(超经典)儿童英语故事、小学生双语故事

1、 52/52(超经典)儿童英语故事、小学生双语故事 儿童英语故事、小学生英语故事 寓言、成语故事（1-19页）幽默故事（19-25页）普通小故事（25-72页）通过阅读英语笑话、故事等趣味英语，可以激发小朋友们学英语的兴趣，提高单词量，帮助他们提高成绩。最好每天背一篇，会有不错的效果的O(_)O 儿童寓言故事 Story 1 Three Good Friends One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a t ree. The lion runs at him. He is

2、afraid and falls into the river. He cant swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he cant 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 elephants h

3、ome. Then, three of them become good friends. 故事一三个好朋友 一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。 Story 2 A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. What did you do with the money I gave you y

4、esterday? I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered. Youre a good boy, said the mother proudly. Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman? She is the one who sells the candy. 故事二好孩子 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 “昨天给你的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣

5、呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。” Story 3 Spring in the Green Season Spring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and longer. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green

6、leaves in the spring wind on the ground. Spring is also sowing time season. 故事三 春天来了，春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国，春天二月来临，那时候还是很冷，但是会运来月暖和，白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿，沐浴着大地春风长出了嫩芽。春天也播种的季节。 Story 4 Look for a Friend Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks lik

7、e him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesnt look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to h

8、im. “Hello! Would you like to be m y friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.” Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Lets be friends.” They become good friends. 故事四：找朋友 塞姆是一条小鱼，他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独，想要找一个朋友，那个朋友看起来要想他。塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有8条腿，看上去

9、不像塞姆。因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴，塞姆有迅速地逃走了。 塞姆又累又饿，他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼，圆鱼对他说：“你好！你愿意做我的朋友吗？” 塞姆回答：“好哇！可你是圆形的，我是扁的。”圆鱼说：“但是我们俩都是鱼啊！” 塞姆思考后说：“你讲得对，让我们做朋友吧。”他们就成为好朋友了。 Story 5 The Hippo and I A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me, too. Today is S

10、unday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house. I give him lettuce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit. In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tel

11、ls him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week. 故事5 我与河马 河马住在动物园里，我很喜欢他。他经常去看它，他也经常想我。 今天是星期日，是个好天气，我又一次去看望它。在我离开动物园之后，他跟随到我的家。我给他莴苣、生菜、香蕉、苹果和其他食物。他都吃了。 当我唱歌是，它待在水池里，像兔子一样安静。 晚上，他跳到床上同我睡觉在一起睡。 妈妈要它回家。它不得不背起包回到动物园。妈妈允许我每周去看它。 Story 6 What Animals a

12、re the sea? There are all kinds of animals in the sea. Look! They are coming. This is an octopus. The octopus is spraying ink. This is a shark. The shark has sharp teeth. This is a whale. The whale shoots water into the air. This is a sea turtle. The sea turtle has a hard shell. These are starfishes

13、. The starfishes have five legs. These are angelfishes. The angelfishes have beautiful colors. This is a lobster. The lobster has strong claws. This is a jellyfish. The jellyfish has a soft body. They are different. But all of them live in the sea. 故事6 海里有什么动物 在海洋里有各种各样的动物。 看！他们过来了。 这时一条章鱼，章鱼在喷墨。 这是

14、一条鲨鱼，鲨鱼有锐利的牙齿。 这是一只鲸鱼，鲸把水喷射到空中。 这时一直海龟，海龟有坚硬的壳。 这些是海星，海星有五条腿。 这些是扁蛟鱼，扁姣鱼有美丽的花纹。 这是一只龙虾，龙虾有强壮的爪子。 这是一个水母，水母有一个柔软的身体。 他们各不相同，但他们都居住在海洋里。 Story 7 naughty Monkey Its very hot. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of the mans nose. The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases

15、 the fly. The fly comes back again and sits on the old mans nose again. The monkey chases it away again and again. This happens five or six times. The monkey is very angry. He jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone. When the fly sits on the old mans nose again, the monkey hits it ha

16、rd with the stone. He kills the fly and breaks the old mans nose. 故事7 调皮的猴子 天气很热。一位老人在椅子上睡着了。 一只苍蝇飞来落在老人的鼻子上。 老人有一只顽皮的猴子。猴子在追打苍蝇。 苍蝇再次飞落在老人的鼻子上，猴子一再追打苍蝇。 这样往返了五六次，猴子很生气。 他跳着跑到花园，捡起一块大石头。 当苍蝇再次落在老人的鼻子上时，猴子用石头击中老人的鼻子上的苍蝇。 他砸死了苍蝇也打破了老人的鼻子。 Story 8 A Beautiful Doll Tina is a lovely girl. She has a lot o

