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A peacock was very unhappy with his ugly voice, and he spent most of his days complaining about it.
“It is true that you cannot sing,” said the fox, “But look how beautiful you are!”
“Oh, but what good is all this beauty,” moaned the dishearten bird, “with such an unpleasant voice!”
“Oh hear,” said the fox, “Each one has it’s special gift. You have such beauty, the nightingale has his song, the owl has his eyes, and the eagle his strength. Even if you had a eloquent voice, you would still complain about another thing.”
Do not envy the gifts of others. Make the most of your own.
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Vocabulary
English | Pronunciation | Russian | Spanish | Indian | Chinese |
peacock | [‘piːkɔk] | павлин | pavo real | मोर | 孔雀 |
complaint | [kəm’pleɪnt] | жалоба | queja | शिकायत | 抱怨 |
unhappy | [ʌn’hæpɪ] | несчастливый | infeliz | अप्रसन्न | 不快樂 |
ugly | [‘ʌglɪ] | безобразный | feo | कुरूप | 醜陋 |
voice | [vɔɪs] | голос | voz | आवाज़ | 語音 |
spent | [spent] | использованный | gastado | खर्च किया | 花費 |
most | [məust] | самый большой | más | अधिकांश | 最 |
true | [truː] | верный | cierto | सच | 真正 |
sing | [sɪŋ] | петь | canta | गाओ | 唱 |
say (said) | [seɪ] | сказать | decir | कहना | 說 |
Fox | [fɔks] | лиса | zorro | लोमड़ी | 狐狸 |
look | [luk] | взгляд | Mira | देखना | 看 |
how | [haʊ] | как | cómo | किस तरह | 怎麼樣 |
beautiful | [‘bjuːtəf(ə)l ], [-ful] | красивый | hermosa | सुंदर | 美麗 |
moan | [məun] | Жаловаться | gemido | विलाप | 呻吟 |
dishearten | [dɪs’hɑːt(ə)n] | приводить в уныние | desalentar | उत्साह भंग करना | 令人愁悶 |
bird | [bɜːd] | птица | pájaro | चिड़िया | 鳥 |
such | [sʌʧ] | таковой | tal | ऐसा | 這樣 |
unpleasant | [ʌn’plez(ə)nt] | неприятный | desagradable | अप्रिय | 不愉快 |
special | [‘speʃ(ə)l] | особый | especial | विशेष | 特別 |
gift | [gɪft] | способность | regalo | उपहार | 禮品 |
beauty | [‘bjuːtɪ] | красота | belleza | सुंदरता | 美女 |
nightingale | [‘naɪtɪŋgeɪl] | соловей | ruiseñor | बुलबुल | 夜鶯 |
song | [sɔŋ] | песня | canción | गाना | 歌曲 |
owl | [aul] | сова | búho | उल्लू | 貓頭鷹 |
eye | [aɪ] | глаз | ojo | आंख | 眼 |
eagle | [‘iːgl] | орёл | águila | ईगल | 鷹 |
strength | [streŋθ] | сила | fuerza | शक्ति | 強度 |
even | [‘iːv(ə)n] | плоский | incluso | यहाँ तक की | 甚至 |
eloquent | [‘eləkwənt] | красноречивый | elocuente | सुवक्ता | 雄辯 |
complain | [kəm’pleɪn] | жаловаться | quejar | शिकायत | 抱怨 |
envy | [‘envɪ] | зависть | envidia | डाह | 羨慕 |
make | [meɪk] | делать | hacer | बनाना | 使 |
own | [əun] | свой | propio | अपना | 擁有 |
Easy english short stories pdf free download
Easy english short stories pdf free download
The Best Dinner
A dog was walking home with his dinner, a large slab of meat, in his mouth. On his way home, he walked by a river. Looking in the river, he saw another dog with a handsome chunk of meat in his mouth.
«I want that meat, too,» thought the dog, and he snapped at the dog to grab his meat which caused him to drop his dinner in the river.
Too much greed results in nothing.
THE TWO GOATS
Two Goats, frisking gayly on the rocky steeps of a mountain valley, chanced to meet, one on each side of a deep chasm through which poured a mighty mountain torrent.
The trunk of a fallen tree formed the only means of crossing the chasm, and on this not even two squirrels could have passed each other in safety. The narrow path would have made the bravest tremble. Not so our Goats.
Their pride would not permit either to stand aside for the other. One set her foot on the log. The other did likewise. In the middle they met horn to horn. Neither would give way, and so they both fell, to be swept away by the roaring torrent below.
Moral: It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness.
Easy english short stories pdf free download
THE COCK AND THE JEWEL
A Cock was busily scratching and scraping about to fnd something to eat for himself and his family, when he happened to turn up a precious jewel that had been lost by its owner.
“Aha!” said the Cock. “No doubt you are very costly and he who lost you would give a great deal to fnd you. But as for me, I would choose a single grain of barleycorn before all the jewels in the world.”