英語寓言故事（精選20篇）

　　在日常學習、工作抑或是生活中，大家一定沒少看寓言故事吧，寓言的主人公可以是人，可以是動物，也可以是植物等。寓言多用借喻手法，使富有教訓意義的主題或深刻的道理，在情節高度凝練的故事中得到揭示。還苦于找不到好的寓言故事？以下是小編為大家整理的英語寓言故事精選，歡迎閱讀與收藏。

　　英語寓言故事 1

　　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。

　　英語寓言故事 2

　　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。

　　英語寓言故事 3

　　A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.

　　He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich mans house today, for I cannot get over the river."

　　He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.

　　Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.

　　一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去，當他沿著路走時，在路的'一邊他發現一箱好蘋果，他說：“我不打算吃那些蘋果，因為富人會給我更多的食物，他會給我很好吃的東西。”然后他拿起蘋果，一把扔到土里去。

　　他繼續走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然后他說：“今天我去不了富人家了，因為我不能渡過河。”

　　他開始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。

　　不要把好東西扔掉，換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處。

　　英語寓言故事 4

　　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."

　　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。”

　　英語寓言故事 5

　　"Oh, little snake. Why aren"t you at home in such cold weather? Look, you"re freezing. Poor you!"

　　The farmer thought some more to himself. "What can I do for you? Make a fire to warm you? No, it"s snowing so hard, and I have only a very small bundle of wood. Besides, my family is waiting for the wood to cook."

　　The farmer turned round and round anxiously and then said, "I know! I"ll put you under my clothes. It"s warm there." He unbuttoned his clothes and put the snake inside, against his chest.

　　Some time later, the snake came to life gradually.

　　The warmth of the old farmer had not changed its cruel nature. It opened its mouth and bit right into the farmer"s chest.

　　"Oh, my god! How cruel you are! I saved you, but you bit me. Why?" As he was saying this, he took out the snake and threw it on the ground.

　　But the farmer was already poisoned and was dying. Only at this time did he realize that he had done something wrong. "I took pity on him, but he bit me in return."

　　在一個大雪紛飛的夜晚，一個農夫砍柴回家，在路上發現了一條凍僵了的響尾蛇。

　　"乖乖，這么冷的天你怎么不待在洞里，跑到外邊來了呢？看把你凍成這個樣子，多可憐呀！"農夫自言自語道："怎么辦呢？我用火給你烤烤。可是不行啊，這么大的雪，我就砍了這一小捆柴火，家里還等著用呢。"

　　農夫焦急地轉來轉去。"有了，我把你放在懷里，不是也很暖和嗎？"于是，農夫解開壞，把凍僵的'響尾蛇揣在了懷里。

　　過了一個時辰，響尾蛇慢慢地蘇醒過來了，但是它恢復了本性，狠狠咬了農夫一口。

　　"哎呀，你這個壞東西，我救活了你，你怎么還咬我呢？"農夫說著，把響尾蛇掏出來扔到了一邊。

　　可是農夫中了蛇毒。他奄奄一息，臨死的時候才明白過來，說道："我憐惜惡人，可是惡人的本性難改，不會憐惜我呀！"

　　這個故事是說：對惡人即使仁至義盡，其本性也是不會改變的。

　　英語寓言故事 6

　　A Fisher once took his bagpipes to the bank of a river, and played upon them with the hope of making the fish rise; but never a one put his nose out of the water.

　　So he cast his net into the river and soon drew it forth filled with fish.

　　Then he took his bagpipes again, and, as he played, the fish leapt up in the net.

　　"Ah, you dance now when I play," said he.

　　"Yes," said an old Fish:

　　"When you are in a mans power you must do as he bids you."

　　英語寓言故事 7

　　The swallows and sparrows are very pleased to find a place on the roof of the hall for their nests.

　　The mother birds are feeding their babies with pleasure, which assumes a scene of peace and harmony.

　　But they have never thought of the following scene: the chimney at the top of the kitchen might break, the fire might leap up to the roof and the burning purling might destroy their nests.

　　But those swallows and sparrows are unmindful of the coming disaster.

　　They go on with their superficial happiness brought by peace and calm.

　　英語寓言故事 8

　　The miser and his gold Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.

　　One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole.

　　He was surprised, and then burst into tears.All the neighbors gathered around him.

　　He told them how he used to come and visit his gold. "Did you ever take any of it out?" asked one of them. "No," he said, "I only came to look at it." "Then come again and look at the hole," said the neighbor, "it will be the same as looking at the gold."