17、f dolls. One of these dolls is very beautiful. She has long blond hair and wears a white dress. The little girl likes her very much. She called her “Sandy”. You would forget all the sad things and become happy when you see her. Tina tried to teach Sandy to speak, but she failed. When she is free, Ti

18、na always made clothed for her. When she is unhappy or met with some difficulties, Tina talked to her, because they are close friends. What a lovely girl she is！ Do you like it, too？ 故事8 漂亮的洋娃娃 缇娜是一个可爱的女孩，她有许多洋娃娃。其中有个是很没得：她有着金色的长发，穿着一件白色的连衣裙。小女孩非常喜欢它，因此，小女孩叫她“桑迪”。当你看到它的时候就会高兴，会忘记所有不开心的事。 缇娜试着教桑迪说话，可

19、她失败了。当缇娜空闲时，她时常会桑迪缝衣服。当她遇到不快乐的事或碰倒困难的时候，缇娜中哦你对它倾述，因为他们是亲密的朋友。多么可爱的一个女孩啊！ 你也喜欢它吗？ Story 9 Its Go od to Walk A group of penguins at a zoo in Japan take a walk to lose weight. Every day, 15 king penguins there walk 500 meters twice. “Just like human, penguins dont exercise much during winter. They beco

20、me fat easily,” says a zookeeper. 故事9 散步有益 在日本的一个动物园里一群企鹅在散步减肥。哪里的15只金企鹅媒体散步两次，每次500米。动物园工作人员说：“和人类一样，企鹅冬天不怎么运动，容易发胖。” Story 10 The Panda in China A panda looks like a little bear. It has black and white fur. It lives only in China, so it is called the national treasure of China and protected by the

21、 law. We all see panda on TV or in the zoo. They look stupid and walk slowly, but they are lovely and everyone likes them. A panda is lucky animal. We Chinese like it, and people of the world like it, too. Now there are Chinas pandas in many other countries, such as Japan and the USA A panda isnt a

22、common animal, it is bridge of friendship. 故事10 中国熊猫 熊猫看起来好像一只小熊。它的皮毛是黑白相间。它只居住在中国，因此，它是中国的国宝，受到国家法律的保护。 我们在电视上或在动物园里能看到熊猫。他们看起来显得很笨的样子，走起来很缓慢，但很可爱，大家都很喜欢它们。 熊猫是个吉祥的动物。中国人民喜欢它，世界人民也喜欢它。现在许多国家都有中国的熊猫，如，日本、美国 熊猫不是一种普通的动物，而是一座友谊的桥梁。 爱乐奇，游世界，学英语，专为5-12岁儿童设计的英语学习网站， 欢迎访问：/doc/6bc9b2452e3f5727a4e9620c.htm

23、l / 爱乐奇百度博客：/doc/6bc9b2452e3f5727a4e9620c.html /alo777 Story 11 My “Cock” Clock Hello! My name is Dongdong. Do you know I have a nice clock? It is a beautiful clock. It is in my bedroom. In mfact it is an alarm clock. The big and round body is made of plastics and the clock is set in it. There is a

24、red comb on its head. When you want to adjust time, you just need to press the comb. Then “clock” will wake up on time. At that time th e “clock” will say: “WO! WO! WO!” Its time for you to get up! And its eyes can also give out light at the same time. It is a very beautiful and useful clock, so I l

25、ike it very much. 故事11 我的“公鸡”闹钟 你好！我的名字叫东东。我知道我有一台好看的闹钟。它是一台漂亮的钟。钟的上部有红色的冠子。当你想要调整时间时，按下头上的红冠子就可以调节时间。那时“钟”将按时醒来。到时候“公鸡”就会“喔、喔、喔”地叫，该起床了。而 且叫是眼睛还会发光。 它是一只好看又有用的钟，我很喜欢它。 Story12 A Clever Farmer Uncle Sam doesnt like farmer. He thinks they are very foolish and only know work on the farm. One winter mo

26、rning, the sun is shining. Uncle Sam sits on the step of his house. At that moment, a farmer with a map in his hand comes to him. Farmer：Excuse me, Uncle. Can you tell me know to get to the hospital, please? Uncle Sam: Lie down in the middle of the street and youll soon be at a hospital. Farmer Plea

