少兒英語故事：The North Wind and the Sun

One day ,the North Wind met the Sun .They began to quarrel .The North Wind is a cold wind .It blows with great force .In Europe it brings rai and snow ,especially in northern Europe .

“I’am stronger than you ”,the North Wind said to the Sun .“I can blow the roofs off houses .I can make typhoons and huge waves on the sea .”

“No ,”said the Sun quietly ,“I’am stronger than you .I can melt ice and snow .I make the trees blossom and the flowers bloom. ”

A man came walking along ,wearing a big coat .

“Look at that man ,”said the North Wind .“I can blow off his coat .You can’t do that .”

The North Wind blew hard at the man .The man’s coat blew open. The North Wind blew with more force .The man said “I’am cold ”.He did up his coat and turned up his collar .The North Wind howled and blew harder still .The man was nearly blown off the coat .He put his hands deep into the pockets of his coat and he kept on walking .The wind could not blow off his coat .

The Sun smiled .

“Now watch me ,”he said .“I’ll show you a better way to take off the man’s coat .”

The Sun came out from behind a cloud .It shone down on the man .The man said ,“I’am warm .”He turned down the collar of his coat .The Sun shone more strongly upon the man .The man began to feel hot .He looked up at the sky .

“The sun is shining ,”he said ,“and the wind has gone .I’am hot .I’ll take off my coat .”

He undid his coat and took it off .He put the coat on his arm and walked away .The Sun laughed ,but the North Wind howled angrily and rushed away to the hills .

Persuasion is better than force .(事實勝于雄辯)

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