English Fairy Tales（2）离你最离你最“近近”的儿童英语学习乐园的儿童英语学习乐园The Rabbit and the Turtle2In the forest, there is a fast rabbit. He likes to race other animals. He always wins. “I am very fast,“ he says. “I can win any race.“ One day, the rabbit sees a turtle. “You are so slow. I am faster than you,“ he says. “Do you want to race me?“ “Yes,“ says the turtle. “Ha, ha. It will be easy to win,“ laughs the rabbit. “You will lose. Your legs are too short.“ “Tomorrow we will have a race,“ says the rabbit. All of the animals are excited. They want to see the race. “The turtle will lose. He is 3too slow,“ they all say. The turtle gets up early in the morning. The race is today. There are many animals at the race. The turtle walks to the starting line. All the animals laugh at him.The rabbit is waiting for the turtle. “I will win,“ laughs the rabbit. “I will try my best,“ says the turtle. The race begins. All of the other animals are excited. “Go, go, go,“ they say. The rabbit runs very quickly. The turtle walks slowly. 4The rabbit turns around. The turtle is walking so slowly. “Ha, ha, you will never win this race,“ the rabbit says. The turtle is slower than the rabbit. The rabbit laughs at the turtle. Then the rabbit sees a tree. “The turtle is so slow. I will take a nap. I can still win the race,“ says the rabbit. He goes to sleep under the tree. The turtle keeps walking. He is tired and his legs hurt. The rabbit is sleeping under a tree. The turtle quietly walks past the rabbit. He is very quiet because he doesnt want to wake up the 5rabbit. “I can do it! I can do it!“ says the turtle. “My legs are short and I am slow, but I can win this race.“ The turtle can see the finish line. Suddenly, the rabbit wakes up. The turtle is far away. “He will win!“ he says. The rabbit runs, but it is too late. The turtle wins the race. “Yeah! You are the best,“ say the other animals. “You are great!“ The turtle is happy. The rabbit feels sad. All of the animals now laugh at the rabbit. 6“Ha, ha, ha,“ they laugh. “You say you are the best, but the slow turtle is the winner,“ they say. “He is the best! The turtle is great!“ “I am slow. I have short legs. I am not fast, but I did it!“ says the turtle. The rabbit is quiet. He slowly walks home. Jack and the BeanstalkJack is a young boy. He lives with his mother. They live in a small house. The family is poor. Their cow, Betsy, gives them milk. One day, Betsy has no milk. Jack 7and his mother are hungry.“Jack, we need money,“ says his mother. “Take Betsy to the market and sell her.“ Jack isnt happy because he likes Betsy. Sadly, he walks her to the market. A man is standing on the road. He wants Betsy. He has five beans in his hand. He shows them to Jack.“These beans are special. They can grow very high,“ he says. “Do you want them?“ Jack likes the beans, so he gives Betsy to the man. At home, his mother sees the beans. She is very angry.“Jack, we need money!“ she says. “What can we buy with beans?“ Jack goes to bed. He is very sad. His mother throws the beans out the 8window. Soon, a beanstalk is growing. It grows and grows and grows and grows! Now, it is in the sky! Jack wakes up early. He sees the beanstalk. Where does it go? Jack goes up the beanstalk. He goes up and up and up. Finally, he is at the top. A giant lives in the sky. He has a big house and a lot of money, but he isnt nice. He eats people! Jack doesnt know the giant. He goes into the house. Jack looks around the house. There are tables, chairs, rugs, and a fireplace. Everything is so big! Then, the giants wife sees Jack. She is old and kind.9“Who are you?“ she asks Jack.“I am Jack,“ he says. “Can you give me some food? I am hungry.“ The giants wife feeds Jack. Her food is good. Just then, a door opens. The giant is coming into the house!“Quick, Jack, get into the pot,“ says the giants wife. “The giant likes to eat boys!“ Jack gets into the pot. The giant comes into the kitchen. He looks around. “I smell a boy,“ he says with a loud voice. “Where is he? I want to eat him.“ “There are no boys here,“ says his wife. “Sit down and eat your breakfast.“ 10The giant has a goose. He puts it on the table. The goose lays an egg. It is made of gold! Jack sees the egg. “I want that goose,“ he thinks. “I can sell the golden eggs. Then, Mother and I can buy food.“ The giant goes out of the kitchen. Soon he comes back. He puts a golden harp on the table. “I dont feel happy,“ he says. “Harp, sing me a song!“ The harp sings very well. The giant smiles, and eats his breakfast. Jack is also listening to the harp.“ The sound is really beautiful,“ thinks Jack. “I can give the harp to Mother. Then, she wont be angry with me.“ 11Now, the giant feels sleepy. He closes his eyes. Soon he is sleeping. Jack walks to the table. He takes the goose and the harp. They are also sleeping. Quietly, he takes them to the beanstalk. Suddenly, the harp wakes up. “Help! Help! Somebody is taking me away!“ it cries. The giant wakes up. He looks out the window