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The Tiger and the Fox | 老虎与狐狸
A boastful Tiger, claiming to protect other animals from a hunter, is shot by an arrow while post...
The Pearl in the Flesh | 剜股藏珠
A seaman hides a precious pearl in a self-inflicted thigh wound to save his ship from a storm, bu...
The Unhappy Fish | 不快乐的鱼
A big fish in a small pond dreams of a grander river life but finds loneliness and discomfort the...
Going South by Driving North | 南辕北辙
Ji Liang recounts a story to the King of Wei about a man stubbornly driving north to reach the so...
Sun Shan, the Last on the List | 名落孙山
This story explains the origin of the Chinese idiom "名落孙山," which describes exam or competition f...
Just Lost Two Dollars | 只输了两美元
A man loses all his money at a casino in four days, then miraculously turns his last two dollars ...
When Love Beckons | 当爱召唤你时
This poetic passage explores love's dual nature: it brings both ecstasy and suffering, growth and...
The Milkmaid and Her Pail | 挤奶女工和她的牛奶桶
A milkmaid daydreams about all the wealth and finery she will buy with the proceeds from selling ...
The Trees and the Ax | 树与斧头
A man tricks the trees into giving him wood to make an ax handle, then uses the ax to destroy the...
The Fox and the Torch | 恶邻与火狐
A jealous farmer's attempt to destroy his neighbor's harvest by setting a fox with a torch loose ...
The Lazy Horse | 懒马
A lazy horse gloats as its load is shifted to a hardworking companion, only for the owner to deci...
The Two Spells | 两条咒语
A boy who couldn't get people to listen to him learned from a young man that the "magic spells" o...
The Lazy Donkey | 懒驴
A man returns a newly bought donkey after observing it immediately befriend the laziest donkey in...
Master Dongguo and the Wolf | 东郭先生和狼
A pedantic scholar saves a hunted wolf out of misguided compassion, only for the wolf to turn on ...
Big Boss Man | 大老板
A humorous fable where the body parts argue over who should be boss. When the asshole goes on str...
Burn the Boats | 破釜沉舟
This passage recounts the historical origin of the Chinese idiom "Burn the Boats," describing how...
Act Upon Hearing? | 闻斯行诸
Confucius gave opposite advice to two students asking the same question about acting immediately....
The Parrot and the Cat | 鹦鹉与猫
A newly bought parrot freely makes loud noises in the house, much to the annoyance of the residen...
Two Spells | 两个咒语
A boy who is ignored learns that the "magic spells" of "Please" and "Thank you," coupled with a s...
The Musician and the Echo | 音乐家与回音
A conceited musician, misled by the flattering echo of his practice room, fails disastrously on a...