推荐3篇英语长篇故事

　　 同学们想要提高英语水平，阅读英语长篇故事是一个比较有效的途径，不仅可以在一篇英语长篇故事中积累大量的词汇，还能学习句型和语法，所以不妨看看小编下面推荐的故事吧。

　　 1、英语长篇故事：Fitcher's Bird

　　 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

　　 Once upon a time there was a sorcerer who disguised himself as a poor man， went begging from house to house， and captured beautiful girls. No one knew where he took them， for none of them ever returned.

　　 One day he came to the door of a man who had three beautiful daughters. He appeared to be a poor， weak beggar， and he carried a pack basket on his back， as though he wanted to collect some benevolent offerings in it. He asked for a bit to eat， and when the oldest daughter came out to give him a piece of bread， he simply touched her， and she was forced to jump into his pack basket. Then he hurried away with powerful strides and carried her to his house， which stood in the middle of a dark forest.

　　 Everything was splendid in the house， and he gave her everything that she wanted. He said， "My dear， you will like it here with me. You will have everything that your heart desires."

　　 So it went for a few days， and then he said to her， "I have to go away and leave you alone for a short time. Here are the house keys. You may go everywhere and look at everything except for the one room that this little key here unlocks. I forbid you to go there on the penalty of death."

　　 He also gave her an egg， saying， "Take good care of this egg. You should carry it with you at all times， for if you should loose it great misfortune would follow."

　　 She took the keys and the egg， and promised to take good care of everything.

　　 As soon as he had gone she walked about in the house from top to bottom examining everything. The rooms glistened with silver and gold， and she thought that she had never seen such splendor.

　　 Finally she came to the forbidden door. She wanted to pass it by， but curiosity gave her no rest. She examined the key. It looked like any other one. She put it into the lock and twisted it a little， and then the door sprang open.

　　 What did she see when she stepped inside？ A large bloody basin stood in the middle， inside which there lay the cut up parts of dead girls. Nearby there was a wooden block with a glistening ax lying on it.

　　 She was so terrified that the egg， which she was holding in her hand， fell into the basin. She got it out again and wiped off the blood， but it was to no avail，推荐3篇英语长篇故事 for it always came back. She wiped and scrubbed， but she could not get rid of the stain.

　　 Not long afterward the man returned from his journey， and he immediately asked for the key and the egg. She handed them to him， shaking all the while， for he saw from the red stain that she had been in the blood chamber.

　　 "You went into that chamber against my will，" he said， "and now against your will you shall go into it once again. Your life is finished."

　　 He threw her down， dragged her by her hair into the chamber， cut off her head on the block， then cut her up into pieces， and her blood flowed out onto the floor. Then he threw her into the basin with the others.

　　 "Now I will go get the second one，" said the sorcerer， and， again disguised as a poor man， he went to their house begging.

　　 The second sister brought him a piece of bread， and， as he had done to the first one， he captured her by merely touching her， and he carried her away. It went with her no better than it had gone with her sister. She let herself be led astray by her curiosity， opened the blood chamber and looked inside. When he returned she paid with her life.

　　 Then he went and captured the third sister， but she was clever and sly. After he had given her the keys and the egg， and had gone away， she carefully put the egg aside， and then examined the house， entering finally the forbidden chamber.

　　 Oh， what she saw！ He two dear sisters were lying there in the basin， miserably murdered and chopped to pieces. In spite of this she proceeded to gather their parts together， placing them back in order： head， body， arms， and legs. Then， when nothing else was missing， the parts began to move. They joined together， and the two girls opened their eyes and came back to life. Rejoicing， they kissed and hugged one another.

　　 When the man returned home he immediately demanded the keys and the egg， and when he was unable to detect any trace of blood on them， he said， "You have passed the test. You shall be my bride."

　　 He now had no more power over her and had to do whatever she demanded.

