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The Boy Who Cried Wolf | 狼来了
A shepherd boy's repeated false alarms about a wolf cause the villagers to ignore his genuine cry...
Armchair Strategist | 纸上谈兵
The idiom "armchair strategist" originates from the story of Zhao Kuo, a Warring States theorist ...
The Cat and the Cock | 猫与公鸡
A cat, having caught a cock, seeks an excuse to eat him and accuses him of disturbing sleep. The ...
The Fox and the Goat | 狐狸与山羊
A trapped fox tricks a thirsty goat into jumping into a well by praising the water. After using t...
No Setback Is Insurmountable | 没有过不去的坎儿
This article recounts the life of a resilient Chinese woman who endured war, loss, and poverty, y...
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller | 烧炭人与漂布人
A charcoal-burner invites a fuller to live together to save costs, but the fuller refuses, knowin...
Village Doe and Mountain Buck | 村中母鹿与山中雄鹿
A young mountain buck becomes infatuated with a cautious village doe. Ignoring her warnings about...
The Golden Hook | 桂饵金钩
A Lu man obsessed with fishing used extravagant golden gear but caught no more fish, illustrating...
The North Wind and the Sun | 北风与太阳
The North Wind and the Sun compete to see who can strip a traveler of his clothes first, only to ...
The Fox and the Tiger | 狐狸与老虎
A boastful Tiger is wounded by an unseen archer while trying to impress other animals, revealing ...
The Mirror of Self-Knowledge | 自知之明
The ancient minister Zou Ji questions why his wife, concubine, and guest all claim he is more han...
The Fox Who Served a Lion | 侍奉狮子的狐狸
A fox serving a lion grows discontent with its small share of the hunt and decides to hunt alone,...
The Fir-Tree and the Bramble | 冷杉与荆棘
A proud fir-tree boasts of its usefulness to a humble bramble, only to be reminded that its value...
The Wolf, the Fox and the Ape | 狼、狐狸与猿
A wolf accuses a fox of theft, but the ape judge, in a paradoxical ruling, doubts the wolf's loss...
The Taoist of Mount Lao | 崂山道士
A young man seeks magic on Mount Lao but lacks patience for true cultivation. After learning a wa...
The Idol Seller | 卖神像的人
A man tries to sell an idol he claims brings fortune, but his desire for instant cash over its pr...
The Lioness and the Vixen | 母狮与雌狐
A lioness and a vixen compare their offspring. The vixen boasts of her many cubs, while the lione...
The Old Man, the Boy, and the Donkey | 老人、男孩和驴
A man and a boy, constantly swayed by the criticisms of passersby, change how they use their donk...
The Crow and the Serpent | 乌鸦与蛇
A hungry crow seizes a sleeping serpent, only to be fatally bitten. It laments that what seemed l...
In the Same Boat | 同舟共济
This fable illustrates how a shared crisis can unite even sworn enemies, as depicted by ancient r...