英语故事20篇1-The North Wind and the Sun (2)2-Please Sew a Jacket on the Button (3)3-You Cook Better Now Than Before (4)4-What Is It ? (5)5-Perhaps It Isn’t Me (6)6-I’ll Play an Old Alluring Woman (7)7-It’s My Birthday Today (8)8-I’ve Asked a Few Policemen to Come (9)9-A Shoe Pattern (10)10-My Father Is as Old as Me (12)11-Tell Them Not to Bring My Hat Here (13)12-We’re the Most Modest in Our Class (14)13-You’d Better Go to Ask My Wife (15)14-A Foolish Chicken (16)15-Something Is Wrong with Your Cars (17)16-At Least I’m Not Lost (18)17-We Can’t Pay for Them (19)18-I Owe You for a Float (20)19-You’d Better Not Talk With Him (20)20-I’m Watching TV Now (21)1-The North Wind and the SunOne day ,the North Wind met the Sun .They began to quarrel .The North Wind is a cold wind .It blows with great force .In Europe it brings rai and snow ,especially in northern Europe .“I’am stronger than you ”,the North Wind said to the Sun .“I can blow the roofs off houses .I can make typhoons and huge waves on the sea .”“No ,”said the Sun quietly ,“I’am stronger than you .I can melt ice and snow .I make the trees blossom and the flowers bloom. ”A man came walking along ,wearing a big coat .“Look at that man ,”said the North Wind .“I can blow off hiscoat .You can’t do that .”The North Wind blew hard at the man .The man’s coat blew open. The North Wind blew with more force .The man said “I’am cold ”.He did up his coat and turned up his collar .The North Wind howled and blew harder still .The man was nearly blown off the coat .He put his hands deep into the pockets of his coat and he kept on walking .The wind could not blow off his coat .The Sun smiled .“Now watch me ,”he said .“I’ll show you a better way to take off the man’s coat .”The Sun came out from behind a cloud .It shone down on theman .The man said ,“I’am warm .”He turned down the collar of his coat .The Sun shone more strongly upon the man .The man began to feel hot .He looked up at the sky .“The sun is shining ,”he said ,“and the wind has gone .I’am hot .I’ll take off my coat .”He undid his coat and took it off .He put the coat on his arm and walked away .The Sun laughed ,but the North Wind howled angrily and rushed away to the hills .Persuasion is better than force .(事实胜于雄辩)2-Please Sew a Jacket on the ButtonMrs Turner lives in a small town .Her husband died in a traffic accident and left her little money .She was hungry and lived a cold room in winter .A shopkeeper had pity on her and told her to cook for him .He pays her some money and she doesn’t worry about food or clothes any longer .The woman is often ready to help others .She does her best to give something to the poor persons .Sometimes she would rather behungry ,she gives her food to the poor .And she’s liked and everybody knows her .One Sunday Mrs Turner rested at home .A few men came to beg something .She hardly gave all to them and left only some food for supper .That is evening ,while she was doing some sewing in theroom ,she heard somebody knocking at the door .She opened the door and saw an old man standing outside .“Please have a pity on me ,Mrs Turner ,”said the old man .“I’ve eaten nothing for days .Could you give me some food ,please ?”“Oh ,I’am sorry ,sir ,”said the woman .“I have neither money nor food now .I can do some sewing for you if you clothes are worn out .”“It’s very kind of you ,madam ,” the old man said happily .“I Have a button here .Please sew a jacket on it .”3-You Cook Better Now Than BeforeRobert is twenty-six and works in a middle school .Two and a half years ago he was ill in hospital and there he knew a beautiful nerse called Ann .The girl took care of him and he made friends with her .They loved each other .About six months later they married .Robert likes reading .When he comes home ,he always reads some newspapers or books .Ann begins to cook in the kitchen .And when the meat is roasted ,she always tells her husband to cut it in two .Then they begin have supper together .After supper they go out for a walk ,or they go to the cinema .And they enjoy themselves.One day Robert planted trees with his students .They climed up a mountain and worked hard .When he got home ,he felt hungry .His wife roasted a piece of chicken that evening and told him to cut it .This time he chose a bigger piece of chicken for himself and gave her the smaller one .“I remember ,dear ,”Ann said with a smile .