　　 "Good，" she answered， "but first you must take a basketful of gold to my father and mother. You yourself must carry it there on your back. In the meanwhile I shall make preparations for the wedding."

　　 Then she ran to her sisters， whom she had hidden in a closet， and said， "The moment is here when I can rescue you. The evildoer himself shall carry you home. As soon as you have arrived at home send help to me."

　　 She put them both into a basket， then covered them entirely with gold， so that nothing could be seen of them.

　　 Then she called the sorcerer in and said， "Now carry this basket away， but you are not to stop and rest underway. Take care， for I shall be watching you through my little window."

　　 The sorcerer lifted the basket onto his back and walked away with it. However， it pressed down so heavily on him that the sweat ran from his face. He sat down， wanting to rest， but immediately one of the girls in the basket called out， "I am looking through my little window， and I can see that you are resting. Walk on！"

　　 He thought that his bride was calling to him， so he got up again. Then he again wanted to sit down， but someone immediately called out， "I am looking through my little window， and I can see that you are resting. Walk on！"

　　 Every time that he stopped walking， someone called out， and he had to walk on until， groaning and out of breath， he brought the basket with the gold and the two girls to their parents' house.

　　 At home the bride was making preparations for the wedding feast， to which she had had the sorcerer's friends invited. Then she took a skull with grinning teeth， adorned it with jewelry and with a wreath of flowers， carried it to the attic window， and let it look out.

　　 When everything was ready she dipped herself into a barrel of honey， then cut open the bed and rolled around in it until she looked like a strange bird， and no one would have been able to recognize her. Then she walked out of the house.

　　 Underway some of the wedding guests met her， and they asked， "You， Fitcher's bird， where are you coming from？"

　　 "I am coming from Fitcher's house."

　　 "What is his young bride doing there？"

　　 "She has swept the house from bottom to top， and now she is looking out of the attic window."

　　 Finally her bridegroom met her. He was slowly walking back home， and， like the others， he asked， "You， Fitcher's bird， where are you coming from？"

　　 "I am coming from Fitcher's house."

　　 "What is my young bride doing there？"

　　 "She has swept the house from bottom to top， and now she is looking out of the attic window."

　　 The bridegroom looked up. Seeing the decorated skull， he thought it was his bride， and he waved a friendly greeting to her.

　　 After he and all his guests had gone into the house， the bride's brothers and relatives arrived. They had been sent to rescue her. After closing up all the doors of the house so that no one could escape， they set it afire， and the sorcerer， together with his gang， all burned to death.

　　 2、英语长篇故事：Old Sultan

　　 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

　　 A farmer had a faithful dog named Sultan， who had grown old and lost all his teeth， and could no longer hold onto anything. One day the farmer was standing with his wife before the house door， and said， "Tomorrow I intend to shoot Old Sultan. He is no longer of any use."

　　 His wife， who felt pity for the faithful animal， answered， "He has served us so long， and been so faithful， that we might well give him his keep."

　　 "What？" said the man. "You are not very bright. He doesn't have a tooth left in his mouth， and no thief is afraid of him. He can go now. If he has served us， he has eaten well for it."

　　 The poor dog， who was lying stretched out in the sun not far off， heard everything， and was sorry that tomorrow was to be his last day. He had a good friend， the wolf， and he crept out in the evening into the forest to him， and complained of the fate that awaited him.

　　 "Listen， kinsman，" said the wolf， "be of good cheer. I will help you out of your trouble. I have thought of something. Tomorrow， early in the morning， your master is going with his wife to make hay， and they will take their little child with them， for no one will be left behind in the house. While they are at work they lay the child behind the hedge in the shade. You lie down there too， just as if you wanted to guard it. Then I will come out of the woods， and carry off the child. You must run swiftly after me， as if you would take it away from me. I will let it fall， and you will take it back to its parents， who will think that you have rescued it， and will be far too grateful to do you any harm. On the contrary， you will be treated royally， and they will never let you want for anything again."

