Tài liệu Truyện cổ tích anh ngữ the old father

ANH VĂN THIẾU NHI – TRUYỆN CỔ TÍCH ANH NGỮ ( KO CÓ BẢN DỊCH) The Old Father Once upon a time there was an old man. He had four sons. They grew up, and the old man gave everthing he had to them. "I will live with my children the rest of my days," he thought. The oldest son said, "We must give our father food and clothes. We must take care of him and make him happy." At first the oldest son and his family took good care of the old man. After some time passed the son did not want to keep his old father in his house. He shouted at him. He stopped taking good care of him. Life got very bad for the old father. He went to his second son. Life was no better there. Every time he ate, his son and his son's wife were angry. The old man went to the next son. He went to all four sons. Every son said, "We cannot keep you." The old man didn't know where to go. The four sons decided to send their father to a school in the next village. "At school he will have a place to sit," they said. "And he can take somethind to eat in his knapsack." The old man cried. He did not want to go to school. He was too old. His sons sent him away through the forest. On the way he met a rich man riding in a carriage. The rich man asked him, "Where are you going?" The old man cried and told him the sad story of his life. The rich man felt sorry for the old man. He said, "Don't go to school. I have a plan." He filled a bag with something. The he said to the old man, "Take this bag home and tell your sons this story: "My children, long ago I hid this bag of money in the forest. I did not touch it for many years. Now I found it again. I will keep it until I die. After I die, decide together who took care of me the best. That son will get the biggest part og this money. Now, will you be kind to your old father -- for money?" The old man took the bag and returned to his children. He told them the story. Then all four brothers were very kind to their father. They took good care of him. The old man was happy. But he never went anyplace without the bag. Finally the old man died. The children gave him a beautiful funeral. Then they hurried to get the money in the bag. Because all of the sons were good to their father, they decided to divide the money into four equal parts. They shook the bag. Something was inside. It was a treasure! The opened it. The bag was full of glass! The couldn't believe their eyes. They looked carefully. There was no money in the bag, only glass. The people of the village laughed at them. "You sent your father to school," they said. "He learned something there. He learned to fool you!" The sons were very angry and sad. But what could they do? Their father was already dead and burried. ------------------------------Story of the rice cake - Bánh chưng bánh dầy Emperor Hung-Vuong had many sons. Some pursued literary careers. Others excelled in martial arts. The youngest prince named Tiet - Lieu, however, loved neither. Instead, he and his wife and their children chose the countryside where they farmed the land. One day, toward the end of the year, the emperor met with all his sons. He told them whoever brought him the most special and unusual food would be made the new emperor. Almost immediately, the princes left for their homes and started looking for the most delicious food to offer the emperor. Some went hunting in the forests and brought home birds and animals which they prepared into the most palatable dishes. Some others sailed out to the open sea, trying to catch fish, lobsters and other much loved sea food. Neither the rough sea nor the violent weather could stop them from looking for the best gifts to please the emperor. In his search, Tiet-Lieu went back to the countryside. He saw that the rice in his paddy fields was ripe and ready to be harvested, Walking by a glutinous rice field, he picked some golden grains on a long stalk. He brought them close to his nose and he could smell a delicate aroma. His entire family then set out to harvest the rice, Tiet-Lieu himself ground the glutinous rice grains into fine flour. His wife mixed it with water into a soft paste. His children helped by building a fire and wrapping the cakes with leaves. In no time, they finished, and in front of them lay two kinds of cakes: one was round and the other was square in shape. The round cake was made with glutinous rice dough and was called "banh day" by Tiet-Lieu. He named the square shaped cake "banh chung" which he made with rice, green beans wrapped in leaves. Everybody was extremely happy with the new kind of cakes. On the first day of Spring, the princes took the gifts of their labor and love to the emperor. One carried a delicious dish of steamed fish and mushrooms. Another brought with him a roasted peacock and some lobsters. All the food was beautifully cooked. When it was Tiet-Lieu's turn to present his gifts, he carried the "banh chung" and his wife carried the "banh day" to the emperor. Seeing Tiet-Lieu's simple offerings, other princes sneered at them. But after tasting all the food brought to court by his sons, the emperor decided that the first prize should be awarded to Tiet-Lieu. The emperor then said that his youngest son's gifts were not only the purest, but also the most meaningful because Tiet-Lieu had used nothing except rice which was the basic foodstuff of the people to make them. The emperor gave up the throne and make Tiet-Lieu the new emperor. All the other princes bowed to show respect and congratulated the new emperor. ---------------------------------------