童話故事是兒童文學的一種。通過豐富的想象、幻想和夸張來塑造形象、反映生活，對兒童進行思想教育。
袋鼠與籠子
(Kangaroos and the Cage)
One day the staff members of a zoo called a meeting to discuss the problem--how to deal with the kangaroos that were found out of the cage. They came to the conclusion that the cage was placed too low and decided to raise it from one to two meters high. But the next day the kangaroos were still at large and they again raised the cage to three meters.
有一天，動物園的管理員們發(fā)現(xiàn)袋鼠從籠子里跑出來了， 于是開會討論，一致認為是籠子的`高度過低，所以他們決定將籠子的高度由原來的1米加高到2米。結(jié)果第二天他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，袋鼠還是跑到外面來，所以他們又決定再將高度加高到3米。
Quite beyond their expectation the next morning they saw the kangaroos still free to go about. They were alarmed and determined to go to all the length by raising the cage to the height of ten meters.
沒想到隔天居然又看到袋鼠全跑到外面，于是管理 員們大為緊張，決定一不做二不休，將籠子的高度加高到10米。
Later a giraffe, while chatting with some kangaroos, asked them, “Do you think they will go on raising your cage?”
一天，長頸鹿和幾只袋鼠在閑聊，“你們看，這些人 會不會再繼續(xù)加高你們的籠子?”長頸鹿問。
“Hard to say,” said a kangaroo, “if they continue forgetting to fasten the cage door.”
“很難說。”袋鼠說，“如果他們再繼續(xù)忘記關(guān)門的話!”
風和太陽
(The Wind And The Sun)
One day the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.”
(有一天風跟太陽說: “看看那個沿著路上走的人.我可以比你快讓他把披風脫下來.)
“We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.”
(“我們等著看吧,”太陽說, “我讓你先試.)
So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself.
(因此風嘗試讓那個人把披風脫下來.他用力地吹,可是那個人把披風拉得更緊.)
“I give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak.
(“我放棄了,”風最后說, “我無法讓他把披風脫下來.”然后由太陽試試看.他盡可能地曬他.不久,那個人很熱就把披風脫下來了.)
傷害只寫在沙地上
兩個朋友在荒漠里穿行，途中他們發(fā)上了爭執(zhí);其中一個人單了另一位一個耳光。被達的人非常傷心，但他什么也沒說，只是在沙地上寫到：“今天，我最好的朋友打了我一個耳光。”
他們繼續(xù)往前走，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一片綠洲，他們決定在那里洗個澡。結(jié)果，被打的那位陷進了泥潭，眼看就要被淹死，結(jié)果他的`朋友救了他。恢復過來都他在石頭上寫到：“今天，我最好的朋友救了我的命。”
那位打他并救了他的朋友問：“為什么我傷害你時，你在沙地上寫下來，而現(xiàn)在卻在石頭上刻下來呢?”
被救的那位答到：“受到傷害時，我們應(yīng)該把他寫在沙地上，寬恕之風會將它抹平。可是受人恩惠時，我們應(yīng)該把它刻在石頭上，任何風雨也不會把它擦掉。”
學會將所受的傷害寫在沙子上，把所的的恩德刻在石頭上。有人這樣說，找到一個特別的人只需要用一分鐘，欣賞他需要用一小時，喜歡他需要用一天，但忘掉他卻需要用一生的時間。
把這句話送給那些你永遠無法忘記的人吧。這段短短的話能讓他們知道你永遠不會忘記他們。
此生不忘。
Sand and stone
The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the said:” Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on stone: Today my best friend saved my life.
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, after I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.why?
The other friend replied: When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away .But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind ever erases it.
Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in stone. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to forget him.
Send this phrase to the people you will never forget .It is a short message to let them know that you will never forget them.
Take the time to live.
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