內容簡介
“寓言”就是把某個道理寄託在一個虛構的故事中，利用比喻發人深省，給人教誨。一些寓言中的道理更凝結成常用的成語或諺語。本書收錄的寓言，選自多位世界名家的作品，包括寓言鼻祖伊索、古羅馬寓言家菲德拉斯、俄國大文豪托爾斯泰等等。閱讀世界寓言，可以看到人生百態，認識外國文化，汲取做人道理，領略精闢的比喻，甚至學習有關的諺語。
目錄
| 總序 |
| 體例說明 |
| 閱讀與學習 |
| 前言 |
| 1 The Wolf and the Lion |
| 2 The Cock and the Jewel |
| 3 The Astronomer |
| 4 The Boys and the Frogs |
| 5 The Travellers and the Bear |
| 6 The Miser |
| 7 The Lion and the Bulls |
| 8 The Thief and the Dog |
| 9 The Farmer and His Sons |
| 10 The Country Maid and Her Milk-Can |
| 11 The Rose Bush and the Apple Tree |
| 12 The Love of Child |
| 13 Socrates and His Friends |
| 14 The Lion, the Robber, and the Traveller |
| 15 The Ass, the Ox, and the Birds |
| 16 The Wild Apple Tree |
| 17 The Fox and the Tiger |
| 18 The Phoenix |
| 19 The Crow and the Peacocks |
| 20 The Horse and the Wasp |
| 21 The Horse and the Dog |
| 22 Two Peasants |
| 23 The Monkey |
| 24 The Dogs and the Cook |
| 25 Philosophers Three |
