中文意思在底下:
Once upon a time an old man and woman lived in the mountains. Everyday the old man went to the mountain and collected firewood, while the old woman went to the river and did the laundry. One day, she was doing the washing when a big peach came floating down the river towards her. As it was a big and juicy-looking fruit, she thought that her husband would be glad to eat it so she took it home. When the old man came back for lunch and saw the nice peach, he was really hy. The old woman cut the big peach open with a knife. What a surprise! A lovely little boy was in the peach.
The old man and woman had no children so they were really grateful the gods had sent them a boy in this peach. Since he was born in a peach, they decided to call him Momotaro which means "peach-boy". The old woman cooked a meal for the little boy who ate as much as he could; the more he ate, the more he grew. Soon he became a tall and strong boy.
No matter how tall or strong he was, Momotaro was a lazy boy. Day after day, all he did was sleep and eat. In the village the other boys went to the mountain and picked firewood while Momotaro was the only one doing nothing. This worried the old man and the old woman, so they asked the other boys to try to make Momotaro go and work with them.
The boys then invited him, "Momotaro, would you come with us? We're going to collect firewood."
But he answered, "I hen't a basket, so I can't go with you" and went back to sleep.
The following day, they invited him again, "Momotaro, would you come with us? We're going to collect firewood."
And he answered them, "I hen't any sandals, so I can't go with you" and went back to sleep. Upon hearing this, the old woman got angry with Momotaro for being so lazy, so the next day he went to collect firewood with the other boys.
While the boys were working and collecting firewood, Momotaro took a nap. When the work was finished, the boys decided to go back to the village. Just then, Momotaro awoke and said to them, "I'll collect firewood and come back with you."
They retorted, "If you start working now, we'll get back too late."
Momotaro turned a deaf ear to them and went to a very big tree. Holding it by the middle, he uprooted it. Astonishing! All the boys could not believe their eyes! Thus the tall and strong Momotaro carried the big tree, while the other boys carried bundles of firewood back to the village. The old man and the old woman were amazed when they saw Momotaro carrying this very big tree as if it was a mere bundle of firewood.
The county lord hened to hear about this and wished to meet Momotaro. The next day Momotaro went to see the county lord. The lord said to him, "Ogres he been threatening and rog my peasants for a long time. If you are as strong as I heard, you shall go and punish them." Momotaro then agreed to go to the Island of Ogres.
For his journey, the old man and woman baked some millet cookies and ge them to Momotaro. Away he went and on his way he met a dog.
"Momotaro, where are you going?" asked the dog.
"To the Island of Ogres, to punish them."
"And what are you bringing with you?"
"The best millet cookies of Japan."
"Can I he one and go with you?" offered the dog. Momotaro ge the dog a cookie and they went along together.
Soon they met a monkey.
"Momotaro, where are you going?" asked the monkey.
"To the Island of Ogres, to punish them."
"And what are you bringing with you?"
"The best millet cookies of Japan."
"Can I he one and go with you?" offered the monkey. Momotaro ge the monkey a cookie and the three of them went along together.
Then they met a pheasant.
"Momotaro, where are you going?" asked the pheasant.
"To the Island of Ogres, to punish them."
"And what are you bringing with you?"
"The best millet cookies of Japan."
"Can I he one and go with you?" offered the pheasant. So Momotaro ge the pheasant a cookie too.
Momotaro, the dog, the monkey and the pheasant went together to the Island of Ogres by boat. They were sailing but could not see the island, so the pheasant went up in the sky. He found the island and guided the boat. Soon they landed on the Island of Ogres. There on the island was a great big castle with a huge door. It was tightly closed, but the monkey jumped easily inside and opened the huge door.
Momotaro entered and said to the ogres, who were hing a feast, "My name is Momotaro, and I came to punish you." The ogres laughed at him, but the dog ran in and bit them as Momotaro fought using his sword. Momotaro and his companions, hing eaten the best millet cookies of Japan, knew no fear and were strong.
At last the ogres cried for mercy, "We shall never be bad again, please spare our lives."
The defeated ogres ge Momotaro their treasure. He took it and returned with his companions, who had eaten the best millet cookies of Japan and helped defeat the ogres. The old man and the old woman, who had been worrying about Momotaro, welcomed them back cheerfully.
After that Momotaro and the old man and woman lived hily together.
很久很久以前,一个地方住着老爷爷和老奶奶.通常,爷爷上山砍柴,奶奶去河边洗衣服.一天,奶奶洗衣服时,一个大桃子一沉一浮地顺水漂来.看到了这个桃子,奶奶就把它带回了家,想让爷爷尝个鲜.吃中午饭时,爷爷从山里回来了,看到了这个桃子后欢喜得不得了.两个人刚刚将桃子切开,不由得吓了一大跳,原来呀,一个活蹦乱眺的小男孩从桃子里面跳了出来.
爷爷和奶奶没有孩子,于是欢天喜地地认为孩子是天赐的,就把他叫做"桃太郎", 奶奶做好了饭给他吃,尽管桃太郎有点儿害怕,但仍然吃得很香甜.于是,桃太郎渐渐地长大了.
桃太郎不停地吃,不停地长,变成了一个大力士,同时也是一个大懒汉.每天的任务只是吃了睡,睡了吃.村里的年轻人每日上山捡柴,可桃太郎却什么活也不干.爷爷和奶奶挺担心的,就拜托村里年轻人说:"叫上桃太郎一起去吧."当他们来找桃太郎一起上山并说:"桃太郎,一块儿打柴去吧"时,他却推说:"没有背篓,去不成啊."说完后,继续睡午觉.第二天,这些年轻人又来邀桃太郎,他推诿道:"没鞋,去不了哇."又过了一天,奶奶终于忍不住生气了,没有办法,桃太郎不得不和村里的年轻人们一起上山了.
