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All the other bulls run, jump, and butt their heads together in fights. Ferdinand, on the other hand, would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when Ferdinand is picked for the bullfights in Madrid?

 

The Story of Ferdinand has inspired, enchanted, and provoked readers ever since it was first published in 1936 for its message of nonviolence and pacifism. In WWII times, Adolf Hitler ordered the book burned in Nazi Germany, while Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, granted it privileged status as the only non-communist children's book allowed in Poland.

 

The preeminent leader of Indian nationalism and civil rights, Mahatma Gandhi—whose nonviolent and pacifistic practices went on to inspire Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.—even called it his favorite book.

 

 

其他的公牛只會奔跑、蹦跳及用頭撞人，費迪南德卻喜歡坐著聞聞花香。但當費迪南德被選中參加馬德里的鬥牛比賽時，會發生什麼事呢？

 

本書自從 1936 年首次出版後，就因書中倡導非暴力及和平主義，而啟發、鼓舞且激勵眾多讀者。二戰時期，納粹德國元首阿道夫．希特勒下令燒毀此書，然而蘇聯領導人約瑟夫．史達林，卻將此書視為重要著作，當時是波蘭唯一非共產主義的兒童讀物。

 

作為印度倡導民族主義及公民權利的卓越領袖，聖雄甘地實踐了非暴力及和平主義，並深遠影響了公民權利領袖馬丁．路德．金恩博士，甘地本人亦曾說過此書是他的最愛。