英语小故事：四只老鼠

英语小故事：四只老鼠

Once upon a time, there were four mice that lived in a wall in the field.

Summer was coming, and so the mice came out of the wall to collect berries, nuts,

corn and straw. Everyone was working very hard, day and night.

Everyone was working very hard, except, Frederick.

“Why

aren

’

t

you

working,

Frederick?”

his

friends

asked

him.

“oh,but

I

am.”

Frederick told them. “I

’

m collecting the sunshine for the cold, dark winter.”

A few days later his friends asked him again “why aren

’

t you w

orking,Frederick?”

“Oh, but I am.” Frederick told them. “I

’

m collecting colors for the long, grey winter.”

A

few

days

later

his

friends

asked

him

again

“why

aren

’

t

you

working,

Frederick?” “Oh, but I am.” Frederick told them. “I

’

m collecting words for the long,

quiet winter.”

Soon, the first snow came, and the four mice went back into the wall.

They ate their berries and they ate their nuts and they ate their corn and they ate

their straw. But time passed, and time

passed, and soon there were no more berries,

and soon there were no more nuts and soon there were no more corn and soon there

were no more straw.

Now the winter was cold and dark, long and quiet. The mice were sad and hungry.

Then they remembered Frederick.

“Hey, Frederick, can

you show us what you collected for the winter.”

“Ok,”

said

Frederick,

“close

your

eyes.

Here

is

my

sunshine

for

the

cold,

dark

inter.” And Frederick b

began to tell his friends some stories, and the mice to feel warmer and warmer.

“Great, Frederick! How about the colors and the words?”