《桃太郎》是日本童话故事中最受儿童喜爱的一篇古老童话。虽然经历了很多世纪后，故事的讲述形式和内容略有变动，但是大多数版本都紧紧地围绕着同样的主题：一对无儿无女的老夫妇意外地在一颗桃子里发现了一个小男孩。这个孩子长大后，立志去征服邪恶的食人怪。他带着一袋老婆婆做的小米饼上路了，途中遇到了一条狗，一只猴子和一只野鸡。后来，在这几个忠实伙伴的帮助下，桃太郎把食人怪打得落花流水，光荣地凯旋故里。
　　故事的语言简短，结构明快，生动塑造了日本的一个传奇形象——桃太郎。值得一提的是，童话在颂扬桃太郎这样一个勇敢，机智，善良，强壮人物的同时，也反映了他幼年时的懒惰，从而使这个形象变得丰满起来。和世界上其他童话相似，该故事中也用丰富的想象，为桃太郎安排了很多得力的助手，从而使故事在一系列巧合中体现

Maid Maleen
　　英汉对照
　　There was once a king who had a son who asked in marriage the daughter of a mighty king， she was called Maid Maleen， and was very beautiful. As her father wished to give her to another， the prince was rejected， but as they both loved each other with all their hearts， they would not give each other up， and Maid Malee

Where’s my tooth?
Tom and Jack are brothers. It’s Sunday morning. They wake up. They get out of bed. They get dressed. They wash their faces. They brush their teeth. Suddenly Tom shouts: “Where is my tooth?” Tom and Jack laugh.
The  Little  Bird
 
There is s little bird living in a beautiful anima

　HOST: Do you like space? You know… galaxies, solar systems, constellations, comets? Well, Corey does. In fact, he has a new telescope. And he’s really excited about studying space. Right now, he’s showing his new telescope to Jenna. Let’s watch.
　　COREY: Isn’t it cool?
　　JENNA: Yeah. I guess so.
　　COREY: You guess so? Do you kn

A Brother Like That
A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile
from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve
when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin[1] was
walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.
　　"Is this your car, Mister?" he said.
　　Paul

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MY AUNT CAME BACK
My aunt came back from old J

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Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookies Jar?
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万圣节是西方传统节日。万圣节前夜，当夜幕降临，孩子们穿上五颜六色的化妆服，戴上千奇百怪的面具。有的披上漆黑长衫，骑着“魔帚”，扮作女巫；有的裹上白床单装鬼；有的戴上画有骷髅旗的帽子扮成海盗……

:There was an old woman who lived all by herself, and she was very lonely. Sitting in the kitchen one night, she said, "Oh, I wish I had some company."
No sooner had she spoken than down the chimney tumbled two feet from which the flesh had rotted. The old woman's eyes bulged with terror.
Then two legs dropped to the hearth and atta

　Primitive　peoples　believe　that　hair，　nail　clippings，　and　lost　teeth　remain　magically　linked　to　the　owner　even　after　they　have　been　disconnected　from　his　body.　As　any　voodoo　artist　will　tell　you，　if　you　want　to　grind　someone　into　powder，　you　don't　need　to　touch　him　at　all.　It's　quite　enough　to　stamp　on　a　missing　molar　and　let　"contagious　magic"　do　

SAVING THE DRAGON KING'S SON
　　　Once there was an old doctor named Sun. He was very kind， especially to animals.
　　从前有位姓孙的老医生，心地十分善良。对待动物时，更是如此。
　　While he was taking a stroll outside the village one fine autumn day， he happened to see two kids who had captured a snake. They were playing with it land the snake was so exhausted

少儿英语故事:The Ant And The Grasshopper