日期：2013-06-08 There was once a tailor, who was a quarrelsome（喜欢吵架的） fellow, and his wife, who was good, industrious（勤勉的） , and pious（虔诚的） , never could please him. Whatever she did, he was not satisfied, but grumbled and scolded, and knocked her... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-06-05 A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. Using a process developed by Helice Bridges of Del Mar, California, she called each student to the front of the class, one at a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-05-29 In the reign of Emperor the Second of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.), the prime minister Zhao Gao, obsessed with ambitions, was planning to usurp（篡夺） the throne day and night. But he did not know how many of the ministers in the court were allow... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-04-25 Master Pfriem was a short, thin, but lively man, who never rested a moment. His face, of which his turned-up nose was the only prominent feature, was marked with small-pox and pale as death, his hair was gray and shaggy, his eyes small, but they gla... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-04-25 When Adam and Eve were driven out of Paradise, they were compelled to build a house for themselves on unfruitful ground, and eat their bread in the sweat of their brow（眉毛） . Adam dug up the land, and Eve span. Every year Eve brought a child into... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-04-25 There was once upon a time a miller（磨坊主） who lived with his wife in great contentment. They had money and land, and their prosperity increased year by year more and more. But ill-luck comes like a thief in the night, as their wealth had increas... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-04-25 A tailor and a goldsmith were travelling together, and one evening when the sun had sunk behind the mountains, they heard the sound of distant music, which became more and more distinct. It sounded strange, but so pleasant that they forgot all their... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-04-02 After the stealing of fire, Zeus became increasingly unkind to men. One day he ordered his son Hephaestus to build an image of a beautiful maiden out of clay. He then asked the gods and goddesses to award her with different kinds of gifts. Among oth... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-03-22 One afternoon the Christ-child had laid himself in his cradle-bed and had fallen asleep. Then his mother came to him, looked at him full of gladness, and said, Hast thou laid thyself down to sleep, my child? Sleep sweetly, and in the meantime I will... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-03-22 A poor peasant-boy one day heard the priest say in church that whosoever desired to enter into the kingdom of heaven must always go straight onward. So he set out, and walked continually straight onwards over hill and valley without ever turning asi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-03-22 There was once on a time a hermit who lived in a forest at the foot of a mountain, and passed his time in prayer and good works, and every evening he carried, to the glory of God, two pails of water up the mountain. Many a（许多的） beast drank of i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-03-22 Once upon a time, there were two sisters, one of whom had no children and was rich, and the other had five and was a widow, and so poor that she no longer had food enough to satisfy herself and her children. In her need, therefore, she went to her s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-03-22 There was once a King's son who went out into the world, and he was full of thought and sad. He looked at the sky, which was so beautifully pure and blue, then he sighed, and said, How well must all be with one up there in heaven! Then he saw a poor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-03-14 Three hundred years before the birth of the Lord Christ, there lived a mother who had twelve sons, but was so poor and needy that she no longer knew how she was to keep them alive at all. She prayed to God daily that he would grant that all her sons... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-27 One evening, it was raining and the wind was blowing hard. An old couple came to an inn and prepared to put up for the night there. A young man received them with open arms, but said I'm sorry! Our guest rooms here are all full and the inns nearby a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-23 It was 10 p.m. Fritz said good night to his wife. She was watching TV. He went to bed. Tomorrow was a big day. It was his last day of work. Thirty years with the federal government. Thirty years of flying out of town for weeks on end. Thirty years o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-23 A basketball game ended abruptly Saturday afternoon when 18-year-old Damon Miller was fatally shot at a recreation center. The gunman, who called himself Ace, ran south on Oak Street after the shooting and remains at large（未被捕的） . Miller was p... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-23 Wednesday night, Howard asked Glenn if he wanted to go fishing and girl-watching that weekend at Santa Fe Lake. We'll leave Friday morning and return late Sunday night, he said. Glenn said he had to clean out his garage, so Howard went by himself. H... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-23 A straight-A student got a C in cooking class and didn't like it. She didn't like it so much that her dad filed a complaint in federal court about it. He alleges（宣称） that the teacher, who is white, discriminated against his daughter, who is blac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-23 The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly, said Mrs. Brown, a 56-year-old woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a trailer（拖车） park near Clovis. She said that Clyde,... 阅读全文>>