你看过“没有心的驴子”吗？你有没有碰到过“吝啬的邻居”吗？你知道“狐狸和刺猬”在一起会发生什么吗？这一切都在《青蛙的叫声》里，它通过这些寓意深长的故事，让你多侧面、多视角地去认识世界，认识社会，认识人生……

1 A Lioness and a Pair of Cubs rWestern Asia)

 母狮和一对小狮(西亚)…………………………1

2 The CrOWS and the Goshawk(Arabia)

乌鸦与苍鹰(阿拉伯)……………………………5

3 The Monkey That Wanted to Swim fArabia)

 猴子游泳(阿拉伯)……………………………1 0

4 The Begga r a nd the Miser(Arabia)

 乞丐和吝啬鬼(阿拉伯)…………………………13

5 A Ptan to Qua rrel(Arabia)

计划吵架(阿拉伯)……………………………1 7

6 The Lion and the EIephant(Arabia)

 狮子和大象(阿拉伯)……………………………21

7 The Donkey without a Hea rt fArabial

 没有心的驴子(阿拉伯)…………………………25

8 The Pa rrot and the Crow(Western Asia)

鹦鹋和乌鸦(西亚)……………………………30

9 The Eagle and the Lo rk(Western Asia)

老鹰和云雀(西亚)……………………………33

1 O Yea rs and Laughter fWestern Asial

 泪和笑(西亚)………………………………………38

1]The Fox and the Vineya rd(Western Asia)

 狐狸和葡萄园(西亚)………………………………41

1 2 The Snake and the La rk fWestern Asia)

 蛇和云雀(西亚)……………………………………45

1 3 The Sound Of the Frogs rWestern Asia、

青蛙的叫声(西亚)…………………………………50

1 4 The Stork，the Lobster and the Whale(Japan)

 鹊乌、龙虾、鲸鱼(日本)…………………………55

1 5 Two Stingy Neighbou rs(Japan)

 吝音的邻居(日本)…………………………………59

1 6 The Stingy Rich Man(Japan)

自己走去(日本)……………………………………62

]7 Two Lazy Men(Japan)

 两个懒汉(日本)………………………………………65

1 8 The Boy Who Brought an Empty Pot(Korea)

