英语寓言故事小短文有：

A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.

He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."

He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.

Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.

翻译：

一个男人正走向一个有钱人的房子。当他沿着马路走时，在马路边发现了一盒好苹果。他说：“我不会吃那些苹果，因为有钱人会给我更多，他会给我美味的食物。”然后他拿起苹果，将它扔进了泥土。

他继续走，来到河边。这条河被水淹没了。因此，他无法到达河的另一边。他等了一会儿，然后说：“我今天不能去有钱人家，因为我不能过河。”

他开始回家，那天他没吃饭。他开始寻找食物。他找到了苹果，然后高兴地把它们从尘土中剔除并吃掉了。

不要扔掉好东西，换个角度来看，它们会变得有用处。