儿童和成人学习英语的方法有很大的不同，儿童英语的学习更加重视兴趣的培养，因此通过简单英语故事的朗读学习是一件非常不错的方法，不但可以激发孩子们的学习兴趣，而且可以增强学习能力、加深记忆。今天小编为大家整理了几个儿童英语短篇小故事和大家一起分享，快来了解一下吧！

1、白雪公主

Snow White is born on a cold winter day. She is as white as snow. Her eyes are very big, her hair very long and her voice is sweet. She is very kind and beautiful. Everyone loves her. Her mummy, the Queen loves her, too. But she died.

一个寒冷的冬天出生了一个小女孩，她就是白雪公主。她像雪一样洁白无瑕。她有两个大大的眼睛，有一头漂亮的长发，而且声音甜美。她既善良又魅力，人们都喜欢她，她的妈妈也是非常爱她的，但是她死了。

A new Queen comes. She is beautiful, but bad. She doesn't like Snow White, because Snow White is the most beautiful girl in the world.

来了一位美丽但恶毒的新皇后，她对白雪公主不是很喜欢，因为在这个世界白雪公主是最漂亮的。

“I will kill Snow White.” So she orders a hunter to kill Snow White. The hunter is an honest man. “You are a good girl; I don't want to kill you.” So he lets Snow White go. Snow White goes into a forest. She finds a house, and goes into the house. Seven dwarfs live there. They like Snow White, and ask Snow White to live with them.

“我要杀死白雪公主。”所以她命令一位猎人去杀白雪公主。这位猎人是一个诚实的人。 “你是一个好姑娘，我不想杀你。”所有他放走了白雪公主。 白雪公主来到了森林里，找到了一所房子并走了进去，七个小矮人住在这里，他们非常喜欢白雪公主，让白雪公主跟他们住在一起。

No sooner, the new Queen dies. Because she isn't the most beautiful woman in the world.

不久，女皇死了，因为她不是世界上最美丽的人。

2、老人和老猫

An old man has a cat. The cat is very old, too. He runs very quickly. And his teeth are bad. One evening, the old cat sees a little mouse. He catches it, but he can't eat it because his teeth are not strong enough. The mouse runs away.

The old man is very angry. He beats his cat. He says: “You are a fool cat. I will punish you!” the cat is very sad. He thinks：“When I was young, I worked hard for you. Now you don't like me because I'm too old to work. You should know you are old, too.”

一位老人养了一只猫。这只猫也很老了。他跑得很快，但他的牙齿坏了。一天晚上，老猫看见一只小老鼠。他抓住了它，但他不能吃它，因为他的牙齿不够锋利。老鼠跑掉了。

这位老人非常生气。他打了他的猫。他说：“你是一只愚蠢的猫。我会惩罚你的！猫很伤心。他认为：”当我年轻的时候，我为你努力工作。现在你不喜欢我，因为我太老了，不能工作了。你应该知道也你老了。

3、三个好朋友：Three Good Friends

One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can't swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can't help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant's home. Then, three of them become good friends.

一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。这次他看到树下有一只狮子。狮子向他跑去。他很害怕，掉进了河里。他不会游泳，他大叫。兔子听见了，跳进河里。兔子游向猴子，但是帮不了他。幸运的是，一头大象走了过来。他很强壮。他帮助兔子和猴子。三个朋友非常高兴。他们去大象的家。然后他们三个成为了好朋友。

上述3个儿童英语短篇小故事非常适合孩子们学习英语，故事的内容不冗长、有故事情节，而且使用的英文单词和词语都是比较简单的，非常适合给孩子们当成睡前的小故事。