英語寓言故事（通用16個）
無論在學習、工作或是生活中，大家對寓言故事都不陌生吧，寓言的主人公可以是人，可以是動物，也可以是植物等。寓言多用借喻手法，使富有教訓意義的主題或深刻的道理，在情節高度凝練的故事中得到揭示。還苦于找不到好的寓言故事？下面是小編整理的英語寓言故事，僅供參考，希望能夠幫助到大家。
英語寓言故事 1
A man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling with one another. He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked together but they took absolutely no notice of him. One day he decided to show them what he meant.
He called all the sons together and put a tightly tied bundle of sticks on the floor in front of them.
"Can you break that ? " he asked the youngest son. The boy put his knee on the bundle but though he pressed and pulled with his arms he could not bend the wood. The father asked each son in turn to try to break the bundle, but none of them could do it .
Then he untied the string and scattered the sticks.
" Now try, " he said . The boys broke the sticks easily in their hands.
"Do you see what I mean ?" asked the father. "if only you stand together no one can hurt you . If you all disagree the whole time and insist on going your separate ways, the first enemy you meet will be able to destroy you. "
United we stand ; divided we fall.
從前有一個人，他有四個兒子。兒子們不斷地爭吵。他一再告誡他們說，如果他們一齊干活兒，生活會舒適得多，但他們絲毫不理會他的意見。有一天，他決定經過示范把自我的意思告訴他們。
他把四個兒子都叫來，又把一捆扎得很緊的細樹枝放在他們面前的地上。
"你能折斷這個嗎？"他問最小的.兒子。小伙子用膝蓋頂住，兩只手又壓又拉，都不能把那捆樹枝弄彎。父親讓別的兒子挨個兒試試，看他們是否能把那捆樹枝折斷，但誰也做不到。
然后，他解開繩子，把樹枝撒開。
"試試吧。"他說。四個小伙子用手輕輕一撅，樹枝就斷了。
"你們明白我的意思了嗎？"父親問，"只要你們聯合起來，誰也不能傷害你們。如果你們老吵架，必須要各行其是，那么你們一遇到敵人，就會被打敗。"
合則存，分則敗。
英語寓言故事 2
Long ago a great mountain began to rumble and shake.
People came from far and near to see what would happen.
"A great river will be born." said one.
"Surely nothing less than a mighty dragon will e out." said another.
"A god himself will spring form these rocks." said a third.
Finally,after days of expectation a small crack appeared in the mountain. And out popped-a mouse.
Just because someone makes a lot of fuss， it doesnt mean he is important.
很久以前，一座大山隆隆作響，搖晃起來。遠近各處的人都來看是怎樣回事。
一個人說："要出現一條大河了。"
另一個人說："準會出現一條巨龍。"
第三個人說："從這些巖石中會出現一尊神來。"
等了幾天之后，山坡上最終裂開一條小縫，卻蹦出來一只耗子。
正因為某人大肆張揚，所以他沒有什么了不起。
英語寓言故事 3
從前，有個守財奴將他的金塊埋到一棵樹下，每周他都去把他挖出來看看。
一天晚上，一個小偷挖走了所有的金塊。 守財奴再來查看時，發現除了一個空洞什么都沒有了。
守財奴便捶胸痛哭。哭聲引來了鄰居
他告訴他們這里原來有他的'金塊。
問明了原因后，一個鄰居問：“你使用過這些金塊嗎？” “沒用過，” 他說，“我只是時常來看看。”“那么，以后再來看這個洞，”鄰居說，“就像以前有金塊時一樣。”
英語寓言故事 4
A wild boar was sharpening his tusks against a tree one day when a fox came by.
"What are you doing that for?" asked the fox. "There are no hunters around.Everything looks very peaceful to me."
"Quite true,"said the boar,"but when the hunter does e with his dogs I shall be too busy running away to have time for this. So let me sharpen my tusks while I can."
Be prepared.
有一天，野豬在樹上磨牙齒，狐貍走過來。
"你為什么干這個呀？"狐貍問，"附近又沒有獵人，我覺得平安無事。"
"不錯，"野豬說，"可是，如果獵人真的帶著獵狗來了，我只能逃走，就沒工夫干這個了。趁我此刻能夠磨，就讓我磨磨牙齒吧。"
時刻準備著（有備無患）。
英語寓言故事 5
A boy was playing in the fields when he was stung by a nettle.He ran home to tell his mother what had happened.
"I only touched it lightly," he said, "and the nasty thing stung me."
"It stung you because you only touched it lightly," his mother told him." Next time you touch a nettle grasp it as tightly as you can. Then it wont sting you at all."
