姥姥讲故事 Grandma's story in Chinese

萤火虫一整天都在找朋友，可是为什么一个朋友都没有找到呢？听了这个故事，小朋友会明白，一个从不愿为朋友付出的人，是很难找到好朋友的。

The firefly was looking for friends all day, but why didn't it find any friend? After listening to this story, children will understand that, if a person is never willing to help others, it's difficult for him to find a good friend.

俗语说：一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚没水吃。这是一个看起来浅显，却很有哲理的故事。根据这个俗语，上海美术电影制片厂在1980年拍了一部动画电影，在当时获得了很多大奖。

As the saying goes: One monk carries water by himself, two monks carry water together, and three monks have no water. This is a simple but philosophical story. According to this saying, Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio made an animated film in 1980, which won many awards at the time.

公鸡凯文最大的烦恼是不能在早上打鸣。小朋友有没有烦恼呢？如果有什么事做得老不如别的小朋友好，你可能也会烦恼吧？听了这个故事，就不用再烦恼了。每个人都有自己擅长做的事，对自己有信心是最重要的。

Cock Kevin was upset about not being able to crow in the morning. But in the end he realized, everyone has something they are good at. Having confidence in themselves is the most important thing.

作者：妮娜.阿维莱斯

这则成语出自《庄子·天运》，比喻模仿别人，不但模仿不好，反而出丑。

This idiom comes from "Zhuangzi: Heaven's Fortune" (3rd century BC). It is a metaphor for imitating others, and ending up with making fool of oneself.

蜘蛛想去吃大餐，可是两顿它都不想错过，最后他想出一个办法……

The spider wanted to eat a big feast, and didn't want to miss any of the two meals, and finally came up with a way...

出自：加纳童话

巨人有一个美丽的花园。他不让孩子们走进他的花园，结果花园永远都是冬天……

The giant has a beautiful garden. He doesn't let any children into his garden. As the results, the garden is always in winter...

作者：王尔德（英国）

Author: Oscar Wilder

风和太阳比赛。风用尽力气却不能达到目的，而太阳温和的方法很轻松就达到了目的。

The wind and the sun had a competition. The wind exerts all its strength and failed. However the gentle method of the sun achieves its purpose with ease.

美洲虎和猫学习了很多本领。它不但不感激猫，还想把猫吃掉！然而猫很聪明……

The jaguar learned a lot from the cat. It does not appreciate the cat, and wanted to eat the cat! But the cat was smart...

作者：简.R.阿迪尔（巴拉圭）

泼水节是中国傣族，以及泰语民族和东南亚地区最盛大的传统节日。

The water-sprinkling (or Songkran) festival is the grandest traditional festival of the Dai people in China, as well as the Thai-speaking people in many Southeast Asian countries.

森林里的动物们要装饰圣诞树，为了谁来贡献装饰品，它们争论不休。忽然大家发现了蜘蛛……

The animals in the forest wanted to decorate the Christmas tree. They argued about who should contribute the decorations. Suddenly they saw the spider...

出处：墨西哥童话