小学英语阅读100篇【91-100篇】
【第一篇：The Bat】
Once upon a time， the animals living on the ground and those flying in the sky fought against each other. However， a bat could not take part on either side because he was timid and had no courage.
When the beasts seemed like winning， the bat went to them and said， “I would like to fight with you.” They believed him.
Yet， the bat began to worry， as the birds started to move ahead. So， the bat went to them and begged， “I am on your side because I am winged， too.”
They pleasantly accepted the bat. “Sure. Since you have wings， you are on our side.” The fight between the birds and the beasts continued and the bat went back and forth to the winning side.
Then one day， peace was made in the woods. The birds and the beasts learned that the bat went hither and thither between them. All the animals determined to expel him. Turned away from both sides， the bat started to live in a dark cave.
【第二篇：The Fox and The Stork】
The stork and the fox did not get along very well. The fox invited the stork over to his house first. The stork was looking forward to having a feast at fox‘s house. The fox served a large bowl of soup to the stork. “Please have as much as you want， Mr. Stork.” “Mr. Fox， Thank you very much.”
The stork put his beak into the bowl， but he was not able to eat it. The stork tried very hard to eat the soup. On the other hand， the fox was slurping up the soup deliciously.
The stork realized that the fox had tricked him. Without even having a taste， stork left for his home.
A few days later the stork said to the fox. “Thank you for having invited me. Why don’t you come over to my house for dinner？ I prepared a delicious beef soup.” The fox couldn‘t wait to go. He was looking forward to it.
Several days later， fox visited the stork’s house. The stork served the delicious beef soup in a long bottle. But， the fox‘s mouth was too small， he could not reach the delicious soup. Drooling， the fox was only able to observe the stork savoring the delicious soup.
【第三篇：The Oak and the Reed】
Once upon a time， there lived a huge oak tree. The oak tree was proud that it was the biggest and strongest in the world. “Despite any hardships， I can survive till the end. There is nothing as powerful as me.”
One day， a severe windstorm began. Watching the other trees fall down one by one， the oak tree was triumphant. “I‘ll be fine.” However， the oak tree collapsed when the windstorm was blowing. Flowing on the water， the oak tree thought， ’How did I end up like this？‘
As it was swept away by the river， the oak tree passed a field of reeds. The reeds were standing there without being broken. “Oh， Mr. Reed！ How did you survive the rainstorm with your fragile body？” The oak tree envied the reeds.
One of the reeds kindly said to the oak tree flowing down， “Mr. Oak Tree， you showed that you were the strongest in the world， right？ The wind brings down anything with an air of importance.”
“We never think highly of ourselves， but lower our heads when we come across a windstorm. If you had lowered your head without being so proud， you would have survived the rainstorm.”
【第四篇：The Wind and The Sun】
The wind and the sun decided to have a bet. The wind knew that the sun had no strength and believed that he could win. “I‘m the best in the world.” “Mr. Wind， why don’t you and I find out who is the stronger one.” The Wind and The Sun
Just then a traveler was walking by. “Why don‘t we find out who could first take off that man’s jacket.” The sun confidently suggested. “Fine.”
The wind confidently， with all his strength began to blow. Just then the clear blue sky and the sun was no where to be seen and only the wind began to blow. The traveler tucked his jacket in closer and said， “Why is it so cold all of a sudden？” The stronger the wind blew， the traveler pulled his jacket closer and closer to him.
“Whew， I‘m so cold where has the sun gone to？ If this keeps up， I’m going to fly off.” The traveler stopped and tucked in his jacket even more.
The sun arrived with a big smile on his face. “Now it is my turn.” The sun beamed his warm sunlight. The exhausted wind stepped back.
The traveler wiped his sweat and said， “Just a little while ago， the wind was blowing strongly how is it all of a sudden， the sun is shining down.” The traveler took off his jacket and threw it down.
The sun gave a big smile and said， “Wind， there are something in his world that can‘t be done by strength alone.” The boastful wind was so embarrassed that he ran off.
【第五篇：The Crow and the Water Bottle】
It was a scorching hot summer day. One crow was very thirsty. “I‘m so thirsty.” The thirsty crow roamed around looking for water. After flying for a long time， the crow found a water bottle in one of the farmer’s yard. The crow was so happy that he was able to have a drink.
The crow put his beak into the bottle. However， because the bottle was so long， he was not able to reach the water. The crow was exhausted.
‘Should I go some other place for a drink？’ He thought. However， because his wings were damage， he was not able to move. “What shall I do？”
The crow flew round and round the farmer‘s yard， and thought. “Sure， that’s what I will do.” The crow had an idea.
With all his strength， the crow started picking up stones. “One， two.” He did this several times until the bottle was filled with stones. Then the crow drank a lot of water. Finally， the crow had enough strength to fly again.
【第六篇：The Fox and the Monkey that Became a King】
Once upon a time， the animals gathered together and had a meeting in the woods. Their meeting was about ‘Who gets to become the king？’ However， they could not come to a conclusion easily.
