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203 of Aesop's most enduring and popular fables, translated into readable, modern American English and beautifully illustrated with 50 classic woodcuts by the great French artist J.J. Grandville.
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这本书的价值不在篇幅,而在密度:两百余则短故事各用几百字完成一次判断,动物既保留习性又被赋予人的处境,结尾往往用一句话点明。这个版本的可读性来自两点:一是译文采用现代英语,句式短、对话多,入门者不易被古语拦下;二是配有法国插画家格兰维尔的五十幅木刻,图像本身即是十九世纪书籍插图的样本,可以单独欣赏。故事多涉及强弱、欺骗、贪婪与知足,立场鲜明,适合在课堂与家庭中共读讨论。需要留意的是,寓言结论带有时代印记,个别训诫显得绝对,正好可以借此和孩子谈“道理是否总有例外”。
适合谁读
适合
- 想给孩子做短篇共读与讨论的家长
- 英语学习者,希望用短文本积累阅读信心
- 需要课堂素材的语文或英语教师
- 喜欢格言式短故事、习惯碎片时间阅读的读者
不适合
- 追求长篇连贯情节与人物成长的读者
- 希望获得系统哲学论述的严肃理论读者
- 对道德训诫式结尾较为反感的读者
阅读建议
- 每天读三到五则,读完后用一句话复述寓意
- 先读故事,再遮住结尾,让共读者自己说出判断
- 把木刻插图当作独立线索,观察动物神态与情节的关系
- 挑出结论过于绝对的几则,与当下的具体情境对照讨论
目录
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- LITERARY CLASSICS COLLECTION
- AESOP
- THE WORLD OF AESOP AND HIS FABLES
- INTRODUCTIO
- The Man Aesop
- Ancient Greek and Latin Collections
- From the Middle Ages to the Present
- Oriental Fables
- The Fable as a Literary Genre
- The Moral of the Story
- Moral Philosophy
- Be True to Yourself
- Practical Everyday Advice
- Reflection of Human Psychology
- Etiological Tales
- Religion
- Fables and Folklore
- Modern Translations of Aesop
- CHAPTER 01 THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
- CHAPTER 02 THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG
- CHAPTER 03 THE CAT AND THE MIC
- CHAPTER 04 THE MISCHIEVOUS DO
- CHAPTER 05 THE CHARCOAL BURNER AND THE FULLE
- CHAPTER 06 THE MICE IN COUNCI
- CHAPTER 07 THE BAT AND THE WEASEL
- CHAPTER 08 THE DOG AND THE SO
- CHAPTER 09 THE FOX AND THE CRO
- CHAPTER 10 THE HORSE AND THE GROO
- CHAPTER 11 THE WOLF AND THE LAM
- CHAPTER 12 THE PEACOCK AND THE CRAN
- CHAPTER 13 THE CAT AND THE BIRD
- CHAPTER 14 THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLO
- CHAPTER 15 THE OLD WOMAN AND THE DOCTOR
- CHAPTER 16 THE MOON AND HER MOTHE
- CHAPTER 17 MERCURY AND THE WOODMA
- CHAPTER 18 THE ASS, THE FOX, AND THE LIO
- CHAPTER 19 THE LION AND THE MOUS
- CHAPTER 20 THE CROW AND THE PITCHE
- CHAPTER 21 THE BOYS AND THE FROG
- CHAPTER 22 THE NORTH WIND AND THE SU
- CHAPTER 23 THE MISTRESS AND HER SERVANT
- CHAPTER 24 THE GOODS AND THE ILL
- CHAPTER 25 THE HARES AND THE FROG
- CHAPTER 26 THE FOX AND THE STOR
- CHAPTER 27 THE WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHIN
- CHAPTER 28 THE STAG IN THE OX STAL
- CHAPTER 29 THE MILKMAID AND HER PAI
- CHAPTER 30 THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT
- CHAPTER 31 THE FOX AND THE MONKE
- CHAPTER 32 THE ASS AND THE LAPDO
- CHAPTER 33 THE FIR TREE AND THE BRAMBL
- CHAPTER 34 THE FROGS’ COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SU
