猴子和鳄鱼的英语故事

篇一：The Monkey and the Crocodile(猴子和鳄鱼的故事)

The Monkey and the Crocodile

A long time ago, a monkey lived in a great fig tree on the riverbank. Life was good for him. He grew big and strong by eating the tree's fruit.

A lot of crocodiles lived in the river and one of them watched the monkey for a long time as he ate and slept in the tree.

“That monkey's heart must taste so sweet from all the fruit he eats,” the crocodile thought to herself. “I want to eat it.”

She turned to her husband and said, “See the big monkey up there in that tree. Bring me his heart, I want to eat it.”

Her husband looked up at the monkey in the tree and then looked at his wife. “But the monkey lives high in the tree and I’m here in the river. How can I catch him?” “I don’t care how you do it, just bring me his heart,” yelled his wife, slapping the water angrily with her tail.

Her husband knew there was no way of talking her out of something, once she had made up her mind. She wouldn’t talk to him again until he brought her the monkey’s heart.

“Ok, Ok, calm down, I’ll think of something, dearest,” he said.

The crocodile thought and thought and finally came up with a plan.

“I know what I’ll do,” he said to himself. “I'll tri(来自:WwW.smhaida.Com 海达 范文 网:猴子和鳄鱼的英语故事)ck the monkey into riding on my back.”

The crocodile swam closer to the tree. “Hello, Mr Monkey. How are you today?” he called out, smiling and trying to sound friendly. He wasn’t too bright. When he smiled, he showed all his big teeth.

“I'm fine, thank you,” said the monkey, trying not to look scared as he stared down from the tree at the open mouth.

“Mr Monkey, why do you only eat the fruit from that fig tree when there are so many juicy mangoes on trees on the island in the middle of the river?” asked the crocodile.

“Because I can’t get across the river, the water is too deep,” answered the monkey. “No problem, you can ride on my back and I'll take you over there.”

The monkey didn’t trust the crocodile completely, but he was greedy and he wanted to taste all those juicy mangoes on the island. So he jumped down onto the crocodile’s back.

“Hold on tight and off we go,” said the crocodile.

The crocodile had only swum a little way when he dived under the water. “Why did you do that?” said the monkey, spluttering and spitting out water. “I could have drowned.”

“You are going to drown,” said the crocodile. “I'm going to hold you under the water and kill you. My wife wants me to bring her your heart so she can eat it.”

“Ah, you should have told me before we left,” said the monkey. “I didn’t bring my heart with me. I don’t keep it inside me all the time because it could get knocked to pieces from all that jumping around in the tree.Take me over to the island and after I've eaten some mangoes, we'll go back to my tree and I'll get my heart for you.” “No way, monkey,” said the crocodile, "We’re going back for your heart first and then we’ll see about the mangoes.”

“Fair enough, you’re the boss.” said the monkey.

When they got back to the tree, the monkey jumped off the crocodile’s back and ran up high into the tree.

The monkey yelled down at the crocodile, “You dumb crocodile, who ever heard of anyone keeping their heart up a tree. You may be bigger than me and have lots of sharp teeth, but you're not smarter than me. My heart is inside me, come up here and get it if you can.”

The crocodile realised he'd been tricked. He was sad and miserable.

“How am I ever going to explain this to my wife?” the crocodile thought to himself. “She so wanted to taste that monkey’s heart.”

A tear fell down his cheek as he swam back to his wife.

篇二：英语小故事_The_Monkey_and_The_Crocodile_猴子与鳄鱼

Retold from the Panchatantram by Rohini Chowdhury Once there lived a monkey in a jamun tree by a river.

The monkey was alone - he had no friends, no family,

but he was happy and content. The jamun tree gave

him plenty of sweet fruit to eat, and shade from the sun

and shelter from the rain. 'Well,' said the monkey, 'I don't eat fish so I wouldn't

know - but I do have plenty of ripe purple jamuns in my

tree. Would you like to try some?' He threw some down

to the crocodile. The crocodile was so hungry that he ate up all the jamuns even though crocodiles don't eat fruit. He loved the sweet tangy fruit and shyly asked whether he could have some more. 'Of course', replied the monkey generously, throwing down more fruit. 'Come back whenever you feel like more fruit', he added when the crocodile had eaten his fill.

After that the crocodile would visit the monkey

every day. The two animals soon became

friends - they would talk and tell each other

stories, and eat as much of the sweet jamuns as they wanted. The monkey would throw down all the fruit the crocodile wanted from his tree.

