an ass

lionandlio · 发表于 2008-11-12 19:55

A man wanted to buy an ass. He went to the market, and saw a likely one. But he wanted to test him first.

　　So he took the ass home, and put him into the stable with the other asses. The new ass looked around, and immediately went to choose a place next to the laziest ass in the stable.

　　When the man saw this he put a halter on the ass at once, and gave him back to his owner.

　　The owner felt quite surprised. He asked the man, "Why are you back so soon? Have you tested him already?" "I don't want to test him any more," replied the man, "From the companion he chose for himself, I could see what sort of animal he is."

Backstreet · 发表于 2008-11-12 20:01

我来看看！！！！从哪转的挺有意思的这驴还挺聪明的！！

lionandlio · 发表于 2008-11-12 20:01

"Ten steps from the porch and twenty steps from the rose bushes," growled Bluebeard in Jimmy's dream one night. "There be treasure there! Aawrgh."
　　So the next day Jimmy began to dig. He dug until the hole was deep and the dirt pile was high. He kept digging. The hole got deeper and the dirt pile got higher.
　　He dug until the hole was deepest and the dirt pile was at its highest. He sighed. "I'm too tired. I can't dig anymore." Then he spied something……
　　……but it was only one of Woofy's bones. Instead of treasure, all Jimmy had was a dog bone, a hole, and a big pile of dirt to fill it in with. He thought "That pirate lied to me!"
　　But when Jimmy's mother saw what he had done, she clasped her hands and smiled a smile from here to Sunday. "Oh, thank you, Jimmy. I always wanted a rhododendron bush planted just there. Here's $5.00 for digging that hole."

lionandlio · 发表于 2008-11-12 20:11

A fox had fallen into a well， and had been casting about for a long time how he should get out again， when at length a goat came to the place， and wanting to drink， asked Reynard whether the water was good， and of there was plenty of it .The fox， dissembling the real danger of his case， replied ："come down， my friend， the water is so good that I can not drink enough of it， and so abundant that it can not be exhausted ."Upon this the goat without any more ado leaped in， when the fox， taking advantage of his friend's horns， as nimbly leaped out， and coolly remarked to the poor deluded goat ："if you had half as much brains as you have beard， you would have looked before you leaped."

boleynyang19 · 发表于 2008-11-12 22:06

都是英语，看起来真苦难啊。。。

lionandlio · 发表于 2008-11-13 07:36

no pay no gain