The Frog and the Mouse青蛙和老鼠的故事英语伊索寓言

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1、The Frog and the Mouse The Frog and the Mouse The Frog and the Mouse One day a Mouse goes to play at a nearby pond. There he meets a Frog. They start playing together and become instant friends. Frog: We are best friends, arent we, Mouse? Mouse: Of course, we are. Why do you ask? Frog: Well then, le

2、ts always be together. Mouse: How can we do that? Frog: I have an idea. Lets tie our legs together with a string. Then we can go everywhere together. How about it? Dont you think itll be fun? Mouse: Wow! Thats an interesting idea. But it might be dangerous. Frog: How come? Mouse: Someone might get h

3、urt. Frog: You worry too much. No one will get hurt. Itll be fun. Lets try it. Mouse: Okay. If you insist. The Frog and the Mouse tie their legs together. They go everywhere together and do everything together. Mouse: Im hungry. Lets go to the corn field. I want to eat some corn. Frog: Fine. Lets go

4、, but dont run. Its hard to follow you. The Frog and the Mouse The Frog and the Mouse Mouse: Oh, Im sorry. I didnt know. The Frog watches while the Mouse eats. Mouse: Hey Frog, what shall we do next? Frog: I dont know. Let me think. What can we do? Hmm Ah ha! Ive got it! Mouse: What is it? Frog: Let

5、s play at my house. Mouse: Where is your house? Frog: Its right over there. Mouse: I cant go there. Frog: Why not? Mouse: Because its underwater. I cant breathe underwater. I cant even swim well. Frog: Oh, I didnt know. Then Ill teach you. Just hold on to me. You wont drown. Besides, your legs are t

6、ied to mine. Mouse: Will it be safe? Frog: Of course, itll be safe. Mouse: Are you sure? Frog: Come on. Just follow me. Mouse: Dont jump in! The Frog doesnt listen to the Mouse. He just jumps into the pond. The Mouse drinks a lot of water. The Frog and the Mouse The Frog and the Mouse Mouse: I told

7、you not to jump in! Frog: Im sorry. I didnt hear you. Are you okay? Mouse: Yes, but next time be careful. Frog: All right. Now lets swim to my house. Just hold on to me. Mouse: Hey, this is fun. I like swimming. Frog: I told you. The Frog and the Mouse swim for a while. Mouse： Im tire now. I want to

8、 go out. Frog: Come on, Mouse. Lets swim a little more. Im not tired. Im having fun. Mouse: Its getting late. I dont want to swim anymore. The Frog and the Mouse fight. The frog gets mad and does as he pleases. Frog： I dont want to be your friend anymore. You can go if you want. Mouse: But how can I

9、? My legs are tied to yours. Frog： Thats too bad! The Frog just jumps into the water again. This time he doesnt come out for a long time. Frog: Hey, Mouse, are you okay? The Frog and the Mouse The Frog and the Mouse There is no answer. Frog: I guess hes dead. Too bad. Ill just keep swimming. The Fro

10、g doesnt care about the dead Mouse. He just continues to swim underwater. Then a Hawk flies by. Hawk: Ha, ha, ha. Look down there! Theres a dead Mouse. I must eat it for dinner. The Hawk comes down fast. It snatches the Mouse and goes up again. Frog: Hey, what happened! Im flying! The Frog looks up

11、and sees the Hawk. Frog: Im not a Mouse! Let me go! Hawk: Oh, I didnt know you were there. What luck! Now I can eat a Mouse and a Frog for dinner. Frog: No! No! Please, let me go! The Frog tries to untie the string but fails. The Hawk eats both of them. MORAL If you harm others, you will also be harmed.