One morning a countryman went to his goose，s nest， and saw a yellow and glittering egg there.
He took the egg home. To his delight， he found that it was an egg of pure gold.
Every morning the same thing occurred， and he soon became rich by selling his eggs.
The countryman became more and more greedy. He wanted to get all the gold at once， so he killed the goose， when he looked inside， he found nothing in its body.
生金蛋的鹅
一天早晨，一位农夫发现自家的鹅窝中有一只金灿灿的蛋。
他将蛋带回家，惊喜地发现这是一个金蛋。
此后，农夫每天都能得到一个金蛋。从此，他靠卖他的金蛋变得富有起来。
农夫变得越来越贪婪，他想一下子得到鹅肚子中所有的金蛋。于是他杀死了鹅，但是，鹅肚子中什么也没有。
9.Belling the cat
Long ago， there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this， and some said that.
At last a young mouse got up， and said that he had
a good idea.
“We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near， we can hear the sound of the bell， and run away.”
Everyone approved of this proposal， but an old wise mouse got up and said， “That is all very well， but who will tie the bell to the cat？”
The mice looked at each other， but nobody spoke.
老鼠开会
从前，一所房子里面有一只大猫，他抓住了很多偷东西的老鼠。
一天，老鼠在一起开会商量如何对付他们共同的敌人。会上大家各有各的主张。
最后，一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。
“我们可以在猫的脖子上绑一个铃铛，那么如果他来到附近，我们听到铃声就可以马上逃跑。”
大家都赞同这个建议，这时一只聪明的老耗子站出来说：“这的确是个绝妙的主意，但是谁来给猫的脖子上绑铃铛呢？”
老鼠们面面相觑，谁也没有说话。
10.The hare and the tortoise
The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. “I have never been beaten，” he said， “when I run at full speed， no one is faster than me.”
The tortoise said quietly， “I will race with you.” “That is a good joke，” said the hare. “I could dance around you the whole way.”
The race started. The hare darted almost out of sight at once. He soon stopped and lay down to have a nap.
The tortoise plodded on and on. When the hare awoke from his nap， he saw the tortoise was near the finish line， and that he had lost the race.
兔子向动物们夸耀他的速度，“我从来没有失败过，”他说，“当我奔跑时，没有人比我更快。”
乌龟平静地说：“我要与你比赛。”“真是笑话，我可以边玩边和你赛跑。”兔子说。
比赛开始了，一眨眼工夫，兔子已经跑得不见了踪影，但是他觉得自己跑得快，对比赛掉以轻心，躺在路边睡着了。
乌龟慢腾腾地却持续不停地走，当兔子一觉醒来，他看到乌龟已经快到终点线了。兔子输了比赛。
Four Humors in Campus
校园幽默四则
1. Two birds
Teacher： Here are two birds， one is a swallow， the other is sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which？
Student： I cannot point out but I know the answer.
Teacher： Please tell us.
Student： The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.
两只鸟
老师： 这儿有两只鸟，一只是麻雀。谁能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀吗？
学生：我指不出，但我知道答案。
老师：请说说看。
学生：燕子旁边的就是麻雀，麻雀旁边的就是燕子。
2. The fish net
“Can you tell me what fish net is made， Ann？”
“A lot of little holes tied together with strings.” replied the little girl.
鱼网
“你能告诉我鱼网是什么做的吗，安？” 老师发问道。
“把许多小孔用绳子栓在一起就成了鱼网了。”小女孩回答道。
3. The new teacher
George comes from school on the first of September.
“George， how did you like your new teacher？” asked his mother.
“I didn，t like her， Mother， because she said that three and three were six and then she said that two and four were six too...”
新老师
9月1日， 乔治放学回到家里。
“乔治，你喜欢你们的新老师吗？”妈妈问。
“妈妈，我不喜欢，因为她说3加3得6， 可后来又说2加4也得6。”
4. A physics examination
Once in a physics examination， Nick finished the first question very soon， while his classmates were thinking it hard.
The question was： When it thunders why do we see the lighting first， then hear the thunderrolls？
Nick，s answer： Because our eyes are before ears.
一次物理考试
在一次物理考试时，当同学们都还在苦思冥想时，尼克很快就答好了第一个问题。
这个问题是：为什么在打雷时，我们总是先看到闪电后听到雷声？
尼克的回答是：因为眼睛在前，耳朵在后。