大家在山里拾柴,桃太郎却只是睡大觉.等到大家收拾好柴篓要回家时,桃太郎说:"我也想拾点儿柴,然后一起回去吧."大家说:"天色都已经不早了,来不及了."就在这时, 桃太郎抓住了一棵大树,突然间将它拔了出来,把大家吓了一大跳.于是,他扛着大树和大伙返回了村里.见到了这种情况,爷爷和奶奶非常吃惊.这事传到了大人的耳朵里,大人萌生了特别想见桃太郎的念头.见了面,大人说:"前一阵儿总有坏魔鬼骚扰村民,偷盗各种物品器具.因为你很有力气,那么请你去征服魔鬼吧."因此,桃太郎伏鬼这件事就这么定了.
爷爷和奶奶作好了黄米面团给桃太郎带上.就这样他出发了.途中他遇到了一条狗, 狗问他,:
"桃太郎,你这是去哪儿呀."
"魔鬼要去岛上,我正要去除鬼."
"那你腰间挂的是什么呢?"
"最最好吃的黄米面团."
"给我一个好吗,我和你一起去",狗说.
于是桃太郎给了狗一个黄米面团.
和狗一起继续行进时,又遇到了一只猴子,猴子问:"桃太郎,你这是去哪儿呀."
"魔鬼要去岛上,我去除鬼."
"那你腰间挂的是什么呢?"
"最最好吃的黄米面团."
"给我一个吧,我和你们一块儿去",猴子说.
桃太郎又给了猴子一个黄米面团.
于是,桃太郎带着狗和猴子继续赶路了.这回跳出来一只野鸡.同样地,野鸡问他:
"桃太郎,你这是去哪儿呀."
"魔鬼要去岛上,我去除鬼."
"你腰间挂着的是什么呀?"
"最最好吃的黄米面团."
"给我一个吧,我和你们一块儿去."
这样,桃太郎又给了野鸡一个黄米面团. 桃太郎,狗,猴子,野鸡好不容易才到了海边,因为魔鬼们已经去了岛上,他们就划船向海岛出发了.摇啊摇,摇啊摇,怎么也看不到那个岛屿.野鸡就飞到了空中,观察到了岛屿的位置,指挥着大家向那个地方划去,这样,大家到达了岛上.岛上有一座大城,城门紧闭, 猴子敏捷地爬到了门里,将门栓摘掉,把门打开了.而魔鬼们仍一无所知地又是喝酒又是唱歌.桃太郎大声喝道:"我乃桃太郎是也,前来消除你们.
"魔鬼们见他们势单力薄,并不把他们放在眼里.但是,吃了最最好吃的黄米面团后精力充沛的桃太郎和伙伴们并肩作战, 瞬间就把魔鬼们打得落花流水.
魔鬼们赔罪说:"我们归还抢盗来的宝物,决不再做坏事了,给我们留一条活路吧." 惩治了魔鬼后,桃太郎和伙伴们带着宝物回到了村里.正担惊受怕的爷爷和奶奶见状非常高兴.从那以后,桃太郎与爷爷和奶奶一直过着幸福愉快的生活.
III. New Words and Expressions 生词和词组
1. sandal n. 拖鞋，凉鞋
2. bundle n. 捆，束
3. ogre n. 食人魔鬼，怪物
4. cookie n. 面团
5. feast n. 宴会
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A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he
went along the road, he saw a box of good les at the side of the road. He
said, "I do not want to eat those les; for the rich man will give me
much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the les
and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river
had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then
he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over
the river." He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began
to want food. He came to the les, and he was glad to take them out of the
dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to he them
at some other time.
译文 一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好贫?饮，他说：“我不吃那些贫?饮，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我特别好吃的东西。”接着他拿起贫?饮，一把扔到土里去。
他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，接着他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能度过河。” 他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到贫?饮，特别开心地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。
不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有效果处。
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Fox and cock One morning a fox sees a cock.He
think,"This is my breakfast.'' He comes up to the cock and says,"I
know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The cock is glad.He closes
his eyes and begins to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and
carries him away. The people in the field see the fox.They
cry,"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.''The cock says to the
fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock
away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.'' The fox opens his mouth ang
says,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock runs away from the
fox and flies into the tree.
狐狸和公鸡 一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一侄?耀鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。 他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你能唱得很好听，你能唱给我听么？”公鸡特别开心。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。
在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫：“看，看！狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么？人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。”狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时，。公鸡跑到了树底下。
导语：心灵鸡汤的故事能给人启迪，让人在迷失中找到自己，对激励人的心灵有很大的作用，下面是励志心灵鸡汤小故事300字，欢迎阅读。
励志心灵鸡汤小故事 篇1我来这世界上不该有人问我："为什么你不是摩西?"我应该被问的是："为什么你不是朱丝亚?"
——瑞比·朱丝亚
从我是个小孩子起，我就不想做我自己。我想像比尔·威铎登一样，而比尔·威铎登却一点也不喜欢我。我学他走路，学他说话的方式，上他上过的高中。
比尔·威铎登也同样地改变自己。他开始缠着荷比·凡德登：走路学荷比·凡德登，说话学荷比·凡德登。他使我困惑了!我开始以比尔·威铎登的方式走路、说话，而他竟正在学着荷比·凡德登走路、说话。
然后我发现荷比·凡德登走路和说话都像裘伊·哈布林。而裘伊·哈布林走路和说话像林奇·沙必森。
所以我走路和说话的方式像比尔·威铎登所模仿的荷比·凡德登所看见的裘伊·哈布林所企图仿效的柯奇·沙必森的走路方式。你认为柯奇·沙必森说话、走路像谁?所有人中，他最像杜佩·威灵顿——而这家伙走路和说话的方式都像我!
