A
A wolf was almost dead with hunger. A housedog saw him, and asked, "Friend, your irregular life will
soon ruin you." "Why don"t you work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly?" "I would have no
objection," said the wolf, "if I could only get a place." "I will help you," said the dog. "Come with me to my
master, and you shall share my work." So the wolf and the dog went to the town together. On the way the
wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog"s neck. He felt quite surprised, and asked him why it was
like that? "Oh, it is nothing," said the dog. "Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains
me up. You will soon get used to it." "Is that the only reason?" said the wolf. "Then good-bye to you, my
friend. I would rather be free."
B
Two men were traveling together, when a bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed
up quickly into a tree and hid himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat
on the ground, and when the bear came up and felt him with his nose, and smelt him all over, he held his
breath, and pretended to be dead as much as he could. The bear soon left him, for he will not touch a dead
body. When he disappeared, the other traveler slid down from the tree, and asked his friend what it was the
bear had whispered in his ear. "He gave me this advice," his companion replied. "Never travel with a friend
who deserts you at the approach of danger."
C
A prince had some monkeys trained to dance. Being naturally good at learning, they showed themselves
most excellent pupils, and in their rich clothes and masks, they danced as well as any of the courtiers. Their
performance was often repeated with great applause, till on one occasion a courtier, bent on trick, took from
his pocket a handful of nuts and threw them upon the stage. The monkeys at the sight of the nuts forgot their
dancing and became (as indeed they were) monkeys instead of actors. Pulling off their masks and tearing
their robes, they fought with one another for the nuts. The dancing show thus came to an end in the laughter
and jokes of the audience.
D
A cock was once walking up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he noticed something
shinning in the grass. "Ho! ho!" said he, "that"s for me," and soon rooted it out from beneath the grass. It
turned out to be but a pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard. "You may be a treasure," sighed the
cock, "to man, but for me I would rather have a single corn."
E
Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught him and
was about to kill him, when the Mouse pitifully begged, saying:"If you would only spare my life, I would be
sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was
caught by some hunters, who tied him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came
up, and bit the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed:"You joked the idea of my ever being able
to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor. But now you know that it is
possible for even a Mouse to grand benefits on a Lion."
F
An old man on the point of death had his sons aside to give them some parting advice. He ordered his
servants to bring in a bunch of sticks, and said to his eldest son:"Break it." The son strained and strained, but
with all his efforts was unable to break the Bundle. The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful
"Untie it," said the father, "and each of you take a stick." When they had done so, he called out to them:"Now,
break," and each stick was easily broken.
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| My "Daddy on Campus" It was my first day of high school, and I was late. My next class, Spanish, scared me. I just could not speak that 1 . As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom. At the door, a hand reached out and 2 mine firmly. I looked up. A man with large glasses smiled. He 3 himself as Profe, which means teacher in Spanish. 4 , his warm smile and 5 words eased(减轻) my fears. That year, I 6 his classes a great deal because I learned 7 just Spanish. I admit I only speak a little Spanish. 8 I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Profe. Every day Profe stood 9 his classroom before and after class to give his"hand hug". After school his room was always filled with students and he would 10 to and chat with them---- 11 those not in his class. He taught me that every person is 12 your time. One time, I was rejected(排挤)by my friends, Profe told me,"Lindita, life gives you 13 . But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels." Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles 14 and not to fear any difficulty. In my senior year, I 15 president of one of the school"s clubs, so I was very 16 . Many times I didn"t even have time to buy lunch. He served me by giving me his food as well as advice. He 17 out what he taught us to do: 18 others. The author William Arther Ward 19 : "The mediocre(平庸的) teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates(示范). The great teacher 20 ." Thank you Profe, for inspiring me. | |||||||||||||||
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