小学英语 英语故事（儿童故事）The Old Street Lamp.doc

1TheOldStreetLampTheOldStreetLampThereoncewasanoldstreetlampstandingonaremotecornerofatown.Thestreetlampwaswornoutbecausehestayedupallnightforseveralyearstoshineinadarkstreet.That'swhyhehadtobereplacedbyanewlamp.Itwasthelastnightthatthestreetlampshoneoverthesidestreet.Hewasanoldkerosenelamp.Theoldstreetlampburnedhimselfashardashecouldsincehethoughtitwashislastnight."IhaveseenalotofthingssinceIstoodhere."Theoldstreetlamplookedbackuponwhathehadseenforalongtime.Therewerepleasantmemories,andalsosadmemories,withthosehecouldhardlykeepfromtears.Suddenlytheoldstreetlampsensedthattherewhowerelookingupathim."Mr.StreetLamp,weheardthatyouwillretirefromyourjob.""Pleasehiremeafteryou.""No,hireme."Theywereaheadofaherring,atreefragmentandafirefly.Theheadofaherringglowedinthedark,andthetreefragmentwasbrightinthedarkwhenhewaswet.Theoldstreetlamplookeddownandsaid,"Iamsorrysaythis,butyoubotharenotbrightenoughtobeastreetlight."Thethreewereangryaboutit."Hum!You,olduselessstreetlamp!Youdon'thavetocareaboutwhichofuswillreplaceyou!"Theysaidthisandwentback.TheNextday,ajanitorcametocleartheoldstreetlampaway."Oh,IwishIcanstayhere."Nooneknewwhattheoldlampwouldbecomeifhewerebrokentopieces.Theoldstreetlampworriedaboutthisverymuch.Therewereagoodoldmanandawoman.Theywerelivingaroundtheoldstreetlamp.Theyusedtoturnonandputouttheoldstreetlampatnightanddawn.Theoldstreetlamphappenedtogototheoldmanandwoman'shouse.Theoldmanandwomandidnotwanttoliveapartfromtheoldstreetlampwhichtheyusedtotakecareofforalongtime,sotheyaskedthejanitortogivethemtheoldstreetlamp."Whew,Iamlucky."Theoldstreetlampfeltrelieved.Oneday,oneoftheirneighborscameandasked."Whatonearthistheuseofthisoldlamp?""We'vebeentakingcareofthislampforalongtime,sowedon'twanttothrowitaway."Astheoldstreetlampwaslisteningtotheirconversation,hefelthisheartaching."Iftheylightmeup,Icanbequitehelpfulforthem."Theoldwomancleanedtheoldlampinhersparetime.Then,theoldlampslowlybecameclean.Thelampfeltbetter."Haha,itlooksmuchbetter."Theoldmansmiledpleasantly."Shallwel