励志心灵鸡汤小故事 篇2这是发生在英国的一个真实故事。有位孤独的老人，无儿无女，又体弱多病，他决定搬到养老院去。老人宣布出售他漂亮的住宅。购买者闻讯蜂拥而至。住宅底价8万英镑，但人们很快就将它炒到啦10万英镑。价钱还在不断攀升。老人满目忧郁，是的，要不是健康情形不行，他是不会卖掉这栋陪他度过大半生的住宅的。
一个衣着朴素的青年来到老人眼前，弯下腰，低声说：“先生，我也好想买这栋住宅，可我只有1万英镑。可是，如果您把住宅卖给我，我保证会让您依旧生活在这里，和我一起喝茶，读报，散步，天天都快快乐乐的——相信我，我会用整颗心来照顾您”!老人颔首微笑，把住宅以1万英镑的价钱卖给啦他。
完成梦想，不一定非得要冷酷地厮杀和欺诈，有时，只要你拥有一颗爱人之心就可以啦。
励志心灵鸡汤小故事 篇3有兄弟二人，年龄不过四五岁，由于卧室的窗户整天都是密闭 着，他们认为屋内太阴暗，看见外面灿烂的阳光，觉得十分羡慕。兄弟俩就商量说：“我们可以一起把外面的阳光扫一点进来。”于是，兄弟两人拿着扫帚和畚箕， 到阳台上去扫阳光。等到他们把畚箕搬到房间里的时候，里面的阳光就没有了。这样一而再再而三地扫了许多次，屋内还是一点阳光都没有。正在厨房忙碌的妈妈看 见他们奇怪的`举动，问道：“你们在做什么？”他们回答说：“房间太暗了，我们要扫点阳光进来。”妈妈笑道：“只要把窗户打开，阳光自然会进来，何必去扫 呢？”
秘诀：把封闭的心门敞开，成功的阳光就能驱散失败的阴暗。
在岁月中跋涉，每个人都有自己的故事，看淡心境才会秀丽，看开心情才会明媚。累时歇一歇，随清风漫舞，烦时静一静，与花草凝眸，急时缓一缓，和自己微笑。
励志心灵鸡汤小故事 篇4一位老和尚，他身边聚拢着一帮虔诚的弟子。这一天，他嘱咐弟子每人去南山打一担柴回来。弟子们匆匆行至离山不远的河边，目瞪口呆。只见洪水从山上奔泻而下，不管如何也休想渡河打柴了。无功而返，弟子们都有点垂头丧气。唯独一个小和尚与师傅两个人坦然相对。师傅问其故，小和尚从怀中掏出一个苹果，递给师傅说，过不了河，打不了柴，见河边有棵苹果树，我就顺手把树上唯一的一个苹果摘来了。后来，这位小和尚成了师傅的衣钵传人。
世上有走不完的路，也有过不了的河。过不了的河掉头而回，也是一种智慧。但真正的智慧还要在河边做一件事情：放飞思想的风筝，摘下一个“苹果”。历览古今，抱定这样一种生活信念的人，最终都实现了人生的突围和超越。
励志心灵鸡汤小故事 篇5麦克失业后，心情糟透了。为了排解心中的苦闷，他找到了镇上的牧师。牧师听完了麦克的诉说，把他带进一个古旧的小屋，屋子里惟一的一张桌上放着一杯水。
牧师微笑着说：“你看这只杯子，它已经放在这儿很久了，几乎每天都有灰尘落在里面，但它依然澄清透明。你知道是为什么吗？”麦克认真思索，像是要看穿这杯子。他忽然说：“我懂了，所有的灰尘都沉淀到杯子底了。”牧师赞同地点点头：“年轻人，生活中烦心的事很多，有些你越想忘掉越不易忘掉，那就记住它好了。就像这杯水，如果你厌恶地振荡自己，会使整杯水都不得安宁，混浊一片，这是多么愚蠢的行为。而如果你愿意慢慢地、静静地让它们沉淀下来，用宽广的胸怀去容纳它们，这样，心灵并未因此受到污染，反而更加纯净了。”
励志心灵鸡汤小故事 篇6一位著名企业家在作报告，一位听众问：“你在事业上取得了巨大的成功，请问，对你来说，最重要的就是什么”
企业家没有直接回答，他拿起粉笔在黑板上画了一个圈，只就是并没有画圆满，留下一个缺口。他反问道：“这就是什么”“零”。“圈”/“未完成的事业”/“成功”，台下的听众七嘴八舌地答道。
他对这些回答未置可否：“其实，这只就是一个未画完整的句号。你们问我为什么会取得辉煌的业绩，道理很简单：我不会把事情做得很圆满，就像画个句号，必须要留个缺口，让我的下属去填满它。”
留个缺口给他人，并不说明自己的潜力不强。实际上，此时这就是一种管理的智慧，就是一种更高层次上带有全局性的圆满。
给猴子一棵树，让它不停地攀登;给老虎一座山，让它自由纵横。也许，这就就是企业管理用人的最高境界。
励志心灵鸡汤小故事 篇7人生中，经常有无数来自外部的打击，但这些打击究竟会对你产生怎样的影响，最终决定权在你手中。
祖父用纸给我做过一条长龙。长龙腹腔的空隙仅仅只能容纳几只蝗虫，投放进去，它们都在里面死了，无一幸免！祖父说：“蝗虫性子太躁，除了挣扎，它们没想过用嘴巴去咬破长龙，也不明白一向向前能够从另一端爬出来。因而，尽管它有铁钳般的嘴壳和锯齿一般的大腿，也无济于事。”
当祖父把几只同样大小的青虫从龙头放进去，此时然后关上龙头，奇迹出现了：仅仅几分钟，小青虫们就一一地从龙尾爬了出来。
