From Sicilianische Mahrchen.
　　Once upon a time there lived a man who had three sons. The eldest was called Peppe， the second Alfin， and the youngest Ciccu. They were all very poor， and at last things got so bad that they really had not enough to eat. So the father called his sons， and said to them， ' My dear boys， I am too old to work any mor

　　From the Japanische Marchen und Sagen.
　　A long long time ago， an old couple dwelt in the very heart of a high mountain. They lived together in peace and harmony， although they were very different in character， the man being good-natured and honest， and the wife being greedy and quarrelsome when anyone came her way that she cou

　　Contes populaires des Bassoutos. Recueillis et traduits par E. Jacottet. Paris： Leroux， Editeur.
　　There was once a dove who built a nice soft nest as a home for her three little ones. She was very proud of their beauty， and perhaps talked about them to her neighbours more than she need have done， till at last everybody for mil

　　From the Swedish.
　　There once lived a king and a queen who ruled over a very great kingdom. They had large revenues， and lived happily with each other； but， as the years went past， the king's heart became heavy， because the queen had no children. She also sorrowed greatly over it， because， although the king said nothing to her

　　There was once an old couple named Peder and Kirsten who had an only son called Hans. From the time he was a little boy he had been told that on his sixteenth birthday he must go out into the world and serve his apprenticeship. So， one fine summer morning， he started off to seek his fortune with nothing but the clothes he wore on his b

　　Once upon a time there lived a king who had a daughter just fifteen years old. And what a daughter！
　　Even the mothers who had daughters of their own could not help allowing that the princess was much more beautiful and graceful than any of them； and， as for the fathers， if one of them ever beheld her by accident he could talk

　　Once upon a time there lived in Lapland a man who was so very strong and swift of foot that nobody in his native town of Vadso could come near him if they were running races in the summer evenings. The people of Vadso were very proud of their champion， and thought that there was no one like him in the world， till， by-and-by， it came to

　　'Mother， I have seen such a wonderful man，' said a little boy one day， as he entered a hut in Lapland， bearing in his arms the bundle of sticks he had been sent out to gather.
　　'Have you， my son； and what was he like？' asked the mother， as she took off the child's sheepskin coat and shook it on the doorstep.
　　'Well， I

　　A long， long way off， right away in the west of America， there once lived an old man who had one son. The country round was covered with forests， in which dwelt all kinds of wild beasts， and the young man and his companions used to spend whole days in hunting them， and he was the finest hunter of all the tribe.
　　One morning， w

　　In ancient China, most people were very superstitious. They didn't visit a doctor but went for a necromancer when they were sick. At that time the doctors couldn't treat mania and withdrawal but the necromancer did. So, people preferred the necromancer to doctor.
　　There lived a scholar who also was familiar with medicine. He t

　　Tommy: "How is your little brother, Johnny？ "
　　Johnny: "He is ill in bed. He hurt himself. "
　　Tommy: "That's too bad. How did that happen？"
　　Johnny: "We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won."
　　他赢了
　　汤姆:“约翰尼,你小弟弟好吗？”
　　约翰尼:“他生病卧床了。他受了伤。”
　　汤姆:“真糟糕,怎么回事儿？

　　The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate.
　　The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than yo

　　Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened？"
　　"A kid bit me," replied Ivan.
　　"Would you recognize him if you saw him again？" asked his mother.
　　"I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket."
　　他的耳朵在我衣兜里
　　伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问,“发生了什么事？”
　　“一个

　　One day two hunters went hunting in the forest. One of them suddenly fell down by accident. He showed the whites of his eyes and seemed to have stopped breathing. The other hunter soon took out his mobile phone to call the emergency center for help. The operator said calmly: "First, you should make sure that he is already dead." Then t

There is gossip wherever people gather． The participants of the gathering go home with bags of gossip．Each has a way to dispose of them．凡有聚会，便有闲话。参加聚会的人带着一袋袋闲话回家后，各自以不同的方式处理。
Some set fire to the bags so that all pieces of the gossip burn out in the flames有的人，放一把火把袋子里的闲话烧个干干净净，点滴不存。
Some others unfasten the bags to take out the goss