《拉封丹寓言》是世界上最伟大的寓言故事集之一。“乌鸦和狐狸”、“青蛙希望和牛一样大”、“城里的老鼠和乡村的老鼠”、“狼和小羊”、“狮子和老鼠”和“老猫和小老鼠”等脍炙人口的故事,伴随了一代又一代人的美丽童年、少年直至成年。该书自首次出版三百多年以来,已被译成世界上几十种文字,并不断地被改编成漫画、动画片、儿童剧等。本书选用最著名的英文译本,精选了其中60个寓言故事,并配以法国著名画家多雷的插画。无论作为语言学习的课本,还是作为通俗的文学读本,本书对当代中国的大、中学生都将产生积极的影响。为了使读者提高阅读速度和阅读水平,在每篇英文寓言故事的开始部分增加了中文导读。
1.知了和蚂蚁/The Grasshopper and the Ant 1
2.乌鸦和狐狸/The Raven and the Fox 4
3.青蛙希望和牛一样大/The Frog That Wished to be as Big as the Ox 7
4.两头骡子/The Two Mules 10
5.狼和狗/The Wolf and the Dog 13
6.小母牛、山羊、绵羊和狮子结成联盟/The Heifer, the Goat, and the Sheep, in Company with the Lion 17
7.褡裢/The Wallet 20
8.燕子和小鸟/The Swallow and the Little Birds 24
9.城里的老鼠和乡村的老鼠/The City Rat and the Country Rat 29
10.狼和小羊/The Wolf and the Lamb 32
11.男人和他的镜像/The Man and His Image 36
12.多头的龙和多尾巴的龙/The Dragon with Many Heads, and the Dragon with Many Tails 40
13.盗贼和驴/The Thieves and the Ass 43
14.受神保护的西莫尼戴斯/Simonides Preserved by the Gods 46
15.死神和不幸的人/Death and the Unfortunate 52
16.死神和樵夫/Death and the Woodman 55
17.一个男士和两位不同年龄的女士
The Man between Two Ages, and His Two Mistresses 58
18.狐狸和鹤/The Fox and the Stork 62
19.男孩和教师/The Boy and the Schoolmaster 66
20.公鸡和珍珠/The Cock and the Pearl 69
21.大黄蜂和蜜蜂/The Hornets and the Bees 71
22.橡树和芦苇/The Oak and the Reed 75
23.斥爱挑剔的人/Against the Hard to Suit 79
24.老鼠开会/The Council Held by the Rats 84
25.狼在猴子面前告狐狸
The Wolf Accusing the Fox before the Monkey 88
26.两头公牛和青蛙/The Two Bulls and the Frog 91
27.蝙蝠和两只黄鼠狼/The Bat and the Two Weasels 94
28.受箭伤的鸟/The Bird Wounded by an Arrow 98
29.母猎狗和她的朋友/The Bitch and Her Friend 100
30.鹰和甲壳虫/The Eagle and the Beetle 103
31.狮子和蚊子/The Lion and the Gnat 108
32.驮海绵的驴和驮盐的驴
The Ass Loaded with Sponges, and the Ass Loaded with Salt 112
33.狮子和老鼠/The Lion and the Rat 116
34.鸽子和蚂蚁/The Dove and the Ant 119
35.落井的占星家/The Astrologer Who Stumbled into a Well 122
36.野兔和青蛙/The Hare and the Frogs 126
37.公鸡和狐狸/The Cock and the Fox 129
38.乌鸦想模仿鹰/The Raven Wishing to Imitate the Eagle 133
39.孔雀向朱诺发牢骚/The Peacock Complaining to Juno 136
40.变成女人的猫/The Cat Metamorphosed into a Woman 139
41.狮子和帮他打猎的驴/The Lion and the Ass Hunting 143
42.由伊索来解释的遗嘱/The Will Explained by Aesop 146
43.尤利西斯的伙伴/The Companions of Ulysses 152
44.猫和两只麻雀/The Cat and the Two Sparrows 161
45.守财奴和猴子/The Miser and the Monkey 165
46.两只山羊/The Two Goats 169
47.老猫和小老鼠/The Old Cat and the Young Mouse 173
48.病鹿/The Sick Stag 179
49.蝙蝠、荆棘和鸭子/The Bat, the Bush, and the Duck 182
50.狗猫之争和猫鼠之争
The Quarrel of the Dogs and Cats, and That of the Cats and Mice 186
51.狼和狐狸/The Wolf and the Fox 191
52.龙虾母女/The Lobster and Her Daughter 197
53.鹰和喜鹊/The Eagle and the Magpie 201
54.国王、鹞鹰和狩猎者/The King, the Kite, and the Falconer 205
55.狐狸、苍蝇和刺猬/The Fox, the Flies, and the Hedgehog 213
56.爱神和疯神/Love and Folly 216
57.乌鸦、羚羊、乌龟和老鼠
The Raven, the Gazelle, the Tortoise, and the Rat 220
58.森林和樵夫/The woods and the Woodman 229
59.狐狸、狼和马/The Fox, the Wolf, and the Horse 232
60.狐狸和火鸡/The Fox and the Turkeys 236