命运一向藏匿在我们的思想里。许多人走不出人生各个不同阶段或大或小的阴影，并非因为他们天生的个人条件比别人要差多远，而就是因为他们没有思想要将阴影纸龙咬破，此时也没有耐心慢慢地找准一个方向，一步步地向前，直到眼前出现新的洞天。
《心灵鸡汤》（作者：杰克·坎菲尔、马克·汉森）是世界上最畅销的系列读物之一，以其简短、精炼的语言为读者讲述了一个个充满哲理的小故事。作者选文一直遵照的准则为：以浅显的语言表达着人间真情；以至深的情感述说着五彩人生；在每一个角落把真情的火炬点燃；让每一缕清香在尘世间流传；让真情在心灵的碰撞中凝固成永恒。 （后泛指有益于精神或心理的充满哲理的小故事）英文正名是: Chicken Soup for the Soul. "心灵鸡汤"系列有很多本书, 第一本就是"Chicken Soup for the Soul",之后的有....for the Mom's Soul, ....for the Single parents'Souls 等. 可参考official website: ://.chickensoup/
励志是一门学问，这门学问不管多厉害的人都读不懂，学不精，进而形成一个独立学科“成功学”。以下是我收集的心灵鸡汤经典励志故事，欢迎查看！
经典心灵鸡汤励志小故事一：给予
有个老木匠准备退休，他告诉老板，说要离开建筑行业，回家与妻子儿女享受天伦之乐。老板舍不得他的好工人走，问他是否能帮忙再建一座房子，老木匠说可以。但是大家后来都看得出来，他的心已不在工作上，他用的是软料，出的是粗活。房子建好的时候，老板把大门的钥匙递给他。“这是你的房子，”他说，“我送给你的礼物”。他震惊得目瞪口呆，羞愧得无地自容。如果他早知道是在给自己建房子，他怎么会这样呢?现在他得住在一幢粗制滥造的房子里!
我们又何尝不是这样。我们漫不经心地“建造”自己的生活，不是积极行动，而是消极应付，凡事不肯精益求精，在关键时刻不能尽最大努力。等我们惊觉自己的处境，早已深困在自己建造的“房子”里了。把你当成那个木匠吧，想想你的房子，每天你敲进去一颗钉，加上去一块板，或者竖起一面墙，用你的智慧好好建造吧!你的生活是你一生唯一的创造，不能抹平重建，即使只有一天可活，那一天也要活得优美、高贵，墙上的铭牌上写着：“生活是自己创造的”。
经典心灵鸡汤励志小故事二：爱人之心
这是发生在英国的一个真实故事。有位孤独的老人，无儿无女，又体弱多病，他决定搬到养老院去。老人宣布出售他漂亮的住宅。购买者闻讯蜂拥而至。住宅底价8万英镑，但人们很快就将它炒到了10万英镑。价钱还在不断攀升。老人满目忧郁，是的，要不是健康情形不行，他是不会卖掉这栋陪他度过大半生的住宅的。
一个衣着朴素的青年来到老人眼前，弯下腰，低声说：“先生，我也好想买这栋住宅，可我只有1万英镑。可是，如果您把住宅卖给我，我保证会让您依旧生活在这里，和我一起喝茶，读报，散步，天天都快快乐乐的——相信我，我会用整颗心来照顾您”!老人颔首微笑，把住宅以1万英镑的价钱卖给了他。
完成梦想，不一定非得要冷酷地厮杀和欺诈，有时，只要你拥有一颗爱人之心就可以了。
经典心灵鸡汤励志小故事三：博士
有一个博士分到一家研究所，成为学历最高的一个人。
有一天他到单位后面的小池塘去钓鱼，正好正副所长在他的一左一右，也在钓鱼。他只是微微点了点头，这两个本科生，有啥好聊的呢?不一会儿，正所长放下钓竿，伸伸懒腰，蹭蹭蹭从水面上如飞地走到对面上厕所。博士眼睛睁得都快掉下来了：水上飘?不会吧?这可是一个池塘啊。正所长上完厕所回来的时候，同样也是蹭蹭蹭地从水上飘回来了。怎么回事?博士生又不好去问，自己是博士生哪!
过一阵，副所长也站起来，走几步，蹭蹭蹭地飘过水面上厕所。这下子博士更是差点昏倒：不会吧，到了一个江湖高手集中的地方?
博士生也内急了。这个池塘两边有围墙，要到对面厕所非得绕十分钟的路，而回单位上又太远，怎么办?博士生也不愿意去问两位所长，憋了半天后，也起身往水里跨：我就不信本科生能过的水面，我博士生不能过。只听咚的一声，博士生栽到了水里。
两位所长将他拉了出来，问他为什么要下水，他问：“为什么你们可以走过去呢?”两所长相视一笑：“这池塘里有两排木桩子，由于这两天下雨涨水正好在水面下。我们都知道这木桩的位置，所以可以踩着桩子过去。你怎么不问一声呢”?
学历代表过去，只有学习力才能代表将来。尊重经验的人，才能少走弯路。一个好的团队，也应该是学习型的团队。
经典心灵鸡汤励志小故事四：抉择
一个农民从洪水中救起了他的妻子，他的孩子却被淹死了。事后，人们议论纷纷。有的说他做得对，因为孩子可以再生一个，妻子却不能死而复活;有的说他做错了，因为妻子可以另娶一个，孩子却不能死而复活。我听了人们的议论，也感到疑惑难决：如果只能救活一人，究竟应该救妻子呢，还是救孩子?