“When we married ,you always gave me the bigger meat .Why do you give me the smaller meat to me now ?”Robert felt shy and didn’t know what to say .He thought for a while and said ,“You cook better now than before .”4-What Is It ?There is an ancient Greek Story about a monster .It asked people a question .If they could not answer correctly ,it killed them !This is the question :It has four legs in the morning .It has two legs at noon .It has three legs in the evening .What is it ?The monster killed many people .Then one man succeeded in guessing the correct answer :It is a man .When a man is a baby (the morning of his life ),he crawls on hands and feet (four “legs ”).When heis fully grown ,he walks on two feet .When he is old ,he walks with a stick ,so he has three “legs ”.Questions like these are called “riddles ”.You will find them in all languages .Some are hard and some are easy .Here is an easy one : It has legs but cannot walk .What is it ?It is a chair .Can you think of other answer to that riddle ?5-Perhaps It Isn’t MeMr Green was clever three years ago .And few man could trouble him .But one day his car was hit by a truck and his head was badlyhurt .Now he often forgets something and his thinking is different from others .Last morning it was very cold and it snowed hard .Mr Green woke up early .He put on his coat and began to walk in the street while people were sleeping .He wanted to read newspapers but the post office was closed .He had to go back and go to bed again .As soon as he took off his clothes ,the door was knocked at .He got up and opened it .Two hunters came in .They looked at him carefully and then said ,“We saw a dead man just now .We thought it was you .”“Really?”Mr Green said in surprise .“Where ?”“In the forest .”“It’s impossible !”Said the man .“I didn’t go there at all the morning .”“But he died last night .”“What clothes does he wear ,then ?”“A blue coat like yours and brown trousers .”“I cann’t believe you ,”said Mr Green .“And what colour are his socks ?”“Black .”Mr Green became happy .He showed his socks to the two hunters and said ,“Look !My socks are yellow !”6-I’ll Play an Old Alluring WomanMrs Jenkins is a woman of forty .Her husband is a famous doctor and works in a big hospital in the city .The man is very busy .So he told his wife who was a nurse in his office to resign her job .The woman stays at home now .She does all housework and look after her husband and daughter Mabel .Mrs Jenkins likes all kinds of clothes .She often goes to the clothing shows and buys the most modern clothes for herself .Of course they pays Mr Jenkins much and she’s never worried about money .Sometimes she shows them to her husband ,but the poor man hopes to have a rest andalways think they’re nice .The woman is happy and goes to the parties in them .It was December 22yesterday .Mable came back with her friends while her mother was trying on a new sweater in front of a mirror .The girl said she was going to borrow some clothes of her mother’s .The woman was happy and agreed .It took Mabel nearly one and a half hours to choose a suit of proper clothes .“Oh ,my dear !”Called out the women .“You’ve chosen the most beautiful clothes of mine !By the way ,what do you borrow them for ?”“We ‘ll hold a Christmas eveing tomorrow ,”answered the girl .“I ‘ll play an old alluring woman !”7-It’s My Birthday TodayMr White was a soldier when he was young .He was brave and killed a lot of enemies and he was also hurt in the fights .He lost his righteye ,his nose and a leg .But he was givern much money for it and he nealy had all the things he wanted .Only one thing troubled him :no girl would marry such a man like him though he was rich .And when he was fifty ,a friend of his brought a young woman to him .She wasn’t beautiful enough but strong .Her father died in an accident and she couldn’t live any longer because she could neither read nor write and nobody liked a woman like her .Mr White was happy andmarried her .And two years later she had a son Mike .Her husband liked the boy very much and did his best to satisfy him .The boy did nothing at home and he hated everything but playing .Of course he learned nothing at school .Mr White died when Mike was fifteen .He left some money and the nice house to his son .The young man spent all the money on beautiful clothes and nice food in two years and then had nothing .He began to beg in the street .One day he was given some food and wasn’t hungry .And he began to go to an old ,broken house in which he lived .A kind-hearted woman stopped him and asked ,“We have some leftovers here .Do you want some ?”“I’am sorry ,madam ,”said Mike .“Now I wanted only some cake .”“Oh ?Why ?”“Because it’s my birthday today !”8-I’ve Asked a Few Policemen to ComeMr Liang worked in a factory .As a driver ,he was busy but he was paid much .His wife was an able woman and did all thehousework .When he came back ,she took care of him and he never did anything at home .So he had enough time when he had a holiday .A few friends of his liked gambleing and he learned it soon .So he wasinterested in it and hardly forgot anything expect gambling .He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television ,watches and so on .His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her .She had to tell the police .He and his friends were punished in it .And he was hardly sent away .After he came out of lockup ,he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him .It was New Year’s Day .Mr Liang didn’t go to work .He felt lonely and wanted to gambling again .He called his friends and they camesoon .But they were afraid the police would come .He told hisfive-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemenoutside .They waited a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gambling .Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen .“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside ,daddy ,”said the boy .“So I went to the crossing and asked some to come .”9-A Shoe PatternHarry is eighteen now .He studies in a middle school .His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous man .So they often tell him to study hard and they do all for him .They call him at six in the morning ,after breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the afternoon ,as soon as the young man comes back ,the supper is ready .Ofcourse ,he never washes his clothes or goes to buy something in the shops .Once Harry’s father was sent to London on business .He would stay there for half a year .Leaving ,he told his wife to take good care of their son .The woman had to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before .And two months later she was so tied that she was ill in bed .Now the young man got into trouble .He couldn’t do any housework .He had to do as his mother told him .Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus !Yesterday Harry’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop .But he didn’t know how tochoose .The woman had a sign and gave him a shoe pattern and told him to buy a pair of shoes himself .It’s Saturday today and Harry doesn’t go to school .With a policeman’s help ,he found a shop .The shopkeeper was friendly to him .The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose .When he was trying on a pair ,suddenly she remembered something and took them off .The man surprised and asked ,“What’s the matter ,young man ?”“I am sorry ,I’ve left the shoes pattern at home !”10-My Father Is as Old as MeMr Gao lives in a town .When he was twenty-five ,his son wasborn .He calls him Gao Ling .The little boy is clever .He and his wift love him very much .It’s September 1today .A few school year begins Gao Ling is happy and wears his most beautiful clothes .He’s going to school with his new bag .“Let me take you to school ,dear ,”said Mrs Gao .“Thank you ,mummy ,”said the boy .“The school isn’t far from here .I can go there myself .”At school a teacher met the little boy and asked ,“What’s yourname ,my little friend ?”“Gao Ling ,sir ,”answered the boy .“How old are you ?”“Six ,sir .”“What’s your father’s name ?”“Gao Dalin ,sir .”“How old is he ?”“Oh ,”the teacher said in surprise .“Is he as old as you ?”“Yes ,sir ,”said the boy .“He became a father only on that day when I was born .”11-Tell Them Not to Bring My Hat HereMr Smith is a shopkeeper and has a few shops in the town .He managed them well and got much money until ha was hurt in a traffic accident .After he came out of hospital ,people find he often forgets something and he isn’t as able as before .One day he was told that it would be an important officials birthday the next day .He told his secretary to buy some expensive presents .And later on he forget the date and that afternoon ,when he was havinglunch ,his secretary told him about it .He became angry and told the woman to call his driver at once .He made the man drive as fast as possible .Bad luck !An accident happened and they had to stop towait .When they got to the restaurant where the birthday was held ,it was two .And the party had been on for half an hour .He hurried to getoff .Suddenly he stopped to tell his driver ,“Oh ,dear !I have left my hat at home .It isn’t polite to go to the party without a hat .Go and ring themup .Tell them to bring it here at once !”“But you’re wearing your hat ,Mr Smith ,”said the driver .The man touched his head and found his driver was right .So hesaid ,“Well ,then .Go and tell them on the telephone not to bring my hat here .”12-We’re the Most Modest in Our ClassPeter lives next to Herry and they study in the same class .They go to school and come home together .They like playing football and spend much time on it .When they’re in the classroom ,they hardly listen to what their teacher’s say .Of course they only concern themselves about the football matches .Of course they fall behind their classmates .The summer holiday began last week .Peter’s grandma called the boy and said it was cool in her village and told him to go there .He hadn’t seen her for years and missed her very much .He asked Herry to go there with him .The boy had never lived in the country and agreed .After a four-hour bus they got to a small village between a river and a few mountains .The old woman was very happy when she saw them .She brought out some fruit and nuts before she cooked the chick andfish .After a good dinner Peter showed his friend around the village .And they had a good swim in the cool river .After supper the old woman began to ase Peter about his life in the school .Of course he said he was the best in the class .It made the best in the class .It made his grandma happy .She sai ,“Be modest ,Peter !”