童話往往是富想像力的、引人入勝的、給人歡樂的。故事背後總帶著發人深省的哲理,作用是寓教育於娛樂,是老幼咸宜的。本書的童話來自多個國家、地區或民族,有童話大師的不朽名篇,有民間傳說,有幽默機智的故事。從風格的不同可見各地文化特色;從主題的相似也可見各國各族間文化的共通之處。
總序
體例說明
閱讀與學習
前言
1 The Little Shepherd Boy
2 A Reply of a Boy to Cardinal Angelotto
3 Pinocchio (excerpt)
4 Three Wise Men of Gotham
5 The Selfish Giant
6 Dividing the Goose
7 The Little Match Girl
8 The Ugly Duckling (1)
9 The Ugly Duckling (2)
10 The Emperor\’s New Clothes (1)
11 The Emperor\’s New Clothes (2)
12 About Elizabeth Eliza\’s Piano
13 The Monkey and the Crocodile
14 The King of the Monkeys
15 A Good Lesson
16 Honesty Is the Best Policy