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Hecuba | 赫克犹巴
Hecuba, Queen of Troy, endured unimaginable tragedy: witnessing the deaths of her husband and chi...
The Two Soldiers and the Robber | 两个士兵与强盗
Two soldiers are attacked; one flees while the other fights off the robber. The coward returns to...
False Alarm | 虚惊一场
A dinner party turns into a frantic trip to the emergency room after guests mistakenly believe th...
The Flood | 洪水
Zeus, disgusted by humanity's wickedness, unleashes a catastrophic flood. Only the virtuous coupl...
The Nearsighted Contest | 近视之争
Two nearsighted men, too proud to admit their poor vision, compete to read a temple board they se...
Consultation Fee | 咨询费
A butcher gets a lawyer to pay for meat stolen by his unleashed dog, only to later receive an inv...
The Little Match Girl | 卖火柴的小女孩
On a freezing New Year's Eve, a poor, barefoot girl tries to sell matches on the street. Too afra...
The Half-Wit's Choice | 傻子的选择
A man considered foolish always chooses a nickel over a dime. When advised to pick the more valua...
The Sirens | 海妖塞壬
Odysseus outwits the deadly Sirens by having himself tied to the mast while his crew plugs their ...
Pandora's Box | 潘多拉魔盒
Zeus creates Pandora as a deceptive gift to humanity after Prometheus steals fire. Her curiosity ...
The Ghost That Followed Me Home | 鬼魂随我回家
The narrator recounts a trip to Tombstone where a visit to a reportedly haunted restroom stall wa...
Wit Wins Breakfast | 机智赢得早餐
A poor man, Pat, risks trespassing to hunt for food in a lord's woods. When caught, he cleverly m...
Dine East, Sleep West | 东食西宿
A girl in ancient Qi, faced with two marriage proposals—one from a rich but ugly suitor, the othe...
Do Not Burn Your House to Get Rid of a Mouse | 投鼠忌器
A cautionary tale from *Hanshu* warns against disproportionate retaliation, using the metaphor of...
The Leaping Match | 跳高者
A flea, a grasshopper, and a toy skipjack compete to see who can jump the highest to win the prin...
The Man and the Satyr | 人与萨堤尔
A man warms his hands and cools his food by blowing with his mouth, leading a Satyr to renounce t...
The Big Oven | 大火炉
A man wastes all his resources trying to heat a faulty oven, ignoring sensible advice to fix it, ...
Morrow Road | 茂林路
The narrator, a self-identified psychic medium, visits the site of the legendary "Morrow Road Hau...
Mr. Vinegar and His Fortune | 醋溜先生和他的财富
Mr. Vinegar trades his fortune for a cow, then impulsively swaps the cow for bagpipes, the bagpip...
The Ass and the Lapdog | 驴与哈巴狗
A hardworking ass, envious of a pampered lapdog's idle life, tries to imitate it but causes chaos...