大拇哥游记Thumbling as Journeyman A certain tailor had a son, who happened to be small, and no bigger than a thumb, and on this account he was always called thumbling. He had, however, some courage in him, and said to his father, father, I must and [阅读全文]
Snow-white Once there was a Queen. She was sitting at the window. There was snow outside in the garden-snow on the hill and in the lane, snow on the hunts and on the trees: all things were white with snow. The Queen was making a coat for a little ch [阅读全文]
Donald:Be careful of the gutter. Mary:Thanks. How do you know the word“gutter”?I haven't said the word before. Donald:My teacher, Uncle Martin, told me. One day he took us outside. We saw a spider. Uncle said:“Look!There is a spider in th [阅读全文]
Questions: 1. Why are giraffes the cheapest to feed?为什么养长颈鹿最不花钱? 2. Why are dogs afraid to sunbathe?狗为什么害怕日光浴? 3. Why is the pig always eating?猪为什么没完没了地吃? 4、Why are politicians no longer concerned with snowball [阅读全文]
Primitive peoples believe that hair, nail clippings, and lost teeth remain magically linked to the owner even after they have been disconnected from his body. As any voodoo artist will tell you, if you want to grind someone into powder, you don' [阅读全文]
A wide forehead topped by a few strands of hair was set above a pair of popping eyes that never seemed to look straight ahead. His nose was hooked. His mouth turned down, and never seemed to close over his crooked, uneven teeth. He was short and v [阅读全文]
Mary:Wake up! Wake up! Donald: I want to sleep another ten minutes. Mary:You will be late for school. Donald:It just 6:30 A.M. Mary:But you are always too slow. Donald:When I get up. I need to eat. What's for breakfast? Mary:Toast, egg a [阅读全文]
Once upon a time there was a king who had twelve daughters, each one more beautiful than the others. They slept together in one room, where their beds stood next to each other. At night when they were lying there, the king closed their door and barr [阅读全文]
This is an interesting story from the Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in ancient China, when the Wei and Wu kingdoms joined together to fight against the Wei Kingdom. Zhou Yu, the chief military commander of the Wu Kingdom, ordered Zhu Ge Liang (the [阅读全文]
A long time ago and far away there lived a King and a Queen .They were very happy, for their first child, a girl, had been born. " We must have a grand christening for her," said the King , who was delighted to have a daughter. "We must invite all t [阅读全文]