Story (english)
The hungry cat
A hungry cat is looking for something to eat. She sees a little grey mouse sitting near his house.
- I want to catch that little mouse, - says the hungry cat.
She sits down and begins to cry "mew, mew, mew".
The little grey mouse jumps up to run into his house, but the cat sits still and mews again.
- She is sitting still, - thinks the mouse.
- She doesn't want to catch me. I shall not run away.
- Mew, mew, mew, - says the cat again.
- Why are you crying? - asks the mouse.
- See, I have a penny in my hand.
- Good, you are lucky. That's nothing to cry about, - says the mouse.
The hungry cat comes nearer.
- Oh, little mouse, I shall get some meat with the penny. I shall cook it and have it for supper.
- Good, you are lucky. That's nothing to cry about.
The hungry cat comes nearer and nearer.
- There lives a hungry dog in this house. He will eat all the meat.
- Poor Pussy, - says the mouse. - What will you eat then?
- You, - cries the cat and jumps at the little grey mouse.
But the mouse is too quick. He jumps into his little house before the cat can say another "mew".
- No, no, sly Pussy, - says the mouse. - You will not eat me. You must first catch me.
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Chicken Little
Chicken Little likes to walk in the woods. She likes to look at the trees. She likes to smell the flowers. She likes to listen to the birds singing.
One day while she is walking an acorn falls from a tree, and hits the top of her little head.
- My, oh, my, the sky is falling. I must run and tell the lion about it, - says Chicken Little and begins to run.
She runs and runs. By and by she meets the hen.
- Where are you going? - asks the hen.
- Oh, Henny Penny, the sky is falling and I am going to the lion to tell him about it.
- How do you know it? - asks Henny Penny.
- It hit me on the head, so I know it must be so, - says Chicken Little.
- Let me go with you! - says Henny Penny. - Run, run.
So the two run and run until they meet Ducky Lucky.
- The sky is falling, - says Henny Penny. - We are going to the lion to tell him about it.
- How do you know that? - asks Ducky Lucky.
- It hit Chicken Little on the head, - says Henny Penny.
- May I come with you? - asks Ducky Lucky.
- Come, - says Henny Penny.
So all three of them run on and on until they meet Foxey Loxey.
- Where are you going? - asks Foxey Loxey.
- The sky is falling and we are going to the lion to tell him about it, - says Ducky Lucky.
- Do you know where he lives? - asks the fox.
- I don't, - says Chicken Little.
- I don't, - says Henny Penny.
- I don't, - says Ducky Lucky.
- I do, - says Foxey Loxey. - Come with me and I can show you the way.
He walks on and on until he comes to his den.
- Come right in, - says Foxey Loxey.
They all go in, but they never, never come out again.
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Why the clover is sweet
A little bee flies in the garden. She is so hungry. She wants to eat. She flies to a daisy.
- Dear daisy, - she says. - Please give me some honey!
- Go away, - says the daisy. - I want all the honey I have. I can give you none.
The bee flies to a rose.
- Beautiful rose, - she says. - Please give me some of your honey!
- You may have just a little honey, - says the rose. - I want my honey. I can't give you much.
- Thank you, - says the bee. - I will take none of your honey. You may keep it all!
The bee flies to a clover.
- Little clover, - she says, - please give me some honey!
- Certainly. I am glad to give you some. Take all you want!
- Thank you, - says the bee. - You are so kind. I want to be kind to you, too. From this day on you will have more honey than any other flowers.
That is why the clover is so sweet.
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The bee and the grasshopper
One day in summer a bee meets a grasshopper.
- Buzz, buzz, - says the bee.
- Let's make a little house. I can gather honey and carry it to the house. You gather honey and carry it to the house. When winter comes we shall have it to eat. How happy we shall be.
- Winter and the cold days are far away, - says the grasshopper.
- I don't want to gather honey. I want to play, and be happy. Now, good bye, little Bee, good bye!
All summer the bee is busy gathering honey.
All summer the grasshopper plays.
One day in autumn the grasshopper meets the bee.
- The cold days are here now, little Bee, - he says. - Let us make a home. Let us carry your honey to the house. Then we shall have some honey to eat. How happy we shall be!
- No, no, - says the little Bee. - It is too late now. Summer is the time to make a house. Summer is the time to gather honey for the winter. I will not live with you. Good bye, grasshopper, good bye!
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Paddy and his pets
Paddy is a little fat boy. He likes to eat. He likes to play. He likes pets.
One day his father comes home from work.
- Run, Paddy, run. See what's in my pockets.
Paddy runs to father. In one pocket he finds a puppy. In the other pocket he finds a kitten. The puppy is fat like Paddy. The kitten is not. Paddy is so happy.
Every day he gives milk to his pets. Every day he plays with them.
One day his father goes to a party. Paddy wants to go with him too. In the hall he sees father's coat. He puts the puppy into one pocket. He puts his kitten into the other pocket. Now his pets will go to the party too.
They get to the house. Everyone is there. Father puts his coat on a chair.
- Mew, mew, - says the kitten.
- Bow, bow, - says the puppy: Everyone smiles. Everyone smiles, but father. He doesn't like pets in his pockets when he is at a party.
- I am sorry, - says Paddy.
- I wanted my pets to come to the party.
- Let's go home, - says father.
- Next time we go to a party, you let your pets stay at home.
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