标题: [1-7]英语故事 布鲁斯和蜘蛛Bruce and the Spider [打印本页] 作者: kobe 时间: 2014-1-6 21:03 标题: [1-7]英语故事 布鲁斯和蜘蛛Bruce and the Spider
There was Once a king of Scotland whose name was RobertBruce．He had need to be both brave and wise，for the times inwhich he lived were wild and rude．The king of England was atwar with him，and had led a great army into Scotland to drive himout of the land．
Battle after battle had been fought．Six times had Bruce ledhis brave little army against his foes ；and six times had his menbeen beaten，and driven into flight ．At last，his army wasscattered ，and he was forced to hide himself in the woods and inlonely places among the mountains．
One duy，as he lay thinking，he saw a spider over his head，making ready to weave her web ．He watched her as she toiled slowly and with great care．
Six times she tried to throw her frail thread from one beam to another，and six times it fell short ．
“Poor thing！”said Bruce．“You，too，know what it is tofail．”
But the spider did not lose hope with the sixth failure．Withstill more care，she made ready to try for the seventh time．
Bruce almost forgot his own troubles as he watched herswing herself out upon the slender line．Would she fail again？No！The thread was carried safely to the beam．and fastenedthere．
“I，too，will try a seventh time！”cried Bruce．
He arose and called his men together．He told them of hisplans，and sent them out with messages of cheer to his disheartened people．Soon there was an army of brave Scotchmenaround him．Another battle was fought，and the King of Englandwas glad to go back into his own country．
After that day，no one by the name of Bruce would ever hurta spider．The lesson that the little creature had taught the kingwas never forgotten．
There was Once a king of Scotland whose name was RobertBruce．He had need to be both brave and wise，for the times inwhich he lived were wild and rude．The king of England was atwar with him，and had led a great army into Scotland to drive himout of the land．
Battle after battle had been fought．Six times had Bruce ledhis brave little army against his foes ；and six times had his menbeen beaten，and driven into flight ．At last，his army wasscattered ，and he was forced to hide himself in the woods and inlonely places among the mountains．
One duy，as he lay thinking，he saw a spider over his head，making ready to weave her web ．He watched her as she toiled slowly and with great care．
Six times she tried to throw her frail thread from one beam to another，and six times it fell short ．
“Poor thing！”said Bruce．“You，too，know what it is tofail．”
But the spider did not lose hope with the sixth failure．Withstill more care，she made ready to try for the seventh time．
Bruce almost forgot his own troubles as he watched herswing herself out upon the slender line．Would she fail again？No！The thread was carried safely to the beam．and fastenedthere．
“I，too，will try a seventh time！”cried Bruce．
He arose and called his men together．He told them of hisplans，and sent them out with messages of cheer to his disheartened people．Soon there was an army of brave Scotchmenaround him．Another battle was fought，and the King of Englandwas glad to go back into his own country．
After that day，no one by the name of Bruce would ever hurta spider．The lesson that the little creature had taught the kingwas never forgotten．作者: kobe 时间: 2014-1-6 21:04
