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1 PUPPIES FOR SALE A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read “Puppies for Sale” Signs have a way of attracting children, and soon a little boy appeared at the store and asked, “How much are you gonna sell those puppies for?” The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 to $50.” The little boy reached into his pocket and pulled out some change “I have $2.37, can I look at them?” The store owner smiled and whistled Out of the back of the store came his dog running down the aisle followed by five little puppies One puppy was lagging considerably behind Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging, limping puppy “What’s wrong with that little dog?” he asked The man explained that when the puppy was born the vet said it had a bad hip socket and would limp for the rest of it’s life The little boy got really excited and said “That’s the puppy I want to buy!” The man replied “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog If you really want him, I’ll give him to you.” The little boy got upset He looked straight into the man’s eyes and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me He is worth every bit as much as the other dogs and I’ll pay the full price In fact, I will give you $2.37 now and 50 cents every month until I have him paid for.” The man countered, “You really don’t want to buy this puppy, son He’s never gonna be able to run, jump and play like other puppies.” The little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace He looked up at the man and said, “Well, I don’t run so well myself and the little puppy will need someone who understands.” The man was now biting his bottom lip Tears welled up in his eyes… He smiled and said, “Son, I hope and pray that each and every one of these puppies will have an owner such as you.” BÁN CHĨ CON Chủ cửa hàng bách hóa đính kèm bảng hiệu cửa hàng dịng chữ “Bán chó con” Bảng hiệu liền thu hút trẻ nhỏ ngay, vậy, cậu bé đến bảng hiệu chủ cửa hàng bách hóa “Ơng định bán chó nhỏ với giá bao nhiêu?”, cậu bé hỏi Chủ cửa hàng bách hóa trả lời: “Bất giá từ 30 đô la đến 50 đô la” Cậu bé lấy túi đặt tiền lẻ “Cháu có la 37 xu”, cậu bé nói “Làm ơn cho cháu nhìn chúng khơng?” Chủ cửa hàng bách hóa mỉm cười, ht gió xuống chuồng chó Ở đằng sau chó bị cách ly Ngay cậu bé phát chó khập khiễng, chậm phía sau nói: “Có điều khơng bình thường với chó nhỏ à?” Chủ cửa hàng bách hóa giải thích bác sĩ thú y khám bệnh cho chó nhỏ phát khơng có hơng Nó ln ln khập khiễng luôn bị tật Cậu bé cảm thấy bị kích động nói: “Đó chó nhỏ mà cháu muốn mua” “Không, cháu không nên mua chó nhỏ Nếu cháu thật muốn nó, tặng cho cháu”, chủ cửa hàng bách hóa nói Cậu bé nhận kết bất ngờ Cậu nhìn thẳng vào đơi mắt ơng chủ cửa hàng bách hóa, ngón tay phía chó nói: “Cháu khơng muốn tặng chó cho cháu Con chó nhỏ trị giá nhiều tất chó khác cháu trả giá đầy đủ Nói tóm lại, cháu đưa cho đô la 37 xu bây giờ, 50 xu tháng cháu trả hết cho chú” Chủ cửa hàng bách hóa lưỡng lự khuyên: “Thật cháu khơng nên mua chó nhỏ Nó khơng thể nhảy chơi với cháu chó khác” Đến đây, cậu bé cúi xuống ôm chó thở hổn hển, chân bị xoắn xấu, chân trái bị tật chống giữ chống kim loại lớn Cậu bé nhìn chủ cửa hàng bách hóa trả lời cách nhẹ nhàng: “Tốt, cháu khơng dạo mình, chó nhỏ cần người quan tâm đến!” A BROKEN POT A water bearer in India had two large pots, each on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house Because of my flaws, you have to a lot of this work, and you don’t get full value from your efforts,” the pot said The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you’ve watered them For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.” Moral: Each of us has our own unique flaws We’re all cracked pots But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding CÁI BÌNH NỨT Một người gùi nước Ấn Độ, có hai bình gốm lớn, cột vào đầu sợi dây đeo lên cổ để mang nhà Một hai bình cịn tốt khơng bị chút rị rỉ Cái cịn lại bị nứt chút nên nước bị vơi đường nhà, chúng cịn lại có hai phần ba Hai năm trời sử dụng hai bình gùi nước đó, lượng nước mà mang nhà khơng cịn ngun vẹn Và lẽ dĩ nhiên, bình tốt hãnh diện, bình nứt cảm thấy vơ xấu hổ Một ngày nọ, bên dịng suối, bình nứt thưa chuyện với người gùi nước: “Tôi xấu hổ thân muốn nói lời xin lỗi ông thời gian qua” Anh ta hỏi lại bình: “Sao lại phải xin lỗi? Mà xin lỗi chuyện gì?” Cái bình nứt đáp lại: “Suốt hai năm qua, vết nứt mà nước bị rị rỉ đường nhà, ơng phải làm việc chăm kết mang lại cho ơng khơng hồn tồn ơng mong đợi” Với lịng trắc ẩn mình, người gùi nước thơng cảm với bình nứt, ơng ta nói: “Khi đường nhà, ta muốn ý đến hoa tươi đẹp mọc bên vệ đường” Quả thật, bình nứt nhìn thấy hoa tươi đẹp ánh nắng mặt trời ấm áp đường nhà điều khuyến khích đơi chút Nhưng đến cuối đường mịn, cảm thấy tệ nước chảy nhiều, lần lại xin lỗi người gùi nước Người gùi nước liền nói: “Ngươi có thấy bơng hoa nở bên vệ đường, phía bên khơng?” Thật ra, ta biết rõ vết nứt ngươi, ta lấy điểm yếu để biến thành lợi điểm Ta gieo số hạt hoa vệ đường phía bên ngươi, ngày ta gùi nước nhà, ta tưới chúng từ chỗ rò rỉ Giờ đây, ta hái bơng hoa tươi tắn để trang trí nhà cửa ta Khơng có vết nứt ngươi, ta khơng có bơng hoa dun dáng để làm đẹp ngơi nhà Trong sống vậy, có vết nứt, chẳng hồn hảo cả, tất bình nứt, biết chấp nhận tận dụng nó, thứ trở nên có ích Hugging is Hugging is healthy It helps the immune system, cures depression, reduces stress and induces sleep It’s invigorating, rejuvenating