田螺精自由自在地生活在广袤的田野里。

　　有一天，田里来了个小伙子，他干活卖力，庄稼苗子长得又高又壮。太阳快下山的时候，他在田间休息，看到了田螺精，就放在自己的背篓里回家了。他爱惜小田螺，把它放在自己家的水缸里。忙了一天，小伙子很早就睡下了。

　　到了晚上，田螺精居然变成了美丽的少女，她看到小伙子的家又破又旧，只有一个老奶奶。她非常同情小伙子，决定给他们做一顿可口的饭菜。两条大鲤鱼，一大只猪蹄，还有一缸米和一院子柴，就这样天很快就亮了，小田螺精又回到了水缸里。

　　小伙子醒来看见一切，惊呆了。赶忙告诉他的老奶奶。可是老奶奶却说一定是哪位过路的神仙送给咱们的。是的，一定是这样的，小伙子和老奶奶开心的吃了一天。第2天，小伙子一起床，又看见了和昨天一样的情景，这一次，他没有告诉老奶奶，而是等到了晚上，他静静地躺在床上，看看到底是怎么回事。

　　就在这时，厨房有一阵亮光闪现。小伙子偷偷的站在窗户边上看着，只见一位仙女正在载歌载舞，仙女唱：“我是个善良的小螺精，我变成了美丽的少女，我还有一手好厨艺……”桌子上就出现了香喷喷的饭菜……这时候公鸡叫了。小伙子把事情告诉了老奶奶，老奶奶说：“好孩子，你一定要好好感谢田螺姑娘的大恩大德……”

　　就这样他们把田螺姑娘请了出来，小伙子把他看见的一切告诉了小螺精，还诚恳的请求田螺少女留下来，做他的妻子。就这样，小伙子和小螺精在村里的所有人的祝福下结婚了。从此以后他们过着幸福、快乐的生活。

　　童话的基本特征——幻想。丰富多彩的幻想是童话最基本的特征。当然，从广义上说，绝大多数的文学作品都存在着一定程度的幻想，但幻想却是童话体裁作品最本质的特征，是童话的灵魂，我们甚至可以说没有幻想也就没有童话。童话的幻想“打开了通向另一种生活的窗子，那里，有一种自由的无畏的力量存在着和行动者，幻想着更美好的生活。”

　　第一篇：狐狸和乌鸦

　　The Fox and the Crow

　　A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. ‘That’s for me, as I am a Fox,’ said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree.

　　‘Good-day, Mistress Crow,’ he cried. ‘How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.’

　　The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. ‘That will do,’ said he. ‘That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future .’Do not trust flatterers.

　　一次，一个狐狸看到一只乌鸦嘴里衔着一块奶酪飞过并停在了树枝上。

　　“那是给我的，因为我是一只狐狸。”狐狸说道，然后便走到树脚边。

　　“早安，乌鸦女主人,”他哭着说“你今天看上去很好，你的羽毛很有光泽，你的眼睛也闪着光芒，我相信你的歌喉一定比其他鸟儿都好，就像你的羽毛一样;请让我聆听你的歌声，仅仅一首，也许我会把你尊为鸟中之后。”乌鸦听了很高兴，于是就开始展现自己最棒的一面，但是正当她张开嘴，那块奶酪就落到了地上，没想到竟被狐狸抢走了。

　　“行了,”他说道“那是我想要的。那就用这奶酪交换一条对你未来的建议吧。”不要相信奉承者。

　　第二篇：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."

　　【译文】

　　老猫

　　一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。

　　一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。

　　因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。

　　于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。

　　她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”

　　第三篇：Fox and cock

　　One morning a fox sees a cock.He

　　think,"This is my breakfast.''

　　He comes up to the cock and says,"I know

　　you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The

　　cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins

　　to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.

　　The people in the field see the fox.They cry,"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.''The cock says to the fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.''

　　The fox opens his mouth ang says,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.

　　狐狸和公鸡

　　一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。

　　他想：这是我的早餐。

　　他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你能唱得非常好听，你能唱给我听么?”公鸡很高兴。

　　他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。

　　狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。

　　在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。

　　大喊大叫：“看，看!狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”

　　公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么?人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。”

　　狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时。

　　公鸡跑到了树底下。

　　第四篇：The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

　　Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country."

　　So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."

　　The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.

　　After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."

　　【译文】

　　城里老鼠和乡下老鼠

　　从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。

　　一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。

　　很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。

　　乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。

　　它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。

　　城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”

　　乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。

　　房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。

　　可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。

　　过了一会儿，他们出来了。

　　当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。

　　因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”

　　第五篇： 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.”

　　“We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.”

　　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.

　　“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

　　译文：风和太阳

　　有一天风跟太阳说：看看那个沿着路上走的人。我可以让他把披风比你更快速的脱下来。

　　“我们比比看”太阳说。“我将让你先试。”

　　因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来。

　　他用力地吹，但该男子更加紧密地围绕自己的斗篷拉。

　　“我放弃了”，过去的风说。“我不能让他把披风脱下。”，然后由太阳试试看。他尽可能地晒他。

　　该名男子很快就感觉到了热，脱下了外衣。