SleepingPillsBobwashavingtroublegettingtosleepatnight.Hewenttoseehisdoctor,whoprescribedsomeextra-strongsleepingpills.SundaynightBobtookthepills,sleptwellandwasawakebeforeheheardthealarm.Hetookhistimegettingtotheoffice,strolledinandsaidtohisboss:"Ididn'thaveabitoftroublegettingupthismorning.""That'sfine,"roaredtheboss,"but
BugsBunny:ArguablythemostpopularandenduringoftheWarnerBros.cartooncharacters,BugsBunnyappearedinwellover150cartoons.Bugs'firstofficialcartoonwas1940's"AWildHare",directedbyTexAvery,butaprecursortohimappearedinseveralcartoonspriortothat,directedbyBen"Bugs"HardawayandChuckJones.Generallyassociatedwith"rabbit"hunterElmerFudd,Bugsal
TheLazySpinningWomanJacobandWilhelmGrimmAmanandawomanlivedinavillage.Thewomanwassolazythatsheneverwantedtodoanywork.Sheneverfinishedwhatthemangavehertospin,andwhatshedidspinshedidnotwindontoareel,butleftittangledonthebobbin.Ifthemanscoldedher,shealwayshadaquicktongue,andwouldsay,"Well,howcanIwinditup?Ido
AGreektoRememberDiogeneswasafamousGreekphilosopherofthefourthcenturyB.C.,whoestablishedthephilosophyofcynicism.Heoftenwalkedaboutinthedaytimeholdingalightedlantern,peeringaroundasifhewerelookingforsomething.Whenauestionedabouthisoddbehavior,hewouldreply,'Iamsearchingforanhonestman.'Diogenesheldthatthegoodmanwasself-sufficientanddi
TheBlacksmithAndDogThosewhowillnotworkdeservetostarve.ABlacksmithhadalittleDog,whichusedtosleepwhenhismasterwasatwork,butwasverywideawakeindeedwhenitwastimeformeals.Onedayhismasterpretendedtobedisgustedatthis,andthenhehadthrownhimaboneasusual,hesaid,“Whatonearthisthegoodofalazycurlikeyou?”WhenIamhammeringawayatm
Oneday,Dora’smothergaveheracoin,Itwasabitdirty,soDorawashedit.ThenitstartedtalkingtoDora.TodayItalkedtoacoin,Whenitwasmade,itwasniceandclean.Peopletookthecointoabank.Itstayedthereforafewdays.Apersonatthebankgavethebankgavethecointoaman.Mymotherwenttobuysomecakefromtheman’sshop.Themangavethecointoheraspartofher
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PluggingOne’sEarsWhileStealingaBellOnceuponatime,therewasamanwhowantedtostealhisneighbor’sdoorbell.However,heknewclearlythatthebellwouldringandcatchtheotherpeople’sattentionaslongashetouchedthebell.Sohethoughthardandsuddenlyhitonaclever“idea”.Hepluggedhisearswithsomething,thinkingthateverythingwouldgowellwhenhestoletheb
AFOXonedayfellintoadeepwellandcouldfindnomeansofescape.AGoat,overcomewiththirst,cametothesamewell,andseeingtheFox,inquiredifthewaterwasgood.Concealinghissadplightunderamerryguise,theFoxindulgedinalavishpraiseofthewater,sayingitwasexcellentbeyondmeasure,andencouraginghimtodescend.TheGoat,mindfulonlyofhisthirst,thoughtlesslyjump
MrsTurnerlivesinasmalltown.Herhusbanddiedinatrafficaccidentandleftherlittlemoney.Shewashungryandlivedacoldroominwinter.Ashopkeeperhadpityonherandtoldhertocookforhim.Hepayshersomemoneyandshedoesn’tworryaboutfoodorclothesanylonger.Thewomanisoftenreadytohelpothers.Shedoesherbesttogivesomethingtothepoorpersons.Sometimesshew