于是我去拜访那个农民，问他当时是怎么想的。他答道：“我什么也没想。洪水袭来，妻子在我身过，我抓住她就往附近的山坡游。当我返回时，孩子已经被洪水冲走了”。
归途上，我琢磨着农民的话，对自己说：所谓人生的抉择不少便是如此。
经典心灵鸡汤励志小故事五：窗
有个太太多年来不断抱怨对面的太太很懒惰，“那个女人的衣服永远洗不干净，看，她晾在外院子里的衣服，总是有斑点，我真的不知道，她怎么连洗衣服都洗成那个样子”。
直到有一天，有个明察秋毫的朋友到她家，才发现不是对面的太太衣服洗不干净。细心的朋友拿了一块抹布，把这个太太的窗户上的灰渍抹掉，说：“看，这不就干净了吗”?
原来，是自己家的窗户脏了。
经典心灵鸡汤励志小故事六：提醒自我
有个老太太坐在马路边望着不远处的一堵高墙，总觉得它马上就会倒塌，见有人向墙走过去，她就善意地提醒道：“那堵墙要倒了，远着点走吧。”被提醒的人不解地看着她大模大样地顺着墙根走过去了——那堵墙没有倒。
老太太很生气：“怎么不听我的话呢?”又有人走来，老太太又予以劝告。三天过去了，许多人在墙边走过去，并没有遇上危险。第四天，老太太感到有些奇怪，又有些失望，不由自主便走到墙根下仔细观看，然而就在此时，墙缍倒了，老太太被掩埋在灰尘砖石中，气绝身亡。
提醒别人时往往很容易，很清醒，但能做到时刻清醒地提醒自己却很难。所以说，许多危险来源于自身，老太太的悲哀便因此而生。
经典心灵鸡汤励志小故事七：河边的苹果
一位老和尚，他身边聚拢着一帮虔诚的弟子。这一天，他嘱咐弟子每人去南山打一担柴回来。弟子们匆匆行至离山不远的河边，目瞪口呆。只见洪水从山上奔泻而下，无论如何也休想渡河打柴了。无功而返，弟子们都有些垂头丧气。唯独一个小和尚与师傅坦然相对。师傅问其故，小和尚从怀中掏出一个苹果，递给师傅说，过不了河，打不了柴，见河边有棵苹果树，我就顺手把树上唯一的一个苹果摘来了。后来，这位小和尚成了师傅的衣钵传人。
世上有走不完的路，也有过不了的河。过不了的河掉头而回，也是一种智慧。但真正的智慧还要在河边做一件事情：放飞思想的风筝，摘下一个“苹果”。历览古今，抱定这样一种生活信念的人，最终都实现了人生的'突围和超越。
经典心灵鸡汤励志小故事八：简单道理
从前，有两个饥饿的人得到了一位长者的恩赐：一根鱼竿和一篓鲜活硕大的鱼。其中，一个人要了一篓鱼，另一个人要了一根鱼竿，于是他们分道扬镳了。得到鱼的人原地就用干柴搭起篝火煮起了鱼，他狼吞虎咽，还没有品出鲜鱼的肉香，转瞬间，连鱼带汤就被他吃了个精光，不久，他便饿死在空空的鱼篓旁。另一个人则提着鱼竿继续忍饥挨饿，一步步艰难地向海边走去，可当他已经看到不远处那片蔚蓝色的海洋时，他浑身的最后一点力气也使完了，他也只能眼巴巴地带着无尽的遗憾撒手人间。
又有两个饥饿的人，他们同样得到了长者恩赐的一根鱼竿和一篓鱼。只是他们并没有各奔东西，而是商定共同去找寻大海，他俩每次只煮一条鱼，他们经过遥远的跋涉，来到了海边，从此，两人开始了为生的日子，几年后，他们盖起了房子，有了各自的家庭、子女，有了自己建造的渔船，过上了幸福安康的生活。
一个人只顾眼前的利益，得到的终将是短暂的欢愉;一个人目标高远，但也要面对现实的生活。只有把理想和现实有机结合起来，才有可能成为一个胜利之人。有时候，一个简单的道理，却足以给人意味深长的生命启示。
扩展：最新心灵鸡汤句子
1) 学会珍惜，才会拥有。
2) 人活在世上，无非是面对两大世界，身外的大千世界和自己的内心世界。
3) 生活就像一面镜子，你若对她笑，她就对你笑。
4) 树立必信的信念，不要轻易说“我不行”。志在胜利，你才能胜利。
5) 命运之神关上一道门，必定会打开另一扇窗。
6) 你被拒绝的越多，你就成长得越快;你学的越多，就越能胜利。
7) 大器不必晚成，趁着年轻，努力让自己的才能创造最大的价值。
8) 记住，别轻易地放弃叩门，胜利会在你下一次叩门时，微笑着迎接你的。
9) 胜利的秘诀就在于多努力一次。为了胜利，你努力了多少次?
