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The Cat and the Cock | 猫与公鸡
A cat seeks a pretext to eat a cock, dismissing the cock's defense of his useful crowing. The fab...
The Dove and the Crow | 鸽子与乌鸦
A caged dove boasts of her many offspring, but a crow points out that a larger family only means ...
The Gift Within | 来自内心的礼物
A teacher appreciates stale water from a student, valuing the kindness behind the gift over the o...
Where Does Rice Come From? | 大米从何而来？
A rich man's foolish sons, when asked where rice comes from, give absurd answers (kitchen, bag), ...
The Man Who Could Do No Wrong | 从不错的人
A peasant trades his horse for increasingly less valuable items, culminating in a bag of mashed a...
The Thirsty Man and the River | 口渴的人与河流
A thirsty man, after chasing a mirage to a river, refuses to drink because he cannot consume all ...
The Old Man and His Sons | 老人与儿子们
An old man uses a bundle of sticks to teach his quarreling sons a lesson about strength in unity ...
The Escaped Jackdaw | 逃脱的寒鸦
A jackdaw escapes human captivity only to have the string tied to its leg become entangled in a t...
Building the Third Storey Without the First Two | 不建一二层，只要第三层
A foolish rich man, envious of a three-storeyed house, demands a carpenter build only the top flo...
The Four Wives | 生命中的四位妻子
A parable about a merchant and his four wives reveals an allegory for life's priorities. The stor...
The Dog and the Cook | 狗与厨师
A dog invites a stray friend to a feast, but the cook throws the guest out. When asked about the ...
Chasing a Stranger, Losing a Wife | 追女失妻
A general intent on war is dissuaded by a warrior's parable about a man who, by chasing an outsid...
The Man of Qi Who Feared the Sky | 杞人忧天
This fable tells of a man from Qi who was paralyzed by the irrational fear that the sky would fal...
The City Gate Fire | 城门失火
A fable about fish in a moat who ignore a fire on the distant city gate, only to perish when the ...
Five Unreliable Dependencies | 五不足恃
Marquis Wen of Wei asks if he can rely on virtuous family and ministers to govern well. Gu Juanzi...
The Wooden Bowl | 木碗
A frail grandfather is isolated by his son and daughter-in-law due to his messy eating habits, fo...
The Cat and Venus | 猫与维纳斯
A cat transformed into a woman reverts to her instinctive nature when tempted by a mouse, demonst...
The Soldier and His Horse | 士兵与他的马
A soldier cares for his horse well in war but neglects it in peace. When war returns, the weakene...
The Supernatural Turtle | 神龟报恩
A Tang official's wife buys a giant, weeping turtle out of pity. After her husband releases it, h...
An Antidote | 解药
A young ostrich eats a keg of nails and complains of stomach pain. Its mother, instead of advisin...