イソップ寓話集――新訳の概要
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対象読者
This book is for readers who love short, vivid stories, for parents and teachers who want tales that spark talk about right and wrong, and for anyone who enjoys sharp wit.
本の内容
Why does a fox walk away from a bunch of grapes and call them sour? He cannot reach them, and he would rather insult the fruit than admit he failed. Almost everyone knows a person who behaves the same way.
Aesop's Fables gathers hundreds of short tales in which animals, gods, and ordinary tradesmen face one choice and pay for it. Aesop is the name tradition gives to an ancient Greek storyteller, said to have lived as a slave. Many tales end with a one-line moral, and others end with a joke you decode yourself. You will meet a goose, a hare, a lion, and a mouse, and some plain truths about greed, pride, and friendship.
この要約の内容
- 1Flattery is a trap set for vanity無料
- 2Greed destroys the good you already have
- 3Pretending to be someone else rarely works
- 4The strong bully, but the weak have wits
- 5Choose friends well and stand together
- 6Work and prepare, because help rarely arrives
- 7Be content, because envy blinds you
- 8Why these short tales still travel so well
重要なポイント 1/8
Flattery is a trap set for vanity
The first lesson of the fables is that praise can be bait. In the tale of the fox and the crow, a crow sits on a branch holding a piece of cheese. The fox stands below and says that if her voice is as sweet as her looks, she must be queen of birds.
The crow is so pleased that she opens her beak to sing. The cheese drops, and the fox snatches it. He tells her that she has a voice but needs some sense. The trick takes a handful of words, and it works because she wants to believe him.
The same device returns again and again. A lion admires a fat bull's shoulders, then asks why he wears such ugly horns. The foolish bull has them cut off and becomes easy prey. The flatterer always wants something, and the target always wants to be admired.
Not every victim falls. A grasshopper in a tree hears a fox praising her song and begging her to come down. She replies that she has seen grasshoppers' wings scattered at the entrance to a fox's den. She trusts what she has seen. The fables do not say never enjoy praise. They say to ask what the speaker gains.
When praise comes with a request attached, listen to the request and ignore the praise.
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登場人物の紹介
- The Fox
- A hungry trickster who uses cunning and flattery to gain an advantage over other animals.
- The Crow
- A bird with food in her beak who becomes the target of the fox's flattering attention.
- The Hare
- A confident runner who mocks the tortoise for moving slowly and accepts his challenge to race.
- The Tortoise
- A patient creature who challenges the boastful hare to a race despite his own slow pace.
- The Lion
- A powerful animal whose pride shapes his dealings with smaller creatures, including the mouse.
- The Mouse
- A tiny creature who asks the lion for mercy and promises a favor in return.
- The Shepherd Boy
- A bored young shepherd who tricks nearby villagers by pretending a wolf threatens his sheep.
- The Ant
- A hardworking creature who stores provisions during summer and contrasts with less industrious neighbors.
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- 長さ約33,200語
- 読書にかかる時間約2時間20分
- 形式eBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- 言語英語とほか11言語
『イソップ寓話集――新訳』についての質問
What is Aesop's Fables about?
It is a collection of short tales in which animals, gods, and ordinary people face a choice and live with the result. Most carry a clear lesson about honesty, greed, pride, friendship, or hard work.
Who was Aesop?
Aesop is the name tradition gives to an ancient Greek storyteller, said to have been a slave. The tales were told aloud for generations and gathered by later writers, so the collection reflects many voices.
What does the moral of the fox and the grapes mean?
The fox cannot reach the grapes, so he decides they are sour. The tale describes people who run down what they cannot have, instead of admitting they failed. It is the origin of the phrase sour grapes.
Is Aesop's Fables easy to read?
Yes, in the sense that matters: each tale is brief, the characters are simple, and the language is plain. You can read one in a minute, pick the book up anywhere, and stop whenever you like.
What are the main lessons in Aesop's Fables?
The tales stress honesty, contentment, steady work, careful friendship, and suspicion of flattery and greed. Strength is shown as dangerous when used without thought, and cleverness as the weapon of those who lack power.
この版を引用します
Aesop. Aesop's Fables; A New Translation. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/aesops-fables-a-new-translation.
Aesop. (2026). Aesop's fables; a new translation. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/aesops-fables-a-new-translation
Aesop. Aesop's Fables; A New Translation. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/aesops-fables-a-new-translation.
@book{aesop2026aesops,
author = {Aesop},
title = {Aesop's Fables; A New Translation},
publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
year = {2026},
url = {https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/aesops-fables-a-new-translation}
}
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