THE WISH OF JOHNNY BRIGGS
约翰尼o布瑞格斯的愿望
1.“I wish I were a kitten，”said little Johnny Briggs；and howsad he did look；poor boy！
2.And what do you think made Johnny wish he were a kitten？
3.The wind was blowing，the snow was flying，and many achild was crying with the cold；for it was bitter cold that night.
4.But this was not what made Johnny Briggs wish he were akitten；Johnny was sitting by a warm，blazing fire.
5.He was not a little poor boy，that had no friends nor home.O，no.Johnny Briggs had a good home and the kindest of friends，and you may be sure his mother looked up in surprise when she heard him say：“I wish I were a kitten.”
6.“What would you like to be a kitten for？said she；and her bright needles kept click-clacking as the red yarn in her hand was fast growing into a nice warm stocking for Johnny‘s little foot.
7.”Kittens don’t have to go to school，nor get lessons，nor go to bed at seven，nor get up at six，nor-nor-“8.”Nor say their prayers，“said Mrs.Briggs，trying to helphim out.
9.This struck Johnny as being quite ludicrous，and he burstout into a loud laugh，which made the kitten open her large eyes，and sit right up.
10.And there she sat，looking him straight in the face，as if she was wondering what strange idea had got into Johnny‘s head.
11.”Nor be kissed by father and mother，nor have Christmas presents of new sleds，new books，and new balls；nor have nice warm stockings and new boots to wear.
12.“O，yes，it would be so delightful to be a kitten，for then you would not have to take nice sleigh-rides，nor ride your pony，nor be tucked up warm in your little bed and go to sleep with mother’s good-night kiss on your cheek.
13.”But you could sit and sleep by the fire from morning till night，and from night till morning，on the hard floor.Why，it would be so delightful to be a kitten！
14.“Then you would not have to read the Bible，nor go to Sunday-school，nor go to heaven，either.O，it would be so very delightful！”
15.“O，mother！”cried Johnny，“I did not think of all that！”
Just then the kitten jumped into his lap.
16.“I suppose，Miss Kitty，”said Johnny，“you would like to swop places with me，and be ma‘s little boy.But you can’t.You can not be any thing but a kitten，or at most a big cat；while I can be a man.”
【中文阅读】
1.“我真希望我是只小猫咪。”约翰尼o 布瑞格斯说道。他看起来是那么忧伤，可怜的孩子！
2.你猜猜是什么让小约翰尼想做只小猫咪？
3.风在吹，雪在下着，许许多多的孩子都被冻得呼喊着，因为那一晚确实非常冷。
4.但这些都不是使小约翰尼有这种愿望的理由，因为他现在正坐在温暖明亮的壁炉旁呢。
5.他不是穷人家那种没有朋友、没有家人的可怜的孩子，不！他有个很好的家庭，有很友善的朋友，所以你就可以肯定当妈妈听他说想做小猫咪时奇怪地抬起头来看着他。
6.“你为什么想做小猫咪呢？”妈妈问他，说话的同时手里还不停地用红色毛线和两根亮闪闪的毛衣针为约翰尼的小脚丫编织着越看越温暖的袜子。
7.“猫咪不必上学，不必做功课，还不用七点钟就上床睡觉、六点钟就起床。还不用--还不用--”
8.“还不用祈祷，”布瑞格斯夫人接了过去。
9.这话让小约翰尼感到有些可笑，因此他放声大笑起来，他的笑声使旁边正在睡觉的猫咪睁开了眼睛，直直地坐了起来。
10.猫咪坐在那里，直直地看着小约翰尼的脸，好像非常好奇地想知道约翰尼的小脑袋瓜里正在想什么鬼主意。
11.“还不会被爸爸妈妈亲吻，也不会得到圣诞节时溜冰鞋、书本、球等礼物，也不会有暖暖的袜子和靴子。
12.”是啊，做一只小猫咪多好啊，也不用滑雪橇了，也不用骑马玩了，也不用躺进小床上温暖的被窝里，当妈妈在小脸蛋上亲吻之后美美地入睡了。
13.“那样，你就可以白天黑夜都趴在壁炉前硬硬的地板上睡觉了。做只小猫咪真是令人兴奋的事情啊。
14.”也不用再读《圣经》了，也不用去上主日学校了，当然，也不会上天堂了。哦，这样真好！“15.”哦，妈妈！“约翰尼喊了一声，”我可没有想到这些啊！“恰巧这时，猫咪跳到他的腿上。
16.”我认为，猫咪小姐，“约翰尼说道，”你很想取代我，做妈妈的小乖乖，但是，你不能，你只能做一只猫咪，顶多做一只大猫咪，我却可以做一个人。“51THE DEAR SPORT
昂贵的游戏
1.Three little children had a dog by the name of Carlo.One night，as soon as they came home from school，they said，“Let us harness Carlo to the wagon.