and has no unpleasant side effects Hugging is nothing less than a miracle drug Hugging is all natural It is organic, naturally sweet, no artificial ingredients, nonpolluting, environmentally friendly and 100 percent wholesome Hugging is the ideal gift Great for any occasion, fun to give and receive, shows you care, comes with its own wrapping and, of course, fully returnable Hugging is practically perfect No batteries to wear out, inflation-proof, non-fattening, no monthly payments, theft-proof and nontaxable Hugging is an underutilized resource with magical powers When we open our hearts and arms we encourage others to the same Think of the people in your life Are there any words you’d like to say? Are there any hugs you want to share? Are you waiting and hoping someone else will ask first? Please don’t wait! Initiate! – Charles Faraone We need four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs a day for maintenance, and twelve hugs a day for growth – Virginia Satir Cái ơm Cái ơm có ích cho sức khỏe Nó giúp tăng cường hệ miễn dịch, chữa lành nỗi thất vọng, giảm căng thẳng mang lại giấc ngủ ngon Nó tiếp thêm cho nguồn sinh lực mới, giúp người trẻ lại không gây tác dụng phụ Cái ơm phương thuốc diệu kỳ Cái ôm tự nhiên Nó hợp chất hữu ngào, không chứa thành phần nhân tạo nào, không gây ô nhiễm, thân thiện với môi trường hồn tồn lành tính Cái ơm q lý tưởng, thích hợp cho dịp, đem lại niềm vui cho người trao lẫn người nhận, chứng tỏ bạn quan tâm đến người ấy, không cần phải có lớp giấy gói bóng láng, dĩ nhiên, bạn trao tặng lại cho người tặng Cái ơm gần hồn hảo mặt Nó khơng cần pin để hết lượng, khơng lạm phát, khơng gây béo phì, khơng cần lương tháng, chống trộm cướp khơng phải tính thuế Cái ôm nguồn lực không sử dụng mức lại có nhiều sức mạnh kỳ diệu Khi mở rộng trái tim vòng tay lúc động viên người khác làm Hãy nghĩ đến người thân, người bạn đời Bạn có điều muốn nói với họ? Bạn có muốn chia sẻ vịng tay cho họ? Hay bạn chờ đợi hy vọng người chủ động điều đó? Đừng chờ đợi! Hãy người khởi đầu! – Charles Faraone Chúng ta cần ơm ngày để tồn tại, ơm ngày để trì sống; 12 ơm ngày để lớn lên – Virginia Satir THE KING WITH FOUR WIVES Once upon a time….there was a rich king who had four wives He loved the fourth wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest delicacies He gave her nothing but the best He also loved the third wife very much and showed her off to neighbouring kingdoms However, he feared that one day she would leave him for another He also loved the second wife She was his confidante and was always kind, considerate and patient with him Whenever the King faced a problem, he could confide in her to help him get through the difficult times The King’s first wife was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom However, he did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her One day, the King fell ill and he knew that his time was short Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I have loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word Her answer cut like a sharp knife right into his heart The sad King asked the 3rd wife, “I have loved you all my life Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No!” replied the 3rd wife “Life is too good! When you die, I am going to remarry!” His heart sank and turned cold He then asked the 2nd wife, “I have always turned to you for help and you’ve always been there for me When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!” replied the 2nd wife “At the very most, I can only send you to your grave.” Her answer came like a bolt of thunder and the King was devastated Then a voice called out: “I’ll leave with you and follow you no matter where you go.” The King looked up and there was his first wife She was so skinny, because she suffered from malnutrition Greatly grieved, the King said, “I should have taken better care of you when I had the chance!” In Truth, we all have four wives in our lives: Our 4th wife is our body No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look great, it’ll leave us when we die Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth When we die it will all go to others Our 2nd wife is our family and friends No matter how much they have been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave Our 1st wife is our Soul, often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the ego However, our Soul is the only thing that will follow us wherever we go So cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now! It is your greatest gift to offer the world (Source: Unknown) VỊ VUA VÀ BỐN BÀ VỢ Ngày xửa có vị vua giàu có trị vương quốc hùng mạnh Ơng có đến bà vợ, bà xinh đẹp Nhà vua yêu bà vợ thứ tư chiều theo sở thích bà, khơng từ chối Kế đến người vợ thứ ba, nhà vua lúc sợ bà, đâu muốn đưa bà theo Bà vợ thứ hai chỗ dựa tinh thần cho nhà vua, bà tử tế, dịu dàng kiên nhẫn MỖi nhà vua gặp chuyện khó khăn, ơng thường tâm với bà thường nhận lời khuyên quí giá Người vợ thứ nhà vua trung thành nhất, giúp cho nhà vua trị làm cho đất nước ngày giàu có nhà vua lại khơng dành nhiều tình cảm cho bà Nhà vua ln nghĩ bà tự chăm sóc lấy để ý đến bà Không may ngày nhà vua lâm bệnh biết khơng cịn sống Ơng nghĩ :”Ta có đến bà vợ e lại hoàn toàn cô đơn “ Nghĩ nhà vua gọi người vợ thứ tư đến nói: “Ta yêu thương nàng nhất, dành thứ tốt đẹp cho nàng Giờ ta chết, nàng có theo ta để ta khỏi cô đơn ko?” Nhà vua nhận câu trả lời: “Bệ hạ tốt với thiếp yêu cầu khó q, thiếp khơng thể làm được!” Nhà