3分鍾英語演講勵志視頻
A. 跪求一些英語演講的勵志視頻
馬雲英語演講視頻
馬雲在斯坦福大學的英語演講（中文字幕完整版）
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B. 三分鍾英語演講，勵志或有哲理
勵志英語美文有抱負才會有成功
It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: without demands, without abrasions, without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be for themselves but for the collectivity. Competition would never enter in. conflict would be eliminated, tension become a thing of the past.
The stress of creation would be at an end. Art would no longer be troubling, but purely celebratory in its functions. Longevity would be increased, for fewer people would die of heart attack or stroke caused by tumultuous endeavor. Anxiety would be extinct. Time would stretch on and on, with ambition long departed from the human heart.
Ah, how unrelieved boring life would be!
There is a strong view that holds that success is a myth, and ambition therefore a sham. Does this mean that success does not really exist? That achievement is at bottom empty? That the efforts of men and women are of no significance alongside the force of movements and events. Now not all success, obviously, is worth esteeming, nor all ambition worth cultivating.
Which are and which are not is something one soon enough learns on one's own. But even the most cynical secretly admit that success exists; that achievement counts for a great deal; and that the true myth is that the actions of men and women are useless. To believe otherwise is to take on a point of view that is likely to be deranging. It is, in its implications, to remove all motives for competence, interest in attainment, and regard for posterity.
We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time or conditions of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live: courageously or in cowardice, honorably or dishonorably, with purpose or in drift.
We decide what is important and what is trivial in life. significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do. But no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about.
譯文：
一個缺乏抱負的世界將會怎樣，這不難想像。或許，這將是一個更為友善的世界：沒有渴求，沒有磨擦，沒有失望。人們將有時間進行反思。他們所從事的工作將不是為了他們自身，而是為了整個集體。競爭永遠不會介入;沖突將被消除。人們的緊張關系將成為過往雲煙。
創造的重壓將得以終結。藝術將不再惹人費神，其功能將純粹為了慶典。人的壽命將會更長，因為由激烈拼爭引起的心臟病和中風所導致的死亡將越來越少。焦慮將會消失。時光流逝，抱負卻早已遠離人心。
啊，長此以往人生將變得多麼乏味無聊!
對值得和不值得的選擇，一個人自然而然很快就能學會。但即使是最為憤世嫉俗的人暗地裡也承認，成功確實存在， 成就的意義舉足輕重，而把世上男男女女的 所作所為說成是徒勞無功才是真正的無稽之談。認為成功不存在的觀點很可能造成混亂。這種觀點的本意是一筆勾銷所有提高能力的動機、求取業績的興趣和對子孫 後代的關注。
有一種盛行的觀點認為，成功是一種神話，因此抱負亦屬虛幻。這是不是說實際上並不存在成功?成就本身就是一場空?與諸多運動和事件的力量相比，男男女女的努力顯得微不足道?顯然，並非所有的成功都值得景仰，也並非所有的抱負都值得追求。
我們無法選擇出生，無法選擇父母，無法選擇出生的歷史時期與國家，或是成長的周遭環境。我們大多數人都無法選擇死 亡，無法選擇死亡的時間或條件。但是 在這些無法選擇之中，我們的確可以選擇自己的生活方式：是勇敢無畏還是膽小怯懦，是光明磊落還是厚顏無恥，是目標堅定還是隨波逐流。
我們決定生活中哪些至關重要，哪些微不足道。我們決定，用以顯 示我們自身重要性的，不是我們做了什麼，就是我們拒絕做些什麼。但是不論世界對我們所做 的選擇和決定有多麼漠不關心，這些選擇和決定終究是我們自己做出的。我們決定，我們選擇。而當我們決定和選擇時，我們的生活便得以形成。最終構築我們命運 的就是抱負之所在。轉自www.lemonba.com檸檬美文網
C. 三分鍾左右的勵志英文視頻
潘婷在泰國做的一則勵志廣告倒是挺不錯的，想英文的視頻我一般都是看的電影
D. 三分鍾的英語朗誦勵志的
一、FOLLOW YOUR OWN COURSE
Neil Simon
Don't listen to those who say,
「It's not done that way.」
Maybe it's not, but maybe you will.
Don't listen to those who say,
「You're taking too big a chance.」
Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine Floor,
and it would surely be rubbed out by today.
Most importantly, don't listen
When the little voice of fear inside of you
rear its ugly head and says,
「They're all smarter than you out there.