　　從前，有個守財奴將他的金塊埋到一棵樹下，每周他都去把他挖出來看看。

　　一天晚上，一個小偷挖走了所有的.金塊。 守財奴再來查看時，發現除了一個空洞什么都沒有了。

　　守財奴便捶胸痛哭。哭聲引來了鄰居

　　他告訴他們這里原來有他的金塊。

　　問明了原因后，一個鄰居問：“你使用過這些金塊嗎？” “沒用過，” 他說，“我只是時常來看看。”“那么，以后再來看這個洞，”鄰居說，“就像以前有金塊時一樣。”

　　英語寓言故事 9

　　There was a man who used to be very cheap, to get something else, and to steal it. One day, he passed through the door of a family and found a beautiful bell in front of the door. He wants the bell very much, but how can he get it? Take it directly, the bell will make a sound, and others will find it. He thought and thought, and did not think of a good way to do it. At last, he finally thought of a good way to plug his ears, so he couldnt hear the bell. He thought he was very smart and thought of a very good way. So that night, he stuffed his ears with cotton to pick up the bell. When his hand touched the bell, the bell rang, and the master grabbed him immediately.

　　從前有個人很愛占便宜，為了得到別人的東西，還去偷。有一天，他路過一家人門前，發現門前掛著一個漂亮的鈴鐺。他很想要那個鈴鐺，可是，怎樣才能拿到呢?直接去取吧，鈴鐺就會發出聲響，別人就會發現了。他想了又想，都沒有想出一個好辦法，怎么辦呢?最后，他終于想了個好辦法，把耳朵塞住，不就聽不到鈴聲了嗎?他覺得自己很聰明，想到了一個非常好的辦法。于是當天晚上，他用棉花塞住耳朵，來取鈴鐺。當他的'手一碰到鈴鐺，鈴鐺就響了，主人馬上把他抓了起來。

　　英語寓言故事 10

　　Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying： “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.” The Lion laughed and let him go.

　　It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free,

　　exclaimed： “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any

　　repayment of your favour； but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”

　　一只老鼠從一只獅子面前跑過去，將它從夢中吵醒。

　　獅子生氣地跳起來，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求說：「只要你肯饒恕我這條小生命，我將來一定會報答你的大恩。」獅子便笑著放了它。

　　后來獅子被幾個獵人捉住，用粗繩捆綁倒在地上。老鼠聽出是獅子的`吼聲，走來用牙齒咬斷繩索，釋放了它，并大聲說：「你當時嘲笑我想幫你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么機會報答。但是你現在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向獅子效勞的。」

　　英語寓言故事 11

　　Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbors doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other peoples 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.

　　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。

　　英語寓言故事 12

　　In the past a family in the State of Chu made sacrificial offers to their ancestors, and after that they rewarded the people who helped in the ceremony with the pot of wine used in it.

　　There were many helpers but only one pot of wine. Who

　　should drink it? Someone suggested: "Each person is to draw a snake on the ground. Whoever draws fastest and most lifelike will get the pot of wine." Everyone thought this was a good idea. One man drew very fast, finished it in the twinkling of an eye, and was given the pot of wine. At this moment, he saw that the others had not yet finished, so he wanted to flaunt his skill once more. He said proudly: "How slow you are! Let me add a few snake feet." Holding the wine pot in his left hand, he began to add feet to the finished snake with his right hand. When he was just adding feet to the snake, another man finished his drawing. Hegrabbed the wine pot at once, saying: "A snake has no feet. How could you add feet to it? The first one who finished drawing a snake is I, not you." Having said this, the man drank the wine with an easy conscience.

　　從前，楚國有一戶人家，祭完祖宗以后，把一壺祭祀時用過的酒，賞給幫助辦事的人喝。

　　辦事的人很多，可是酒只有一壺，到底給誰喝呢?有人提議說：“各人都在地上畫一條蛇，誰畫得快、畫得像，就把這壺酒給誰喝。”

　　大家都認為這個辦法很好。

　　有一個人畫得很快，一轉眼，就把蛇畫好了。這壺酒應該歸他。可是，這時候，他看看別人都沒有畫好，就想再炫耀一下自己的能耐。他得意洋洋地說：“你們畫得多慢啊，讓我再畫上幾只蛇腳吧!”

