英语寓言故事及翻译（一）：The Ant and the Grasshopper（蚂蚁和蚱蜢）

In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.

"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"

"I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."

"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "We have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil.

When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.

中文翻译：
夏日的一天，一只蚱蜢正在田野里欢快地跳来跳去，尽情地鸣叫和歌唱。一只蚂蚁经过，艰难地拖着一粒玉米，它正往巢穴赶去。

“为什么不过来和我聊聊天呢，”蚱蜢说，“别那么辛苦地劳作啦？”

“我正在为冬天储备食物，”蚂蚁说，“我建议你也这么做。”

“为什么要为冬天发愁呢？”蚱蜢说，“我们现在有很多食物呀。” 但蚂蚁还是继续赶路，不停地劳作。

冬天来了，蚱蜢没有食物，饿得快要死了。这时，它看到蚂蚁们每天都在分发它们夏天收集储备的谷物。蚱蜢这才明白：未雨绸缪是明智之举。

英语寓言故事及翻译（二）：The Boy Who Cried Wolf（狼来了）

Once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy who grazed his sheep on a hill near a village. He was bored watching the sheep all day and thought of a trick to amuse himself.

One day, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is coming!" The villagers heard his cries and rushed out to help him. But when they reached the hill, they found no wolf. The boy laughed at them and said, "There is no wolf. I just wanted to have some fun." The villagers were angry and went back.

After a few days, the boy played the same trick again. Once more, the villagers rushed to help him but found no wolf. They were very disappointed with the boy.

Then one day, a real wolf actually came. The boy was terrified and shouted, "Wolf! Wolf! Please help me!" But this time, the villagers thought he was playing another trick and didn't come to his rescue. The wolf attacked the sheep and some of them were killed. The boy learned a bitter lesson: Liars are not believed even when they tell the truth.

中文翻译：
从前，有一个牧童，他在村子附近的山上放羊。整天看着羊群，他觉得很无聊，于是想出了一个恶作剧来取乐。

有一天，他大声喊道：“狼来了！狼来了！狼来了！” 村民们听到他的喊声，赶紧跑出来帮忙。但是当他们赶到山上时，却没有发现狼。男孩嘲笑他们说：“没有狼。我只是想找点乐子。” 村民们很生气，就回去了。

几天后，男孩又玩了同样的把戏。村民们又一次赶来帮忙，但还是没有发现狼。他们对这个男孩非常失望。

后来有一天，一只真正的狼来了。男孩吓坏了，大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！救命啊！” 但这次，村民们以为他又在恶作剧，没有来救他。狼袭击了羊群，一些羊被咬死了。男孩得到了一个惨痛的教训：说谎者即使说真话也不会有人相信。

英语寓言故事及翻译（三）：The Lion and the Mouse（狮子和老鼠）

A lion was sleeping in his lair when a little mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the lion, who placed his huge paw upon the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.

"Pardon, O King," cried the little mouse, "Forgive me this time. I shall never forget it. Who knows? I may be able to do you a good turn some of these days."

The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted his paw and let him go.

Some time after, the lion was caught in a trap. The hunters who desired to carry him alive to the king tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on.

Just then the little mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the lion was, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the king of the beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little mouse, very happy to help the lion.

中文翻译：
一头狮子正在洞穴里睡觉，这时一只小老鼠在它身上跳来跳去。这很快就吵醒了狮子，狮子把巨大的爪子放在老鼠身上，张开血盆大口要把它吞下去。

“饶了我吧，大王，” 小老鼠哀求道，“这次就原谅我吧。我永远不会忘记您的恩情。谁知道呢？说不定哪天我能帮上您的大忙呢。”

狮子觉得老鼠居然能帮到自己这个想法很有趣，于是抬起爪子放它走了。

过了一段时间，狮子掉进了一个陷阱。猎人们想活捉它献给国王，就把它绑在一棵树上，然后去找一辆马车来运它。

就在这时，小老鼠碰巧经过，看到狮子悲惨的处境，就跑过去，很快咬断了绑住兽中之王的绳子。“我没说错吧？” 小老鼠说道，很高兴能帮到狮子。