 捧着空花盆的孩子(朝鲜)……………………………69

1 9 The Tiger in the Screen fKoreal

 屏风上的老虎(朝鲜)…………………………………75

20 The Proud Rooster(Nepal)

 骄傲的公鸡(尼泊尔)…………………………………8l

21 The Pofler(Nepal)

陶工(尼泊尔)………………………………………86

22 Mother Crocodile and the Wolf(Bangladesh)

 鳄鱼妈妈和狼(孟加拉)………………………………9l

23 The Kid and his Bell(Mongolia)

不听话的小羊(蒙古)………………………………97

24 The Kitten That Went Fishing(Mongolia)

小猫钓鱼(蒙古)……………………………………102

25 The Eagle and the Crow(Mongolia)

雄鹰和乌鸦(蒙古)…………………………………106

26 The Rabbit That Had FIu fMyanmar)

兔子伤风(缅甸)……………………………………109

27 The Fisherman"S Reward fMyanmar)

渔夫的酬劳(缅甸)…………………………………114

28 The Froq and the CFab(Thailand)

青蛙和螃蟹(泰国)…………………………………12l

29 The Fox and the Porcupine(Thailand)

狐狸和刺猬(泰国)…………………………………126

30 The Fox That Scolded the Crow(Thailand)

狐狸骂乌鸦(泰国)…………………………………130

3 1 The Foolish Rabbit(Thailandl

小傻兔(泰国)……………………………………134

32 A Lesson about an Elephant(Thailand)

知识为什么不一样(泰国)………………………138

33 The Offer That Took a Bribe(Myanmarl

水獭王被买通(缅甸)………………………………144

34 The Monkey and the Frog(Malaysia)

今天和明天(马来西亚)…………………………149

35 The Clever Pa rakeet(Indonesia)

聪明的鹦鹉(印尼)…………………………………154

36 The Ageing King(Indonesia)

聪明的国王(印尼)…………………………………161

37 The Wisest in the World(Africa)

乌龟和世界的智慧(非洲)………………………166

38 The Lion and the Hyena fAfrical

狮子和鬣狗(非洲)…………………………………170

39 The Tiger Cub and the Baby Goat(Africa)

小老虎和羊羔(非洲)………………………………174

40 The Dog and the Jackal(East Africa)

狗和豺(东非)……………………………………178

4 1 The Widow and the Hyena fEast Africal

寡妇和鬣狗(东非)…………………………………182

42 Who Killed the Baby Leopard?(East Africal

谁杀死了小豹子(东非)……………………………188

43 The Indecisive Hyena(East Africal

犹豫不决的鬣狗(东非)………………………191

44 The Jerboa and the Lion in a WelI rWest Africal

 跳鼠智胜狮子(西非)………………………………195

45 The Vain Butte rfly(Congo)

 骄傲的蝴蝶(刚果)…………………………………201

46 The Cock and the Fox(Nigeria)

 公鸡和狐狸(尼日利亚)………………………………205

4 7 The Present fEthiopial

礼物(埃塞俄比亚)…………………………………209

48 The Power of a SmalI NeedIe fSudanl

 小针胜强敌(苏丹)……………．．………………213

49 The Fou r Frogs on a Log(Western Asia)

真知与半知(西亚)………………………………217

A Lioness and a Pair of Cubs母狮和一对小狮 A lioness in the jungle gave birth to a pair of lovely cubs．One day，she left both her lovely sons alone while she went off to look for foOd． A hunter passing that way saw the pair of cubs and used his bow and arrow to kill them．Then he removed their skin，leaving behind the bodies of two little cubs． After a while．when the 1ioness returned with some food for her sons，she found only two little skinless bodies．The lioness roared with great pain at her loss． A fox heard her loud roar and quickly came t0 in-quire about the source of her sorrow． The lioness answered，"Look here，my two lovely little sons，killed by a hunter．Their skin has been stripped and their bodies left here．What could be a sadder sight than this?"

The fox said．"Please calm down and view this mat-ter from the point of justice．Put yourself in someone else"S shoes．Today，the hunter gives you pain．But this does not exceed the pain you give to others．All living things in this world love their children．You kill their children，they feel the pain．Now it is your turn to un-derstand what it iS like to be in such a situation．If we plant melons we will get melons，and if we plant beans we will get beans．"

有一只母狮，住在森林里，她生下了一对小狮子，非常可爱。

有一天，母狮出外寻找食物，把两个爱儿都留在家里。

刚巧有个猎人，经过这座森林，看见了这对小狮子，便开弓放箭，把这两只小狮子都射死了。猎人取了这对小狮子的皮走了，却把他们的尸体丢在荒郊里。

一会儿，母狮带着捕到的食物回来了。当她发现爱儿不见了，急忙四处寻找，终于见到两只被剥去了皮的小狮子的尸体被遗弃在野外。母狮悲痛得放声大吼大哭起来。

狐狸听见了哭声，赶来问道："母狮，像你这样强大威猛的野兽，还会遇到什么不如意的事，而感到如此伤心吗?"

母狮答道："我两只可爱的小宝贝，被猎人杀害了。他把皮都取了去，丢下他们的尸体，暴露在这儿。你想一想，世上还有比这更伤心的事吗?"

狐狸说道："母狮，你也不必太过悲愤，请你平心静气，凭着良心，设身处地地想一想。今天，猎人给你的这种伤痛，并没有超过你平日给别人的伤痛。万物皆爱自己的儿女，而你每天都在吃人家的爱儿，人家都忍受下来了。今天轮到你的爱儿被杀害，你为什么却忍受不了昵?常言道，善有善报，恶有恶报，正像种庄稼一样，种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。你还是忍着痛回家去吧!"

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