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General Pershing

General Pershing was a famous American officer. He was in the American army, and fought in Europe in the First World War.

After he died, some people in his home town wanted to remember him, so they' put up a big statue of him on a horse.

There was a school near the statue, and some of the boys passed it every day on their way to school and again on their way home.

After a few months some of them began to say, 'Good morning, Pershing', whenever they passed the statue, and soon all the boys at the school were doing this.

One Saturday one of the smallest of these boys was walking to the shops with his mother when he passed the statue. He said, 'Good morning, Pershing' to it, but then he stopped and said to his mother, 'I like Pershing very much, Ma, but who's that funny man on his back?'
 

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The Rose Within

A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it.

He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, "How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns? Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom... it died.

So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The God-like qualities planted in us at birth, grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects.

We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies. We never realize our potential.

Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns of another, and find the rose within them.

Help others to realize they can overcome their faults. If we show them the "rose" within themselves, they will conquer their thorns. Only then will they blossom many times over.
 

خانمی سه دختر داشت

A woman had 3 girls.

One day she decides to test her sons-in-law. She invites the first one for a stroll by the lake shore, purposely falls in and pretends to be drowning.

Without any hesitation, the son-in-law jumps in and saves her.

The next morning, he finds a brand new car in his driveway with this message on the windshield.

Thank you! Your mother-in-law who loves you!

A few days later, the lady does the same thing with the second son-in-law.

He jumps in the water and saves her also.

She offers him a new car with the same message on the windshield. Thank you! Your mother-in-law who loves you!

A few days later, she does the same thing again with the third son-in-law.

While she is drowning, the son-in-law looks at her without moving an inch and thinks:

Finally, it's about time that this old witch dies!

The next morning, he receives a brand new car with this message.

Thank you! Your father-in-law.
 

داستان کوتاه انگلیسی با ترجمه فارسی - Old clock

داستان کوتاه انگلیسی با ترجمه فارسی

Old clock

John John lived with his mother in a rather big house, and when she died, the house became too big for him so he bought a smaller one in the next street. There was a very nice old clock in his first house, and when the men came to take his furniture to the new house, John thought, I am not going to let them carry my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they’ll break it, and then mending it will be very expensive.’ So he picked it up and began to carry it down the road in his arms.

It was heavy so he stopped two or three times to have a rest.

Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked at John for a few seconds. Then he said to John, ‘You’re a stupid man, aren’t you? Why don’t you buy a watch like everybody else?
 

داستان کوتاه انگلیسی با ترجمه فارسی - THE OBSTACLE IN OUR PATH

داستان کوتاه انگلیسی با ترجمه فارسی

THE OBSTACLE IN OUR PATH

In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.

 

داستان کوتاه انگلیسی با ترجمه فارسی - Elevator

داستان کوتاه انگلیسی با ترجمه فارسی

Funny Story of Elevator

The boy asked, "What is this, Father?" The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, "Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don't know what it is."

While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a fat, ugly old lady moved up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened, and the lady walked between them into a small room.

The walls closed, and the boy and his father watched the small numbers above the walls light up sequentially.

They continued to watch until it reached the last number, and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order.
Finally the walls opened up again and a gorgeous 24-year-old blond stepped out.

The father, not taking his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to his son, "Go get your mother.