寓言故事是文學體裁的壹種。含有諷喻或明顯教訓意義的故事。它的結構簡短，多用借喻手法，使富有教訓意義的主題或深刻的道理在簡單的故事中體現。其成功之處在於故事的可讀性很強，無論人們的文化水準高低，都能在簡練明晰的故事中悟出道理。下面我為大家帶來，希望大家喜歡!
精選寓言故事：在沙漠中的小花This happened many many summers ago.
這個故事發生在很多很多個夏天以前。
There was a young flower in the desert where all was dry and sad looking...It was growing byitself...enjoying every day...
在壹個周圍充滿著幹燥與衰落景象的沙漠中，有壹朵小花正綻放著……她孤單地生長著……快樂地過著每壹天……
and saying to the sun "When shall I be grown up"? And the sun would say "Be patient"---Eachtime I touch you, you grow a little"...
太陽回答說：“不要著急——我的光芒每接觸妳壹次，妳就會長大壹點兒……”她對太陽說：“我什麽時候才能長大呀?”
And she was so pleased. Because she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner ofsand...
小花聽了非常高興。因為她有機會為這片沙漠增添壹處絢麗的景色了……
And this is all she wanted to do---bring a little bit of beauty to this world.
這就是她夢寐以求的——為這個世界帶來壹點兒美麗。
One day the hunter came by---and stepped on her.---
壹天，壹個獵人經過這裏——並從她身上踏了過去。——
She was going to die---and she felt so sad. Not because she was dying ---but because she wouldnot have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.
她即將死了——她感到十分悲傷。她悲傷的原因，並不是因為她將要死去，而是因為她再也沒有機會為這片沙漠增添壹處絢麗的景色了。
The great spirit saw her, and was listening.---Indeed, he said ...She should be living...And hereached down and touched her---and gave her life.
壹個偉大的精靈看到了她，並聽到了她的哭訴。——事實上，他說……她應該活下去……於是，他來到沙漠上撫摸著她，並賦予了她生命。
And she grew up to be a beautiful flower...and this corner of the desert became so beautifulbecause of her.
後來，她終於長大成了壹朵美麗的花兒……這片沙漠也因她的存在而變得格外美麗。
精選寓言故事：有裂痕的罐子A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carriedacross his neck.
印度有壹個挑水工，他有兩個大罐子，分別掛在肩上的扁擔兩頭。
One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered afull portion of water.
其中壹個罐子做工精細，從不漏水，另壹個上面則有壹道裂縫。
At the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the cracked pot arrivedonly half full.
每當挑水工回到雇主家時，罐子裏的水就只剩壹半了。
For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full ofwater to his master's house.
這樣過了整整兩年，這個挑水工每天挑到雇主家的水僅有壹罐半。
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its acplishments, perfect to the end for which it wa *** ade.
當然，那個完好的罐子為自己的成就甚感自豪。
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it wasable to acplish only half of what it had been made to do.
而那個可憐的有裂縫的罐子卻因自身的瑕疵而羞愧不已，為自己只能裝壹半水而痛苦不堪。
After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one dayby the stream.
痛苦了兩年後，壹天，那個有裂縫的罐子在小溪邊對挑水工說：
"I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you."
“我很慚愧，想向妳道歉。”
"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?"
“為什麽?”挑水工問，“妳羞愧什麽呢?”
"I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack inmy side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's house.
“為這兩年來只能讓妳挑回壹半的水。因為我身上的這個裂縫，每次妳回雇主家的路上，水都在漏，到家時就只剩下半罐了。
Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from yourefforts," the pot said.
正是我的裂縫，妳不得不多挑幾次水，這樣就浪費了妳的部分勞動價值。”罐子說道。
The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his passion he said,
挑水工對這個有裂痕的舊罐子感到很抱歉，他同情地說道：
"As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."
“當我們返回雇主家時，我希望妳能留心路旁那些美麗的花朵。”
Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming thebeautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some.
的確如此，當他們上山時，這個有裂縫的舊罐子註意到了路旁的野花，它們沐浴在陽光中非常漂亮。
But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again itapologized to the bearer for its failure.
它感到了壹絲快樂，但到雇主家時，它又為自己漏了壹半水而難過起來，於是，它再次為自己的失敗向挑水工道歉。
The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of yourpath, but not on the other pot's side?
挑水工對罐子說：“妳註意到了嗎?妳這邊沿路都有花，而另壹邊就沒有?
That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it.
我早就註意到了妳的裂縫，我就是利用這壹點，在妳這側的路邊種上花籽。
I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from thestream, you've watered them.
每天，我們從小溪回來時，妳就給它們澆了水。
For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table.
這兩年，我就采這些漂亮的花朵來裝點雇主的桌子。
Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."
倘若妳不漏水，他就沒有這麽美麗的鮮花來裝飾屋子了。”