“In the winter, when the fields were covered with snow, and the water filled with large blocks of ice which I had blown up to the coast,” continued the Wind, “great flocks of crows and ravens, dark and black as they usually are, came and alighted on the lonely, deserted ship. Then they croaked in harsh accents of the forest that now existed no more, of the many pretty birds’ nests destroyed and the little ones left without a home; and all for the sake of that great bit of lumber, that proud ship, that never sailed forth. I made the snowflakes whirl till the snow lay like a great lake round the ship, and drifted over it. I let it hear my voice, that it might know what the storm has to say. Certainly I did my part towards teaching it seamanship.

NEAR the shores of the great Belt, which is one of the straits that connect the Cattegat with the Baltic, stands an old mansion with thick red walls. I know every stone of it,” says the Wind. “I saw it when it was part of the castle of Marck Stig on the promontory. But the castle was obliged to be pulled down, and the stone was used again for the walls of a new mansion on another spot—the baronial residence of Borreby, which still stands near the coast. I knew them well, those noble lords and ladies, the successive generations that dwelt there; and now I’m going to tell you of Waldemar Daa and his daughters. How proud was his bearing, for he was of royal blood, and could boast of more noble deeds than merely hunting the stag and emptying the wine-cup. His rule was despotic: ‘It shall be,’ he was accustomed to say. His wife, in garments embroidered with gold, stepped proudly over the polished marble floors. The tapestries were gorgeous, and the furniture of costly and artistic taste.

"Ten steps from the porch and twenty steps from the rose bushes," growled Bluebeard in Jimmy's dream one night. "There be treasure there! Aawrgh."
So the next day Jimmy began to dig. He dug until the hole was deep and the dirt pile was high.
He kept digging. The hole got deeper and the dirt pile got higher.
He dug until the

An Archer, hunting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that they ran into the densest part of the bushes to hide. At last the Tiger stood up, and pretending to be very brave, told the other animals not to be afraid anymore, but to rely on his courage, and he would

Dear Mummy
by Katrina
Dear Mummy,
Oh, why did you send me here, Mummy?
It was so much better at home, Mummy
You have to do lessons all day, Mummy
And you hardly get any TV
Oh, and the other kids hate me, Mummy
And the teachers don't want me to talk, Mummy
I've got hours and hours of homework, Mummy
Th

On the tenth day after leaving Troy，Odysseus and his men came to an island，

Near China's northern borders lived a man well versed in the practices of Taoism.

there was once an artist whose name was Wen Tong. He was famous for his bamboo drawings.

Snake-like Reflection of a Bow in the Cup

there were two high mountains between Jizhou in the south and Heyang in the north.

A certain tailor had a son, who happened to be small

很久以前，在一个峭壁上有一个鹰巢，里面住着一只小鹰。

Long ago and far away, there lived an Emperor.

A king had three sons whom he loved equally well， and he did not know which of them to appoint as king following his own death.

远古时期的人们认为毛发、剪下的指甲和脱落的牙齿即使离开了人的身体，仍与其主人保持着神秘的联系

Everybody knew that this was Li Fucai of Baoshan.

The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces

This is an interesting story from the Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in ancient China

A long time ago and far away there lived a King and a Queen

Any of the four New Testament books narrating the life and death of Jesus.The Gospels of Matthew

Just as the whole family was busy prepasring the birthday ceremony for Jia Zheng，

HOW THE TENTH BECAME THE FIRST

A TURTLE'S GRATITUDE

The vixen and the lioness
　　One morning when a vixen was taking her babies out of the lair, she saw a lioness and her cub.
　　"Why do you have only one child, dear dame?" asked the vixen.
　　"Look at my healthy and numerous children here, and imagine, if you are able, how a proud mother should feel."
　　The

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

Where is the line that divides the world in half？
　　It's in London.
　　科学家用一条假想的线把地球分成东、西两个半球。
　　The line passes through Greenwich in London.
　　在本初子午线穿过格林尼治的地方，有一条镶嵌在大理石中间的铜线，代表本初子午线的一部分。
　　Standing east of the line， you are in the eastern half of the world.Standing on the other side， you are in thewestern half of

This is an episode from the novel Strange Tales from Make-Do Strdio. An Daye turned out to be out-standingly clever while he was very young. He was also very handsome. His parents loved him very much and regarded him as a precious pearl on their palms. They hoped that their son would be successful in his career and thereby glorify his ancestors. Ne

THE HUNTER'S CONSCIENCE
　　猎人的良心
　　Doctor Huang Xiaoyuan of Hangzhou was a noted authority on skin diseases and infections of all sorts.
　　杭州的黄小元是一个有名的大夫，擅长治疗各种皮肤病。
　　One day he was sitting in his office when a man came in groaning. "What an ugly brute，" the doctor couldn't help thinking， even though he knew that a doctor

Some two thousand years ago， in a river in ancient India， there was a pond full of fish.

A HAPPY MAN
　　One day in spring， Wang Liangbin called his servant to him.
　　春天里的一天，王亮宾把他的仆人叫到跟前。
　　"How many pounds of snails did you buy？"
　　"你买了多少磅蜗牛？"
　　"200 pounds， sir."
　　"200磅，主人。"
　　"Did you buy birds？"
　　"鸟也买了吗？"
　　"Yes， sir， over 60."
　　"是的，有60多只。"
　　"Did

The vixen and the lioness
　　One morning when a vixen was taking her babies out of the lair, she saw a lioness and her cub.
　　"Why do you have only one child, dear dame?" asked the vixen.
　　"Look at my healthy and numerous children here, and imagine, if you are able, how a proud mother should feel."
　　The

Zeus made the first woman and sent her to Prometheus and his brother, to punish them for their caring so much for men.  She was made in heaven, every god contributing something to perfect her.  Venus gave her beauty, Mercury persuasion, Apollo music, etc.  All gods gave her gifts, silvery raiment and a broidered veil, a wonder to beh

Five little monkeys swinging from a tree, Teasing Mr. Alligator,“you can't catch me.”

One day， the princess went to visit a temple outside the city. One-Inch and several servants went with her.
　　As they were riding home back， they had to pass through a dark and mysterious forest. The pine trees were so tall and grew so close together， that they shut out the light. Suddenly， the sky became very black and a strong wind began to b

One-Inch was determined to kill the monster. He practiced with his sword in preparation

As Xi Ren， the leading service girl who had taken care of Baoyu was away to visit her home， the duties， and the charge of Yihongyuan Court， fell on Qing Wen. A girl anxious to excel in everything， Qing Wen did everything personally. For the special occasion of his uncle's birthday party， baoyu puton a very unique Russian-made cloak woven with threa

文章背景
　　《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，

　In olden times when wishing still helped one， there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful， but the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself， which has seen so much， was astonished whenever it shone in her face. Close by the king's castle lay a great dark forest， and under an old lime-tree in the forest was a well， and when the da