10) 遇到困难时不要放弃，要记住，坚持到底就是胜利。
11) 我是个烂人却想照顾身边所有的人，
12) 人是靠向高处走，水是靠向低处流。放松心情笑一笑，天下缘份多得盛，只要努力去争取
13) 我的上一代没有让我变成富二代，可我能让我的下一代变成富二代
14) 展现自己的风，用加倍的努力来赢得胜利。
15) 就算学习和生活再艰难，也要一边痛着，一边笑着，给生活一张漂亮的脸。
16) 一份信心，一份努力，一份胜利;十分信心，十分努力，十分胜利。
17) 给自己一片没有退路的悬崖，就是给自己一个向生命高地冲锋的机会。
18) 面对人生的逆境，不要妥协，而要选择坚强，好好挺着。
19) 凡事有两面性。鸡蛋，从外打破是食物，从内打破是生命。人生亦是，从外打破是压力，从内打破是成长。
20) 成长是一种需要学会坚持的事儿，不敢怠慢。
1、一只火鸡和一头牛闲聊，火鸡说：我希望能飞到树顶，可我没有勇气。牛说：为什么不吃一点我的牛粪呢，他们很有营养。火鸡吃了一点牛粪，发现它确实给了它足够的力量飞到第一根树枝，第二天，火鸡又吃了更多的牛粪，飞到第二根树枝，两个星期后，火鸡骄傲的飞到了树顶，但不久，一个农夫看到了它，迅速的把它从树上射了下来。
心灵鸡汤：牛屎运让你达到顶峰，但不能让你留在那里。
2、乌鸦站在树上，整天无所事事，兔子看见乌鸦，就问：我能像你一样，整天什么事都不用干吗?乌鸦说：当然，有什么不可以呢?于是，兔子在树下的空地上开始休息，忽然，一只狐狸出现了，它跳起来抓住兔子，把它吞了下去。
心灵鸡汤：如果你想站着什么事都不做，那你必须站的很高，非常高。
3、一只小鸟飞到南方去过冬。天很冷，小鸟几乎冬僵了。于是，飞到一大块空地上，一头牛经过那儿，拉了一堆牛粪在小鸟的身上，冬僵的小鸟躺在粪堆里，觉得很温暖，渐渐苏醒过来，它温暖而舒服的躺着，不久唱起歌来，一只路过的野猫听到声音，走过去看个究竟，循着声音，野猫很快发现了躺在粪堆里的小鸟，把它拽出来吃掉了。
心灵鸡汤：不是每个往你身上拉大粪的人都是你的敌人。也不是每个把你从粪堆里拉出来的人都是你的朋友，还有，当你躺在粪堆里时，最好把你的嘴闭上。
4、海底里有一个瓶子，这瓶子里困着一个巨魔。那是五百年前一个神仙把巨魔收到瓶里的。巨魔曾经许过一个愿，谁能把这个瓶子捞起来，把瓶塞打开，把他救出来，他就赠给这个人一座金山。可是，五百年过去了，还没有人把这瓶子捞起来。巨魔十分气恼。他诅咒说：“以后，如果谁把我救出来，我就一口把这个人吞掉。”有一个青年的渔夫，他撒网，当他收网的时侯，发现网里有一个古旧瓶子，他把瓶塞打开，啊!一阵浓烈的烟雾喷出来，徐徐吐出一个比山还大的巨魔。“哈哈哈哈!”巨魔的笑声，震得海涛汹涌起来。他说：“年青人，你把我救出来，我本应谢谢你，可是，你做得太迟了，倘若你早一年把我救起，你就可以得到一座金山啦!唉，我等了五百年，我太不耐烦了，我已经许了恶愿，要把救我出来的人一口吃掉!”那青年吃了一惊，但立即镇定地说：“哟，这么小小的瓶子，怎能把你盛下呀，你一定说谎，你再回到瓶子给我看看吧!”
“哈哈哈哈，我不会上当的!天方夜谭早把这个古老的故事说过了，我如再钻入瓶子里，你把塞子再塞上，故事不就说完了么”“什么你有看过天方夜谭么你真是一个博学多才之士呀!你还有看过苏格拉底的哲学着作吗”“哈哈!这五百年我躲进瓶子里，穷读天下的经典着作，苦苦修行，莫说是西方的巨着，东方的大学、中庸、论语、孟子我都念得熟透了。”“啊，国产太史公的史记你也颇有研究吧墨子的着作有涉猎么”“别说了，经史子集无一不通!”“不过，我想你必须没有见过红楼梦的手抄本，这是一部难得一见的版本呢!”“哈哈哈，你这个小子太小觑我了，这本书的收藏者正是我呀!让我拿出来给你开开眼界吧!”巨魔立即又化作一阵浓烟，徐徐进入瓶子里。这时侯，那青年渔夫不再迟疑，连忙把瓶塞堵住瓶子了。
心灵鸡汤：人不能过度自信，也许就会输在自己以为厉害的地方。
5、有一个坏脾气的男孩，他父亲给了他一袋钉子。并且告诉他，每当他发脾气的时候就钉一个钉子在后院的围栏上。第一天，这个男孩钉下了37根钉子。慢慢的，每天钉下的数量减少了，他发现控制自己的脾气要比钉下那些钉子容易。于是，有一天，这个男孩再也不会失去耐性，乱发脾气。他告诉父亲这件事情。父亲又说，现在开始每当他能控制自己脾气的'时候，就拔出一根钉子。一天天过去了，最后男孩告诉他的父亲，他终于把所有钉子给拔出来了。
父亲握着他的手，来到后院说：“你做得很好，我的好孩子，但是看看那些围栏上的洞。这些围拦将永远不能回复到从前的样子。你生气的时候说的话就像这些钉子一样留下疤痕。如果你拿刀子捅别人一刀，不管你说了多少次对不起，那个伤口将永远存在。话语的伤痛就象真实的伤痛一样令人无法承受。”
心灵鸡汤：人与人之间常常因为一些无法释怀的坚持，而造成永远的伤害。如果我们都能从自己做起，开始宽容地看待他人，相信你一定能收到许多意想不到的结果。别人开启一扇窗，也就是让自己看到更完整的天空。
6、有个年轻人，想发财想到几乎发疯的地步。每每听到哪里有财路他便不辞劳苦地去寻找。有一天，他听说附近深山中有位白发老人，若有缘与他见面，则有求必应，肯定不会空手而归。
于是，那年轻人便连夜收拾行李，赶上山去。
他在那儿苦等了5天，终于见到了传说中的老人，他向老者请求，赐珠宝给他。
老人便告诉他说：“每天早晨，太阳未东升时，你到村外的沙滩上寻找一粒‘心愿石’。其他石头是冷的，而那颗‘心愿石’却与众不同，握在手里，你会感觉到到很温暖而且会发光。一旦你寻到那颗‘心愿石’后，你所祈祷的东西都可以实现了。”
青年人很感激老人，便赶快回村去。
每天清晨，那青年人便在沙滩上检视石头，发觉不温暖也不发光的，他便丢下海去。日复一日，月复一月，那青年在沙滩上寻找了大半年，始终也没找到温暖发光的“心愿石”。
有一天，他如往常一样，在沙滩开始捡石头。一发觉不是“心愿石”，他便丢下海去。一粒、二粒、三粒。 突然，“哇……”青年人哭了起来，因为他刚才习惯地将那颗“心愿石”随手丢下海去后，才发觉它是“温暖”的!