vua lặng lúc cho gọi người vợ thứ ba, bà trả lời: “Khơng thưa đức vua, sống cịn đẹp lắm, có vị vua khác đến để tiếp tục che chở chiều chuộng thiếp!” Trái tim vị vua cảm thấy lạnh buốt buồn bã thất vọng Ngài lại cho gọi người vợ thứ hai, bà đáp: “Lần thiếp khơng thể giúp thiếp hứa chăm sóc bệ hạ đến phút cuối nhớ đến bệ hạ Nhà vua hồn tồn tuyệt vọng Nhà vua khơng nhớ người vợ thứ ngài nghe giọng nói cất lên :”Thiếp theo ngài đến nơi đâu ngài tới cho dù cõi chết “Đó người vợ thứ ông Trông bà mệt mỏi gầy yếu Buồn bã tiếc nuối vơ hạn cách đối xử mình, nhà vua lên: “Lẽ ta phải chăm sóc yêu thương nàng nhiều phải.” Bạn vừa đọc câu chuyện cổ tích, có vua bà hoàng Nếu coi giống nhà vua để ý xem có “người vợ” Người vợ thứ tư (Cơ thể): Hầu lo lắng,chăm sóc đến thân, đến thể nhiều Nhưng thể tan biến, khơng để lại đời Người vợ thứ ba (địa vị cải): Đây thứ dễ dù chúng vật chất Khi ta ko cịn “địa vị” ko cải thuộc người khác Người vợ thứ hai (Gia đình bạn bè): Họ quan tâm giúp đỡ, an ủi khuyên giải, họ chăm sóc ta đến phút cuối nhớ thương ta Người vợ thứ (TÂM HỒN): Không phải nhớ đến sống giới người phải chạy đua với cải,địa vị để thoả mãn “tơi” Thế TÂM HỒN điều với đến nơi đến, thứ để người nhớ đến ta dù ta có nơi PS: Bạn vừa đọc câu chuyện loạt truyện “súp gà song ngữ” hay “nghệ thuật sống”, nội dung sưu tầm từ Internet Bạn bắt gặp xuất loạt sách Cửa sổ tâm hồn Nhà xuất Trẻ liên kết với báo Tuổi Trẻ Tôn trọng nguyên tắc chuyển ngữ tác giả, tiếng Việt giữ nguyên đăng sách báo, điều giúp bạn học Anh ngữ nắm nguyên tắc dịch “cái thần” người dịch, chuyển ngữ linh động phù hợp mà nguyên tiếng Anh đọc đọc lại bạn khơng nắm kịp Vì dịch sưu tầm Internet có nhiều không thấy tên người dịch, bạn người dịch, xin vui lịng cung cấp cho tơi tên bạn để bổ sung cuối Rất cám ơn giúp đỡ bạn 6 An act of kindness President Abraham Lincoln often visited hospitals to talk with wounded soldiers during the Civil War Once, doctors pointed out a young soldier who was near death and Lincoln went over to his bedside “Is there anything I can for you now?” asked the president The soldier obviously didn’t recognize Lincoln, and with some effort he was able to whisper, “Would you please write a letter to my mother?” A pen and paper were provided and the president carefully began to write down what the young man was able to say: “My dearest mother, I was badly hurt while doing my duty I’m afraid I’m not going to recover Don’t grieve too much for me, please Kiss Mary and John for me May God bless you and father.” The soldier was too weak to continue, so Lincoln signed the letter for him and added, “Written for your son by Abraham Lincoln.” The young man asked to see the note and was astonished when he discovered who had written it “Are you really the president?” he asked “Yes, I am,” Lincoln replied quietly Then he asked if there was anything else he could “Would you please hold my hand?” the soldier asked “It will help to see me through to the end.” In the hushed room, the tall gaunt president took the soldier’s hand in his and spoke warm words of encouragement until death came – The Best of Bits & Pieces Một hành động lòng nhân Trong suốt thời gian xảy nội chiến, Tổng thống Abraham Lincoln thường đến bệnh viện để thăm hỏi trò chuyện với thương binh điều trị Một lần, bác sĩ dẫn Lincoln đến bên giường người lính trẻ gần kề chết “Tơi làm cho anh điều khơng?” Tổng thống hỏi Người lính trẻ rõ ràng khơng nhận Lincoln Anh cố thều thào: “Xin ông giúp viết thư cho mẹ!” Bút giấy mang tới, vị Tổng thống bắt đầu nắn nót viết chữ mà người lính trẻ đọc sức yếu ớt cịn lại mình: “Mẹ u q! Con bị thương nặng thi hành nhiệm vụ Con e qua khỏi Nhưng mẹ ơi, mẹ đừng đau buồn Xin hôn em Mary John giúp Xin ơn phù hộ cho bố mẹ.” Người lính q yếu sức khơng thể tiếp tục nữa, nên vị Tổng thống ký tên giùm anh vào cuối thư thêm vào dòng chữ: “Viết thay cho trai bà – Abraham Lincoln.” Người lính trẻ nhìn vào thư, anh thật ngạc nhiên đọc thấy tên người giúp anh thực nguyện vọng cuối “Ngài Tổng thống ư?” anh hỏi “Vâng, đây!” Lincoln trả lời cách bình thản, lại tiếp tục hỏi ơng làm thêm cho anh “Xin ngài nắm lấy tay tơi!” anh nói “Điều giúp tơi nhiều phải đối mặt với chết!” Và phòng tĩnh lặng, vị Tổng thống cao gầy nắm chặt tay anh lính trẻ bàn tay mình, nhẹ nhàng nói lời an ủi, động viên anh thản Heart song There was a great man who married the woman of his dreams With their love, they created a little lovely girl When the little girl was growing up, the great man would hug her and tell her, “I love you, little girl.” The little girl would pout and say, “I’m not a little girl anymore.” Then the man would laugh and say, “But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.” The little girl who-was-not-little-anymore decided to leave her home and went into the world As she learned more about herself, she learned more about the man One of his strengths was his ability to express his love to his family It didn’t matter where she went in the world, the man would call her and say, “I love you, little girl.” The day came when the little girl who-was-not-little-anymore received an unexpected phone call The great man was damaged He had had a stroke He couldn’t talk, smile, walk, hug, dance or tell the little girl who-was-not-little-anymore that he loved her And so she went to the side of the great man When she walked into the room and saw him, he looked small and not strong at all He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not The little girl did the only thing she could She