They're more talented,
They're taller, blonder, prettier, luckier and have connections...」
I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you,
Not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others,
But with the strength of conviction
That you can move others by your own efforts,
And do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live,
The chances are you'll be a person worthy of your own respect.
E. 求名人英語演講稿，3分鍾左右。要有稿子和原音視頻。請哪位大神提供啊！
If There Were No After Life Whether there』s afterlife, the answer has never been the same。 The atheists deny after life, believing that our life is no more than from the cradle to the grave。 They may care about their illustrious names after death; they may feel attached to the affection of their offspring, but they never lay their hopes on their afterlife。 They may also say that good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil, but they don』t really believe any retribution in their after life。 However, in the religious world or among the superstitious people, the belief in afterlife is very popular。 They do not only believe in afterlife, but thousands of reincarnations as well。 In the mysterious world, there are the paradise and the hell, the celestial beings and the gods, the Buddha and the Bodhisattvas。 Maybe they really believed it, or maybe they just wanted to make use of people』s veneration, the ancient emperors always declared that they were the real dragons, the sons of God, while the royal ministers claimed to be the reincarnations of various constellations。 But can the stars reincarnate? Many people burn incense and kowtow, do good deeds and strive for virtues, not just for the present, but mainly to let God see their sincerity so as to be reborn into a better afterlife, or to achieve the highest enlightenment after several lives of practice。 They do believe in afterlife。 But I can』t help asking: Suppose there were no afterlife, would you still do good deeds and strive for virtues? And If God does not see what you are doing, would you still be so upright and selfless? If you work, not for serving the public and liberating the others, but just for a better afterlife of your own, isn』t it a little too selfish? Comparing with this kind of believers, those who don』t believe in afterlife, but still keep doing good deeds, are the most sincere and honest philanthropists, because they do them not for themselves but for other。 You may wonder if I believe in afterlife。 My answer is: I know nothing about my previous life, so I dare not make improper 。ments on afterlife。 But I do hope there』s afterlife! Because our present life is so short that so many things slip away before our proper understanding。 I have so many dreams, so many wishes, so many ambitions, as well as so many regrets and concerns。 If there were no afterlife, all of them will remain unrealized! I』m not contented with the present 。monplace life, I』m very much attached to the affections that should have been mine but have been washed away by the hurrying time, and I yearn for the perfection and maturity if I could start all over again。 So believe it or not, I』d rather there were afterlife。 假如沒有來世 有沒有來世，眾說紛紜。無t神論者，不k相信來世。他們認0為5從6生到死，僅3此而已o。他們可能在意身後的英名，他們可能留戀後代的親情，但他們不y寄希望於l來世。他們也z會說善有善報，惡有惡報，但並不b相信下y輩子w報應什8么r。 在宗教領域、或在一p些迷信的人v群，來世之p說比1較盛行。不k僅6是來世，甚至會認1為5有千y百次的輪回。在那未知而飄渺的世界，有天l堂，有地獄，有神族，有仙界，有菩薩、有佛祖。 也x許真的相信、也s許是為5了x利用人f們的敬畏心4里，古代的帝王e們總是宣稱自己p是真龍天z子t，大c臣們則標榜為5天e上z的什7么z文7曲星、武曲星或太l白金星轉世。星星能轉世嗎？ 許多人z燒香、磕頭，行善、修德，並不b都是為5了f眼前，而是為8了b讓上b天g看見3自己w的真誠，以5便下p輩子b有個d好的托生，或者幾u世之f後能修成正果。這些人g自然是相信來世的。但我不q禁要問：如果沒有來世，你們會不q會一t樣行善、修德呢？如果神靈看不c見4，你們是否也i會公7正無j私呢？如果不a是為2了f解脫他人r和服務大a眾才b去修行，如果僅4僅0是為7了b自己f將來托生好才o去行善，是否有些自私呢？比8較起來，那些不j相信來世而又m堅持行善的人n，則應該是最真、最誠的大y善。因為7他們不j是為1自身，而是為2公1理。 也n許有人m會問作者，你相信來世嗎？我的回答是：我不c知道前生，因而也g不k敢妄談後世。但我真的希望能有來世！因為4這輩子x時間太m短，許多事情都是在還沒弄明白的時候，就已z經匆匆過去了t。我有那麼b多的理想，我有那麼w多的心4願，我有那麼p多的奢望，我有那麼c多的遺憾，我有那麼q多的牽掛，我有那麼j多的雄心5壯志，如果沒有來世，那就一w切7皆空了n。 我不i甘心6眼前的碌碌無g為4，我留戀被歲月7沖走的本應屬於a我的親情，更嚮往從2頭再來的完美和成熟。為3此，信也b好，不d信也a好，我寧願有來世。 xm－п塄wbm－п塄rˉa纓z（波hl簟
F. 英語3分鍾演講
It's very easy !