The crocodile's wife loved the jamuns. She had never eaten anything so sweet before. 'Imagine', she said, 'how sweet would be the creature who eats these jamuns every day. The monkey has eaten these every day of his life - his flesh would be even sweeter than the fruit.' She asked her husband to invite the monkey for a meal - 'and then we can eat him up' she said happily. The crocodile was appalled - how could he eat

his friend? He tried to explain to his wife that he

could not possibly eat the monkey. 'He is my

only true friend', he said. But she would not listen

- she must eat the monkey. 'Since when do crocodiles eat fruit and spare animals?' she asked. When the crocodile would not agree to eat the monkey, she pretended to fall very sick. 'Only a monkey's heart can cure me', she

wailed to her husband. 'If you love me you will get your friend the monkey and let me eat his heart.'

The poor crocodile did not know what to do - he did not want to eat his friend, but he could not let his wife die. At last he decided to bring the monkey to his wife. 'O dear friend', he called as soon as reached the jamun tree. ' My wife insists that you come to us for a meal. She is grateful for all the fruit that you have sent her, and asks that I bring you home with me.' The monkey was flattered, but said he could not possibly go because he did not know how to swim. 'Don't worry about that', said the crocodile. 'I'll carry you on my back.' The monkey agreed and jumped onto the crocodile's back. The crocodile swam with him out into the deep wide river. When they were far away from the bank and the jamun tree, he said, 'My wife is very ill. The only thing that will cure her is a monkey's heart. So, dear friend, this will be the end of you and of our friendship.' The monkey was horrified. What could he do to save himself? He thought quickly and said 'Dear friend, I am very sorry to hear of your wife's illness and I am glad that I will be able to help her. But I have left my heart behind on the jamun tree. Do you think we could go back so that I can fetch it for your wife?'

The crocodile believed the monkey. He turned and

swam quickly to the jamun tree. The monkey leaped off

his back and into the safety of his tree. 'False and

foolish friend,' he called. 'Don't you know that we carry our hearts within us? I will never trust you again or ever

give you fruit from my tree. Go away and don't come

back again.'

The crocodile felt really foolish - he had lost a friend and

a supply of good sweet fruit. The monkey had saved himself because he had thought quickly. He realised that a monkey and a crocodile could never be true friends - crocodiles preferred to eat monkeys rather than be friends with them.

篇三：英语小故事 The Monkey and The Crocodile 猴子与鳄鱼(精美彩色插图)

Retold from the Panchatantram by Rohini Chowdhury Once there lived a monkey in a jamun tree by a river.

The monkey was alone - he had no friends, no family,

but he was happy and content. The jamun tree gave

him plenty of sweet fruit to eat, and shade from the sun

and shelter from the rain. One day a crocodile came swimming up the river and

climbed on to the bank to rest under the monkey's tree.

'Hello', called the monkey, who was a friendly animal.

'Hello', replied the crocodile, surprised. 'Do you know where I can get some food?' he asked. 'I haven't had anything to eat all day - there just don't seem to be any fish left in the river.' 'Well,' said the monkey, 'I don't eat fish so I wouldn't know - but I do have

plenty of ripe purple jamuns in my tree. Would you like to try some?' He threw some down to the crocodile. The crocodile was so hungry that he ate up all the jamuns even though crocodiles don't eat fruit. He loved the sweet tangy fruit and shyly asked whether he could have some more. 'Of course', replied the monkey generously, throwing down more fruit. 'Come back whenever you feel like more fruit', he added when the crocodile had eaten his fill.

After that the crocodile would visit the monkey

every day. The two animals soon became

friends - they would talk and tell each other stories, and eat as much of the sweet jamuns as

they wanted. The monkey would throw down all the fruit the crocodile wanted from his tree.

One day the crocodile began talking about his wife and family. 'Why didn't you tell me earlier that you had a wife?' asked the monkey. 'Please take some of the jamuns for her as well when you go back today.' The crocodile thanked him and took some of the fruit for his wife.

The crocodile's wife loved the jamuns. She had never eaten anything so sweet before. 'Imagine', she said, 'how sweet would be the creature who eats these jamuns every day. The monkey has eaten these every day of his life - his flesh would be even sweeter than the fruit.' She asked her husband to invite the monkey for a meal - 'and then we can eat him up' she said happily.

The crocodile was appalled - how could he eat

his friend? He tried to explain to his wife that he

could not possibly eat the monkey. 'He is my

only true friend', he said. But she would not listen - she must eat the monkey. 'Since when do crocodiles eat fruit and spare animals?' she asked. When the crocodile would not agree to eat the monkey, she pretended to fall very sick. 'Only a monkey's heart can cure me', she

wailed to her husband. 'If you love me you will get your friend the monkey and let me eat his heart.'

