有趣的英语小故事,能够增添我们对英语学习的兴趣，今天要给大家分享的英语小故事是 ： The Raven and the Swan  乌鸦和天鹅 ，希望这个短小而经典的英语故事大家可以喜欢，也希望大家可以在阅读故事的同时，轻松愉快的学到一些英语知识。
      The Raven and the Swan  乌鸦和天鹅  
      A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage.
      Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools.
      But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.  Change of habit cannot alter Nature.  
      译文：
      乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡，羽毛才变得如此洁白无瑕。于是，他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛，来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 点都没洗白，反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。  
     这个简单短小的英文故事，讲述了乌鸦因羡慕白天鹅的外表，离开了自己赖以生存的地方，最终不仅没有实现愿望，反而搭上了自己宝贵的生命，向我们传达了一个深刻的道理，那就是人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变，要勇敢的接受自己的不足，明白自己的价值所在，不要盲目的攀比。