小马过河英文故事.doc 2页

Thelittlehorseandtheriver（1）缩减版本约两分钟时间：Oneday,alittlehorsewasaskedtomillflourbyhismother，Hecarriedthetwobagsofwheatandlefthome.Hewaswalkinghappily.Whenhecametoariver,themillwasontheothersideoftheriverandtherewasnobridgesoverthewater.Now,whatwouldthelittlehorsedolookingattheflowingwater,hegotconfused.Thenhesawanoldcoweatinggrassonthebank,.Soheaskedhim:“unclecow,isthewaterdeep?AndcanIwalkacrossit?”“notatall!”thecowsaid.“It’sjustashighasmylowerlegs,youcangoacrossit.It’ssafe.”Thenthelittlehorsewasreadytogoacrossthewater.Justthen,asquirrelinthetreeshoutedtohim:“Littlehorse,don’tgointhewater.It’stoodeep.You’llgetdrawned,andoneofmyfriendsgotdrawnedinitafewdaysago.”Sothelittlehorsedrewbackhislegsquickly,hehadtogobacktoaskhismotherwhattodo.Whenhismotherheardhisstory,shelaughedandsaidtohim,“Mychild,it’snotenoughifyouonlylistentotheothers.youmusttryitbyyourself,thenyou‘llfindthetruth.”Thelittlehorsecamebacktotheriveragain,hewalkedcarefullyacrosstheriver.ItwasjustOKforhim.（2）原文约3分钟Oneday,alittlehorsewasaskedtomillflourbymother，Hecarriedthe twobagsofwheatandlefthome.Hewaswalkinghappily.Whenhecametoariver,themillwasontheothersideoftheriverandtherewasnobridgesoverthewater.Now,whatwouldthelittlehorsedolookingattheflowingwater,hegotconfused.Thenhesawanoldcoweatinggrassonthebank,.Soheaskedhim:“unclecow,isthewaterdeep?AndcanIwalkacrossit?”“notatall!”thecowsaid.“It’sjustashighasmylowerlegs,youcangoacrossit.It’ssafe.”Thenthelittlehorsewasreadytogoacrossthewater.Justthen,asquirrelinthetreeshoutedtohim:“Littlehorse,don’tgointhewater.It’stoodeep.You’llgetdrawned,andoneofmyfriendsgotdrawnedinitafewdaysago.”Sothelittlehorsedrewbackhislegsquickly,hehadtogobacktoaskhismotherwhattodo.Whenhismotherheardhisstory,shelaughedandsaidtohim,“Mychild,it’snotenoughifyouonlylistentotheothers.youmusttryitbyyourself,thenyou‘llfindthetruth.”Thelittlehorsecamebacktotheriveragain.Whenheputhislegsinthewateragain,thesquirrelcriedoutagain:“Littlehorse,it’sdangerous,youcan’tdothat!”“Letmehavetry.”Thehorsesaid.Andwiththosewordshewalkedcarefullyacrosstheriver.Thewaterwasneitherthatshallowasthecowhadtoldhimnorthatdeepasthesquirrelhaddescribed.ItwasjustOKforhim.