适合初一初二学生阅读的英文小故事

ADog’sBadHabitAsaprofessionalanimaltrainer,Iwasdisturbedwhenmyowndogdevelopedabadhabit.EverytimeIhungmywashoutonthexiaogushi8.comclothesline,shewouldyankitdown.DrasticactionwascalledforIputawhitekitchentowelonthelineandwaited.Eachtimeshepulleditoff,Iscoldedxiaogushi8.comher.Aftertwoweeksthetowelwasuntouched.ThenIhungoutalargewashandlefttodosomeerrands.WhenIcamehome,mycleanclotheswerescatteredallovertheyard.Onthelinewasthewhitekitchentowel.AFoolishChickenChristmaswascoming.MrSmithhadnomoneytobuyanypresentsforhischildren.Hiswifewasillandhespentalotofmoneyonhermedicine.Andtheharvestwasbadandallhisfamilyweregoinggobehungrythenextspring.Hewasquiteworriedaboutit.“Wehadonlyacock,”saidMrsSmithoneday.“You’dbettertakeittothetown.Sellitthereandbuysomecakesandsweetsforourchildren.”“It’sagoodidea!”themansaidandcaughtthecockthenextmorningandputitintoabox.Itwasdifficulttowalkontheroadcoveredwiththicksnow.Twohourslaterhewasverytiedandwantedtohavearest.Heputtheboxtothegroundandsatdown.“Theairintheboxmustbeclose,”themansaidtohimself.“I’dbetterletthecockwalkoutsideforawhile,orit’lldie.”Soheputthecocktotheground.Whenhestartedagain,hecouldn’tcatchitanylonger.“Howfoolishyouare!”MrSmithcalledoutangrily.“Youcanheraldthebreakofdayatnightbutyoucann’tfindthewaytothetowninthedaytime!”SomethingIsWrongwithYourCarsRobertwasacleveryoungmanandgotonwellwithhisclassmates.Theyalllikedhimandplayedwithhimthoughheoftenboasted.Hewasstrongandoftenhadsports.Hehopedtojointhearmywhenheleftthemiddleschool.Badluck!Hislegwashurtinatrafficaccidentandhecouldn’twalk.Hehadtogotohishomevillageandhelphisfathertomanagethefarm.Hereadalotofbooksonfarminganddidwellinit.Hegotmuchmoneyandboughtafewfarmsnexttohsandtenyearslaterhebecametherichestfarmerinhisvillage.OnceRobertnetseveralfriendsinthecapital.Someofthemwerefamousintheircountry.Theyknewnothingabouttheirlamefriend.Itmadehimunhappyandheaskedthemtovisithisfarm.Theyagreedandwenttherewithhim.Theysawabeautifulhousewithabiggardenwhentheygotthere.Theyfoundhehadalotofsheep,pigsandcows.RobertandhisfamilywarmlyreceivedtheguestsfromLondon.Thenextmorninghetookthemtohisfarm.Itwassolargethattheycouldn’tseetheotherendanditsurprisedthemall.“It’lltakeyoutwodaystoreachtheotherendofmyfarmbycar!”Robertsaidhappily.“Ithinksomethingiswrongwithyourcars!”oneoftheguestssaidwithasmileTheYoungThiefandHisMotherLongago,therewereamotherandasonlivinginahouse.Sheworkedhardeveryday,buttheywerealwayspoor.Oneday,hersonstolehisfriend'sbag.Mom,whatdoyouthinkofthisbag?Hismotherpraisedhersonratherthanscoldinghim.Itlooksgreat!Thenexttime,hestoleanovercoat.Shepraisedhimagainwhenhestoleit.Afewyearslater,hegrewuptobeayoungman.Hestolejewelryandbroughtthemtohismother.Howbeautiful!Thistime,shedidnotscoldhersonagain.Then,becausehewaselatedbyhismother,hestartedtostealmoreexpensivethings.Oneday,thepolicecaughthim.Beforeputtinghiminjail,hebeggedthepolicetomeethismother.Theytookhimtohismother.Assoonashesawhismother,hebitherearlobe.Ouch!What'sthematterwithyou?Shefinallyscoldedhim.Hersonanswered.IfyouhadgivenmeascoldinglikethatwhenIstolethefirstbag,Icouldnothavebecomeathief.Shecollapsedasshelookedathersonheadingtoprison.IfIonlycouldturnbacktime,Iwouldscoldhimseverely.Sheregrettedthatshealwayspraisedhim,whateverhedid