sat next to the great man, and drew her arms around the useless shoulders of her father Her head on his chest, she thought of many things She remembered she had always felt protected and cherished by the great man She felt grief for the loss she was to endure, the words of love that had comforted her And then she heard from within the man, the beat of his heart The heart beat on, steadily unconcerned about the damage to the rest of the body And while she rested there, the magic happened She heard what she needed to hear His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say… I love you, little girl… I love you, little girl… and she was comforted – Patty Hansen Bài hát từ trái tim Có người đàn ơng tốt bụng cưới người phụ nữ ông mơ ước Tình yêu họ đơm hoa kết trái họ sinh hạ cô gái xinh xắn, dễ thương Khi cô gái lớn, người cha thường ơm vào lịng nói: “Bố u con, gái bé bỏng bố” Cô gái giận dỗi: “Kìa bố, khơng cịn đứa bé nữa” Nhưng người cha ln cười xịa đáp: “Đối với bố, gái bé bỏng bố” Một ngày kia, cơ-con-gái-khơng-cịn-bé-bỏng định rời khỏi ngơi nhà thân u để khám phá giới xung quanh Khi cô gái thật hiểu thân lúc hiểu cha Một điểm mạnh ông ông bày tỏ tình thương yêu với gia đình đâu, cha gọi cho nói rằng: “Bố u con, gái bé bỏng bố” Một ngày nọ, cô gái nhận cú điện thoại không mong đợi: cha cô bị liệt sau đột quỵ Ơng khơng thể nói, khơng thể cười, khơng thể lại… khơng thể nói với ông yêu cô Cô trở bên cha Khi bước vào phịng, thấy ơng nằm đó, trơng thật bé nhỏ ốm yếu Ơng gắng gượng trị chuyện cô điều mà cô làm ngồi bên cạnh ơng, vịng tay ôm lấy đôi vai bất động cha Tựa đầu lên ngực cha, cô suy ngẫm nhiều điều Cô nhớ lại ln cảm thấy cha che chở, nâng niu từ bé Cơ thấy lịng quặn thắt trước nỗi đau người cha yêu q Khơng cịn lời u thương vỗ cha Và nhiên, cô nghe tiếng nhịp đập trái tim người cha Trái tim ông đập đều, mạnh mẽ, muốn vượt lên tất phần thể đau yếu lại Và giây phút bình yên ngực cha thế, điều kỳ diệu xảy ra: Cô nghe lời yêu thương mà cô muốn nghe! Trái tim người cha phát lời mà miệng ông khơng cịn nói nữa: “Bố u con, gái bé bỏng bố… Bố yêu con…” cô vỗ về, an ủi lời nói yêu thương vơ hình cha THE WISE OLD MAN A wealthy man requested an old scholar to wean his son away from his bad habits The scholar took the youth for a stroll through a garden Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing there The youth held the plant between his thumb and forefinger and pulled it out The old man then asked him to pull out a slightly bigger plant The youth pulled hard and the plant came out, roots and all "Now pull out that one," said the old man pointing to a bush The boy had to use all his strength to pull it out "Now take this one out," said the old man, indicating a guava tree The youth grasped the trunk and tried to pull it out But it would not budge "I – It's impossible," said the boy, panting with the effort "So it is with bad habits," said the sage "When they are young it is easy to pull them out but when they take hold they cannot be uprooted." The session with the old man changed the boy's life THE BEST ARTIST A despotic sultan who was blind in one eye invited three artists to paint his picture “If you a bad portrait, I will punish you,” he warned, “ but if you a good one I will reward you Now start!” The first artist produced a picture that showed the sultan as he was: blind in one eye The sultan had him executed for showing disrespect to his monarch The second artist showed him with both eyes intact The sultan had him flogged for trying to flatter him The third artist drew him in profile, showing only his good eye The sultan, pleased, rewarded him with gold and honours THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER The ants and grasshopper lived in the same big field The ants always worked hard, and tried to prepared and harvest enough food for winter Their happy neighbors, the grasshopper, couldn't understand them He just ignored them and kept singing When the first frost came, it ended the work of the ants and the party of the grasshopper One winter day the ants was busy spreading their grain in the sun to dry The grasshopper was nearly dying with hunger, so he went to the ants to ask for some food " Good day to you, kind neighbor" said the grasshopper, " won't you lend me a little food?" I will certainly repay you before this time next year." " why don't you have any food for your own?" asked an old ant " There was a lot of food in the big field all summer, what did you do?" "Oh" said the grasshopper, forgetting his hunger, " I sang oll day long, and all night long" "Well, then" said the ant " if you can sing all summer, you should dance all winter" And the old ants went back to her work while singing the ant song " We ants never borrow, we ants never lend" =>> DON'T FORGET TO PREPARE FOR BAD TIMES, EVEN DURING GOOD TIME THE MISER A miser sold most of his land to buy a shiny piece of gold He buried the gold in the ground by an wall, and went to look at it every day One day, one of his worker saw the miser going to the wall and followed him Soon the worker discovered the secret of the hidden treasure When the miser was gone, he dug up the gold and stole it The next day the miser found that his gold had been stolen The miser cried and cried in anger and sadness A neighbor saw the miser crying, and found out what was wrong He said "please don't cry so much You should go and get a stone, bury it in the ground, and pretend the stone is the piece of gold It will be just the same