英语课外书电子版
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英语课外书电子版 一、农夫和苹果树 A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew. One day,his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift,but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree.near the road,strangers would steal the fruit.If he planted the tree in one of his field,his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples.If he planted the tree near his house,his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it.But without sunlight and good soil,the tree soon died. Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place."What's the difference?"the farmer said angrily."If I had planted the tree near the road,strangers would have stolen the fruit.If I had planted the tree in one of my field,my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples.If I had planted it near my house,my own children would have taken the fruit." "Yes,"said the friend,"but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit.Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit,but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!" 二、The House of 1000 Mirrors（千镜之屋） Long ago in a small,faraway village,there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.A small,happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.When he arrived,he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.To his great surprise,he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his.He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly.As he left the House,he thought to himself,"This is a wonderful place.I will come back and visit it often." In this same village,another little dog,who was not quite as happy as the first one,decided to visit the house.He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him,he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.As he left,he thought to 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/fae386926b0203d8ce2f0066f5335a8102d2664e.html