船長。

秘訣：珍惜生命，就能走出挫折的沼澤地。

6．掃陽光

有兄弟二人，年齡不過【第4句】：五歲，由于臥室的窗戶整天都是密閉著，他們認為屋內太陰暗，看見外面燦爛的陽光，覺得十分羨慕。兄弟倆就商量說："我們可以一起把外面的陽光掃一點進來。"于是，兄弟兩人拿著掃帚和畚箕，到陽臺上去掃陽光。 等到他們把畚箕搬到房間里的時候，里面的陽光就沒有了。就這樣一而再再而三地掃了許多次，屋內還是一點陽光都沒有。正在廚房忙碌的媽媽看見他們奇怪的舉動，問道："你們在做什么？"他們回答說："房間太暗了，我們要掃點陽光進來。"媽媽笑道："只要把窗戶打開，陽光自然會進來，何必去掃呢？"

秘訣：把封閉的心門敞開，成功的陽光就能驅散失敗的陰暗。

7．一只蜘蛛和三個人

雨后，一只蜘蛛艱難地向墻上已經支離破碎的網爬去，由于墻壁潮濕，它爬到一定的高度，就會掉下來，它一次次地向上爬，一次次地又掉下來…… 第一個人看到了，他嘆了一口氣，自言自語："我的一生不正如這只蜘蛛嗎？忙忙碌碌而無所得。"于是，他日漸消沉。 第二個人看到了，說：這只蜘蛛真愚蠢，為什么不從旁邊干燥的地方繞一下爬上去？我以后可不能像它那樣愚蠢。于是，他變得聰明起來。 第三個人看到了，他立刻被蜘蛛屢敗屢戰的精神感動了。于是，他變得堅強起來。

秘訣：有成功心態者處處都能發覺成功的力量。

8．自己救自己

某人在屋檐下躲雨，看見觀音正撐傘走過。這人說："觀音菩薩，普度一下眾生吧，帶我一段如何？" 觀音說："我在雨里，你在檐下，而檐下無雨，你不需要我度。"這個人立刻跳出檐下，站在雨中："現在我也在雨中了，該度我了吧？"觀音說："你在雨中，我也在雨中，我不被淋，因為有傘；你被雨淋，因為無傘。所以不是我度自己，而是傘度我。你要想度，不必找我，請自找傘去！"說完便走了。 第二天，這人遇到了難事，便去寺廟里求觀音。走進廟里，才發現觀音的像前也有一個人在拜，那個人長得和觀音一模一樣，絲毫不差。 這人問："你是觀音嗎？" 那人答道："我正是觀音。" 這人又問："那你為何還拜自己？" 觀音笑道："我也遇到了難事，但我知道，求人不如求己。"

秘訣：成功者自救。

9．讓失去變得可愛

一個老人在高速行駛的火車上，不小心把剛買的新鞋從窗口掉了一只，周圍的人倍感惋惜，不料老人立即把第二只鞋也從窗口扔了下去。這舉動更讓人大吃一驚。老人解釋說："這一只鞋無論多么昂貴，對我而言已經沒有用了，如果有誰能撿到一雙鞋子，說不定他還能穿呢！"

秘訣：成功者善于放棄，善于從損失中看到價值。

10．請不要開錯窗

一個小女孩趴在窗臺上，看窗外的人正埋葬她心愛的小狗，不禁淚流滿面，悲慟不已。她的外祖父見狀，連忙引她到另一個窗口，讓她欣賞他的玫瑰花園。果然小女孩的心情頓時明朗。老人托起外孫女的下巴說："孩子，你開錯了窗戶。"

秘訣：打開失敗旁邊的窗戶，也許你就看到了希望。