as when the gold was there Because you never did anything with the gold when you had it." =>> THE TRUE VALUE OF MONEY IS NOT HAVING IT, BUT USING IT WISELY THE BOYS AND THE FROGS One day, a group of the boys were playing by the side of a small lake Some of the boys threw stones into the water for fun A lot of frogs lived in this little lake, and they kept getting hit by the stones the boys threw Finally, a wise old frog put his head up out of the water and said, "Boys, please don't throw stones at us" "We are only playing", said the boys "I know that", said the frog " But your stones hurt us! You may throw stones for fun, but your fun causes us great pain" =>> ONE PERSON'S PLEASURE MAY BE ANOTHER PAIN ThE MILK -WOMAN AND HER PAIL A farmer's daughter was carrying a pail of milk " I can make some money from selling this milk." She thought." That money will be enough to buy at least three hundred eggs The eggs will produce about two hundred and fifty chickens When the chichens grow, I will sell them in the market After selling the chickens, I will have enough money to buy a new dress I will wear this beautiful new dress to parties Then all the best young men will ask me to marry them But I will refuse all the men and just enjoy the parties" The young woman was enjoying the thoughts so much she didn't see the stone in the road Suddenly her foot hit the stone and she fell She dropped the pail of milk! The milk disappeared into the ground, taking away all her plans =>> " Do not count your chickens before they are hatched." THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLF There once was a young shepherd boy He watched his sheep at the bottom of a mountain He was very lonely watching the sheep all day by himself So one day he thought of a plan to have some fun He ran down toward the village, calling out " Wolf! Wolf!" The kimd villagers came out to help him, and some of them stayed with him for a while This made the boy very happy He decided to try the trick again a few day later Again he ran to village shouting "Wolf! Wolf!" Again the villagers came to help him, but they didn't see any wolves But shortly after this, a wolf really did come out! Soon the wolf began to bother the sheep The boy again cried out, even louder than before, " Wolf! Wolf!" Bat the villagers had been tricked twice before They thought the boy was fooling them again Cause none of them went to help the boy, the wolf ate all his sheep! =>> NO ONE BELIEVES A LIAR, EVEN WHEN THEY TELL THE TRUTH THE BEAR AND THE TRAVELERS One day, two men were traveling together They suddenly came across a bear One of the men climbed quickly into a tree, and tried to hide himself among its branches The other man fell down and lay on the ground When the bear came up, and smelled him all over, the man held his breath, and pretended to be dead The bear soon left him, because, as many people say, a bear will not touch a dead body When the bear had gone, the traveler in the tree came down to join his friend As a little joke, he asked, " what did the bear whisper in your ear?" His friend answered very seriously," He told me,' never travel with a friend who runs away when danger comes'." = >> A TRUE FRIEND IS WITH YOU IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS There once was a man who had a very fine goose Every day the goose laid a golden egg The man soon became rich But as he became rich, he became greedy " The goose must be gold inside" he thought to himself "I will open her, and get all the gold at once" So he killed the goose, but he found no gold The man cried and said "I should have been happy with the golden eggs each day!!" =>> SOMETIMES GREED MAKES PEOPLE DO FOOLISH THINGS THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY MOUSE One day the city mouse went to visit his friend in the country The country mouse was very glad to see his good friend He gave his guest the best dinner that he could find The country mouse was afraid that there was not enough food for two, so he just ate a little piece of corn His friend has some green peas, a piece of new cheese, and a ripe, red apple After the city mouse ate all the dinner, he said, "How can you live in the country my friend? You can see nothing but forest, fields, and mountains You must be very tired of hearing nothing but birds songs! Come with me to the city There you can live in a beautiful house and have good things for dinner every day When you have lived in the city for a week, you will forget all about living in the country!" So the two mice went to the city They reached the home of the city mouse at night "You must be hungry We walked for a long time." Said the city mouse to his friend "We will have some dinner immediately" So they went to fining room, and the city mouse found some cake and fruit "Help yourself!" He said "There is enough gor both of us" "This is very good dinner", said the country mouse."you are very rich, my friend!" Just then the door opened, and a dog came in The mice jumped off the table and ran into a hole in the floor The poor little country mouse was so frightened! "Do not be afraid" said his friend." The dog can't come in here" Then the mice went to the kitchen They found an apple pie on the shelf and were enjoying a piece of it At that moment, they saw two bright eyes watching them." The cat! The cat!" Cried the city mouse, and the mice quickly ran through a hole in the wall When the country mouse could speak, he said " Good bye my friend, you can live