适合初一阅读的英语短文100篇.docx

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1TheHenandtheLittleGirl

Inacountryhome,amotherhenandhercutechickswerelivinghappily.Alittlegirlcametovisitthecountryhome,butwasverybored.Onenight,thegirlwentintothechickenhouse.Assoonasshewentin,therewasdisorder.

Hereandtherecriesofthechickenscouldbeheard.Thefather,whowasinside,wokeup.

"What'sgoingon?

Whyareyoubotheringthechickens?

""BecauseI'mbored.""Youhavetosleepnow,goinside."

Thegirlwentintothechickenhouse,again,thenextday.Therewasaracketagain,asthechickenswerefrightened.Themooninthenightskywasworried.Thistime,thelittlegirl'sfatherwillnotbeforgiving.

Finally,thesleepingfatherwokeup."Whyarethechickenscrying?

Bychance"Thefatherwasangryandcameouttotheyard.

"What'swrongwithyou?

Isitokaytobotheranimalsthatcan'ttalk?

Youneedtobepunished."Whenthelittlegirlsawherfather'sangryface,shebegantocry.

"ItistruethatIbotheredthechickens,butIwasboredyesterday.ButtodayIwentintoapologizetothechickens.Iwasgoingtohugthechickens."

Whenthefatherheardwhathisdaughtersaid,asmilequicklyappearedonhisface."Youaretrulymydaughter."Thefatherpraisedhisdaughter.Hewasproudofhisdaughterthatknewhowtoapologize.Themoonintheskygaveabiglaugh,too.

2TheMermaidPrincess

Inthedeep,seapalace,therelivedamermaidprincess.Whenevershesangasongwithherbeautifulvoice,everyoneenviedher.However,themermaidprincesswantedtogototheoutsideworld.

"Iwouldliketohearthebeautifulsoundofbirds."Thekingpromisedher."Whenyouturn15yearsold,youcangoandseethelifeabovethesea.""Oh,Ican'twait!

Finally,itwasthemermaidprincess'15thbirthday.Shewentuptothesea.Theprincesssawagreatship.Andshesawahandsomeprincestandingontheship.Theprincessfellinlovewithhimatfirstsight.

However,asthunderandlightningstruck,theshipsankonitsside.Theprincelosthisconsciousnessandfelldeepintothesea."Oh,no!

Theprincefellintothewater.Letmehurryandsavehim."

Theprincesssavedtheprinceandlaidhimonthesand.Theprincesstookcareofhimallnight.Whentheprinceopenedhiseyes,themermaidprincesshidfromhim.Shethoughthemightgetscaredbyhertail.Justthen,aprincessfromaneighborlandcameouttoseetheseaandshesawtheprince.

Theprincesswatchedfromafartheprincewhoalwayscameouttotheseaatnight.Theprincesswasverysad.Shewantedtobecomeahumansothatshecouldbewiththeprince.

Sheaskedthewitch."Okay,Iwillmakeyouintoahuman,butyoumustgivemeyourbeautifulvoice.Iftheprincemarriessomeoneelse,youwillbecomeawaterbubble.Youmustmarrytheprince."

Onthesand,shedrankthemedicinethatthewitchhadgivenher.Withthebigsuddenpain,sheturnedintoahuman.Justthen,theprincewhocameouttotheseasawtheprincess.

Theprincetooktheprincesswhocouldnotspeak,tohispalace.Althoughshecouldnotspeak,shewashappytobelivingneartheprince.Theprincewasgoingtobemarriedtoaprincessfromaneighborland.

"Iwillbemarryingtheprincessthatsavedmylife."'Iamtheonethatsavedyourlife.'But,hervoicecouldnotbeheard.

Atnight,themermaidprincess'oldersisterscameuptothesea.Theygavethemermaidprincessaknifeandsaid,"Ifyoustabtheprincewiththisknife,youcanbeamermaidagain.Ifyoudon't,youwillbecomeawaterbubble."

Onthenightofthewedding,themermaidprincesswasgoingtostabthesleepingprincewiththeknife.But,shecouldnotkillthelovingprince."It'sbestthatIjustturnintoawaterbubble."Whenmorningcame,themermaidturnedintoawaterbubbleandwentuptoheaven.

3TheNakedKing

Long,longtimeago,therelivedaveryfancyking.Thekingchangedhisclothes12timesaday.Hereallylikedtoshowofftohissubjects."Myclothesarethebestintheworld."

Oneday,twotailorsplannedatrick."Whydon'tweteachthatstupidandextravagantkingalesson.Hedoesn'tevenworryabouthisstarvingpeople.""That'sright!

Hethinkshe'sthebest."

Thetwomenwenttoseetheking."Oh,theworld'smostmarvelousking!

Wehavebroughtthemostbeautifulclothinthewholeworld.""However,noteveryoneisabletoseethecloth.Thosethattellliesandhavebadheartsarenotabletoseethisfinecloth."

Afterthekingheardthosewords,hebecameveryinterested."Couldtherereallybesuchacloth?

IfIcanmakeclothesoutofthosecloths,myclotheswillbethebestinthewholeworld.Hurryandshowmethecloth."Thekingbegantogetmoreandmoregreedy.

Thetailorspretendedthattheclothwasreal,astheyshowedittotheking.Thekingandthefine-spokensubjectscouldnotseeanythingbeforethem.But,noneofthemcouldshowthattheycouldnotseeit.