“You’re right ,granny ,”said the boy .“Herry and I are the most modest in our class !”13-You’d Better Go to Ask My WifeMr Jenkins worked in a middle school . At first he taught history there .He worked hard and was friendly to both his workmates and students .And when he was thirty-eight ,he was appointed to a headmaster .He worked harder ang was so busy that he couldn’t do any housework .His wife did all for him and he had enough time to have a good rest at home .He used to live so in the forty-five years .Five years ago ,when the old man was sixty ,he retired .At that time he had enough time and wanted to help his wife ,but he could do nothing .So he spent all time in writing and reading .And he never worried about anything .Last night ,Mr Jenkins saw his wife falling to the floor while he was watching TV in the sitting-room .He sent for a doctor at once ,but something was wrong with her heart and the doctors couldn’t saveher .She died in the hospital .The old man was so sad that he didn’t know what to do .His friends called his children and told them about the bad news .They all came back soon .They were afraid the old man would be ill ,they did their best to comfort him .“Have you told our uncle about the news ,dad ?”asked one of his children .“Go to ask your mother ,”answered Mr Jenkins .“She always manages all .”14-A Foolish ChickenChristmas was coming .Mr Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children .His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine .And the harvest was bad and all his family were going go be hungry the next spring .He was quite worried about it .“We had only a cock ,”said Mrs Smith one day .“You’d better take it to the town .Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children .”“It’s a good idea !”the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box .It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow .Two hours later he was very tied and wanted to have arest .He put the box to the ground and sat down .“The air in the box must be close ,”the man said to himself .“I’d better let the cock walk outside for a while ,or it’ll die .”So he put the cock to the ground .When he started again ,he couldn’t catch it any longer .“How foolish you are !”Mr Smith called out angrily .“You can herald the break of day at night but you cann’t find the way to the town in the daytime !”15-Something Is Wrong with Your CarsRobert was a clever young man and got on well with his classmates .They all liked him and played with him though he often boasted .He was strong and often had sports .He hoped to join the army when he left the middle school .Bad luck !His leg was hurt in a traffic accident and he couldn’t walk .He had to go to his home village and help his father to manage the farm .He read a lot of books on farming and did well in it .He got much money and bought a few farms next to hs and ten years later he became the richest farmer in his village .Once Robert net several friends in the capital .Some of them were famous in their country .They knew nothing about their lame friend .It made him unhappy and he asked them to visit his farm .They agreed and went there with him .They saw a beautiful house with a big garden when they got there .They found he had a lot of sheep ,pigs and cows .Robert and his family warmly received the guests from London .The next morning he took them to his farm .It was so large that they couldn’t see the other end and it surprised them all .“It’ll take you two days to reach the other end of my farm bycar !”Robert said happily .“I think something is wrong with your cars !”one of the guests said with a smile .16-At Least I’m Not LostRechard has lived in a city since he was born .Now he ia sixteen and studies in a middle school .He didn’t go out of the city until he and his friends had a picnic in a cool village last summer .They all got up early that morning .They took a bus and it took them about an hour to get to the quite place .They sang ,drew and swam in the river when they felt hot or cooked some food when they were hungry .In the afternoon they climbed a hill .There was a forest on it .The girls began to pick flowers and the boys looked for some fruits there .Rechard saw a beautiful bird in a tree. He liked it very much and wanted to catch it .But it flew to another tree as soon as it saw him .He ran there but it flew away again .And soon he couldn’t see his friends .He shouted, but nobody answered him .He was afraid and walked through the forest .At last he saw a farmer cutting a tree .He quickly came up to him along the narrow road .