The Boy Who Cried Wolf: Classic Fables for Kids

The boy who cried “Wolf!”
Once upon a time there lived a little boy in the village. And looked after sheep. But
he was not a good boy because he often told lies.
He had a joke which he often played on the people. The boy ran down and cried
out very loudly: “Wolf! Wolf! Help me anyone! There is a wolf!”
The neighbours ran very fast to him because they wanted to safe his life. But when
they came, the boy laughed at them. He was playing the same trick again and
again.
Once upon a time there was a wonderful warm day. The boy sleeping at the tree.
Suddenly he heard a strange sound. The boy woke up and saw a big dark animal. It
was a wolf.
Aaaaa!-he cried.-Pray, anybody, do come and help me! Please! The wolf is running
after me!
But nobody came to save the boy this time. Because there is no believing a liar,
even when he speaks the truth. When the boy didn’t return home at night the
people went to look for him. But they never found the boy.
Давным-давно в деревне жил маленький мальчик. И он ухаживал за овцами.
Но он не был хорошим мальчиком, потому что часто лгал.
У него была шутка, которой он часто подшучивал над людьми. Мальчик
побежал вниз и очень громко закричал: “Волк! Волк! Помогите мне, ктонибудь! Там волк!
Соседи со всех ног бросились к нему, потому что хотели спасти ему жизнь. Но
когда они прибежали, мальчик только посмеялся над ними. Он повторял
один и тот же трюк снова и снова.
Однажды был чудесный теплый день. Мальчик спал на дереве. Внезапно он
услышал странный звук. Мальчик проснулся и увидел большого темного
зверя. Это был волк.
Ааааа!- закричал он.- Умоляю, кто-нибудь, придите и помогите мне!
Пожалуйста! Волк бежит за мной!
Но на этот раз никто не пришел спасти мальчика. Потому что лжецу никто не
поверит, даже если он говорит правду. Когда мальчик не вернулся домой
ночью, люди отправились на его поиски. Но мальчика так и не нашли.
Fortune and the man (Фортуна и мужик)
One day a man was walking along the street. He carried an old bag in his hands.
He was wondering why people who had so much money were never satisfied and
always wanted more. “As to me,” he said, “if I had enough to eat, I wouldn’t ask
for anything else.”
Just at this moment Fortune came down the street. She heard the man and
stopped. “Listen,” she said, “I want to help you. Hold your bag, and I shall pour
diamonds into it. But every diamond which falls on the ground will become dust.
Do you understand?” “Oh, yes, I understand,” said the man.
He quickly opened his bag and stream of diamonds was poured into it. The bag
began to grow heavy. “Is that enough?” asked Fortune. “Not yet.” The man’s
hands began to tremble. “You are the richest man in the world now.” Said
Fortune. “Just a few more, and a few more,” said the man. Another diamond was
added and the bag slipped. All the diamonds fell on the ground and became dust.
Fortune disappeared, leaving the man in the street.
Однажды по улице шел мужчина. В руках у него была старая сумка. Он
задавался вопросом, почему люди, у которых так много денег, никогда не
бывают довольны и всегда хотят еще. “Что касается меня, - сказал он, - если
бы у меня было достаточно еды, я бы не просил ничего другого”.
Как раз в этот момент Фортуна шла по улице. Она услышала мужчину и
остановилась. “Послушайте, - сказала она, - я хочу вам помочь. Держи свою
сумку, и я насыплю в нее бриллиантов. Но каждый бриллиант, упавший на
землю, превратится в пыль. Ты понимаешь?” “О, да, я понимаю”, - сказал
мужчина.
Он быстро открыл свою сумку, и в нее посыпался поток бриллиантов. Сумка
начала тяжелеть. “Этого достаточно?” – спросила Фортуна. “Еще нет”. Руки
мужчины начали дрожать. “Теперь ты самый богатый человек в мире”, сказал Фортуна. “Еще немного, и еще немного”, - сказал мужчина. Еще один
бриллиант был добавлен, и сумка выскользнула. Все бриллианты
рассыпались по земле и превратились в пыль. Фортуна исчезла, оставив
мужчину на улице.
A present from the son (Подарок от сына)
Long ago there lived an old woman in England. She had a son who was a sailor. He
went to different countries and always brought presents for his old mother.
Once he went to China and brought some tea from that country. At that time tea
was very expensive and only rich people could buy and drink it. So the old woman
was very happy to have such a nice present. But she didn’t know what to do with
it as she had never bought tea before. She thought it was a vegetable. She told her
friends about her son’s present and invited them to taste it with her.
At last the day of the tea-party came. The woman called her guests to the diningroom and put a big dish of tea leaves on the table. The guests began to eat the
leaves with salt just as they ate vegetables. Nobody liked it but didn’t tell the
woman about it and continued to eat the leaves.
Some time later the sailor came into the room. When he saw that all the guests
were eating leaves, he smiled. “What are you doing? Why are eating these leaves?
Where is the tea?” “Here it is, my son,” the old woman said. “And where is the
water in which you have boiled the leaves?” asked the man laughing. “I threw it
away, of course,” answered the woman