伊索寓言原是在古希腊流传的几百个讽喻故事,后来被人搜集起来,又加进了印度、阿拉伯和基督教的故事。经过多次汇集、整理,把上述故事统归在公元前六世纪的寓言作者伊索名下,便成为著名的伊索寓言,约三百五十多篇。伊索,原为奴隶,后获释,他的详细历史现已无从查考。这许多寓言虽以伊索为名,由于内容已较复杂,记录年代较迟,且最早的本 Aesop’s fables were originally hundreds of allegorical stories that were circulated in ancient Greece. Later, they were collected and added to the stories of India, Arabia, and Christianity. After many collections and collations, the story was put under the name of Aesop, the author of the fables in the 6th century BC, and became a well-known Aesop’s fable, which was about more than 350 pieces. Aesop, originally a slave, was released and his detailed history is no longer available for investigation. Although many of these parables were named after Aesop, due to the complexity of the content, the record date was later and the earliest