在我们有时间的时候，不妨找一些经典励志英文小故事来给孩子们看看，那么经典励志英文小故事都有哪些呢?一起来看看吧。

经典励志英文小故事：守财奴

　　The miser and his gold

　　Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.

　　One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole.

　　He was surprised, and then burst into tears.All the neighbors gathered around him.

　　He told them how he used to come and visit his gold.

　　"Did you ever take any of it out?" asked one of them. "No," he said, "I only came to look at it." "Then come again and look at the hole," said the neighbor, "it will be the same as looking at the gold."

　　守财奴

　　从前，有个守财奴将他的金块埋到一棵树下，每周他都去把他挖出来看看。

　　一天晚上，一个小偷挖走了所有的金块。 守财奴再来查看时，发现除了一个空洞什么都没有了。

　　守财奴便捶胸痛哭。哭声引来了邻居，他告诉他们这里原来有他的金块。

　　问明了原因后，一个邻居问：“你使用过这些金块吗?” “没用过，” 他说，“我只是时常来看看。”“那么，以后再来看这个洞，”邻居说，“就像以前有金块时一样。”

　　寓意: 即使是再珍贵的东西，如果不善加使用，也不会带来任何好处。

经典励志英文小故事：狐狸和狮子

　　The fox and the lion

　　When the fox first saw the lion he was terribly frightened. He ran away, and hid himself in the woods.

　　The second time, however, he came near the lion. He stopped at a safe distance, and watched him pass by.

　　The third time they came near one another.

　　The fox went straight up to the lion, and stayed the whole day with him. He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would meet again.

　　They soon became good friends.

　　狐狸和狮子

　　狐狸第一次见到狮子时非常害怕，赶紧藏到森林里。

　　当他第二次遇到狮子时，则站在附近看狮子经过。

　　第三次遇到狮子时，他竟有胆量，走了上去，与狮子进行十分亲切的谈话。

　　不久，他们变成了好朋友。

　　寓意: 不要害怕不了解的事物，接近它，就会觉得没什么可怕的。

经典励志英文小故事：老人与死神

　　The old man and Death

　　An old man was gathering sticks in a forest.

　　At last he grew very tired and hopeless. He threw down all the sticks and cried out, "I cannot bear this life any longer. Ah, I wish Death would come and take me!"

　　As he spoke, Death appeared, and said to him, "What would you do, old man? I heard you call me."

　　"Please, sir," replied the old man, "would you help me lift this bundle of sticks up to my shoulder?"

　　老人与死神

　　有个老人在森林中砍了不少柴，十分吃力地挑着走了很远的路。

　　一路上他累极了，实在挑不动了，便扔下柴担，叫喊起来：“这种日子我受不了了，死神啊，带我走吧。”

　　这时，死神来了，对他说：“老头，你想做什么，我听见你叫我?”

　　“先生，”老人说，“您能帮忙将那担子放在我的肩上吗?”

　　寓意: 即使生活不幸，人们仍需爱惜生命。