- CHAPTER 35 THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX
- CHAPTER 36 THE GNAT AND THE BUL
- CHAPTER 37 THE BEAR AND THE TRAVELER
- CHAPTER 38 THE SLAVE AND THE LIO
- CHAPTER 39 THE FLEA AND THE MA
- CHAPTER 40 THE BEE AND JUPITE
- CHAPTER 41 THE OAK AND THE REED
- CHAPTER 42 THE BLIND MAN AND THE CU
- CHAPTER 43 THE BOY AND THE SNAIL
- CHAPTER 44 THE APES AND THE TWO TRAVELER
- CHAPTER 45 THE ASS AND HIS BURDEN
- CHAPTER 46 THE SHEPHERD’S BOY AND THE WOLF
- CHAPTER 47 THE FOX AND THE GOA
- CHAPTER 48 THE FISHERMAN AND THE SPRA
- CHAPTER 49 THE BOASTING TRAVELE
- CHAPTER 50 THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHE
- CHAPTER 51 THE ASS AND HIS SHADO
- CHAPTER 52 THE FARMER AND HIS SON
- CHAPTER 53 THE DOG AND THE COO
- CHAPTER 54 THE MONKEY AS KIN
- CHAPTER 55 THE THIEVES AND THE COC
- CHAPTER 56 THE FARMER AND FORTUN
- CHAPTER 57 JUPITER AND THE MONKE
- CHAPTER 58 FATHER AND SON
- CHAPTER 59 THE LAM
- CHAPTER 60 THE OWL AND THE BIRD
- CHAPTER 61 THE ASS IN THE LION’S SKI
- CHAPTER 62 THE SHE-GOATS AND THEIR BEARD
- CHAPTER 63 THE OLD LIO
- CHAPTER 64 THE BOY BATHIN
- CHAPTER 65 THE QUACK FRO
- CHAPTER 66 THE SWOLLEN FO
- CHAPTER 67 THE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAW
- CHAPTER 68 THE BOY AND THE NETTLE
- CHAPTER 69 THE PEASANT AND THE APPLE TRE
- CHAPTER 70 THE JACKDAW AND THE PIGEON
- CHAPTER 71 JUPITER AND THE TORTOIS
- CHAPTER 72 THE DOG IN THE MANGE
- CHAPTER 73 THE TWO BAG
- CHAPTER 74 THE OXEN AND THE AXLETREE
- CHAPTER 75 THE BOY AND THE FILBERT
- CHAPTER 76 THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KIN
- CHAPTER 77 THE OLIVE TREE AND THE FIG TRE
- CHAPTER 78 THE LION AND THE BOA
- CHAPTER 79 THE WALNUT TRE
- CHAPTER 80 THE MAN AND THE LIO
- CHAPTER 81 THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGL
- CHAPTER 82 THE KID ON THE HOUSETO
- CHAPTER 83 THE FOX WITHOUT A TAI
- CHAPTER 84 THE VAIN JACKDA
- CHAPTER 85 THE TRAVELER AND HIS DO
- CHAPTER 86 THE SHIPWRECKED MAN AND THE SE
- CHAPTER 87 THE WILD BOAR AND THE FO
- CHAPTER 88 MERCURY AND THE SCULPTO
- CHAPTER 89 THE FAWN AND HIS MOTHE
- CHAPTER 90 THE FOX AND THE LIO
- CHAPTER 91 THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTO
- CHAPTER 92 THE BLACKSMITH AND HIS DO
- CHAPTER 93 THE STAG AT THE POO
- CHAPTER 94 THE DOG AND HIS REFLECTIO
- CHAPTER 95 MERCURY AND THE TRADESME
- CHAPTER 96 THE MICE AND THE WEASEL
- CHAPTER 97 THE PEACOCK AND JUN
- CHAPTER 98 THE BEAR AND THE FO
- CHAPTER 99 THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASAN
- CHAPTER 100 THE OX AND THE FRO
- CHAPTER 101 THE MAN AND THE IMAG
- CHAPTER 102 HERCULES AND THE WAGONE
- CHAPTER 103 THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE TREE, AND THE BRAMBL
- CHAPTER 104 THE LION, THE BEAR, AND THE FO