No.1 A helping hand
A man who lived in a block of apartments thought it was raining and put his head out the window to check. As he did so a glass eye fell into his hand.
He looked up to see where it came from in time to see a young woman looking down.
"Is this yours?" he asked.
She said, "Yes, could you bring it up?" and the man agreed.
On arrival she was profuse in her thanks and offered the man a drink. As she was very attractive he agreed. Shortly afterwards she said, "I'm about to have dinner. There's plenty. Would you like to join me?"
He readily accepted her offer and both enjoyed a lovely meal. As the evening was drawing to a close the lady said, "I've had a marvelous evening. Would you like to stay the night?"
The man hesitated then said, "Do you act like this with every man you meet?"
"No," she replied, "Only those who catch my eye."
No.2 A Place to Sleep
By the time John pulled into the little town, every hotel room was taken. "You've got to have a room somewhere." he pleaded. "Or just a bed--I don't care where."
"Well, I do have a double room with one occupant," admitted the manager," and he might be glad to split the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained in the past. I'm not sure it'd be worth it to you."
"No problem," the tired traveler assured him. "I'll take it."
The next morning, John came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. When asked about how he slept, he replied, "Never better."
The manager was impressed. "No problem with the other guy snoring, then?"
"Nope. I shut him up in no time."
"How'd you manage that?"
"He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in the room," John said. "I went over, gave him a kiss on the cheek, said, 'Goodnight, beautiful.' With that he sat up all night watching me."
No.3 這些美好不會消逝
The pure.the bright,the beautiful, 一切純潔的,輝煌的,美麗的,
That stirred our hearts in youth, 強烈地震撼著我們年輕的心靈的,
The impulses to wordless prayer, 推動著我們做無言的禱告的,
The dreams of love and truth; 讓我們夢想著愛與真理的;
The longing after something『s lost, 在失去後為之感到珍惜的,
The spirit『s yearning cry, 使靈魂深切地呼喊著的,
The striving after better hopes- 為了更美好的夢想而奮斗著的-
These things can never die. 這些美好不會消逝。
The timid hand stretched forth to aid 羞怯地伸出援助的手，
A brother in his need, 在你的弟兄需要的時候，
A kindly word in grief『s dark hour 傷慟、困難的時候，一句親切的話
That proves a friend indeed ; 就足以證明朋友的真心；
The plea for mercy softly breathed, 輕聲地乞求憐憫，
When justice threatens nigh, 在審判臨近的時候，
The sorrow of a contrite heart- 懊悔的心有一種傷感--
These things shall never die. 這些美好不會消逝。
Let nothing pass for every hand 在人間傳遞溫情
Must find some work to do ; 盡你所能地去做；
Lose not a chance to waken love- 別錯失去了喚醒愛的良機-----
Be firm,and just ,and true; 為人要堅定，正直，忠誠；
So shall a light that cannot fade 因此上方照耀著你的那道光芒
Beam on thee from on high. 就不會消失。
And angel voices say to thee---你將聽到天使的聲音在說-----
These things shall never die. 這些美好不會消逝。
我是英語課代表,上面的都是我找到的幾篇英語美文,覺得不錯,發給你看看.本人覺得最後一篇最好,那麼,你自己選吧!
G. 求三分鍾英語勵志演講稿。
We Are The World ,We Are The Future
Someone said 「we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite」. I don』t know who wrote these words, but I』ve always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want it to be. We are all in the position of the farmers. If we plant a good seed ,we reap a good harvest. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.
We are young. 「How to spend the youth?」 It is a meaningful question. To answer it, first I have to ask 「what do you understand by the word youth?」 Youth is not a time of life, it』s a state of mind. It』s not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips or supple knees. It』s the matter of the will. It』s the freshness of the deep spring of life.
A poet said 「To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. Several days ago, I had a chance to listen to a lecture. I learnt a lot there. I』d like to share it with all of you. Let』s show our right palms. We can see three
lines that show how our love.career and life is. I have a short line of life. What about yours? I wondered whether we could see our future in this way. Well, let』s make a fist. Where is our future? Where is our love, career, and life? Tell me.Yeah, it is in our hands. It is held in ourselves.
