刻舟求剑A man of Chu State was once taking a boat across a river when he carelessly dropped his sword into the He made a mark on the side of the boat where he dropped the sword， hoping to find it again later When the boat reached the other side of the river， he got off and went into the water from where he made the mark， in search of the Naturally he couldn't find it in the
The chicken that laid gold eggs （下金蛋的鸡） Far into the high mountains， there was this small A poor farther and his wife lived in a rather shabby hut [破旧的小屋] The live was difficult and harsh at While enduring the hardship， they often wished that one day， they could get rich somehow， frequently， they would pray to god to give them a One day， god decided to give them a gift in order to change their The gift was a healthy but rather ordinarily looking The couple was somewhat disappointed with this fowl [家禽]， contemplating [计划，打算] the best way to cook The next morning， the farmer went to the cage to fetch the To his great surprise that he found that the hen had laid a gold They were overwhelmed by the sudden and unexpected found given to them by god and extremely grateful and happy about For the then， they built a nice and comfortable chicken coop [笼] and fed the bird with best feed that they could After selling many gold eggs， the couple became richer and However， after a period of time， they became dissatisfied with only one gold egg a It would be wonderful only if the hen could lay two or three or even one hundred gold eggs a day， the farmer and his wife Thinking that there must be thousands of gold inside the hen， the farmer one day， decided to find it He killed the hen and opened her belly [肚，腹，胃]， in search of gold Alas， he found that there was only one gold egg inside the The rabbit and the turtle had a race（龟兔赛跑） In this beautiful forest， there were many tall trees， bearing various sweet fruits， such as dates and Along the forest， on a splendid meadow， countless flowers were blooming Daily， all kind of animal will gather in the meadow and having They would sing and dance in different They also played many games， including hide-and- On this sunny warm afternoon， the pesky monkey posted a note on a big tree trunk， announcing that there would be a foot race between the rabbit and the Animals were surprised， but nevertheless， one could still feel the excitement in the The crowd pushed around the starting line， arguing about that who could be the The majority of the animals favored the rabbit， no As usual， the light footed rabbit carried his nonchalant [不关心的] smile on his face arrived first and checked in with the judge， the honorable Then slowly but surely， arrived the humble looking The goat told them that the race would start only after his staring gun and the participants should strictly obey the rules of the The handsome deer made a wreath and placed it at the end Whoever got there first and put on the garland would be declared the Bang! There went the starting The rabbit leaped up in the air and took of like an The turtle was slow to start， and moving ahead on a steady Not soon enough， the rabbit arrived at the mid point of the He stopped and looked back， but the turtle was nowhere to be He was very confident and Under the nice warm sunlight， with a big yawn， he decided to take a After a nice dream， the rabbit woke up and rubbed his eyes and feeling totally He looked around and could not see the turtle However， he decided that it was time to get on with the race As he was approaching the end of the race route， he heard some cheering He was thinking that the crowd must be getting ready celebrate his He made the last turn around the corner and started to look ahead for the finishing He was stunned by the scene that the turtle was at the end point， picking up the The big crowd was cheering jubilantly for the winner of the race， the A Smart Cock（聪明的公鸡）In a nice and tranquil village， there lived a handsome and smart Next door， there lived a nice They were good friends and often played On a nice spring day， the hound suggested that they two should take a trip to the forest to have some fun and could even meet some friends along the The cock was excited and agreed with the They wandered through the trees， immersed in the fresh air and enjoyed the beautiful Near sunset， they decided to rest for the They found a tall tree with many branches and it was very suitable for the cock to At the bottom of the trunk， there was a nice burrow which could fit the hound to rest in， very Next morning， the first ray of sun light woke up the cock high on the He started to sing:” cocka-do-da-do!” from the The hound was still soundly asleep， while the singing by the cock attracted the attention of a hungry red The fox quietly approached the tree and saw the beautiful cock sitting high up Immediately， the fox started to speak to cock with some sweet words， hoping to lure the cock down from the tall After all， it should be a delicious breakfast for the However， the cock looked through the fox’s trick and definitely would not come down from the He thought to himself that if there should be a way to wake up his friend， the The cock said to the fox that he definitely would need a ladder in order from him to get down from the tree In fact， there was a rope ladder hidden in the burrow at the bottom of the If the fox could get it out and set it up， he would appreciate it very The fox was more than happy to do that， thinking that a wonderful meal was essentially in his He then quickly stuck his front paw into the burrow and felt He touched a rope-like material in He then got a hold of it and started to pull it Alas， it was the tail of the When the hound was dragged out of the burrow and saw the fox was pulling him out， he jumped up and started to chase the The fox ran as fast he could and barely got At the mean time， the cock was looking down from his perch with a broad smile on his
