Three Good Friends
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can?t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can?t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant?s home. Then, three of them become good friends.
拔苗助长
宋国有个农夫，总是担心田里的禾苗长得不快，每天到田边去看，急得抓耳挠腮。可是几天过去了，禾苗好像一点儿也没有长。这下可把他急坏了，他在田边着急地来回踱步，自己对自己说：“我必须想办法让它们长得再高点，再高点。”
于是，他回到家中苦思冥想，要拿个主意出来。有一天，他终于想到了一个办法，就慌忙跑到田边，将禾苗一棵棵地往上拔。他从早上开始拔，一直忙到黄昏，累得直喘粗气。干完活后，他非常疲惫地回到家中，说：“今天可把我累着了!但总算没白花工夫，禾苗都被我拔高了。”
他儿子听了，感到大事不好，急忙跑到田间细看，想找个补救办法。可是等到他赶到田边时，禾苗已经枯死了