in the city with the dogs and cats I like my home in the country In the country the birds sing to me, while eat my simple corn and apples In the city the cats watch you eating your fancy cake and pie I like my corn in safety better than your cake in fear." =>> "BETTER A SIMPLE MEAL IN PEACE THAN A FANCY MEAL IN FEAR" THE ROSE AND THE AMARANTH A rose and an amaranth blossomed side by side in a garden One nice summer day, the amaranth said to its neighbor, " I envy your beautiful and your sweet smell ! Now I understand why everyone love you" But the rose replied sadly, " oh, my friend, I bloom only for a short time Soon my petals will wither and fall, and then I will die But your flowers never fade, even if they are cut They last forever." => " GREATNESS BRINGS ITS OWN PROBLEM" THE BOY AND THE NUTS A little boy once put his hand into a jar The jar was full of nuts He tried to take out as many as his hand could hold But when he tried to pull his hand out, it was too large for the narrow neck of the far The boy didn't want to lose his nuts The tittle boy started to cry An adult saw the little boy standing close by and told him something wise " Be happy with half as many and you will get them easily." =>> DO NOT TRY TOO MUCH AT ONCE THE AX AND THE TREES Once upon a time, a man went to a forest He asked the trees if they would give him some wood to make a handle for this ax The trees thought this was very little to ask, and they gave him a good piece of hard wood But as soon as the man fit the handle to his ax, he started to cut down all the best trees in the forest As they crashed painfully to he ground, the trees said sadly to each other, " We suffer because of our foolishness" =>> ONLY A FOOL WOULD GIVE THEIR ENEMY THE TOOLS TO DESTROY THEM THE OAK AND THE REED On the side of a river grew a tall oak tree It stood with its roots firmly in the ground, and its head high in the air, and said to himself, " How strong I am! Nothing can make me bow I am taller and stronger than all the other trees." But one day there was a storm The strong wind came and struck the proud oak The tree fell into the river As the water carried it away, it passed by a thin reed that grew on the riverside The little reed stood up tall, and looked at the poor broken tree "Hello, reed" said the tree " why didn't you break when the wind came? You are so little and weak." "Oh, poor tree" said the reed, "I bent and moved until the wind had passed It must go where it is sent, but it will not hurt those who are not proud" =>> SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BEND LOW TO SUCCEED THE WIND AND THE SUN Long, long ago, the wind and the sun were tallking to each other They couldn't decide who was stronger than the other To answer the questions, they agree to try something Watching a passing traveler, they decided to see which of them could take off the man's coat first The wind began to blow a cold and powerful wind But the stronger the wind blew, the tighter the man held on to his coat Next, it was the sun turn Coming out from behind the clouds The sun shone its warm, comfortable light down on the traveler The traveler felt the gentle warmth on his shoulder Finally, he sat down and took off hia coat It was clear that the sun had won =>> KINDNESS CAN BE STRONGER THAN HARSHER THE FROG AND THE OX One day an ox was walking in a wet field He accidentally put his foot on a family of young frog and killed most of them However, one escaped and ran off quickly to his mother " Oh, mother!" He said "while we were playing, a really big four-footed animal stepped on us." "Big?" Asked the old frog." How big?" She sucked in air to make herself larger and said, " As big as this?" "Oh! Much, much bigger than that."said the little frog " Well, was it this big?" She sucked in even more air " Oh, mother, it was much bigger than that, so please stop sucking in air, you might hurt yourself!" The mother frog didn't like her little one ro doubt her abilities, so she tried again to become bigger But this time she tried so hard that he body explored =>> OVER- CONFIDENTCE IN YOUR ABILITIES CAN LEAD TO PERSONAL DESTRUCTION THE ANT AND THE DOVE An ant was walking by the river one day, and said to himself, " How nice and cool this water looks! I must drink some of it" As he began to drink, his foot slipped and he fell in " Oh, somebody, please, help me, or I will die!" Cried the ant A dove sitting in a tree over the river heard him, and threw him a leaf " Clim upon the leaf, and you will float to the riverside" Said the dove The ant clim upon the leaf, and the wind blew it to the shore, and he stepped upon dry land again "Thank you, kind dove" said the ant as he went home." You have saved me life, and I wish I could something for you" " Good bye" said the dove "Be careful not to fall in again" A few day later, when the dove was busy building her nest, the ant saw the hunter raising his gun to shoot her The ant ran quickly, and bit the man's foot very hard He cried, " Oh! Oh!" and dropped his gun This surprised the dove, and she flew away After the hunter was gone, the dove came back to her nest " Thank you, my little friend" she said " You have saved my life" The little ant jumped for joy, because he had been able to help the kind dove =>> ONE KIND ACT BRINGS ANOTHER THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER The ants and grasshopper lived in the same big field The ants always worked hard, and tried to prepared and harvest enough food for winter