下面和大伙推荐一篇趣味英语小故事，期望能丰富广大英语学习者的课外阅读。
The Gold and the Fur Coat
金子与皮大衣
A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a station. They sat next to each other.
Whats that in your bag?asked the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man.
Gold, nothing but gold,answered the old man.
The young man could hardly believe his own ears,What?he said to himself in surprise.So much gold? My God! How I wish to be able to get so much gold!Then he began to think about how to get the gold.
The old man looked tired and sleepy and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open.Are you sleepy, sir?asked the young man.Then youd better lie down on the chair and have a good rest. Dont worry about the bus. Ill wake you up in time.
All right. Its very kind of you, young man.The old man lay down and before long he fell asleep.
The young man took the big bag gently. But when he was about to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old mans body. Several times he tried to pull it out, but he couldnt. At last he took off his coat and went away with the bag.
The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him. When he reached a place where he thought the old man couldnt find him, he sTOPped and quickly opened the bag.
To his surprise, there was nothing but a lot of small stones in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man was gone.
（编辑：英语之家）
