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There once lived a deer who had large, strong antlers. The antlers protected the deer from attacks, so enemies left him alone.
One day, the deer went to a pond to drink. The water was like a mirror. When the deer looked at his big antlers in the water, he was proud. "I look like a king," he said, "and this forest is my kingdom."
Then he noticed something else. "My legs are slender and my feet are small," he said. "They look so weak. I hate them."
While the deer was complaining, a wolf appeared at the pond. When the deer saw him, he ran toward the trees. The wolf quickly ran after him.
The deer was a fast runner and reached the trees first，but then his large antlers got stuck in some branches. When the wolf caught up to him, the deer cried out with regret.
"I admired my antlers, but they are the cause of my troubles. My legs and feet could have saved me, but I hated them. I didnt appreciate what was truly valuable!"
Little bear lived in a mountain cave. Grandfather bear said to Little Bear: “Go and build a wooden house to live in!”
In spring, little bear went into the forest. The trees were full of green leaves, and he couldn’t bear to cut them down.
In summer, little bear again went into the forest. The trees were full of fresh flowers, and he couldn’t bear to cut them down.
In autumn, little bear went into the forest. The trees were full of hanging fruit, and he couldn’t bear to cut them down.
In winter, little bear went into the forest. Many little birds were living in the trees, and he couldn’t bear to cut them down.
Years passed, and little bear still hadn’t made a home out of the trees. He was still living happily in his mountain cave.
The little forest animals thanked Little Bear very much, and they gave him a bunch of beautiful fresh flowers.
小熊一家住在山洞里。熊爷爷对小熊说，“你去造间木头房子住吧！”
春天，小熊走进树林。树上长满了绿叶，他舍不得砍。
夏天，小熊又走进了树林。树上开满了鲜花，小熊舍不得砍。
秋天，小熊走进树林，树上挂满了果实。小熊舍不得砍。
冬天，小熊走进了树林。树上站着许多小鸟，小熊舍不得砍。
一年又一年，小熊没有砍树造房子，还是高高兴兴地住在山洞里……
树林里的小动物非常感谢小熊，他们送给小熊一束束美丽的鲜花。
In the Song Dynasty there was a joker called Sun Shan (孙山).
One year he went to take the imperial examination, and came bottom of the list of successful candidates.
Back in his hometown, one of his neighbor asked him whether the neighbors son had also passed.
Sun Shan said, with a smile:"Sun Shan was the last on the list. Your son came after Sun Shan."
The people used this idiom to indicate failing in an examination or competition.
宋朝有一个很幽默的人，他叫孙山。
有一年他去参加考试，公布名单时他是最后一名。
回到家，他的邻居向他打听自己的儿子考得怎么样。
孙山笑着对邻居说：“孙山考了最后一名，你儿子的名字还在孙山的后面呢。”
人们用“名落孙山”来比喻考试没有考上或者选拔没有被录取。
Once there was a king. He likes to write stories, but his stories were not good. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were good.
One day the king showed his stories to a famous writer.
He waited the writer to praise these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into fire. The king got very angry with him and sent him to prison.
After some time, the king set him free. Again he showed him some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them.
After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said: “ Take me back to prison, please.”
unny day in spring. Miss Cat is fishing. Suddenly the fishing rod moves. “Great! Oh, it’s so heavy!” Miss Cat says happily.
这是春天里一个阳光明媚的。日子，猫小姐在河边钓鱼。突然鱼竿动了动。“太棒了！哇，好重啊！”猫小姐高兴地喊着。
The fish is plucked out of the river. “Oh, a big fish! How big the fish is!” She cheers. But she puts the fish into the river and goes on fishing.
鱼被拉出来了。“啊！一条大鱼！这条大鱼可真大呀！”他欢呼道。但是他却把鱼放回河里，又继续钓鱼。
At the time Mr. Horse goes by and sees it. “Why do you set it free?” He asks. “Because my pot is too small, I can’t cook it,” Miss Cat says.
这时候马先生路过，看见这一切，就问他：“为什么你把鱼放了？” “因为我的锅太小。我没办法烧这么大的鱼。”猫小姐回答说。
Once there was a little ant. She wanted to get married, but she only wanted to marry the strongest creature.
She wanted to marry the strongest creature, but she didn’t know who the strongest creature is. She saw the wind blow houses down. So she thought the wind was the strongest creature. She wanted to marry the wind.
But the wind told the little ant that ht wasn’t the strongest creature. There was a tower in the forest. He had stood there for a thousand years against his force. The tower was the strongest creature.
“Why do you want to marry me?” the wind asked.
“Because you are the strongest creature in the world. You are strongest than the wind.” said the ant.
“You are right. I’m strongest than the wind. But I’m not the strongest creature in the world. Look, how I’m damaged! Can’t you guess who has done this to me? It’s you, ants.”
At last, the little ant married her own kind. Because they were the strongest creatures.
从前有一只小蚂蚁。她想结婚，但她只想嫁给壮的人。
她想嫁给壮的动物，但她不知道谁是壮的动物。她看见风把房子吹倒了。所以她认为风是壮的生物。她想嫁给风。
但是风告诉小蚂蚁，HT不是的。生物。森林里有一座塔。他在那里站了一千年反抗他的队伍。塔是壮的生物。
“你为什么要嫁给我？”风问。
“因为你是世界上壮的动物。”蚂蚁说：“你比风更强壮。”
“你说得对。我比风更强大。但我不是世界上壮的动物。看，我怎么被损坏了！你猜不出是谁给我做的吗？是你，蚂蚁。”
最后，小蚂蚁嫁给了她自己的同类。因为它们是壮的动物。
Once upon a time, there was an old lion. He was very slow, and it was difficult for him to catch any animals. When he did catch one, it always got away. He was too weak to hold onto them.
Then he had an idea! He told all the other animals that he was sick. Then he lay down in a cave and waited. When the other animals came to visit him, he leaped up and ate them.
One day, an old and wise fox walked past the entrance to the cave. He called out to the lion and asked him how he was. "Bad," answered the hungry lion, "why don't you come in and visit me?"
But the wise fox sensed danger. He had noticed that there were many tracks going into the cave and none at all coming back out. "No, thanks," said the wise fox. "I have lived to be very old because I always see the signs of danger before it is too late."