After a long period of time， a rabbit suggested， “How about if the best dancer becomes the king？” “Yeah， that sounds good，” agreed the other animals. Therefore， each animal came out in turn and danced eagerly. Nevertheless， there was no other animal who could dance as good as the flexible monkey.
Animals gave the monkey a clap. “Wow！ The monkey dances the best. Let‘s crown the monkey as our king.” As a result， the monkey became the king. After the monkey became king， a cunning fox got jealous. ’How can such a stupid animal become king？ None sense！‘
One day， the fox found a snare with a piece of meat on it while walking around. The fox carefully picked up the snare and took it to the monkey king.
“My lord！ I discovered a treasure. It is magnificent.” “Really？ Bring it to me quickly.” The monkey was so excited that he approached the snare carelessly.
And the monkey fell into the snare. “Snap！” “Ouch！” shouted the monkey with surprise. The monkey realized he got caught in a trap and blamed the fox. “You deceived me. What a bad fox！”
Then， the fox laughed at the monkey and said， “You stupid monkey！ How embarrassing it is for us to have such a fool like you as a king！”
After saying that， the fox disappeared. The monkey became the laughingstock of other animals for behaving without thinking carefully.
【第七篇：The Lion and the Fox Who were Afraid of the Mouse】
The ray of the warm sunlight told us that it was spring. A lion was sleeping peacefully in the forest.
While the lion was fast asleep， a mouse went on top of the lion. The bold mouse played happily on top of the lion. “Yuppie！ This is really fun.” The mouse ran around thumping and stomping here and there.
The lion was not able to sleep with all the racket. The lion knew that there was someone on top of him. So， the lion made a surprise attack and rolled on the ground.
And the mouse fell over. When the lion saw the mouse he was relieved and said， “Whew！ It was only a mouse.”
However， far away a fox had seen the scene. The fox laughed mockingly to the lion and said， “You‘re as big as a mountain and you’re afraid of the mouse. You‘re a coward！” The fox kept making fun of the Lion.
Finally the lion spoke， “I wasn’t afraid of the mouse. I was only shocked to find a bold enough animal not afraid to run around on top of a lion.” When the fox heard this he quietly left.
【第八篇：Two Travelers and the Bear】
Once upon a time， two young men were walking along the mountain trail. They were very close friends.
But， all of a sudden， a bear showed up. Shocked， the young men were looking for a place to hide. One fellow hid himself by climbing up a tree， but the other one was unable to run away.
When the bear pounced upon him， the fellow who could not run away threw himself flat down upon the ground and pretended to be dead. The young man on the ground held his breath and stayed still. The bear， coming up to him， put his muzzle close to the man， and sniffed. “He‘s dead. I don’t eat dead meat.”
The bear left the young man along and went away. After the bear was gone， the friend in the tree came down. Wiping away his cold sweat， the friend asked， “What did the bear say to you？”
“Oh， the bear told me”， said the other， “Not to hang out with a friend who runs away when a risky situation occurs.”
After hearing him， the young man who climbed up the tree alone felt sorry for his behavior. Friends mean being there for each other even when danger comes.
【第九篇：The Son and the Picture of a Lion】
Once upon a time， there lived a very timid-minded father in a town. He was always worried that his son might get hurt. The son was brave and loved hunting， but his father prevented his son from hunting everyday.
One night， the father dreamed of his son being pursued by a lion. After he woke up， he thought， ‘I should not leave things like this.’ The father built a strong wooden house for his son because he believed his son would not be in danger if he locked his son in the house.
The father brought pictures of animals to his son‘s room so that the son would not get bored. The father even stuck a picture of a lion on the wooden wall. However， the son felt stuffy about just staying home.
One day， the son vented his anger on the picture of a lion. “You bastard！ I cannot go outside because of you！ Why did you appear in my father’s dream and torture me？” The son hit the picture with his fist.
Right then， the wooden wall broke down and a thorn got stuck in his hand. The son tried to take it out， but it did not come out easily. Due to the thorn， the wound enlarged and the inflammation worsened.
After a few days， the young son died from the wound. The father who tried to shut his child in lost his child because of his actions.
【第十篇：The Monkey and the Fishermen】
Once upon a time， there lived a monkey in the woods. The monkey climbed up the tree and looked down at the river everyday. One day， the monkey saw fishermen throw a net over the river. He watched how the fishermen caught fish.
Sometime after， the fishermen left the net and went to have lunch. Then， the monkey climbed down from the tree and went to the riverside. The monkey was planning to throw the net like the fishermen did.
The monkey was confident since he was good at imitating. Yet， the net wound around the monkey when he touched it. Tied up in the net， the monkey fell into the water.
The monkey regretted his behavior， but it was too late. “I should have learned how to use the net before touching it. After believing my prowess and showing off， I am in a bad fix.” The monkey who did not behave carefully drowned in the water.