- CHAPTER 105 THE BLACKAMOO
- CHAPTER 106 THE TWO SOLDIERS AND THE ROBBE
- CHAPTER 107 THE LION AND THE WILD AS
- CHAPTER 108 THE MAN AND THE SATY
- CHAPTER 109 THE IMAGE SELLE
- CHAPTER 110 THE EAGLE AND THE ARRO
- CHAPTER 111 THE RICH MAN AND THE TANNE
- CHAPTER 112 THE WOLF, THE MOTHER, AND HER CHILD
- CHAPTER 113 THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE JA
- CHAPTER 114 THE LIONESS AND THE VIXE
- CHAPTER 115 THE VIPER AND THE FIL
- CHAPTER 116 THE CAT AND THE COC
- CHAPTER 117 THE HARE AND THE TORTOIS
- CHAPTER 118 THE SOLDIER AND THE HORS
- CHAPTER 119 THE OXEN AND THE BUTCHER
- CHAPTER 120 THE WOLF AND THE LIO
- CHAPTER 121 THE SHEEP, THE WOLF, AND THE STAG
- CHAPTER 122 THE LION AND THE THREE BULL
- CHAPTER 123 THE HORSE AND HIS RIDE
- CHAPTER 124 THE GOAT AND THE VIN
- CHAPTER 125 THE TWO POT
- CHAPTER 126 THE OLD HOUN
- CHAPTER 127 THE CLOWN AND THE COUNTRYMA
- CHAPTER 128 THE LARK AND THE FARME
- CHAPTER 129 THE LION AND THE AS
- CHAPTER 130 THE PROPHE
- CHAPTER 131 THE HOUND AND THE HAR
- CHAPTER 132 THE LION, THE MOUSE, AND THE FOX
- CHAPTER 133 THE TRUMPETER TAKEN PRISONE
- CHAPTER 134 THE WOLF AND THE CRAN
- CHAPTER 135 THE EAGLE, THE CAT, AND THE WILD SO
- CHAPTER 136 THE WOLF AND THE SHEE
- CHAPTER 137 THE TUNA FISH AND THE DOLPHI
- CHAPTER 138 THE THREE TRADESME
- CHAPTER 139 THE MOUSE AND THE BUL
- CHAPTER 140 THE HARE AND THE HOUN
- CHAPTER 141 THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUS
- CHAPTER 142 THE LION AND THE BUL
- CHAPTER 143 THE WOLF, THE FOX, AND THE AP
- CHAPTER 144 THE EAGLE AND THE COCK
- CHAPTER 145 THE ESCAPED JACKDA
- CHAPTER 146 THE FARMER AND THE FO
- CHAPTER 147 VENUS AND THE CA
- CHAPTER 148 THE CROW AND THE SWA
- CHAPTER 149 THE STAG WITH ONE EY
- CHAPTER 150 THE FLY AND THE DRAFT MUL
- CHAPTER 151 THE COCK AND THE JEWE
- CHAPTER 152 THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHER
- CHAPTER 153 THE FARMER AND THE STOR
- CHAPTER 154 THE CHARGER AND THE MILLE
- CHAPTER 155 THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE OW
- CHAPTER 156 THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS
- CHAPTER 157 THE FARMER AND THE VIPE
- CHAPTER 158 THE TWO FROG
- CHAPTER 159 THE COBBLER TURNED DOCTO
- CHAPTER 160 THE ASS, THE COCK, AND THE LION
- CHAPTER 161 THE BELLY AND THE MEMBER
- CHAPTER 162 THE BALD MAN AND THE FL
- CHAPTER 163 THE ASS AND THE WOL
- CHAPTER 164 THE MONKEY AND THE CAME
- CHAPTER 165 THE SICK MAN AND THE DOCTO
- CHAPTER 166 THE TRAVELERS AND THE PLANE TRE
- CHAPTER 167 THE FLEA AND THE O
- CHAPTER 168 THE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BAT
- CHAPTER 169 THE MAN AND HIS TWO MISTRESSE
- CHAPTER 170 THE EAGLE, THE JACKDAW, AND THE SHEPHER
- CHAPTER 171 THE WOLF AND THE BO
