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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...
Two Dogs | 两只狗
A fable about how the Dog gained the ability to wag its tail to hide its true feelings from Man, ...
The Charger and the Miller | 战马与磨坊主
A warhorse, retired to a mill in old age, laments his lost glory to the Miller, who reminds him t...
The Folly of the Chu Army | 楚人涉滩
The Chu army's rigid adherence to daytime river markers after a nighttime water level rise led to...
The Travellers and the Bear | 旅人与熊
Two travellers promise mutual aid, but when a bear attacks, one abandons the other to save himsel...
The One-Eyed Stag | 独眼雄鹿
A one-eyed stag focuses his vigilance on the perceived danger from land, only to be killed by an ...
The Stag and the Vine | 牡鹿与葡萄藤
A stag saved by a vine betrays its protector by eating its leaves, revealing its location and mee...
Turning Resistance into Strength | 化阻力为助力
Two frogs fall into a pit. One gives up after hearing others' discouragement and dies, while the ...
The Wily Lion | 狡猾的狮子
A hungry lion, afraid of a bull's horns, uses flattery to trick the bull into removing its only d...
The Dog and the Wolf | 狗与狼
A starving wolf is offered a secure life by a well-fed house dog, but upon learning the dog must ...
The Roc | 巨鸟
The fable contrasts the roc, a mythical bird of immense size and ambition that soars vast distanc...
The Death of Gongfu Wenbo | 公甫文伯之死
The mother of Gongfu Wenbo criticizes her deceased son for his misplaced priorities, as evidenced...
The Yidai Bird | 意怠免患
The legend of the Yidai bird illustrates how seemingly weak creatures survive through strict unit...
The Blacksmith and the Dog | 铁匠与狗
A blacksmith criticizes his dog for sleeping during work but waking eagerly for meals, illustrati...