愚蠢的小鸡A Foolish Chicken的儿童睡前故事

　　Mr Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children .His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine .And the harvest was bad and all his family were going go be hungry the next spring .He was quite worried about it .

　　We had only a cock ,said Mrs Smith one day .Youd better take it to the town .Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children .

　　Its a good idea !the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box .It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow .

　　Two hours later he was very tied and wanted to have a rest .He put the box to the ground and sat down .

　　The air in the box must be close ,the man said to himself .Id better let the cock walk outside for a while ,or itll die .

　　So he put the cock to the ground .When he started again ,he couldnt catch it any longer .

　　How foolish you are !Mr Smith called out angrily .You can herald the break of day at night but you cannt find the way to the town in the daytime !

　　圣诞节马上来了。

　　史密斯先生却没有钱为他的孩子买礼物。他的妻子病了为了给他的妻子卖药史密斯先生花了很多钱。而他的收入却少得可怜，他们一大家子人下个春季都要挨饿。他为此非常着急。

　　有一天史密斯夫人说到：我们只有一只小鸡。你最好带着他去镇上，卖了它然后为我们的孩子买一些蛋糕和糖果。

　　这是个好主意。男人说道，然后第二天早晨他抓了那只小鸡把它丢尽一个箱子。路上覆盖着厚厚的积雪很难行走。

　　两个小时以后，他感觉非常的泪想休息一下。他把箱子放到地上坐下来。

　　箱子里空气肯定很封闭这个男人自言自语。我最好让小鸡出来溜达一会儿，否则它会死掉的。

　　因此他把小鸡放到地上。当他准备要走的时候，这个男人却再也没办法抓住这只小鸡。

　　史密斯先生大声生气的说：你真是太愚蠢了!你能在夜晚预知黎明什么时候到来，大白天的却找不到去镇上的路!