- CHAPTER 172 THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR AS
- CHAPTER 173 THE STAG AND THE VIN
- CHAPTER 174 THE LAMB CHASED BY A WOL
- CHAPTER 175 THE ARCHER AND THE LIO
- CHAPTER 176 THE WOLF AND THE GOA
- CHAPTER 177 THE SICK STA
- CHAPTER 178 THE ASS AND THE MUL
- CHAPTER 179 BROTHER AND SISTE
- CHAPTER 180 THE HEIFER AND THE O
- CHAPTER 181 THE KINGDOM OF THE LIO
- CHAPTER 182 THE ASS AND HIS DRIVE
- CHAPTER 183 THE LION AND THE HAR
- CHAPTER 184 THE WOLVES AND THE DOG
- CHAPTER 185 THE BULL AND THE CAL
- CHAPTER 186 THE TREES AND THE A
- CHAPTER 187 THE ASTRONOME
- CHAPTER 188 THE LABORER AND THE SNAK
- CHAPTER 189 THE CAGED BIRD AND THE BA
- CHAPTER 190 THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASE
- CHAPTER 191 THE KID AND THE WOL
- CHAPTER 192 THE DEBTOR AND HIS SO
- CHAPTER 193 THE BALD HUNTSMA
- CHAPTER 194 THE HERDSMAN AND THE LOST BUL
- CHAPTER 195 THE HOUND AND THE FO
- CHAPTER 196 THE MUL
- CHAPTER 197 THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTER
- CHAPTER 198 THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPE
- CHAPTER 199 THE PACK ASS AND THE WILD ASS
- CHAPTER 200 THE ASS AND HIS MASTER
- CHAPTER 201 THE PACK ASS, THE WILD ASS, AND THE LIO
- CHAPTER 202 THE AN
- CHAPTER 203 THE FROGS AND THE WEL
- CHAPTER 204 THE CRAB AND THE FO
- CHAPTER 205 THE FOX AND THE GRASSHOPPE
- CHAPTER 206 THE FARMER, HIS BOY, AND THE ROOKS
- CHAPTER 207 THE ASS AND THE DO
- CHAPTER 208 THE ASS CARRYING THE IMAG
- CHAPTER 209 THE ATHENIAN AND THE THEBAN
- CHAPTER 210 THE GOATHERD AND THE GOA
- CHAPTER 211 THE SHEEP AND THE DO
- CHAPTER 212 THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOL
- CHAPTER 213 THE LION, JUPITER, AND THE ELEPHAN
- CHAPTER 214 THE PIG AND THE SHEE
- CHAPTER 215 THE GARDENER AND HIS DO
- CHAPTER 216 THE RIVERS AND THE SE
- CHAPTER 217 THE LION IN LOV
- 218 THE BEEKEEPE
- CHAPTER 219 THE WOLF AND THE HORS
- CHAPTER 220 THE BAT, THE BRAMBLE, AND THE SEAGUL
- CHAPTER 221 THE DOG AND THE WOL
- CHAPTER 222 THE WASP AND THE SNAK
- CHAPTER 223 THE EAGLE AND THE BEETL
- CHAPTER 224 THE FOWLER AND THE LAR
- CHAPTER 225 THE FISHERMAN PIPIN
- CHAPTER 226 THE WEASEL AND THE MA
- CHAPTER 227 THE PLOWMAN, THE ASS, AND THE O
- CHAPTER 228 DEMADES AND HIS FABL
- CHAPTER 229 THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHI
- CHAPTER 230 THE CROW AND THE SNAK
- CHAPTER 231 THE DOGS AND THE FO
- CHAPTER 232 THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE HAW
- CHAPTER 233 THE ROSE AND THE AMARANT
- CHAPTER 234 THE MAN, THE HORSE, THE OX, AND THE DO
- CHAPTER 235 THE WOLVES, THE SHEEP, AND THE RA
- CHAPTER 236 THE SWA
- CHAPTER 237 THE SNAKE AND JUPITE
- CHAPTER 238 THE WOLF AND HIS SHADO
- CHAPTER 239 THE PLOWMAN AND THE WOL