Their happy neighbors, the grasshopper, couldn't understand them He just ignored them and kept singing When the first frost came, it ended the work of the ants and the party of the grasshopper One winter day the ants was busy spreading their grain in the sun to dry The grasshopper was nearly dying with hunger, so he went to the ants to ask for some food " Good day to you, kind neighbor" said the grasshopper, " won't you lend me a little food?" I will certainly repay you before this time next year." " why don't you have any food for your own?" asked an old ant " There was a lot of food in the big field all summer, what did you do?" "Oh" said the grasshopper, forgetting his hunger, " I sang oll day long, and all night long" "Well, then" said the ant " if you can sing all summer, you should dance all winter" And the old ants went back to her work while singing the ant song " We ants never borrow, we ants never lend" =>> DON'T FORGET TO PREPARE FOR BAD TIMES, EVEN DURING GOOD TIME THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLF There once was a young shepherd boy He watched his sheep at the bottom of a mountain He was very lonely watching the sheep all day by himself So one day he thought of a plan to have some fun He ran down toward the village, calling out " Wolf! Wolf!" The kimd villagers came out to help him, and some of them stayed with him for a while This made the boy very happy He decided to try the trick again a few day later Again he ran to village shouting "Wolf! Wolf!" Again the villagers came to help him, but they didn't see any wolves But shortly after this, a wolf really did come out! Soon the wolf began to bother the sheep The boy again cried out, even louder than before, " Wolf! Wolf!" Bat the villagers had been tricked twice before They thought the boy was fooling them again Cause none of them went to help the boy, the wolf ate all his sheep! =>> NO ONE BELIEVES A LIAR, EVEN WHEN THEY TELL THE TRUTH ThE MILK -WOMAN AND HER PAIL A farmer's daughter was carrying a pail of milk " I can make some money from selling this milk." She thought." That money will be enough to buy at least three hundred eggs The eggs will produce about two hundred and fifty chickens When the chichens grow, I will sell them in the market After selling the chickens, I will have enough money to buy a new dress I will wear this beautiful new dress to parties Then all the best young men will ask me to marry them But I will refuse all the men and just enjoy the parties" The young woman was enjoying the thoughts so much she didn't see the stone in the road Suddenly her foot hit the stone and she fell She dropped the pail of milk! The milk disappeared into the ground, taking away all her plans =>> " Do not count your chickens before they are hatched." THE BOYS AND THE FROGS One day, a group of the boys were playing by the side of a small lake Some of the boys threw stones into the water for fun A lot of frogs lived in this little lake, and they kept getting hit by the stones the boys threw Finally, a wise old frog put his head up out of the water and said, "Boys, please don't throw stones at us" "We are only playing", said the boys "I know that", said the frog " But your stones hurt us! You may throw stones for fun, but your fun causes us great pain" =>> ONE PERSON'S PLEASURE MAY BE ANOTHER PAIN THE STAG AT THE LAKE One very hot day, a tall, strong stag stopped to drink from a clear lake When he took a drink he could see his image in the water "My horns are so beautiful!" he said " They are so strong and graceful But, I'm still sad because my legs are so thin and ugly!" A that moment, a lion came thought the forest, and tried to jump on the stag The stag ran away very, very fast The ugly legs helped him run away But the lion didn't stop following the stag Soon the stag ran into the forest But the forest very thick with many trees His beautiful horns got caught in the branches! He tried to pull away but he couldn't because of the long horns Finally the lion caught up with the stag and killed him =>> PEOPLE OFTEN FORGET WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN OUR LIVES BELLING THE CAT One day all the mice came together to talk about the cat "We must think of a plan to get away from it." said one old mouse "It has eaten too many of us So what shall we do?" At last one proud young mouse stood up "You know, my brothers" said the young mouse, "the cat move very quietly We not hear it quickly enough to escape Let's tie a bell around the cat's neck Then we can hear it come and run away." "Yeah!" Shouted all the mice " our smart young friend has thought of an excellent plan!" Let's go and buy a bell." But just then an old mouse spoke " wait a minute" said the wise, old mouse." Your plan is very good But who will tie the bell on the cat?" Then each mouse looked at another, and they all said, " Right, who??" =>> IT IS EASY TO SUGGEST DIFFICULT THINGS, BUT IT IS HARD TO DO THEM ThE HARE AND THE TORTOISE One day the hare was making fun of the tortoise for being so slow " You think i am slow?" said the tortoise, " let's run a race, and I bet that I will win" "Oh, really?" Answers the hare, " let's try and see" Soon the hare and the tortoise agreed that the fox would be the judge of their race On race day both the hare and the tortoise met the fox at the starting line Both started off together Soon the hare was far ahead of the slow tortoise The hare thought she could stop and take a rest She found some