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The Frog in the Shallow Well | 井底之蛙
A frog living in a shallow well boasts of its perfect life to a sea turtle, only to be humbled by...
The False Collar | 衬衫领子
A boastful false collar, washed with a garter, vainly proposes to various household items before ...
The Third Chicken | 第三只鸡
A university-educated son tries to use logic to prove two chickens are three, but his clever fath...
The Shoemaker's Adventure | 鞋匠奇遇
A kind shoemaker helps ants and bees on his journey. Later, when he attempts to rescue a princess...
The Bald Huntsman | 秃头的猎人
A bald man's wig is blown away during a hunt, amusing his companions. He good-naturedly remarks t...
The Haunting | 沉溺之爱
A couple buys cheap land with a dark past. Research reveals a tragic 1942 love story between two ...
Blue Beard | 蓝胡子
A wealthy man with a blue beard marries a young woman named Fatima, forbidding her from entering ...
The Superficial Surgeon | 只治“外”科
A boastful surgeon cuts off only the visible part of an arrow embedded in a general, refusing to ...
Where Does Rice Come From? | 大米从何而来？
A rich man's overconfidence in his sons' intelligence is challenged when they give absurd answers...
A Nice Stone | 上好的石头
A widow humorously reveals how she interpreted her late husband's final wish to buy a "nice stone...
The Wind and the Sun | 风和太阳
The Wind and the Sun compete to see who can make a traveler remove his coat. Forceful wind makes ...
The Frog in the Well | 夜郎自大
This story recounts how the isolated kings of Dian and Yelang, ignorant of the world beyond their...
The Three Lazy Ones | 三个懒汉
A dying king decides his successor will be his laziest son. Each son tries to outdo the others wi...
Dogs Barking at Snow in Guangdong | 粤犬吠雪
The author recounts a personal experience that led him to believe in the old saying about dogs ba...
Ying Ning with a Plum Blossom | 婴宁拈梅
A young scholar, Wang Zifu, falls in love at first sight with a mysterious girl holding a plum bl...
The Family Banshee | 家族女妖
The narrator recounts family stories of encounters with a banshee, an Irish protective spirit tha...
A Brush with Jack the Ripper? | 遭遇开膛手杰克？
A student walking home alone through a dangerous alley at night encounters a terrifying figure re...
The Emperor's New Clothes | 皇帝的新装
A vain emperor is tricked by two swindlers who promise him a magnificent suit of clothes invisibl...
The Hasty Diagnosis | 草率的诊断
A doctor hastily prescribes more exercise to a patient without listening, only to be embarrassed ...
Shi Qian Steals the Armor | 时迁盗甲
To defeat Huyan Zhuo's armored cavalry, the Liangshan heroes need Xu Ning and his barbed lance sk...