We all want the future to be better than the past. But the future can go better itself. Don』t cry because it is over, smile because it happened. From the past, we』ve learnt that the life is tough, but we are tougher. We』ve learnt that we can』t choose how we feel, but we can choose what about it. Failure doesn』t mean you don』t have it, it does mean you should do it in a different way. Failure doesn』t mean you should give up, it does mean you must try harder.
As what I said at the beginning, 「we are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book, whose pages are infinite」. The past has gone. Nothing we do will change it. But the future is in front of us. Believe that what we give to the world, the world will give to us. And from today on, let』s be the owners of ourselves, and speak out 「We are the world, we are the future.」
譯文如下：
有人說「我們正在閱讀一本書第一章的第一節，它的頁數是無限的」。我不知道這些詞是誰寫的，但我一直喜歡這些詞，以提醒人們未來可以是我們想要的任何東西。我們都處於農民的地位。如果我們種下一顆好種子，我們會收獲一個好收成。如果我們什麼都不種，我們什麼都不收獲。
我們很年輕。「如何度過青春？「這是一個有意義的問題。要回答這個問題，首先我必須問「你對青年這個詞有什麼理解？「青春不是人生的時光，而是一種心態。這不是臉頰紅潤、嘴唇紅潤或膝蓋柔軟的問題。這是意志的問題。這是生命深處春天的新鮮。
一位詩人說:「在一粒沙子里看到一個世界，在一朵野花里看到一個天堂，把握在你手中的是無限，永恆在一個小時內。幾天前，我有機會聽了一次講座。我在那裡學到了很多。我想和大家分享一下。讓我們展示我們的右手掌。我們可以看到三個顯示我們的愛情、事業和生活的線條。我的壽命很短。
你的呢？我想知道我們是否可以這樣看待我們的未來。好吧，讓我們打一拳。我們的未來在哪裡？我們的愛情、事業和生活在哪裡？告訴我。是的，它在我們手中。這是我們自己的事情。
我們都希望未來比過去更美好。但是未來會更好。
不要因為結束而哭泣，微笑吧，因為已經發生了。從過去，我們了解到生活是艱難的，但是我們更艱難。我們已經了解到我們不能選擇自己的感受，但是我們可以選擇如何去感受。失敗並不意味著你沒有它，而是意味著你應該以不同的方式去做。失敗並不意味著你應該放棄，而是意味著你必須更加努力。
正如我在開頭所說，「我們正在閱讀一本書第一章的第一節，它的頁數是無限的」。過去已經過去了。我們所做的一切都不會改變它。但是未來就在我們面前。相信我們給世界的東西，世界會給我們的。從今天起，讓我們成為自己的主人，大聲說「我們是世界，我們是未來」。
(7)3分鍾英語演講勵志視頻擴展閱讀
演講的注意事項
要理解你的聽眾都希望你成功，他們來聽你的演講就是希望能聽到有趣的、有意義的、能刺激和提升他們思想的演講。
對自己沒有信心或沒有興趣的演講，如果能推掉就盡量推掉。
要堅信人人都可以成為一個優秀的演講者。只要不斷練習，必然能夠成功。
參考資料網路——演講
H. 只用3分鍾的英語演講小故事
A Brother Like That
A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.
"Is this your car, Mister?" he said.
Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was astounded. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn』t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish . . ." He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.
"I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother
like that."
Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?"
"Oh yes, Id love that."
After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow, said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?"
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.
He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.
"There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn』t cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you one just like it . . . then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about."
Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said: "It is more blessed to give . . . "
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哥哥的心願
聖誕節時，保羅的哥哥送他一輛新車。聖誕節當天，保羅離開辦公室時，一個男孩繞著那輛閃閃發亮的新車，十分贊嘆地問：
"先生，這是你的車？"
保羅點點頭："這是我哥哥送給我的聖誕節禮物。"男孩滿臉驚訝，支支吾吾地說："你是說這是你哥送的禮物，沒花你一分錢？天哪，我真希望也能……"
保羅當然知道男孩他真想希望什麼。他希望能有一個象那樣的哥哥。但是小男孩接下來說的話卻完全出乎了保羅的意料。
"我希望自己能成為送車給弟弟的哥哥。"男孩繼續說。
保羅驚愕地看著那男孩，沖口而出地說："你要不要坐我的車去兜風？"
"哦，當然好了，我太想坐了！"
車開了一小段路後，那孩子轉過頭來，眼睛閃閃發亮，對我說："先生，你能不能把車子開到我家門前？"
保羅微笑，他知道孩子想干什麼。那男孩必定是要向鄰居炫耀，讓大家知道他坐了一部大轎車回家。但是這次保羅又猜錯了。"你能不能把車子停在那兩個台階前？"男孩要求道。
男孩跑上了階梯，過了一會兒保羅聽到他回來了，但動作似乎有些緩慢。原來把他跛腳的弟弟帶出來了，將他安置在第一個台階上，緊緊地抱著他，指著那輛新車。
只聽那男孩告訴弟弟："你看，這就是我剛才在樓上對你說的那輛新車。這是保羅他哥哥送給他的哦！將來我也會送給你一輛像這樣的車，到那時候你就能自己去看那些在聖誕節時，掛窗口上的漂亮飾品了，就象我告訴過你的那樣。"
保羅走下車子，把跛腳男孩抱到車子的前座。興奮得滿眼放光的哥哥也爬上車子，坐在弟弟的身旁。就這樣他們三人開始一次令人難忘的假日兜風。
那個聖誕夜，保羅才真正體會主耶穌所說的"施比受更有福"的道理。
A man came home form work late, tired and found his 5 years old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy, may I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man. "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?" "If you must know, I make $20 an hour."" Oh," The little boy replied, with his head down, looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I please borrow $10" the father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy, then you go to bed." The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down. And started to think. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.」 Are you asleep, son?" he asked. "no daddy," replied the boy. "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier." said the man, "Here's the $10 you asked for." the little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father. "Why do you want more money? Is you already have some?" the father asked. "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.」The little boy repiied, "Daddy , I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
Little Red Riding Hood
Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing that she would not have given to the child. Once she gave her a little riding hood of red velvet, which suited her so well that she would never wear anything else; so she was always called 'Little Red Riding Hood.'
One day her mother said to her: 'Come, Little Red Riding Hood, here is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine; take them to your grandmother, she is ill and weak, and they will do her good. Set out before it gets hot, and when you are going, walk nicely and quietly and do not run off the path, or you may fall and break the bottle, and then your grandmother will get nothing; and when you go into her room, don't forget to say, "Good morning", and don't peep into every corner before you do it.'
'I will take great care,' said Little Red Riding Hood to her mother, and gave her hand on it.
The grandmother lived out in the wood, half a league from the village, and just as Little Red Riding Hood entered the wood, a wolf met her. Red Riding Hood did not know what a wicked creature he was, and was not at all afraid of him.
'Good day, Little Red Riding Hood,' said he.
'Thank you kindly, wolf.'
'Whither away so early, Little Red Riding Hood?'
'To my grandmother's.'
'What have you got in your apron?'
'Cake and wine; yesterday was baking-day, so poor sick grandmother is to have something good, to make her stronger.'
'Where does your grandmother live, Little Red Riding Hood?'
'A good quarter of a league farther on in the wood; her house stands under the three large oak-trees, the nut-trees are just below; you surely must know it,' replied Little Red Riding Hood.
The wolf thought to himself: 'What a tender young creature! what a nice plump mouthful - she will be better to eat than the old woman. I must act craftily, so as to catch both.'
So he walked for a short time by the side of Little Red Riding Hood, and then he said: 'See, Little Red Riding Hood, how pretty the flowers are about here - why do you not look round? I believe, too, that you do not hear how sweetly the little birds are singing; you walk gravely along as if you were going to school, while everything else out here in the wood is merry.'
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Little Red Riding Hood raised her eyes, and when she saw the sunbeams dancing here and there through the trees, and pretty flowers growing everywhere, she thought: 'Suppose I take grandmother a fresh nosegay; that would please her too. It is so early in the day that I shall still get there in good time.'
So she ran from the path into the wood to look for flowers. And whenever she had picked one, she fancied that she saw a still prettier one farther on, and ran after it, and so got deeper and deeper into the wood.
Meanwhile the wolf ran straight to the grandmother's house and knocked at the door.
'Who is there?'
'Little Red Riding Hood,' replied the wolf. 'She is bringing cake and wine; open the door.'
'Lift the latch,' called out the grandmother, 'I am too weak, and cannot get up.'