27、se set an example to me. Uncle Sam: I think you come to our city at the first time. Its much more beautiful than the field. Is that right? Farmer: Yes, uncle. But it is built on the field. Uncle Sams face turns red. 故事12 聪明的农民 山姆大叔不喜欢农民。他认为他们很愚蠢只会在农场干活。一个冬天的早晨，阳光明媚，山姆大叔坐在门前的石阶上。这时，一个农民手拿地图向他走来。农民：请问

28、，大叔，去医院的路怎么走？ 山姆大叔:你躺在街当中，很快就会在医院的。 农民：请你做一个示范。 山姆大叔：我想你是第一次进城吧，城市比你那块地漂亮多了，是吧？ 农民：是的，大叔，但城市是建在地之上的。 山姆大叔脸红了。 Story 13 Where Is the Hat? Jack is a little goose. He has a lovely hat. He likes wearing it very much. But when he sits, his hat cant stay on his head. He puts his hat down and begins to pla

29、y game with the hat. When he gets tired of the game, things are not the same. He cant find his hat. Where is it? Jac k thinks hard. He looks up and down, and walks here and there. He cant find his hat yet. At this time, his mother comes in. As soon as she sees Jack, she cries, “Oh, my dear! Dont be

30、foolish. Your hat is on your head.” Jack feels very foolish. He doesnt want to wear his hat on his head. 故事13 帽子在哪里？ 杰克是一只小鹅。它有一顶可爱的帽子，他非常喜欢戴它。当它坐着时，他的帽子总是戴着头上。 它脱下它的帽子并开始用帽子玩游戏。当它玩累时，事情就不是那样了。 它没有找到他的帽子。它在哪里？杰克仔细想。 它上下看了看，到处找了找，还是没有找到它的帽子。 这时，它的母亲走进来，当她看到杰克就喊道：“啊！亲爱的，你真笨，帽子在你的头上。” 杰克感到自己很愚蠢。它不像戴那顶帽

31、子了。 Story 14 Two dogs A man has two dogs: a hound and a housedog. He trains the hound to help him hurt and teaches the housedog to watch the house. When he returns home after a days hunt, he always gives the house-dog some meat. The hound feels very angry. He says u nhappily to the housedog, “Where

32、I work very hard outside, you share my food.” “Dont blame me, my friend. You should blame the master. He doesnt teach me to hurt, but to share others food,” the housedog answers. Dont blame children for the mistakes of their parent 故事14 两只狗 有一个人养了两条狗：一条是猎犬，一条是看家狗。他训练猎狗帮他打猎，教看家狗守家。当猎人打了一天猎回家后，总要分给看家狗

33、一些肉，猎狗对此很生气。它不高兴地对看家狗说道：“我在外边追捕猎物十分辛苦，而你在家什么都不做，但你却分享我的食物。”看家狗回答道：“不要责怪我，我的朋友。你应该去责备主人。他不教我打猎，却只教我分享别人的食物。” 不要因为父母的错误而去责备孩子。 Story 15 The Sports Meeting in the Forest There are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting. Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear ar

34、e running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and Monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouti ng, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he cant jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel are climb

35、ing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best. This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy! 故事15 森林运动会 森林里有很多动物。 今天天气晴朗，小动物要举行运动会。小猴子，狐狸，兔子和小熊在赛跑。看！小兔子得了第一，狐狸和猴子得了第二，小熊得了第三。小动物们都在叫喊：“小熊，加油！小熊，加油！”看那儿，小鸭和小猪在比赛跳高。小猪太胖了，成绩不太理想，所有小鸭得了冠军。看这里！小猫和小松鼠在比赛爬树，小猫生病了，没能拿冠军，但它全力

36、以赴了。 运动会可真棒，小动物们多开心啊！ Story 16 Big Ben Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is a name of the clock. It is in London. London is the capital city of England. The big clock has four faces. So no matter where you stand, you can read the face of the clock. The hands are about four meter long. If you go t

37、o London, you may want to visit the house of the Parliament. In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the House of the Parliament. The big clock makes a very loud noise. “Ding dong. Ding dong”- the clock strikes every quarter of an hour. 故事16 大本钟 大本钟不是一个人的名字，它是钟的名字，它

38、在伦敦。伦敦是英国的首都。大本钟有四个面，因此无论站在什么方面，你都能见到钟面。大本钟的指南针大约4米长。 如果你去伦敦，你可能想要参观以后大厦。在那个地方你会找到坐落在英国议 会大厦钟楼的大本钟。大本钟的声音很大，“叮咚，叮咚”，每15分钟敲一次。 Story 17 The Bathing Boy One day, Tom is bathing in a river. He doesnt swim well and will be dr own. He calls out loud for help. A man is just passing by. He doesnt help the

