英语小故事分四个年级，逐级增加难度
英语儿童故事100篇，附听力材料
034The Swineherd Prince
Long ago, therewas a handsome prince in a country. He loved a princess of his neighboringcountry, but she was haughty and stubborn. "I don't want to marry just anormal guy."
The prince gaveher a beautiful rose and a bird as a gift. "Will you marry me?" "Youare asking me to marry you with these things?" She rejected his proposal.
But the princecould not give her up. He tried to come up with a good idea for a long time. "That'sright. I have to disguise myself as a swineherd." The prince, disguised asa swineherd, went to the princess' palace.
The prince madea small and beautiful pot in front of the pigpen. The pot could even sing.
One day, whenthe princess passed by the pigpen, the pot began to sing a beautiful song. Shereally wanted to have this pot. "How much is the singing pot?" "Ifyou kiss me, I will give it to you for free."
She hesitatedfor a moment, but she really wanted to have it, and answered. "Allright." She kissed the swineherd.
At that moment,the king saw them kissing. "What are you doing?" The king was soangry that he expelled her and the swineherd from his palace.
She was so sad. "IfI got married to the prince, this would never happened. "She regrettedthat she ignored the prince.
While she waswalking with the swineherd, rain began to fall. The rain washed the dirtyswineherd's face, and he turned into the beautiful prince. She fell in lovewith him at first sight and said, "Will you marry me?"
But the princesaid no. "No, I won't. I don't want to marry a woman who kissed a dirtyswineherd because of a pot. "The prince said good-bye to the princess andwent back home.
092The Fox and The Stork
The stork andthe fox did not get along very well. The fox invited the stork over to hishouse first. The stork was looking forward to having a feast at fox's house.The fox served a large bowl of soup to the stork. "Please have as much asyou want, Mr. Stork.” "Mr. Fox, Thank you very much.”
The stork puthis beak into the bowl, but he was not able to eat it. The stork tried veryhard to eat the soup. On the other hand, the fox was slurping up the soupdeliciously.
The stork realizedthat the fox had tricked him. Without even having a taste, stork left for hishome.
A few dayslater the stork said to the fox. "Thank you for having invited me. Whydon't you come over to my house for dinner? I prepared a delicious beefsoup." The fox couldn't wait to go. He was looking forward to it.
Several dayslater, fox visited the stork's house. The stork served the delicious beef soupin a long bottle. But, the fox's mouth was too small, he could not reach thedelicious soup. Drooling, the fox was only able to observe the stork savoringthe delicious soup.