“Hi ,”shouted the boy .“What place is it here ?”“A forest ,”came the answer .“I know it’s a forest ,”said Rechard .“How can I find the nearest village ?”“Along the roads .”“How foolish you are !”said the young man .“There are several roads here .Which of them must I go along ?”“Yes ,I’m foolish ,”answered the farmer .“But at least I haven’t lost my way !”17-We Can’t Pay for ThemJohn is thirteen now .He began to study in a middle school two years ago .His family is in a small village and it’s nearly five kilometers from the school .He has to get up early in the morning .After a quick breakfast he has to run to school to get there on time .His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him ,but he know his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on her medicine .He doesn’t agree with him and keeps running there every day .Now he’s very strong and never late for class and his teachers often praise him .Last week there was a sports meeting in their school .John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy’s 800 metres ,1,500metres and 3000 metres .He got there gold medals and the whole school knew him .His classmates and teachers offered congratulations to the boy and he was happy .He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home .“I broke two school records today ,Granny ,”called out the boy .To his surprise ,the old woman wasn’t happy .She thought for a while and said ,”I am sorry to hear that .We have no money to pay forthem ,you know !”18-I Owe You for a FloatMr Smith worked in a post office and three years ago ,when he was sixty ,he retired .Now he and his wife stay at home and his children work in another city .The old woman does all housework and he has nothing to do at home .He likes neither reading nor watching games .At first he didn’t know how to spend the spare time .Mr Hunt who was two years older than him asked him to go fishing with him .“It’s a good sport ,”said Mr Hunt .“I’m sure you will soon be interested in it .”“But I cann’t fish at all ,you know .”“That’s easy .Go fishing with me tomorrow morning and I’ll teach you .”Mr Smith decided to try his luck .The following day the two old friends came to a river and began to fish .Suddenly Mr Smith said ,“How much do those little red things cost ?”“You mean the floats ?Oh ,they are cheap .What made you ask me such a question ?”“I owe you one .Mine has just sunk .”19-You’d Better Not Talk With HimMr Brown had lived in a village before he became a famouslawyer .He remembered his hard life during studying in the colleage .Andhis parents borrowed much money for him .So he worked hard and tried his best to get more money .Now he lives in a beautiful house with his family and his son Rechard is clever .He likes the boy very much and sent him to the best school in the city .He hoped Rechard to live a happy lift and buys everything the boy wants .He wished his son could become a great scientist .But he doesn’t know Rechard hates studying and spents much time in playing .Now he’s interested in fishing and sometimes cuts classes .So he failed in the exams .Miss Young ,his headteacher ,tells him not to do that ,but hd doesn’t listen to her .She became angry after the boy was late again one afternoon .“I’ll visit your father tomorrow evening ,Rechard ,”said Miss Young .”I will ask a good way to educate you .”“You’d better not talk with him ,madam ,”said the boy .“Or you’ll pay for a fee for his advisory service !”20-I’m Watching TV NowJim found work in a shop two years ago .Mrs White ,the shopkeeper ,trusts the able young man and pays him more .He’s happy and works harder .Once Jim knew a beautiful girl called Mabel at a friend’s party .They danced several times and fell deeply in love .But Mabel’s parents didn’tagree to marry their daughter to a poor young man .So they began to travel in America and didn’t let the girl come back to London .She wrote a letter to Jim and told him about it .Of course the young man hadn’t enough money to go to see her .He was so sad that he began to drink .It was Saturday one day .Jim didn’t go to work .He came to a bar and sat down to drink again .Just then Mike ,an old friend of his ,came in .Jim asked him to drink with him .Crying ,he told Mike all and the young man felt sorry for him .But he didn’t know what to do ,either .Then they stopped talking and drank .After a while they were both drunk and left .Mike wanted to take his friend home .When they passed a zoo ,they went in and walked to a cage in which there were two tigers .Having seen them , a tiger roared .Mike was afraid and said ,“Let’s go .It’s dangerous to stand here .”“I don’t think so ,”said Jim .“I’m watching TV now .”。