Thekingandhisfine-spokensubjectsjustlookedateachother.Then,thetailorquicklyspokeinaarrogantmanner."Well,istherenohonestmanhere?

Howcanyoulookatthisbeautifulclothandnotpraiseit."

Amongthesubjects,oneofthemmadeaflatteringcommentoutloud."Wow!

ThisisthefirsttimethatIhaveseensuchawonderfulcloth."Allthesubjectstriedtobethefirsttopraisethecloth.Then,thekingwasamazedwiththebeautyofthecloth,too.

Thekinggavethemoneyandorderedthemtomakehisclothes.Forseveraldays,thetailorspretendedtobemakingtheclothes.Thekingbecameworriedandtoldoneofhissubjectstogoandseehowtheclotheswascomingalong.

Thesubjectcouldnotsayhowmuchtheclotheshadbeencompleted.Ashardashelooked,hecouldnotseeit.But,hecouldnotsaythathewasunabletoseeit.Instead,hepretendedtobeamazedathowbeautifulitwascomingalong.

Afewdayslater,thetailorscamebackwiththeKing'sclothes."Hereyouare,tryonthisclothes."Thekingwasnotabletohonestlysaythathecouldnotseetheclothes.He,too,pretendedtolookoverit.

Onemansaid,"Yourmajesty,letsgoandshowoffthisfinestclothesintheworld."Thesubjectsallagreedatthesametime."Yes,thatisagoodidea."

Thekingwalkedouttothestreetveryproudlyandwalkedwithpride.Allthepeopleinthelandcameouttoseetheking'snewclothes.Theywereallsurprised,though.

Justthen,alittlegirlshoutedout,"Ourkingisnaked!

"Theneveryonesaid,"He'snaked,he'snaked!

"

Thekingnowrealizedthetruth.However,withonlyhisundergarmentson,hestillwalkedinadignifiedmanner.Eventhoughhewasembarrassed,hecouldnotstopwalking.Whynot?

Becausehewastheking.

4TheElfoftheRose

Thereoncewasarosebushinfullbloominabiggarden.Anelfwaslivinginthemostbeautifulroseinthegarden,andshewassosmallthatpeoplecouldnotseeher.Shehadlongblondhairtohertoesandbeautifulwings.

Oneday,itgotdarkbeforeshegothome.Shehadbeendancingandflyingaroundsoshedidn'thavetimetogetbacktotherosebush.Suddenly,theweathergotcold,eveningdewstartedtofall,andastrongwindbegantoblow.Shecouldnotstayintheotherflowersbecausetheywereallclosedup.

"WhatamIgoingtodonow?

It'stoocold."Shegotscaredbecauseshehadneverstayedoutsideatnight.Therewasatwinklinglightfromtheothersideofthegarden."It'stoocold,andIamscared.MaybeIshouldspendtonightthere."

Theelfflewtoapavilionontheothersideofthegardeninahurry.Buttherewerealreadytwopeopleinthepavilion.Abeautifulyoungladyandahandsomemanwereprayingthattheywouldneverbeapartfromeachother.Theywereinlove.

"Butwemustgofarawayfromeachothersoon.""Yourbrotherissendingmeawaybecausehedoesnotlikeourmarriage.Ohmybride,pleasewaitformeuntilIcomebacktoyou!

"Shesobbedandnoddedherhead.

Shepulledoffarosefromthebushwhichwasasideherandkissedit.Thenshegavehimtheroseasatokenofherlove.Atthatmoment,theroseopenedup.Theelfwentintotherosesecretly.

Atthatmoment,ahorriblelookingmanenteredthepavillion.Hewasthebrotheroftheyounglady."What?

Youwanttomarrymysister?

"Hedrewhisswordandcuttheyoungmanandburiedhimunderalinden-tree.

"Heisgoneforevernow,andhewillforgetmysister.Howdarethepoorlittleboywanttomarrymysister?

Itiscommontodieduringatrip,sonobodywillsuspectmeofmurderinghim."Thebrotherbrusheduphisclothesanddisappeared.

Theelfwokeupandfoundshewasinthemiddleofadarkforest."Ohmy!

Theforestismoving!

"Butitwasnotaforest.Itwasthehairoftheyounglady'sbrother.Sheshiveredwithfearandanger.

Whentheygotinthehouse,theyoungladyfromthegardenwascrying.Themanlookedathissisterandgaveherachillysmile,andwenttobed."Ohmylover,mydearfiance,pleasecomebacksafely."Shesobbedsadlyandfellasleep.

Theelfsatdownquietlyspreadingherwingsandtoldtheyoungladywhatshesawthatday."WhatIamtryingtosaynowisnotadream.Ifyoudigunderthelinden-treeinthegarden,youwillfindyourfiance.Itisyourbrotherwhokilledhim."

Thebeautifulyoungladywokeup.Shesecretlywentoutofherroomanddugunderthelinden-treeastheelfhadsaid.

Herloverwaslyingintheground,colddead.Shecriedoutsadlyandkilledherselfrightnexttoherfiance.Aftersometimepassed,aflowercalled,'Jasmine'cameintobloomattheplacewherethetwolovershaddied.TheJasminehadbigwhiteflowersonthebranchandhadasweetsmell.

Incidentally,theyounglady'sbrotherwaswalkingdowntheroadandhepulledoffabranchofthejasmineandputitnearhisbedside.Whennightfell,twobeeswithpoison