　　他左手拿著酒壺，右手又開始給畫好了的蛇添上腳。當他正在添足的`時候，另一個人卻把蛇畫好了，而且立刻把酒壺奪了過去，說：“蛇是沒有腳的，你怎么畫上了腳?第一個畫好蛇的是我，不是你哩!” 那人說完話，就心安理得地喝起酒來。

　　英語寓言故事 13

　　A man once bought a parrot and gave it the run of his house. It reveled in its liberty, and presently flew up on to the mantelpiece and screamed away to its hearts content.

　　The noise disturbed the cat, who was asleep on the hearthrug. Looking up at the intruder, she said,“Who may you be, and where have you come from?” The parrot replied, “Your master has just ought me and brought me home with him.”

　　“You impudent bird,” said the cat, “how dare you, a newcomer, make a noise like that? Why, I was born here, and have lived here all my life, and yet, if I venture to mew, they throw things at me and chase me all over the place.”

　　“Look here, mistress,” said the Parrot, “you just hold your tongue. My voice they delight in; but yours-yours is a perfect nuisance.”

　　英語寓言故事 14

　　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.

　　英語寓言故事 15

　　A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed: "Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf."

　　In serving the wicked, expect no the reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.

　　狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他 取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的'頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答 說：“喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴里平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎么還要講報酬?”

　　這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質。

　　英語寓言故事 16

　　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."

　　英語寓言故事 17

　　A labourers little son was bitten by a snake and died of the wound.

　　The father was beside himself with grief, and in his anger against the snake the caught up an axe and went and stood close to the snakes hole, and watched for a chance of killing it.

　　Presently the snake come out, and the man aimed a blow at it, but only succeeded in cutting of the tip of its tail before itwriggled in again. He then tried to get it to come out a second time, pretending that he wished to make up the quarrel.

　　But the snake said, “I can never be your friend because of my lost tail, nor you mine because of your lost child.”

　　Injuries are never forgotten in the presence of those who caused them.

　　英語寓言故事 18

　　Monkey and bear were good friends,today bear and monkey bear home together to pick apples,fable essay. The two of them holding hands together came to the orchard,bear and monkey climbed up the tree to pick apples,the monkey quickly climbed up the tree,but the bear climbed to climb at a time when half of the slide down. Monkey see,smiled and said: “ then you still Apple below me to pick it. ” bear see monkey laughing himself suddenly fire up,said: “ what do you mean? You just dont think I can climb it,do you? ” “ no,I mean,you cant climb up. Ill help you pick the apple. Youre down here. Is that all right? "&rdquo," said the little monkey innocently. &ldquo? Dont you mean that? I cant climb up! I dont want you to help me! "&rdquo," said the bear angrily. &ldquo,no,no,Im not rare! ” the little monkey got angry,too. Grade five essay composition of fable. The little monkey walked away without looking back. Where was the bear trying to climb the tree again and again,but he never succeeded?. The little monkey,sulking at home,went to sleep. In the evening,even a bear are not apple picking,like home. This story tells us that a good friend should not be because of a trifle and falling out,saying “ endure temporary calm,take a step as boundless as the sea and sky ” good friends should understand each other,is the.

　　英語寓言故事 19

　　A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road.

　　Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.

　　The waggoner threw down his whip. He knelt down and prayed to Hercules. "Hercules, help me,please," he said.

　　But Hercules appeared to him, and said, "Man, dont kneel there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel."

　　一名車夫趕著貨車沿著一條非常泥濘的小路前行。

　　突然,馬車的'輪子陷入了泥潭,馬無法將它們拉出來。

　　車夫扔下鞭子,跪在地上,祈求大力神出現,“大力神啊,請來幫助我。”他說。

　　大力神出現了,卻說:“朋友,用你的肩膀把車輪扛起來,再驅趕馬拉車出來。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢?”

　　英語寓言故事 20

　　There were two pots on the bank of a river. One was made of brass, and the other was made of clay.

　　When the water rose they both floated off down the river. The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one.

　　So the brass pot cried out, "Fear nothing, friend, I will not hit you."

　　"But I may come in contact with you," said the earthen pot. "If I come too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it."

　　After that the earthen pot floated away.

　　河中漂流著一個瓦鍋和一個銅鍋。

　　每當潮漲潮落時,瓦鍋就盡量地遠離銅鍋。銅鍋大叫:“別害怕,朋友,我不會撞你的。”

　　“但是我有可能會和你接觸,”瓦鍋對銅鍋說,“如果我離你太近,無論是你碰到我,或者是我自己不小心碰到你,我都會碎的。”

　　然后,瓦鍋就漂走了。

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