Face danger boldly.
有個男孩子在地里玩耍，被蕁麻刺痛了。他跑回家去，告訴媽媽出了什么事。
"我可是輕輕地碰了它一下，"他說，"那厭惡的東西就把我刺痛了。"
"你只輕輕地碰了它一下，所以它才刺痛你，"媽媽對他說，"下一回你再碰到蕁麻，就盡量緊緊地抓住它。那它就根本不會刺痛你了。"
要敢于應對危險。
英語寓言故事 6
A man once bought a brilliantly-coloured parrot.Instead of locking it up in a cage or chaining it to a perch, he allowed it to fly free all over the house.The parrot was delighted at this and flapped from room to room, shrieking and screaming with happiness.At last he settled on the edge of a rich curtain.
"Who on earth are you ?" said a cross voice from below."Stop that terrible noise at once."
The parrot saw a cat staring up at him from the carpet.
"I m a parrot.I ve just arrived and I m to make as much noise as I can," he said.
"Well, I ve lived here all my life," replied the cat ."I was born in this very house and I learned from my mother that it is best to keep quiet here."
"Keep quiet then, "said the parrot cheerfully."I dont know what you do around here, but I know my job.My master bought me for my voice and Im going to make sure he hears it."
Different people are valued for different things.
從前，有人買了一只毛色鮮艷的鸚鵡。他沒有把鸚鵡關在籠子里，也沒有用鏈條把他拴在棲木上，而讓他在家里自由自在地飛來飛去。鸚鵡對此十分高興，撲動翅膀，從一間屋子飛到另一間屋子，愉快地尖聲叫著，最終停在華麗的帷幔的邊上。
"你到底是誰？"從下頭傳來怒氣沖沖的說話聲，"立刻住嘴，別發出那難聽的聲音。"
鸚鵡看見地毯上有一只貓抬頭看著他。
"我是鸚鵡。我剛到，我要使勁地吵吵。"他說。"那你就一聲不響吧，"鸚鵡歡快地說，"我不明白你在這兒干什么，可我明白我的.活兒。主人為了我的聲音才買我，我必須得讓他聽到。"
不一樣的人因有不一樣的特點而受重視。
英語寓言故事 7
There were two pots on the bank of a river. One was made of brass, and the other was made of clay.
When the water rose they both floated off down the river. The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one.
So the brass pot cried out, "Fear nothing, friend, I will not hit you."
"But I may come in contact with you," said the earthen pot. "If I come too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it."
After that the earthen pot floated away.
英語寓言故事 8
ONE day an Opossum who had gone to sleep hanging from the highest branch of a tree by the tail, awoke and saw a large Snake wound about the limb, between him and the trunk of the tree.
"If I hold on," he said to himself, "I shall be swallowed; if I let go I shall break my neck."
But suddenly he bethought himself to dissemble. "My perfected friend," he said, "my parental instinct recognises in you a noble evidence and illustration of the theory of development. You are the Opossum of the Future, the ultimate Fittest Survivor of our species, the ripe result of progressive prehensility - all tail!"
But the Snake, proud of his ancient eminence in Scriptural history, was strictly orthodox, and did not accept the scientific view.
英語寓言故事 9
James and John were good friends. For many years, James has had complete trust in John.
At the beginning, James invited John to manage his housekeeping, and when he was serving as a governor, he invited John to assist him with his business. Because James trusted John completely, he kept nothing from him.
James did not realize how despicable John was until John usurped all his property, which James dared not disclose, considering that John had gotten told of his demerits. Thedepressed James came to the Cheng Huang Temple, having no alternative, to vent his anger, and accused John for his wrongdoing.
At night, James dreamed that Cheng Huang asked him why he trusted John so much he thought for a long time, and replied, "Because he can make everything go as I have wished." Cheng Huang said, "Such a man is the most dangerous! You do not fear him but like him, making you the best choice for him to deceive?"
甲和乙是好朋友多年以來，甲對乙一直很信任。
開始是請乙管理家務。當甲官任巡撫時，又請乙協理公務，由于以對乙格外放心。
甲諸事都不提防。當自己的全部家產都被乙侵吞時，甲發現乙是一個卑鄙的'小人，考慮到自己有把柄被乙捏住，甲還不敢聲張，郁悶難申的甲為了發泄心中的怒氣，萬般無奈的來到城隍廟，告了乙一狀。
晚上，甲夢見城隍問自己為什么如此信任乙，甲思索半天，回答說。：“因為他事事都能如我意。”城隍說：“這種人最可怕，你不怕他而喜歡他?他不騙你又能騙誰呢?”