The wolf lifted the latch, the door sprang open, and without saying a word he went straight to the grandmother's bed, and devoured her. Then he put on her clothes, dressed himself in her cap, laid himself in bed and drew the curtains.
Little Red Riding Hood, however, had been running about picking flowers, and when she had gathered so many that she could carry no more, she remembered her grandmother, and set out on the way to her.
She was surprised to find the cottage-door standing open, and when she went into the room, she had such a strange feeling that she said to herself: 'Oh dear! how uneasy I feel today, and at other times I like being with grandmother so much.' She called out: 'Good morning,' but received no answer; so she went to the bed and drew back the curtains. There lay her grandmother with her cap pulled far over her face, and looking very strange.
'Oh! grandmother,' she said, 'what big ears you have!'
'All the better to hear you with, my child,' was the reply.
'But, grandmother, what big eyes you have!' she said.
'All the better to see you with, my dear.'
'But, grandmother, what large hands you have!'
'All the better to hug you with.'
'Oh! but, grandmother, what a terrible big mouth you have!'
'All the better to eat you with!'
And scarcely had the wolf said this, than with one bound he was out of bed and swallowed up Red Riding Hood.
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When the wolf had appeased his appetite, he lay down again in the bed, fell asleep and began to snore very loud.
The huntsman was just passing the house, and thought to himself: 'How the old woman is snoring! I must just see if she wants anything.' So he went into the room, and when he came to the bed, he saw that the wolf was lying in it.
'Do I find you here, you old sinner!' said he. 'I have long sought you!' But just as he was going to fire at him, it occurred to him that the wolf might have devoured the grandmother, and that she might still be saved, so he did not fire, but took a pair of scissors, and began to cut open the stomach of the sleeping wolf.
When he had made two snips, he saw the little red riding hood shining, and then he made two snips more, and the little girl sprang out, crying: 'Ah, how frightened I have been! How dark it was inside the wolf.'
After that the aged grandmother came out alive also, but scarcely able to breathe. Red Riding Hood, however, quickly fetched great stones with which they filled the wolf's belly, and when he awoke, he wanted to run away, but the stones were so heavy that he collapsed at once, and fell dead.
Then all three were delighted. The huntsman drew off the wolf's skin and went home with it; the grandmother ate the cake and drank the wine which Red Riding Hood had brought, and revived. But Red Riding Hood thought to herself: 'As long as I live, I will never leave the path by myself to run into the wood, when my mother has forbidden me to do so.'
It is also related that once, when Red Riding Hood was again taking cakes to the old grandmother, another wolf spoke to her, and tried to entice her from the path. Red Riding Hood, however, was on her guard, and went straight forward on her way, and told her grandmother that she had met the wolf, and that he had said 'good morning' to her, but with such a wicked look in his eyes, that if they had not been on the public road she was certain he would have eaten her up.
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'Well,' said the grandmother, 'we will shut the door, so that he can not come in.'
Soon afterwards the wolf knocked, and cried: 'Open the door, grandmother, I am Little Red Riding Hood, and am bringing you some cakes.'
But they did not speak, or open the door, so the grey-beard stole twice or thrice round the house, and at last jumped on the roof, intending to wait until Red Riding Hood went home in the evening, and then to steal after her and devour her in the darkness. But the grandmother saw what was in his thoughts.
In front of the house was a great stone trough, so she said to the child: 'Take the pail, Red Riding Hood; I made some sausages yesterday, so carry the water in which I boiled them to the trough.'
Red Riding Hood carried until the great trough was quite full. Then the smell of the sausages reached the wolf, and he sniffed and peeped down, and at last stretched out his neck so far that he could no longer keep his footing and began to slip, and slipped down from the roof straight into the great trough, and was drowned. But Red Riding Hood went joyously home, and no one ever did anything to harm her again.
One Friday morning, a teacher came up with a novel way to motivate her class. She told them that she would read a quote and the first student to correctly identify who said it would receive the rest of the day off.
She started with "This was England's finest hour."
Little Suzy instantly jumped up and said, "Winston Churchill."
"Congratulations!" Said the teacher, "You may go home."
The teacher then said, "Ask not what your country can do for you."
Before she could finish this quote, another young lady belts out, "John F.Kennedy".
"Very good," says the teacher, "you may go."
Irritated that he has missed two golden opportunities, Little Johnny said,"I wish those girls would just shut up."
Upon overhearing this comment, the outraged teacher demanded to know who said it.
Johnny instantly rose to his feet and said,"Bill Clinton. I'll see you Monday."