2.So off they ran to the garden，where Carlo was ，but James，who was at work in the garden，told them it would not be right.
3.”Why？“said William；“Carlo has been doing nothing all day but sleep and lie in the shade.You would call me lazy if I should do so.”
4.“Yes，so I should；but Carlo，you know，watches the house all night so as to let us know if any body comes to do us harm；he does not sleep in the night.”
5.All the children saw that James was right，and they wentoff to find some other play.
6.“I think，”said William，“that I have hit upon a good plan.We will play we have a dog harnessed to the wagon.”
7.“Charles，you may get on your hands and knees，and take this string in your mouth.I will tie it to the little wagon，and you shall draw.”
8.“That will be so nice！And Nancy shall ride in the wagon，”
said Charles.
9.“Yes，and I will drive.When you have drawn her a little while，I will draw her，and you may drive.”
10.In this way they played an hour，and thought it goodsport，almost as good as to have Carlo draw the wagon.
11.And now what do you think had happened？William had hardly got up from “playing dog，”when Nancy exclaimed，“O William！look at your trowsers ！”
12.Sure enough it was a sad sight.He had worn a large hole in each knee.“What shall we do？”said they；“what will mother say to this？”
13.“It is a sad thing，said William，“but the sooner we go and tell her our fault，the better.”And they all went away and told their mother just what had happened.
【中文阅读】
1.三个孩子有一条名叫做卡罗的狗。一天晚上，他们刚刚放学回家，就说：“我们用狗拉车玩吧。”
2.于是他们跑到花园里去找到那里的卡罗，刚刚要开始玩，正在花园里干活的詹姆斯说他们这么做不对。
3.“这样做怎么了？”威廉说道，“卡罗天天不是睡觉就是趴在树荫下呆着，什么都不做，我要是这样你早就说我懒惰了。”
4.“是，我确实会这么说，但是你要知道，卡罗每天都要整夜守着我们这个家，万一有人来搞破坏，他会及时告诉我们，他晚上不睡觉的。”
5.三个孩子觉得詹姆斯说得对，因此他们去找别的游戏玩了。
6.“我想，”威廉说，“我有个好主意，我们还玩用狗拉车。”
7.“查尔斯，你双手双脚着地，用嘴咬住绳子，我把绳子系到车上，这样你就可以拉车了。”
8.“这个主意太好了！南希可以驾车。”查尔斯说。
9.就用这种方法，他们玩了一个小时，他们都认为很有意思，和卡罗拉车一样好玩。
10.结果你猜怎么了？威廉扮演狗的角色时间太长了，几乎都站不起来了。这时，南希突然大喊了一声：“哦，威廉，看看你的裤子！”
11.真是惨不忍睹！他的两个膝盖上磨出了两个大窟窿！“我们怎么办？”他们商量，“妈妈会怎么说？”
12.“真是太不幸了，”威廉说，“不过我们越早和妈妈坦白这件事越好。”于是他们跑去告诉妈妈这件事了。
