5岁的幼儿可以开始跟着家长一起进行亲子阅读了，给孩子阅读一些经典的英语小故事是不错的，孩子能理解故事里的寓意，也能熟悉英语发音，那么小编就在这里分享5岁幼儿简单英语小故事两则（附带中文翻译）。

一、猴子和渔夫 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.  

从前，有一只猴子住在树林里。每天，猴子都会爬上树看着下面的一条小河。  

One day, the monkey saw fishermen throw a net over the river. He watched how the fishermen caught fish.  

有一天，猴子看见有个渔夫撒了一个渔网到河里去。他就很认真地看着渔夫是怎么捕鱼的。  

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.  

过了一段时间，渔民要吃午饭去了，所以就把网放下了。趁这时，猴子马上从树上爬下来跑到河边。猴子就打算模仿渔民的样子也来撒网。  

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.  

因为猴子很擅长模仿，所以它很自信地以为自己也能撒网捕鱼，但是当猴子撒网的时候它不懂操作，网口反而是冲着它自己的。于是猴子被网紧紧地裹住落入了水中。  

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.  

猴子这个时候后悔不已“我应该学会撒网后再去撒网的。盲目自信，才落得如此下场。”但这个时候它后悔也来不及了，最后猴子被淹死了。

二、狐狸与鸡 the fox and the cock

One morning a fox sees a cock. He thinks,"This is my breakfast."

一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想：我的早餐有着落了。

He comes up to the cock and says, "I know you can sing very well. Can you sing for me?'' The cock is glad. He closes his eyes and begins to sing.

他走上前对公鸡说：“我听说，你唱歌唱得非常好听，你能唱给我唱一首吗？”公鸡很受用，闭上眼睛就唱了起来。

The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.

狐狸看到就趁这个机会一口咬住公鸡的脖子就叼走了。

The people in the field see the fox.They cry: "Look, look! The fox is carrying the cock away.'' The cock says to the fox: "Mr Fox, do you understand? The people say you are carrying their cock away. Tell them it is yours. Not theirs.''

在田地里的人们看到了狐狸，就大声喊着：“快看啊!狐狸把公鸡叼走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能咽得下这口气嘛？人们认为你叼走了他们的公鸡。告诉他们这是你的公鸡，不是他们的。”

The fox opens his mouth and says, "The cock is mine, not yours.'' Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.

狐狸于是张开他的嘴冲农夫说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。” 就在这时，公鸡从狐狸的嘴里逃了出来飞进了树林里。

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