IOweYouforaFloatMrSmithworkedinapostofficeandthreeyearsago,whenhewassixty,heretired.Nowheandhiswifestayathomeandhischildrenworkinanothercity.Theoldwomandoesallhouseworkandhehasnothingtodoathome.Helikesneitherreadingnorwatchinggames.Atfirsthedidn’tknowhowtospendthesparetime.MrHuntwhowastwoyearsolderthanhimaskedhimtogo
Painstakingpainterwashiredtopaintawallofthepalace.Apanelwouldjudgehispaintingaweeklater.Beforework,thepainterhadcollectedmanypamphletsaboutthepalace.Henoticedthatthepalace’sceilinghadacarvedpanel.Hedrewadraftonapadthenbeganhisformalwork.Hisassistantfollowedhim,carryingapaintpailandapan.Thepainterworkedsofastthathisassistanthardl
Afarmercan’treadorwrite.Onedayheasksamantowritealetterforhim.Hewantstopostthelettertohisuncle.“Ican’twriteyouletter,”saystheman,“BecauseIhaveabadleg.”“Sir,”saysthefarmer,“Iknow,butIcan’tseewhatabadleghastodowithwritingaletter.”“Ithasmuchtodowithit,”saystheman,“becauseIcan’twalksofarandreadthe
Samisalittlefish.Helivesinthesea.Heisverylonely.Hewantstohaveafriend.Thefriendlookslikehim.Samseesaninkfish.Theinkfishhaseightlegs.Hedoesn’tlooklikeSam.SoSamgoesaway.xiao84.comSammeetsashark.Hewantstosayhellototheshark.Thesharkopenshisbigmouth.Samrunsawayquickly.Samistiredandhungry.Hewantstohavearest.Thenheseesaround
AlthoughRahmstartedoutasthequietchild,therootsofhisassertiveness,tenacity,beliefsandevenstyleareeasytofind.Athome,asthemiddlechild,hewasthepolitician.Outsidehewasnotoriousinchallengingauthority.Inanargumentwiththefatherofagoodschoolfriendhesaid“Fuckyou,UncleBill”,andthenlaunchedintoatiradeabouthowthemanwasanArchieBunker—at
Theyalsoformedstrategiesforhowtoappeasetheirmother’stempestuousmoods.Herlifewasalwaysdestinedtobehard—herfathermadehergivethemoneyshesavedupforuniversitytoherbrotherSheldon.ItwasMarshaEmanuel’sblessingandherburdentofindherselfbringingupthreetigercubs.Herinfluencewasdeeplypervasive,though,anditnowseemsinevitablethattheEmanuelswer
Flopsy,Mopsy,andCotton-tail,whoweregoodlittlebunnies,wentdownthelanetogatherblackberries:佛罗普塞、莫普塞和库特泰尔都是懂事又听话的好孩子,他们四个手拉着手一起到小路下面去捡黑莓。ButPeter,whowasverynaughty,ranstraightawaytoMr.McGregor'sgarden,andsqueezedunderthegate!但是,彼得却没听妈妈的话。他太淘气了,
OnceuponatimetherewerefourlittleRabbits,andtheirnameswere—Flopsy,Mopsy,Cotton-tail,andPeter.很久以前,有四只可爱的小兔子,他们的名字分别叫佛罗普塞、莫普塞、库特泰尔和彼得。TheylivedwiththeirMotherinasand-bank,underneaththerootofaverybigfir-tree.他们和他们的妈妈一起,住在一棵大枞树树根下面的一个沙洞里。
Oncetherewasalittleboywhohadabadtemper.Hisfathergavehimabagofnailsandtoldhimthateverytimehelosthistemper,hemusthammeranailintothefence.从前,有一个小男孩,他的脾气很坏。他的父亲送给他一袋钉子。告诉他说,他每发一次火,就必须将一颗钉子钉在栅栏上。Thefirstdaytheboyhammered37nailsintothefence.Overthe
Goodnews:Twoboyswentoutclimbingtrees.好消息:两名男童出去爬树。Badnews:woneofthemfellout.坏消息:其中有一人摔下来了。Goodnews:Therewasahammockbeneathhim.好消息:他下面有一个吊床。Badnews:Therewasarakebesidethehammock.坏消息:吊床旁边有一个耙子。Goodnews:Hemissedtherake.好消息:他和耙子擦肩而过。Badnews