故事一般都和原始人类的生产生活有密切关系，他们迫切地希望认识自然，于是便以自身为依据，想象天地万物都和人一样，有着生命和意志。下面是小编整理的英语故事优秀小短文，我们来看看。
英语故事：牛的缰绳
A young girl lived in Ulsan, South Kyong-sang province.
She was very pretty but shs used rough language.
“Hey I’m hungry, give me something to eat!!!”
She talked roughly and she spoke ill of other people.
Elder people told her not to do so, but she didn't even care, “I’ll do as I want to do.”
She became 20 years old and was getting married.
The day before her wedding, her mother said to her,
“Watch your language or you’ll be kicked out of the house.”
She nodded.
She wanted to be loved by her parents-in-law.
So she practised speaking in mild manner.
But it wasn’t easy to change at once.
One day when she was sewing with her mother-in-law,
there was a loud barking sound outside the room.
“Someone’s come, go and see who’s there.” The mother in-law said.
She rushed out and came back,
“Something startled the ox out of the bridle.
It kept jumping out. The dog saw this and kept barking.”
Tha mother-in-law was so surprise to hear this, she fell on her back.
南韩庆尚省南部的蔚山，
有一个漂亮的女孩。
女孩漂亮却总爱讲粗话，比如
“我饿了，给来点吃的!”
不仅如此，她对人态度也差。
转眼到了20岁该结婚的时候
母亲在婚礼的前一天跟她说：
“以后注意自己的言行举止，否则会被婆家人赶出来的。”
女孩点点头。
女孩很想得到公公婆婆的喜爱，
所以一直注意朝温文尔雅的方向转变，
然而转变并不是一朝一夕的事。
一天，她和婆婆正在做针线活，
外面传来喧嚣的狗吠。
婆婆说：“有人来了，你去看看是谁。”
女孩急忙出去，回来说：
“不知道什么吓到那老牛，
老牛挣脱缰绳，上蹿下跳的，
狗见了也跟着叫个不停。”
听她说出这样的话语，婆婆惊讶得昏倒在地。
英语故事：在植树节
On Arbor Day,we are planting this small tree.
Dad is digging a hole in the ground.
My mom is putting the tree in the hole.
We are patting down the soil,together.
I am watering this tree.
My tree has very few leaves and is not very big,now.
But my tree will grow more branches,soon.
Then,my tree will make the air fresher.
My tree will make birds nest safely in its branches.
My tree will make blossoms for the bees.
My tree will make bark for the insects.
And also,we all can rest in its shade.
Of course,I can climb it,too.Ha!Ha!
I wish my tree could grow fast!
在植树节那天，我们要种植小树。
爸爸在地面上挖了一个洞。
我的妈妈把树放在洞中。
我们一起拍入泥土。
我正在浇水。
我的树现在几乎没有树叶，也不是很大。
但是我的树将很快长出更多的枝干。
然后，我的树将使空气更新鲜。
我的树将使鸟儿的窝安全地安在它的枝干上。
我的树将为蜜蜂开花。
我的树将为昆虫提供树皮。
而且，我们都可以在它的树荫下休息。
当然，我也能爬上它。哈!哈!
我希望我的树能长得更快。
英语故事：球类打架的日子
One day, all of the balls in the world gathered together.
The balls began to fight each other. Then, they divided into four groups.
The balls chose leaders for their groups.They chose as their leaders the ping-pong ball, baseball, basketball, and soccer ball.
Every ball thought that his own group had the best skills.
Let’s listen to them.
“Hey!A ball should be light and small,so he can move around quickly.Who is lighter and smaller than I am?”
“Hey!You’re wrong!You’re so light that the wind blows you away.Besides,a ball should be fast.And who’s faster than I am?”
“Ha,you guys don’t understand.If you hit people, they will get hurt.A ball should be big,but not too heavy.That way no one will get hurt.”
“You guys are so foolish.Is it good if you are good at only one thing?A ball should be well-rounded.Look at me. I’m almost as fast as a baseball. I’m slightly lighter and smaller than a basketball.So,I run fast when I have to.And,I protect myself from getting hurt,because I’m so big.”
“I don’t see an end to this argument.Let’s make a bet.”
“Fine.What kind of bet?How about a bet on who’s the fastest?””No,that won’t help.”
“Let’s find out which ball people like to play with the most.”
“That sounds good.The ball that people play with the most will be named the best ball.”
“There are so many balls,where will we play?”
“I think I know what to do.Listen to me.”
So,all of the balls listened to the basketball.
Every ball agreed with the basketball.
Every four years,people play in the Olympic Games.People cheer for their favorite sports.Other balls are there,too.They play with volleyballs,tennis balls,and other balls,too.They all want to become the people’s favorite balls.
一天，世界上所有的球类聚集到了一起。
球们开始互相攻击。然后，他们分成了4组。
球们选择他们自己组的领导。他们选出乒乓球，棒球，篮球和足球。作为他们的领导者。
每一个球都认为他自己的组有最好的技能。
让我们听听他们说的。
“嘿!一个球应该是轻的和小的，因此他能来回移动的非常快。谁比我还轻还小?”
“嘿! 你错了!你是如此的轻以至于风可以把你吹跑。另外，一个球应该是快的。那么谁比我更快?”
“哈，你们这些家伙不明白如果你们击中了人们，他们将会受伤的。一个球应该是大的，但是不要太重。这样没有人会受伤。”
“你们这些家伙是如此的愚蠢。如果你只擅长一件事情就是好的吗?一个球应该适应多方面的。看我。我差不多和棒球一样快。我比篮球稍微轻和小点儿。因此，当我必须去做的时候，我跑得飞快。而且，我保护我自己免受伤害，因为我是如此的大。”
“我看不到这个争论的结果。让我们打个赌。”
“好。什么赌?赌谁是最快的怎么样?”“不，那是没有用的。”
“让我们找出人们最喜欢用那个球比赛。”
“听起来不错。人们比赛最多的球将被命名为最好的球”
“有如此多的球。我们将在哪里比赛?”
“我认为我知道去做什么。听我说。”
于是，所有的球听篮球说。
每一个球都赞同篮球。
每四年，人们将在奥运会比赛。人们为他们喜爱的运动欢呼。其他的球也在那里。他们也用排球，网球，还有其他球比赛。他们都想要成为人们喜爱的球。
