Aesop’s Fables

“Bright bright shining, Bright bright shining, Maybe the sun is happy now. Bright bright shining, my mind is happy, too. I am really happy, ha ha ha....." “闪闪-发光 闪闪-发光 太阳升起来了 闪闪-发光 闪闪-发光 我的心也很开心。” After a heavy rain, a grasshopper happily flew out from her hiding place and began singing on a golden yellow leaf. The animals in the forest listened with rapt attention. 一场大雨过后，一只蝉欢快地飞了出来，在金黄色的树叶上唱着歌呢！森林里的动物们都听得入迷啦……

In the small town of dogs, the Dachshund loved to make sausages. He held a megaphone to his mouth and shouted, 狗狗小镇上，最爱做腊肠的腊肠犬，拿着大喇叭喊着： “Come and taste, cheesy sausages, spicy sausages, corn sausages. All for free!” “快来看、快来尝！芝士腊肠、香辣腊肠，还有玉米腊肠通通不要钱！” “Wow! Free? Then, I want to eat all the sausages.” “哇咔咔，不要钱？那我要把所有的腊肠全都吃光光……”

Slim and Pudge were best friends. 瘦高个和矮胖子是一对好朋友。 “Slim, are we the best friends in the world?” “瘦高个，我们是不是全世界最要好的朋友？” “That goes without saying. We eat together and play together. Of course we’re the best of friends.” “还用问吗？我们一起吃饭，一起睡觉，一起玩游戏，还一起上厕所，当然是最好的朋友啦……”

In a warehouse, all of the mice were having a party. 仓库里，一群老鼠正在开派对。 “Yohoo~~Eat and drink to your heart’s content. There is sweet corn here, and delicious potatoes too. Come on!Hey hey hey...” “大家吃起来喝起来啊，这里有又大又甜的玉米，还有香香的土豆！快来啊！” The clever Little Mouse sat on a pile of corn and greeted her friends. 机灵的小老鼠坐在玉米堆上招呼朋友们……

A long time ago, the birds with wings and the beasts with four legs were always fighting. 很久以前，有翅膀的鸟类和有四条腿的兽类总是打架！ The Eagle flapped his wings and said provocatively. 挥舞着翅膀的老鹰得意地挑衅。 “You beasts who walk with four legs, you’re really slow. Why don’t you jump up and fight me?” “靠四只脚走路的兽类呀，你们真是太慢啦！有本事跳起来打我呀……”

“Wow! My new home is really beautiful, with all these trees and the little pond. It’s wonderful!” “哇，我的新家真的是太美了，有树木，还有小池塘，简直太棒了！” It was the first day that the Stork was staying in her new house. She put all her numerous bags and packages down, then said, 今天是仙鹤搬家的第一天，它放下大包小包……

There was once a Crow in the forest. He slept in his nest all day long every single day. 森林里有一只寒鸦，浑身羽毛黑乎乎的，每天都在窝里睡大觉。 “Caw-caw-caw! It’s so hard to find food. I’d rather sleep. Caw!” “啊—啊—啊！找食物，真辛苦，倒不如，睡大觉啊睡大觉！啊—” But on this particular day, the Crow was so hungry that he grudgingly flew out to find food. 这一天，寒鸦实在饿得不行了，才不情愿地飞出去找吃的！ “Caw-caw-caw! The sun is so bright! My feathers are practically on fire! Caw-caw-caw! I’m so tired. “啊—啊—啊！这太阳，可真大，我的羽毛，烧焦啦！啊—啊—啊，累死我啦……”

“Woof! Woof!Sheep, I’m going to give you a present.” “汪汪汪，山羊们，我要送你们一个礼物！” “Baa! What present? Sheep Dog, is it a delicious grass pie?” “咩咩，什么礼物啊！牧羊犬？是不是好吃的青草派，” “Maybe it’s grass juice.” “也许是青草汁呢……”

One day, the North Wind ran into the Sun. 一天，北风和太阳在路上遇见了。 “ Yo! Isn’t this the Sun who claims to bring warmth to the whole earth?” “呦，这不是号称要给全世界带来温暖的太阳嘛！” “Ha ha! It’s you, Mr. North Wind.” “哈哈，原来是北风先生啊。” The Sun flashed a bright smile as he said, 太阳说着，露出了灿烂的笑容……

The Plump Fox and the Skinny Fox were neighbors. 胖狐狸和瘦狐狸是一对邻居， “Plump Fox, I found a lot of red fruits today. Come have a taste.” “胖狐狸，今天我找到了好多红果子，快来尝一尝吧！” “Yeah, Skinny Fox, those red fruits are delicious.” “嗯嗯，瘦狐狸，这些红果子真好吃……”