Story 1: The Ant and the Grasshopper 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. 故事一：蚂蚁和蚱蜢 夏日的一天，一只蚱蜢在田野里欢快地蹦来跳去，尽情地鸣叫和歌唱。
一只蚂蚁经过，艰难地拖着一颗玉米粒，准备带回巢穴。
“你为什么不过来和我聊聊天呢，”蚱蜢说，“而不是这样辛苦地劳作？” “我在为冬天储备食物，”蚂蚁说，“我建议你也这么做。
” “为什么要为冬天操心呢？”蚱蜢说，“我们现在有足够的食物。
” 但蚂蚁继续赶路，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夏天收集的谷物。
蚱蜢这才明白：未雨绸缪是最好的。
Story 2: The Boy Who Cried Wolf There was once a shepherd boy who watched his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so he thought of a plan to have some fun. One day, he ran towards the village shouting, "Wolf! Wolf!" The villagers heard his cries and rushed out to help him. But when they got there, they found no wolf. The boy laughed at them and said, "There is no wolf. I just wanted to see if you would come." The villagers were angry with him but returned to their homes. A few days later, the boy played the trick again. Once more, the villagers rushed to help him, only to be fooled again. They were very disappointed and warned the boy not to do it anymore. Then one day, a real wolf came. The boy cried out, "Wolf! Wolf!" as loud as he could, but this time the villagers did not believe him. No one came to help, and the wolf ate all his sheep. 故事二：狼来了 从前，有一个牧童，他在一片黑暗森林附近的山脚下放羊。
一整天他都觉得很孤单，于是想出了一个找点乐子的主意。
有一天，他朝着村子跑去，大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！” 村民们听到他的喊声，赶紧跑出来帮忙。
但当他们赶到那里时，却没有发现狼。
男孩嘲笑他们说：“没有狼。
我只是想看看你们会不会来。
” 村民们很生他的气，但还是回家了。
几天后，男孩又故技重施。
村民们再次赶来帮忙，结果又被愚弄了。
他们非常失望，并警告男孩不要再这样做了。
后来有一天，一只真正的狼来了。
男孩拼命地大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！” 但这次村民们不相信他了。
没有人来帮忙，狼吃掉了他所有的羊。
Story 3: The Lion and the Mouse Once when a Lion was asleep, 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 but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?" The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him that he lifted up 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. 故事三：狮子和老鼠 有一次，一只狮子睡着了，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，” 小老鼠喊道，“这次原谅我吧。
我永远不会忘记您的恩情。
说不定哪一天我能报答您呢？” 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里。
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，就走到它身边，很快咬断了绑住兽中之王的绳子。
“我没说错吧？” 小老鼠说。