MyMother

　　MyMotherisakindandgentlewoman.Sheisalwaysverygentle.Shetakesgoodcareofherchildrenandkeepsthemallatschool.Ihaveonebrotherandtwosistets.Soshegetsfourchildreninall.Shegivesuseverycomfort.Weallloveherandshelovesusalso.

　　Mymotherhastoomuchtodoinbringingusup.Asourfamilyistoopoortokeepaservant,mymotherhasalwaystodoverymuchwork.Shegetsupveryearlyandsleepsverylateeveryday.Sheworkshard,yetwithoutcomplaining.

　　Sheisalsoathrifty,andindustriouswoman.Shesaveseverycentthatshecanandkeepseverythinginorder.Asshehasbeenbusyeversinceshewasyoung,shelooksolderthanshereallyis.Herfaceiswrinkled,herhairbecomessilverwhite,butsheworksashardasever.

　　Oftenshesaystous,"workwhileyouwork,playwhileyouplay.Ifyoudonotwork,youwillbecomelazyandofnousetosociety."Whatpieceofgoodadvicethisis!Wemustworthitwellandalwayskeepitinourmind.

　　我的母亲

　　我的母亲是一位心地善良、性情温和的女性.她总是彬彬有礼.她细心地照顾孩子并使他们都上学读书.我有一个哥哥,两个妹妹,所以她总共有四个孩子.她使我们做每件事时都感到舒适.我们都爱她,她也爱我们.

　　为了抚养我们,母亲有太多的事要做.因为我们家很穷,雇不起佣人,母亲总是必须做很多工作.她每天起早贪黑,辛苦地工作,从无怨言.

　　她又是一位节俭勤勉的妇女.她尽可能地节省每一分钱,并且使每一件事情都井井有条.由于年轻时就一直忙碌,所以从外表看上去更见苍老.她的脸布满皱纹,头发也变成了灰白,但她仍像从前一样辛勤地操劳.

　　她常对我们说：“工作时工作,玩乐时玩乐,如果不工作,你将变得懒惰,从而无益于社会.”这是一番多么好的忠告啊!我们必须珍视它,并将它牢记心中.

　　Foxandcock

　　Onemorningafoxseesacock.He

　　think,"Thisismybreakfast.''

　　Hecomesuptothecockandsays,"Iknow

　　youcansingverywell.Canyousingforme?''The

　　cockisglad.Hecloseshiseyesandbegins

　　tosing.Thefoxseesthatandcacheshiminhismouthandcarrieshimaway.

　　Thepeopleinthefieldseethefox.Theycry,"Look,look!Thefoxiscarryingthecockaway.''Thecocksaystothefox,"MrFox,doyouunderstand?Thepeoplesayyouarecarryingtheircockaway.Tellthemitisyours.Nottheirs.''

　　Thefoxopenshismouthangsays,"Thecockismine,notyours.''Justthenthecockrunsawayfromthefoxandfliesintothetree.

　　狐狸和公鸡

　　一天早上,一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡.他想：这是我的早餐.

　　他朝公鸡走来,对他说：“我知道,你能唱得非常好听,你能唱给我听么?”公鸡很高兴.他闭上眼睛开始唱歌.狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了.

　　在田地里的人们看到了狐狸.大喊大叫：“看,看!狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了.”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生,你能理解么?人们认为你叼走了公鸡.告诉他们这是你的,不是他们的.”

　　狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的,不是你们的.”就在那时,公鸡逃离了狐狸的嘴巴,跑到了树底下.

　　TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouse

　　Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."

　　TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.

　　Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."