英語寓言故事帶翻譯簡短3:方舟濟河
There were two boats sailing on the river. If an empty boat clashed into them at this time, the people on the boats would not be angry even they were narrow-minded.
But, under another circumstance, if that boat carried one or more people instead of being empty, the people on those two proceeding boats would definitely ask that boat to give way to them. Once not answered, they would call and ask again. At the third time, there would be some abusive words. Know why? They were angry and utter out such words because they knew there must be some people on that boat.
河面上并行著兩支船。這時，如果有一只空船撞過來，即使是心胸狹窄之人，也不會有絲毫怒氣。
但是，如果這次船上有人，那么，前行的兩條船上的人一定會打招呼，要來人將船撐開。假如喊的一次對方不聽，他們肯定會再喊一次，待到喊第三次，其中必定會有辱罵聲相伴了，他們之所以前一次不生氣而現在生氣，是因為原來是空船而現在船上有人。
英語寓言故事 10
In the past a family in the State of Chu made sacrificial offers to their ancestors, and after that they rewarded the people who helped in the ceremony with the pot of wine used in it.
There were many helpers but only one pot of wine. Who
should drink it? Someone suggested: "Each person is to draw a snake on the ground. Whoever draws fastest and most lifelike will get the pot of wine." Everyone thought this was a good idea. One man drew very fast, finished it in the twinkling of an eye, and was given the pot of wine. At this moment, he saw that the others had not yet finished, so he wanted to flaunt his skill once more. He said proudly: "How slow you are! Let me add a few snake feet." Holding the wine pot in his left hand, he began to add feet to the finished snake with his right hand. When he was just adding feet to the snake, another man finished his drawing. Hegrabbed the wine pot at once, saying: "A snake has no feet. How could you add feet to it? The first one who finished drawing a snake is I, not you." Having said this, the man drank the wine with an easy conscience.
從前，楚國有一戶人家，祭完祖宗以后，把一壺祭祀時用過的酒，賞給幫助辦事的'人喝。
辦事的人很多，可是酒只有一壺，到底給誰喝呢?有人提議說：“各人都在地上畫一條蛇，誰畫得快、畫得像，就把這壺酒給誰喝。”
大家都認為這個辦法很好。
有一個人畫得很快，一轉眼，就把蛇畫好了。這壺酒應該歸他。可是，這時候，他看看別人都沒有畫好，就想再炫耀一下自己的能耐。他得意洋洋地說：“你們畫得多慢啊，讓我再畫上幾只蛇腳吧!”
他左手拿著酒壺，右手又開始給畫好了的蛇添上腳。當他正在添足的時候，另一個人卻把蛇畫好了，而且立刻把酒壺奪了過去，說：“蛇是沒有腳的，你怎么畫上了腳?第一個畫好蛇的是我，不是你哩!” 那人說完話，就心安理得地喝起酒來。
英語寓言故事 11
A labourers little son was bitten by a snake and died of the wound.
The father was beside himself with grief, and in his anger against the snake the caught up an axe and went and stood close to the snakes hole, and watched for a chance of killing it.
Presently the snake come out, and the man aimed a blow at it, but only succeeded in cutting of the tip of its tail before itwriggled in again. He then tried to get it to come out a second time, pretending that he wished to make up the quarrel.
But the snake said, “I can never be your friend because of my lost tail, nor you mine because of your lost child.”
Injuries are never forgotten in the presence of those who caused them.
英語寓言故事 12
Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea, which should justify to the Lamb himself his right to eat him. He thus addressed him:"Sirrah, last year you grossly
insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf, "You feed in my pasture."
"No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother′s milk is both food and drink to me." On which the Wolf seized him, and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won′t remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations."The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
英語寓言故事 13
The swallows and sparrows are very pleased to find a place on the roof of the hall for their nests.
The mother birds are feeding their babies with pleasure, which assumes a scene of peace and harmony.
But they have never thought of the following scene: the chimney at the top of the kitchen might break, the fire might leap up to the roof and the burning purling might destroy their nests.
But those swallows and sparrows are unmindful of the coming disaster.
They go on with their superficial happiness brought by peace and calm.
英語寓言故事 14
Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them
wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man
finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed
the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?" The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It." tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
英語寓言故事 15
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed: "Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf."
In serving the wicked, expect no the reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他 取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的'酬金。狼回答 說：“喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴里平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎么還要講報酬?”
這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質。
英語寓言故事 16
The miser and his gold Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.
One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole.
He was surprised, and then burst into the neighbors gathered around him.
He told them how he used to come and visit his gold. "Did you ever take any broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks.
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