心灵鸡汤：机会降临眼前，很多人都习惯地让它从手上溜走，一旦发觉时，就后悔莫及了，“哭”和“早知道”都是没用的。
7、中国有句俗话：“不比不知道，一比吓一跳。”有比较才有鉴别。把这种理论应用到经营领域，往往能起到良好的促销效果。
重庆北碚有一家专门经营电子玩具的商店，新引进两种不同型号、质量相差无几、价钱一样的电子游戏机。可是摆在柜台上却很少有人光顾。该店新上任的女经理便在标价上出了个好主意，把型号小的那种游戏机的标价，从80元提到160元;型号较大的游戏机的标价不变。
俗话说：百货送百客。有人看到型号又大，价格又便宜的游戏机并不比标价高的那种质量差，以为捡到了便宜，机会难得，毫不犹豫将其买下。一些有派头的人，看到型号小，价格反比型号大的游戏机的价格高出80元，以为遇到了“真货”，慷慨解囊，趁游戏机盛行之时，送给上司的宝贝儿子。很快，几千台两种型号的游戏机被抢购一空。
没改变价格前，两种游戏机都卖不出去，有意提高小型号游戏机的价格，使两种游戏机的价格形成强烈的对比，引起顾客的购买心理，收到了良好的促销效果。
日本小汽车投放到国际市场之初，美国、德国的小汽车已在国际市场先后称霸，面对实力雄厚的强大对手，善于钻营的日本人拨起了低价对比销售的战术。
当时，一向自负的美国人根本没把巴掌大的日本放在眼里，当日本人带着日本小汽车到美国游说时，美国人潮笑日本人总会模仿别人，不会有什么新花样。日本人并不动怒，降低小汽车的价格，以不亏本为准，劝说美国人试着买、试着用。不管在多么傲气的国度，爱占便宜的人总是大有人在，傲气冲天的美国人看到比同类产品便宜大半的日本小汽车时，开始主动光顾，几年后，人们发现，日本小汽车比美国价便宜，但性能质量并不比美国车差，日本产品日益赢得了美国人的信任，日本人见占领美国市场的时机已到，便以一个客人的口气，耐心的向美国人介绍自己的小汽车，劝说美国人放弃自己的产品，少出几美元买日本货。经过几年苦口婆心的诱导，日本人终于打入并占领了世界汽车市场。目前，日本的丰田牌汽车同美国的福特汽车已在国际汽车市场抗衡，最终谁是赢家，还得让时间说话。
心灵鸡汤：时间是最好的解释，也是最后的答案。
8、一辆载满乘客的公共汽车沿着下坡路快速前进着，有一个人後面紧紧地追赶着这辆车子。一个乘客从车窗中伸出头来对追车子的人说：“老兄!算啦，你追不上的!”
“我必须追上它，”这人气喘吁吁地说：“我是这辆车的司机!”
心灵鸡汤：有些人必须非常认真努力，因为不这样的话，後果就十分悲惨了!然而也正因为必须全力以赴，潜在的本能和不为人知的特质终将充份展现出来。
9、甲：新搬来的邻居好可恶，昨天晚上三更半夜、夜深人静之时然跑来猛按我家的门铃。
乙：的确可恶!你有没有马上报警?
甲：没有。我当他们是疯子，继续吹我的小喇叭。
心灵鸡汤：事出必有因，如果能先看到自己的不是，答案就会不一样在你面对冲突和争执时，先想一想是否心中有亏，或许很快就能释怀了。
10、某日，张三在山间小路开车，正当他悠哉地欣赏美丽风景时，突然迎面开来一辆货车，而且满囗黑牙的司机还摇下窗户对他大骂一声：“猪!”
张三越想越纳闷，也越想越气，於是他也摇下车窗回头大骂：“你才是猪!”
才刚骂完，他便迎头撞上一群过马路的猪。
心灵鸡汤：不要错误的诠释别人的好意，那只会让自己吃亏，并且使别人受辱。在不明所以之前，先学会按捺情绪，耐心观察，以免事後生发悔意。
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1. The Dog In The Manger（牛槽里的狗）
Once a dog was taking a nap in the manger of an ox. It was full of hay. But soon the ox came back from his work to the manger. He wanted to eat his own hay. Then the dog awoke, stood up and barked at the ox. The ox said to the dog, “Do you want to eat this hay, too?”
“Of course not,” said the dog.
“Then, go away and let me eat my own hay.”
“Oh, no. You go away and let me sleep.”
“What a selfish dog! He will neither eat the hay himself, nor let me eat it !” said the ox to himself.
2.The Lion, The Bear And The Fox（狮子、熊与狐狸）
Long ago a lion and a bear saw a kid. They sprang upon it at the same time. The lion said to the bear, “I caught this kid first, and so this is mine.”
"No, no," said the bear.“I found it earlier than you, so this is mine.” And they fought long and fiercely. At last both of them got very tired and could no longer fight.
