《伊索寓言的智慧》
(附英文原文•精緻插圖)
為歐洲寓言奠立基礎的古希臘伊索寓言,其洗練的語言散發著詩的光彩;大量運用動物為主角的擬人化手法,更增內容的趣味性,本書為您精選伊索寓言中不可不讀的120篇精彩故事,如〈龜兔賽跑〉、〈狼來了〉、〈獅子和老鼠〉、〈北風和太陽〉、〈城市老鼠和鄉下老鼠〉……
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〈獅子和海豚〉THE LION AND THE DOLPHIN
獅子經過海邊,看見海豚迎著浪花嬉戲。牠說:「海豚兄,咱們交個朋友如何?你是海裡的霸主,而我是陸地上的大王,兩人連盟無所不利呀!」海豚覺得這個建議很好,於是欣然同意。
過了幾天,獅子又來到海邊。牠對海豚說:「好兄弟,今天我要和野牛決鬥,你上來幫幫我吧。」
海豚答應了,試著游向海灘。此時牠突然醒悟到自己是不能夠離開海水上岸去的,於是開口說道:「獅子呀,不是我不願意幫忙,實在是先天上的限制讓我不能夠離開大海啊!」
A Lion roaming by the sea-shore, saw a Dolphin lift up its head out of the waves, and asked him to contract an alliance with him, saying that of all the animals they ought to be the best of friends, since the one was the king of beasts on the earth, and the other was the sovereign ruler of all the inhabitants of the ocean. The Dolphin gladly consented to this request. Not long afterwards the Lion had a combat with a wild bull, and called on the Dolphin to help him. The Dolphin, though quite willing to give him assistance, was unable to do so, as he could not by any means reach the land. The Lion abused him as a traitor. The Dolphin replied, “Nay, my friend, blame not me, but Nature, which, while giving me the sovereignty of the sea, has quite denied me the power of living upon the land.”
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