39、boy, but stands by and says to him. “How imprudent you are! It is dangerous to bath in the river.” “Oh, yes sir,” cries the boy, “ Please help me out and scold me afterward.” Counsel without help is useless. 故事17 洗澡的男孩 有一天，汤姆在河里洗澡。他不太会游泳。眼看就要被淹死，他大声呼喊救命。有个人正好从旁边经过，他没有帮助小男孩，却是站在旁边对小孩子说道：“ 你怎么这么草率！在河里

40、洗澡很危险。”“哦，先生，”小男孩喊叫：“ 请你还是先把我救起来后再责备我吧。” 只有忠告而不给予帮助是无济于事的。 Story 18 Who Pours Ink on My Chair? Donny is a seven year old boy. He goes to school every day. The school is near his home. So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time. But today, he is late. His mother asks him, “Why do you go to

41、the headmasters office?” “Because the teacher asks us a question in class and nobody can answer it, but I can.” “Its good to answer the teachers question.” “But the question is Who pours ink on my chair?” 故事18 谁把墨水倒在我椅子了？ 唐尼是个7岁孩子，每天他都上学。学校在他的家附近。 因为，他不行去上学并按时回家。但是今天他回来迟了。 他的母亲问他：“你为什么去校长的办公室？” “因为老

42、师在上课时老师问我们一个问题，没有人能回答他，而我能。” “回答老师的问题是好事。” “但那个问题谁把墨水倒在我的椅子上了？” Story19 Smart Robot Look, this robot carries boxes to build blocks! The new smart robot, Sorry, is 60 centimeters high. It weighs 7.5 kilogram. It has a camera “eye” on its head. It can recognize colors and human faces. 故事19 聪明的机器人 瞧！这个

43、机器人在搬盒子搭积木呢？索尼公司新设计的这个聪明的机器人有60里面7.5千克重。它额头上有一只相机“眼睛”，能够辨认颜色和人脸。 Story 20 Bananas for Lunch A fat monkey likes eating bananas very much. He had bananas for lunch. He peeled one and ate one more and then, one more one banana, two bananas, three bananas, four He ate and ate, but he wanted more, he pee

44、led and he ate, peeled and he ate, five bananas, si x bananas, seven bananas, eight He peeled two more and continued two more. He ate whole bunch of bananas and cant sleep. 爱乐奇，游世界，学英语，专为5-12岁儿童设计的英语学习网站， 欢迎访问：/doc/6bc9b2452e3f5727a4e9620c.html / 爱乐奇百度博客：/doc/6bc9b2452e3f5727a4e9620c.html /alo777 故事

45、20 香蕉午餐 一只小胖猴子很喜欢吃香蕉。他拿香蕉做午餐，他剥一个香蕉，用力地吃着，吃着，吃着，吃了1个香蕉，2个香蕉，3个香蕉，4个 他不停地吃，但是他还想要更多！他边吃，边剥，5个香蕉，6个香蕉，7个香蕉，8个他又剥了两个，继续撑着吃。他吃了一整串香蕉以致不能躺下睡觉了。 Story 21 I Will Not Take a Bath I will not take a bath, I wont get in tub, I has bath last week. I dont need another scrub. I would need my rubber ducky, a bucke

46、t and a boat, my toy whale, a submarine, a rubber ball. No, I can not take a bath. The tub is too small. Its all filled up with toy. Theres no room for me. 故事21 我不能愿意洗澡 我不愿意洗澡，我不愿意进到浴缸里。上个星期我洗澡了，我不需要再洗澡。我想要我的橡皮鸭子，一个水桶和一只船，我的玩具鲸鱼，一艘潜水艇，一个橡皮球。现在我不能洗澡了。浴缸太小了，它被玩具塞满了，没有我的地方了。 Story 22 Outside Games Ther

47、e are many outside game like running, skating, swimming, horse-racing, hunting, flying kites, walking-races. Of course, football is an out game. Basketball, badminton and so on are also outside game. Some people like outside games, but others like indoor games. They like playing billiard, chess, car

48、ds, table tennis. Outdoor games invoke more and faster movement. Some active people like them. Indoor games are quiet and involve less movement. Do you like outside games or indoor game? 故事22 户外运动 户外运动有许多，跑步、溜冰、赛马、射击、放风筝、竞走。当然，足球也是一种户外运动，篮球、羽毛球等也是户外运动。一些人喜欢户外运动，而另外一些人喜欢室内运动。他们喜欢打台球、下象棋、打牌、打乒乓球. 户外运动