A fox who hid himself behind a tree not far away and was watching the fight between the lion and the bear, came out and walked in between them, and ran off with the kid.
The lion and the bear both saw the fox, but they could not even catch the fox.
The lion said to the bear, “We he fought for nothing. That sly fox has got the kid away.”
3.The Boys And The Frogs（男孩与青蛙）
One spring day some naughty boys were playing near a pond. They began to throw stones into the water. In the pond lived many frogs were much afraid of the boys, for the stones hurt some of the frogs. At last an old frog lifted his head out of the water and said, “Boys, please don’t throw stones at us.”
The boys said, “We are only playing.” “I know that, but please stop throwing stones, my boys. What is play to you is death to us,” said the old frog.
So the boys stopped throwing stones and went away.
4.The Two Trelers（两个旅人）
Many years ago two men were treling together They were walking along a road in the wood.
Then they found a beautiful ax on the ground. One of them picked it up and said, “Look here he found an ax.”
“Don't say I, but we he found the ax,” said the other “We are friends. We ought to share it between us.”
“No,” said the first one, “I found the ax, so it is mine.”
Soon after they heard someone running after them. They looked back. They found He called out, “Stop, thieves! Stop, thieves !”
The first treler said, “What shall we do? He is running after us. We shall be caught by him.” “Don't say we, but I shall be caught. You found the ax, and you say it is yours,” said the other, and left him alone.
The first treler tried to hide the ax, but he did not know where to hide it. And at last he was caught by the owner of the ax.
5.The Ant And The Dove（蚂蚁与鸽子）
One day a little ant was walking along the bank of a stream. His foot slipped and he fell into the water. “Oh, help, help!” cried the ant. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree over the stream and heard his cry of help. “Oh, poor ant!” said the dove. “I will help the ant.”
The dove pulled off a leaf and dropped it near the ant. “Here is a leaf. Climb on it,” said the dove. The ant climbed on it at once and floated to the bank.
A few days after this a hunter found the dove and was going to shoot her. Just then the ant passed by and said to himself, “This time I must help the dove.” The ant ran to the hunter and bit his foot hard. The hunter sprang up and missed to shoot the dove. The dove said to the ant, “Thank you very much, my little friend. You he sed my life,” and she could fly away hily.
6. The Cock And The Jewel（公鸡与宝石）
One fine morning, a cock said to the hens and chickens, “Come, let us go out to find some food. We he not had our breakfast yet.”
Then the cock began to dig the soft earth. Suddenly he cried, “Look, look! I he found something strange. I wonder what it is. It is like a ball. But it is not a stone. It may be an egg of some bird.”
The hens heard his cry and came around him. One of them said, “Dear me! This is not an egg, but a jewel. Someone has lost it.” A chicken asked, “Can we eat it?” “No,” said the hen, “It is very precious to human beings, but it is of no use to us; we cannot eat it. Throw it away and try to find some worms. I want to he one worm than all the jewels in the world.”
7.The Wolf and the Goat（狼与山羊）
One day a wolf saw a goat on a high cliff. He was jumping to and fro and was grazing.
The wolf wanted to eat him, but he could not climb up there to catch him. So he said to the goat, “Good morning, my good friend Goat! Come down here!
If you slip down the cliff, you will break your neck. And the grass is short and dry up there. Come down! The grass is long and tender here.”
“Thank you, Mr. Wolf, but never mind. I am used to playing here, and I like the grass here better. I would rather eat dry grass than be eaten by a wolf,” said the goat.
8.The Hare and the Tortoise（野兔与乌龟）
One day a hare met with a tortoise at the foot of a hill.
“Hallo, little Tortoise! Where are you going? How short your legs are!” said the hare.
“ I am going over to the hill. I am a slow runner, but I can run a race with you,” said the tortoise. “All right. Let's run a race with you to the top of the hill,” said the hare.
The hare and the tortoise started. The hare ran very fast. The hare said to himself, “ I can much faster than the tortoise, and I may he a little nap here.”
So the hare lay down under a tree and was fast asleep. But the tortoise did not stop for a moment. He walked on and on. At last he got to the top of the hill.
The hare woke up and looked around, but he could not see the tortoise. He sprang up and ran as fast as he could. When the hare got to the top of the hill, he found the tortoise was resting there peacefully.
The tortoise said to the hare, “Now, Mr. Hare! Which was the faster runner, you or I?”
9.The Lion and the Mouse（狮子与老鼠）
Once a great lion was sleeping in a wood. A little mouse hened to come and ran over his face. The lion awoke and caught the little mouse in anger, and was going to kill her. “ Oh, dear kind Lion!” Said the little mouse. " Please forgive me. I didn't mean to do you any harm. Let me go. I shall return your kindness."
" Ha, ha, ha," laughed the lion. " How can a little thing like you help a great lion?" " Thank you very much, kind Lion! I hope I shall be able to do you a good return some day," said the little mouse.
Some time after this, the lion was caught in a trap. Just then the little mouse came along. At once she ran up to the lion, and said, " You were very kind to me once. Now I'll se your life, and repay you the kindness which you showed me the other day." Soon she gnawed the ropes of the trap with her sharp teeth, and the lion was hy to be free again.
" Thank you, little Mouse!" said the lion, and he walked away.
10.The Trees and the Ax（树与斧头）
Once upon a time a man came into a forest. He said to the trees, “Will you give me a piece of hard wood”
The tree said, “Yes, we'll give you a good price of hard wood.”
He was very glad to get a good piece of wood. He hurried home with it. At once he made a new handle of his ax.
Then he went to the forest again and began to cut down all the best trees in the forest.
The trees were very sad. They said to one another, “We suffer for our own foolishness.”
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