本书精选生动活泼的寓言故事分门别类编为4个章节，每个章节下分为英文原文、中文译文、注释和情景会话4个部分。
第一章 讽刺篇
1.A Lessofor Fools愚人一课
2.Borrow Plumes打肿脸充胖子
3.Friend or Foe是敌非友
4.Actions Speak Louder ThaWords事实胜于雄辩
5.Cut Off Your Tails to Save My Face截人之长，补己之短
6.A Plotter Out—Plotted害人反害己
7.The Pot Calls the Kettle Black半斤八两
8.Substance and Shadow贪得无厌
9.Not Interested事不关己
10.Vainglory Will Have a Misfortune虚荣使人不幸
11.Wisdom from Thinkin9智源于思
12.Dead MeTell No Tales死无对证
13.A Clumsy Liar自作聪明
14.The Punishment of Selfishness自食恶果
15.Too Clever by Half聪明反被聪明误
16.Asinine Pride自命不凡
17.Have Their Voice Without Its Potential有其声而无其势
18.A Prophet Without Knowledge自身难保
19.Out of the Fryin9—painto the Fire弄巧成拙
20.Mote and Beam人错与己过
21.The Heifer and the Ox小母牛和公牛
22.The Judge and the Plaintiff法官和原告
第二章 启发篇
1.A LessoLearnt too Late为时已晚
2.Repayment iKind感恩图报
3.A Bird ithe Hand惜取眼前福
4.One—Way Traffic有去无回
5.Reaping Without Sowin9不劳而获
6.Taught by Experience记取教训
7.Third—Party Profit鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
8.A Communist Dictator言行不一
9.Forewarned Is Forearmed有备无患
10.Things Are Not Always What They Seem以偏概全
11.Lost to Shame自曝其短
12.Slow but Sure龟兔赛跑
13.A Waste of Good Counsel忠言逆耳
14.Once Bitten，Twice Shy上一次当，学一次乖
15.Look Before You Leap慎思而行
16.Ready for Action砺兵以待
17.Save Us ithe Time of Trouble居安思危
18.A Bad Bargain得不偿失
19.Dread the Strong Fear the Weak畏强惧弱
20.Birds of a Feather物以类聚
21.Know Your Limitations自知之明
22.Vengeance at Any Price同归于尽
23.Misplaced Confidence认敌为友
24.Bom Plunderers天生恶人
25.Unity Is Strength团结就是力量
26.Use Is Everythin9习以为常
27.Familiarity Breeds Contempt少见多怪
28.Self Deception自欺欺人
29.Froof Positive前车之鉴
30.Beneath Notice无足轻重
31.Why the Ant Is a Thief本性难移
32.Honesty Is the Best Policy诚实为上
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第三章 警示篇
第四章 训诫篇
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