nice, comfortable grass to rest in and was soon sleeping deeply Meanwhile the tortoise kept going and going He was slow but he never stopped After a nice long sleep, the hare woke up But there was problem! She slept for too long She jumped up and ran as fast as she could, but it was too late The tortoise had already crossed the finish line =>> SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE ? Key words: Hare : thỏ Tortoise: rùa Make fun of: chế nhạo Run a race: chạy đua Judge: trọng tài Starting line: vạch xuất phát Take a rest : nghỉ ngơi Cross: vượt qua, băng qua Finish line: vạch đích Steady: chắc, vững ?THE DOG AND HIS SHADOW The dog once had a nice piece of meat for his dinner ??He was walking along with the meat in his mouth, as happy as a king ???? On his way home there was a stream The dog stopped to look into the calm, clear water.? What did the dog see in the water? He saw a dog looking up at him!? This dog looked the same as our happy little dog, and even had a similar piece of meat in its mouth ? "I'll try to get that meat, too!" Said the dog.?? But as soon as he tried to bite the new piece of meat, his own meat fell out of his mouth and into the stream ? ? Then he saw that the other dog in the water had lost his piece, too.? He went sadly home.? That day he only had his dream to eat.? ? ? =>> ??BE CAREFUL OF LOSING SOMETHING YOU HAVE FOR SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT EXIST ??? ? THE SICK LION One day an old, old lion realized that he was too old to hunt for food The lion was sure he would soon die He was very sad and went home As he walked slowly home, the lion told a bird about his sad situation Soon everyone in the gorest heard about the lion's sad situation The other animals all felt sorry for the lion So one by one they came to visit the lion The lion was old and weak, but very wise As each animals came into his home, they were easy to catch an eat Soon the old lion became happy and fat One day, early in the morning the fox came The fox was very wise, too He slowly came close to the lion's home Standing outside, he asked if the lion was feeling better "Hello, my best friend" said the lion "Is it you? I can't see you very well You're so far away come closer please! And tell me some kind words because I am old, and will die soon!" While the lion was talking, the fox was looking closely at the ground in front of the lion's home Finally the fox looked up, and said to the lion " I am sorry, but I must go I'm very nervous because I see the footsteps of many animals going into your home, but I see none coming out again!!" =>>… HE IS WISE WHO IS WARNED BY THE MISFORTUNES OF OTHER THE LION AND THE MOUSE The lion was sleeping happily when a mouse ran over its face The lion woke up and was very angry The big lion caught the little mouse to kill it The mouse cried to lion, " If you don't kill me, someday I will help you! " Suddenly the lion started to laught, "a little mouse can help a big lion like me?" The lion thought it was very funny and let it go Soon after that day, the lion was walking in the forest Suddenly it got caught in a net The lion was very angry and roared The mouse heard the lion and ran to help The mouse saw the net and started to chewing on it Soon the mouse chewed a big hole in the net and the lion was free "See!" The mouse said, " you laughed at me but even a little mouse can help a big lion" **** Being kind to someone is never a waste ***** ? key words : Lion : sư tử Mouse : chuột Angry: tức giận Get caught : bị bắt, mắc kẹt Net: lưới Roar: gầm, rống Hole: lỗ thủng Waste: lãng phí THE FOX AND THE GRAPES One very hot day, a thirsty fox saw some ripe grapes in a garden He said to himself, "How lucky I am! On hot day like this, ripe grapes will be much nicer than cool water" Then he walked quietly into the garden, and jumped up at the grapes But the fox just missed them He tried again and again, but every time he couldn't get the grapes Finally, the fox stopped trying He said," I won't try anymore, the grapes are probably sour!" **** It is easy to hate what you cannot have *** THE FOX AND THE CROW The crow was sitting on a tree branch with a piece of delicious cheese in its mouth The fox saw the crow and wanted the cheese The fox thought and thought about how it could get the cheese Finally, the fox had an idea The fox said," what a special bird! it is the most beautiful bird in the world Are its song as beautiful as its face?" There kind words made the crow very happy, and the crow wanted to sing a song for the fox But when the crow opened its mouth to sing, the cheese fell down! The smart fox quickly ran and got the cheese Then the fox said to the crow " you are very beautiful but not very smart." **** Don't always believe people who tell you kind things **** ?Từ vựng: Fox: cáo Crow : quạ Tree branch: cành Cheese: mát Special: đặc biệt Bird : chim Smart : thông minh  ... trọng nguyên tắc chuyển ngữ tác giả, tiếng Việt giữ nguyên đăng sách báo, điều giúp bạn học Anh ngữ nắm nguyên tắc dịch “cái thần” người dịch, chuyển ngữ linh động phù hợp mà nguyên tiếng Anh đọc... thống ký tên giùm anh vào cuối thư thêm vào dòng chữ: “Viết thay cho trai bà – Abraham Lincoln.” Người lính trẻ nhìn vào thư, anh thật ngạc nhiên đọc thấy tên người giúp anh thực nguyện vọng cuối... nguyện vọng cuối “Ngài Tổng thống ư?” anh hỏi “Vâng, đây!” Lincoln trả lời cách bình thản, lại tiếp tục hỏi ơng làm thêm cho anh “Xin ngài nắm lấy tay tơi!” anh nói “Điều giúp nhiều phải đối mặt