49、包括更多和更快的运动，有些人喜欢户外运动；室内运动比较安静、运动量较小。你喜欢户外运动还是室内运动呢？ Story 23 Two Little Monkeys The monkey mother has two little monkeys. She likes the younger, not the other. One day, they were playing in a forest when a wolf came running at them. The monkey ran away with the younger monkey in a hurry and left the

50、 older alone. She climbed up a tree and held the younger in her arms. After some time, the wolf went away slowly. The monkey took the baby out of her arms. She was surprised to see that the baby had died, for the baby was held in arms too highly. Very long time later, she remembered to look for the

51、older baby. The older baby was hiding in a wood. So he saved himself. 故事23 两只猴子 猴妈妈生了两个猴子。她喜欢小猴子而不喜欢打的。 一天，他们正在森林里玩的时候，一只狼来了并向他们扑去。猴子匆忙带着小猴子跑了，单独留下打猴子。她跑着小猴子爬到树上。 过些时候，狼慢慢地离开了。母猴从他的怀里放下小猴子。她吃惊的发现猴宝宝已经死了，因为小猴子在她的怀里被搂地太紧了。过了很长时间，她才想起去寻找那只大猴子。大猴子藏在一个大洞里，他救了自己。 Story 24 The King and His Stories Once the

52、re was a king. He likes to write stories, but his stories were not good. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were good. One day the king showed his stories to a famous writer. He waited the writer to praise these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should

53、 throw them into fire. The king got very angry with him and sent him to prison. After some time, the king set him free. Again he showed him some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said: “ Take me back to prison, ple

54、ase.” 故事24 国王和他的故事 从前有一个国王，他喜欢写故事，但是他写的故事很不好。人们怕他，都说他的故事好。有一天国王把他的故事给一名作家看，他想要作家赞扬他的这些故事，而作家说他的故事是如此的差以至于该扔进火里。国王很生气，把他送到监狱。过了些日子，国王给了作家自由。国王重新将自己的一些新故事给作家看并问他感觉怎么样。 作家看了之后立刻转身对士兵说着；“请把我送回监狱吧。“ Story 25 Which Skirt to Wear? Time is 8 years old, and follows her own ideas. When her parents tell her to

55、 do something, she always doesnt do it. Today, she will go to a friends birthday party. She is now choosing skirt to wear. She has three skirts: a blue skirt, a white one and a yellow one. She asks her father, “Which one is the best?” her father says, “I think the blue one is the best.” Then she ask

56、s her mother, “Which one do you think is the best?” Her mother answers, “ The white one , of course!” Tina says, “Thank you.” Then she puts on the yellow shirt and goes out. 故事25 穿哪条裙子？ 缇娜8岁了，她又自己的主意。当她的父母要她做事时，她总是不去做。 今天，她将去参加一位朋友的生日聚会。她在选择穿哪一条裙子. 她又三条裙子：一条是蓝裙子，一条白裙子和一条黄裙子。她问她的父亲：“哪条裙子是最好的？”她的父亲说：“

57、我认为蓝色是最好的。”她问她的母亲：“你认为哪条裙子是最好的？”她的母亲回答：“当然是白色的了。”缇娜说：“谢谢。”她穿上黄色的裙子出去了。 Story 26 Three Foxes Once there were three foxes, they worked together. They lived a happy life. Little by little, the youngest fox became lazy, and often quarreled with the other foxes. The eldest had to leave, and the second fo

58、x was driven off, too. Looking at the warm house with a lot of good food in it, the youngest fox smiled. The eldest fox opened a new hill again. The second eldest fox dug a pool. Two of them because rich soon. The youngest fox ate up the food left by the other two foxes. In the end it felt so cold a

59、nd hungry that it could not stand up. 故事26 三只狐狸 从前有三只狐狸，他们愉快地工作和居住在一起。最小的狐狸又懒又坏，经常同其他的两只狐狸争吵，气走了它的大哥和二哥。最小的狐狸得意地住在温暖的房子里享受着丰富的食品。老大重新开了一块小山坡种地。老二挖了池塘，不久他们过上了富裕的生活。最小的狐狸吃完了那些狐狸留下的所有食物，最后又冷又饿连站也站不起来。 Story 27 Two Holes for the Dogs My uncle has two dogs. One is big and the other is small. He likes the

60、m very much. One day, Mr. Smith came to visit him. When the friend saw two holes in the door, a large hole and a small hole, he was surprised and said, “My dear friend, why are there two holes in your door?” “Let my dogs come in and come out, of course,” Mr. Smith asked. “But why are there two holes