　　 This idea pleased the dog， and it was carried out just as planned. The father screamed when he saw the wolf running across the field with his child， but when Old Sultan brought it back， he was full of joy， and stroked him and said， "Not a hair of yours shall be hurt. You shall eat free bread as long as you live."

　　 And to his wife he said， "Go home at once and make Old Sultan some bread soup that he will not have to bite. And bring the pillow from my bed. I will give it to him to lie on. From then on Old Sultan was as well off as he could possibly wish.

　　 Soon afterwards the wolf visited him， and was pleased that everything had succeeded so well. "But， kinsman，" he said， "you will just close one eye if， when I have a chance， I carry off one of your master's fat sheep."

　　 "Don't count on that，" answered the dog. "I will remain true to my master. I cannot agree to that."

　　 The wolf thought that this was not spoken in earnest， and he crept up in the night to take away the sheep. But the farmer， to whom the faithful Sultan had told the wolf's plan， was waiting for him and combed his hair cruelly with a flail. The wolf had to flee， but he cried out to the dog， "Just wait， you scoundrel. You'll regret this."

　　 The next morning the wolf sent the boar to challenge the dog to come out into the forest and settle the affair. Old Sultan could find no one to be his second but a cat with only three legs， and as they went out together the poor cat limped along， stretching its tail upward with pain.

　　 The wolf and his friend were already at the appointed place， but when they saw their enemy coming， they thought that he was bringing a saber with him， for they mistook the cat's outstretched tail for one. And when the poor animal hopped on three legs， they thought that each time it was picking up a stone to throw at them. Then they took fright. The wild boar crept into the underbrush and the wolf jumped up a tree.

　　 As the dog and the cat approached， they wondered why no one was to be seen. The wild boar， however， had not been able to hide himself completely in the leaves. His ears were still sticking out. While the cat was looking cautiously about， the boar wiggled his ears， and the cat， who thought it was a mouse， jumped on it and bit down hard. The boar jumped up screaming loudly， "The guilty one is up in the tree."

　　 The dog and cat looked up and saw the wolf， who was ashamed for having shown such fear， and who then made peace with the dog.

　　 3、英语长篇故事：The Black Cat

　　 You are not going to believe this story. But it is a true story， as true as I sit here writing it—as true as I will die in the morning. Yes， this story ends with my end， with my death tomorrow.

　　 I have always been a kind and loving person—everyone will tell you this. They will also tell you that I have always loved animals more than anything. When I was a little boy， my family always had many different animals round the house. As I grew up， I spent most of my time with them， giving them their food and cleaning them.

　　 I married when I was very young， and I was happy to find that my wife loved all of our animal friends as much as I did. She bought us the most beautiful animals. We had all sorts of birds， gold fish， a fine dog and a cat.

　　 The cat was a very large and beautiful animal. He was black， black all over， and very intelligent. He was so intelligent that my wife often laughed about what some people believe; some people believe that all black cats are evil， enemies in a cats body.

　　 Pluto—this was the cats name—was my favourite. It was always I who gave him his food， and he followed me everywhere. I often had to stop him from following me through the streets！ For years， he and I lived happily together， the best of friends.

　　 But during those years I was slowly changing. It was that evil enemy of Man called Drink who was changing me. I was not the kind， loving person people knew before. I grew more and more selfish. I was often suddenly angry about unimportant things. I began to use bad language， most of all with my wife. I even hit her sometimes. And by that time， of course， I was often doing horrible things to our animals. I hit all of them—but never Pluto. But， my illness was getting worse—oh yes， drink is an illness！ Soon I began to hurt my dear Pluto too.

　　 I remember that night very well. I came home late， full of drink again. I could not understand why Pluto was not pleased to see me. The cat was staying away from me. My Pluto did not want to come near me！ I caught him and picked him up， holding him strongly. He was afraid of me and bit my hand.