- CHAPTER 240 MERCURY AND THE MAN BITTEN BY AN AN
- CHAPTER 241 THE WILY LIO
- CHAPTER 242 THE PARROT AND THE CA
- CHAPTER 243 THE STAG AND THE LIO
- CHAPTER 244 THE IMPOSTE
- CHAPTER 245 THE DOGS AND THE HIDE
- CHAPTER 246 THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE ASS
- CHAPTER 247 THE FOWLER, THE PARTRIDGE, AND THE COC
- CHAPTER 248 THE GNAT AND THE LIO
- CHAPTER 249 THE FARMER AND HIS DOG
- CHAPTER 250 THE EAGLE AND THE FO
- CHAPTER 251 THE BUTCHER AND HIS CUSTOMER
- CHAPTER 252 HERCULES AND MINERV
- CHAPTER 253 THE FOX WHO SERVED A LIO
- CHAPTER 254 THE QUACK DOCTO
- CHAPTER 255 THE LION, THE WOLF, AND THE FO
- CHAPTER 256 HERCULES AND PLUTU
- CHAPTER 257 THE FOX AND THE LEOPAR
- CHAPTER 258 THE FOX AND THE HEDGEHO
- CHAPTER 259 THE CROW AND THE RAVE
- CHAPTER 260 THE WITC
- CHAPTER 261 THE OLD MAN AND DEAT
- CHAPTER 262 THE MISE
- CHAPTER 263 THE FOXES AND THE RIVE
- CHAPTER 264 THE HORSE AND THE STA
- CHAPTER 265 THE FOX AND THE BRAMBL
- CHAPTER 266 THE FOX AND THE SNAK
- CHAPTER 267 THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE STAG
- CHAPTER 268 THE MAN WHO LOST HIS SPAD
- CHAPTER 269 THE PARTRIDGE AND THE FOWLE
- CHAPTER 270 THE RUNAWAY SLAV
- CHAPTER 271 THE HUNTER AND THE WOODMA
- CHAPTER 272 THE SERPENT AND THE EAGL
- CHAPTER 273 THE ROGUE AND THE ORACL
- CHAPTER 274 THE HORSE AND THE AS
- CHAPTER 275 THE DOG CHASING A WOL
- CHAPTER 276 GRIEF AND HIS DU
- CHAPTER 277 THE HAWK, THE KITE, AND THE PIGEON
- CHAPTER 278 THE WOMAN AND THE FARME
- CHAPTER 279 PROMETHEUS AND THE MAKING OF MA
- CHAPTER 280 THE SWALLOW AND THE CRO
- CHAPTER 281 THE HUNTER AND THE HORSEMA
- CHAPTER 282 THE GOATHERD AND THE WILD GOAT
- CHAPTER 283 THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE SWALLO
- CHAPTER 284 THE TRAVELER AND FORTUN
- CHAPTER 285 GLOSSARY OF NAMES AND TERMS FROM CLASSICAL MYTHO
- APPENDI
- Orwell’s Animal Farm
- Aesop in the World’s Lexicon
- Comments HERODOTUS
- CHARLES W. ELIOT
- THE NATION
- THE TIMES OF LONDON
- OSCAR FAY ADAM
- Questions
- The Life of Aesop
- The Aesopic Fable
- Oriental Fables
- Folktale Studies
- Internet Resources
常见问题
这本适合几岁的孩子读?
故事文字短、情节清楚,小学中低年级可亲子共读,高年级可独立阅读。部分篇目涉及死亡、欺骗等情节,家长可先翻阅,按孩子的理解程度挑选,不必强求一次读完。
英文原版的难度如何?
译文为现代美式英语,句子短、常用词多,适合作为分级读物之后的过渡材料。生词多集中在动物名称与旧时职业,查过一次后会反复出现,整体阅读压力不大。
五十幅木刻插图是装饰还是信息?
两者兼有。插图出自十九世纪法国插画家格兰维尔之手,风格夸张,能提示故事的关键动作与人物关系;同时它本身也是书籍插图史的样本,可单独作为版画欣赏。
寓言的说教意味会不会太重?
确实有部分结尾直接给出训诫,且立场单一。可以把这当作讨论起点,问孩子是否同意,或举出反例。这样读比单纯记结论更有价值。
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作者简介
Aesop
作者
Aesop(伊索)是西方寓言传统中最具代表性的名字之一。关于他的生平,公开资料有限,其国籍与生卒年均无确切记载,后世多将其视为传说中的人物。传世之作《Aesop's Fables》(《伊索寓言》)汇集了大量短小精悍的动物寓言,多以狮、狐、狼、龟等形象影射人情世故,语言简练,结尾常点明寓意。这些故事篇幅短、情节明快,既适合口耳相传,也便于儿童阅读,因而在东西方流传甚广,被反复译写、改编,成为后世寓言创作与道德教育的重要源头。本站收录其作品一种,常见分类为励志成长。