小故事

I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.

我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。

As so often happens, this little story has a twist in the tail.

正如经常发生的那样，这个小故事在结尾处出现了转折。

The incidents of the legend become the hero´s surest passport to immortality.

传奇中的一些小故事成为英雄通向不朽境界的最可靠的护照。

To illustrate my point, let me tell you a story.

为了说明我的观点， 让我来给你们讲个小故事。

I told her this small story at great length.

我用了很长的篇幅告诉温妮这个小故事。