　　 Suddenly， I was not myself any more. Someone else was in my body： someone evil， and mad with drink！ I took my knife from my pocket， held the poor animal by his neck and cut out one of his eyes.

　　 The next morning， my mind was full of pain and horror when I woke up. I was deeply sorry. I could not understand how I could do such an evil thing. But drink soon helped me to forget.

　　 Slowly the cat got better. Soon he felt no more pain. There was now only an ugly dry hole where the eye once was. He began to go round the house as usual again. He never came near me now， of course， and he ran away when I went too close.

　　 I knew he didnt love me any more. At first I was sad. Then， slowly， I started to feel angry， and I did another terrible thing . . .

　　 I had to do it—I could not stop myself. I did it with a terrible sadness in my heart—because I knew it was evil. And that was why I did it—yes！ I did it because I knew it was evil. What did I do？ I caught the cat and hung him by his neck from a tree until he was dead.

　　 That night I woke up suddenly—my bed was on fire. I heard people outside shouting， Fire！ Fire！ Our house was burning！ I， my wife and our servant were lucky to escape. We stood and watched as the house burned down to the ground. There was nothing left of the building the next morning. All the walls fell down during the night， except one - a wall in the middle of the house. I realized why this wall did not burn： because there was new plaster on it. The plaster was still quite wet.

　　 I was surprised to see a crowd of people next to the wall. They were talking， and seemed to be quite excited. I went closer and looked over their shoulders. I saw a black shape in the new white plaster. It was the shape of large cat， hanging by its neck.

　　 I looked at the shape with complete horror. Several minutes passed before I could think clearly again. I knew I had to try to think clearly. I had to know why it was there.

　　 I remembered hanging the cat in the garden of the house next door. During the fire the garden was full of people. Probably， someone cut the dead cat from the tree and threw it through the window—to try and wake me. The falling walls pressed the animals body into the fresh plaster. The cat burned completely， leaving the black shape in the new plaster. Yes， I was sure that was what happened.

　　 But I could not forget that black shape for months. I even saw it in my dreams. I began to feel sad about losing the animal. So I began to look for another one. I looked mostly in the poor parts of our town where I went drinking. I searched for another black cat， of the same size and type as Pluto.

　　 越来越多的少儿家长意识到了英语学习的重要性，而且孩子的模仿能力真是惊人的，所以让自己孩子尽早接触英语也是很重要的。那么究竟儿童学习英语有什么优势吗？和大家一起看看吧。

　　 儿童学习英语有什么优势：

　　 1、优势一

　　 小宝宝的舌根软，很容易模仿各种声音和各种语言。就像父母们会一字一句的教宝宝说妈妈爸爸一样。这个时候的孩子，学习英语和学习汉语同步并行，不但不会混淆，还能起到英语母语化的作用。2岁以后，孩子有了简单的生活自理能力，就可以开始学习！

　　 2、优势二

　　 年龄小的孩子们没有恐惧感。他们对成人世界的理解还不完整，还很纯洁，在父母的呵护下成长，没有成人经历的多，自然没有成人们的恐惧和烦恼。这时候的孩子们好奇心强烈，敢说敢讲，冲劲儿十足！同时特别爱表现和接受表扬。在这个阶段，给予孩子及时的鼓励，学习会非常有成效！

　　 3、优势三

　　 幼儿在学前阶段，没有学业负担，可以轻松的学习，这样得到的学习效果更自然、更理想！同时在这种没有压力的情况下，英语学习很容易被培养成一种自发的兴趣长期保持，这对孩子未来的英语学习的影响是非常深远的。

　　 虽然说英语长篇故事对短时间的英语水平提高有很大的帮助，但是对于刚入门学习英语的同学来说，挑战还是比较大的，英语长篇故事比较适合有一定英语基础的同学阅读哦，刚入门的学习者还是读一些简单的小故事吧。

　　
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