The poor crocodile did not know what to do - he did not want to eat his friend, but he could not let his wife die. At last he decided to bring the monkey to his wife.

'O dear friend', he called as soon as reached the jamun tree. ' My wife insists that you come to us for a meal. She is grateful for all the fruit that you have sent her, and asks that I bring you home with me.' The monkey was flattered, but said he could not possibly go because he did not know how to swim. 'Don't worry about that', said the crocodile. 'I'll carry you on my back.' The monkey agreed and jumped onto the crocodile's back.

The crocodile swam with him out into the deep wide river. When they were far away from the bank and the jamun tree, he said, 'My wife is very ill. The only thing that will cure her is a monkey's heart. So, dear friend, this will be the end of you and of our friendship.' The monkey was horrified. What could he do to save himself? He thought quickly and said 'Dear friend, I am very sorry to hear of your wife's illness and I am glad that I will be able to help her. But I have left my heart behind on the jamun tree. Do you think we could go back so that I can fetch it for your wife?'

The crocodile believed the monkey. He turned and

swam quickly to the jamun tree. The monkey leaped off

his back and into the safety of his tree. 'False and foolish friend,' he called. 'Don't you know that we carry

our hearts within us? I will never trust you again or ever

give you fruit from my tree. Go away and don't come

back again.'

The crocodile felt really foolish - he had lost a friend and

a supply of good sweet fruit. The monkey had saved himself because he had thought quickly. He realised that a monkey and a crocodile could never be true friends - crocodiles preferred to eat monkeys rather than be friends with them.

篇四：猴子和鳄鱼

A monkey and A Crocodile

猴子和鳄鱼

One day, a monkey was playing in a tall tree by the river. A mother crocodile and a baby crocodile were swimming in the river. They swam slowly. Suddenly the mother crocodile saw the monkey.

“Oh, a monkey! How nice if I have it for my dinner.” Then she said to her son, “My son, do you love me?” “Yes, of course.” The baby crocodile answered.

“Well, can you see that monkey? I want to eat his heart. Can you go and get it for me?”

“All right.”

The baby crocodile swam near the river bank. He shouted at the monkey.

“Hey, Monkey! Would you like some bananas? There are many banana trees over there on the other bank of the river.”

“Bananas? Hmm, I like them very much. But I can’t swim. How can I get there?” The monkey said.

“Oh, I can carry you there.”

“Really? Thank you very much!” The monkey jumped onto the crocodile’s back.

They swam towards the other side of the river. In the middle of the river the crocodile dived into the water.

When he came up again, the monkey was wet all over.

“Don’t do that again or you’ll kill me!” The monkey shouted.

“I know, but I must do that, because my mother wants to eat your heart.”

“My heart? Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I don’t have it with me. I left it in that tree. We will have to go back for it! ”

They swam back.

As soon as they got to the bank, the monkey picked up a big stone and climbed up onto the tree as quickly as he can. He hung himself up in the tree and shouted at the crocodile.

“Don’t you want my heart? Well, catch!”

The monkey threw the big stone at the crocodile.

生词点拨：

crocodile ['kr?k?da?l] n. 鳄鱼

dive [da?v] vi. 潜水；跳水；俯冲；急剧下降

n. 潜水；跳水；俯冲；扑

篇五：英文小故事：老人和猴子

英文小故事：An Old Man and His Monkey老人和猴子

An old man lives with a monkey. His wife is already dead and he doesn't have any children. He treats (对待) his monkey as his own child. One day, he wants to do something to see how clever his monkey is.

He puts some small boxes in a room. Then he puts the small apples inside one of the small boxes. When he is doing all this, he asks his monkey to wait outside. When he finishes everything, he wants to ask the monkey to come in and look for the fruits. Before he goes out of the room, he puts his right (右边的) eye to the keyhole (钥匙眼) to see what the monkey is doing at that time. To his surprise, he finds himself looking into the eye of the monkey. Outside the room, the monkey is looking at the old man through (通过) the keyhole.

一个老人与一只猴子生活在一起。他妻子已经去世且老人无任何子女。老人对待猴子就像自己的孩子一样。一天，他想做些事情看看猴子究竟有多聪明。

老人在一个房间里放了一些小盒子。然后他有把这些小盒子放入一些大盒子里。其中一个小盒子里有一些苹果。当老人准备这一切时，他让猴子在外面等待。当老人完成了所有准备工作后，他想让猴子进房间去寻找那些水果。在出房间前，老人把右眼放在钥匙眼上想看看猴子正在外面干什么。让他吃惊的是，老人看见了猴子的眼睛。原来，猴子也通过钥匙眼在外面看老人在干什么。

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