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The Three Languages | 三种语言
A count's son, deemed foolish for learning only the languages of dogs, birds, and frogs, is cast ...
Lu Ban's Magpie | 鲁班造鹊
Lu Ban, a legendary craftsman, built a mechanical magpie that could fly for days. However, Mo Zi ...
Do Not Burn Your House to Get Rid of a Mouse | 投鼠忌器
A collector destroys his priceless jade vase while trying to kill a mouse inside it, learning a h...
The Cowherd and the Weaving Girl | 牛郎织女
This is the classic Chinese folktale of the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl, a celestial weaver. The...
Strike When Unprepared | 攻其不备
A skilled bailiff outwits a threatening robber by proposing a duel before the magistrate, then st...
The Tailor in Heaven | 天堂里的裁缝
A lame but cunning tailor talks his way into heaven while God is away. Overcome by curiosity, he ...
Zengzi Slaughtered the Pig | 曾子杀彘
Zengzi fulfills his wife's casual promise to slaughter a pig for their son, arguing that parents ...
The Witty Retort | 反唇相讥
Yan Zi of Qi uses a clever analogy about oranges changing when transplanted to rebut the King of ...
Passing Off as a Competent Player | 滥竽充数
The story tells of Nanguo, who joined a royal yu ensemble despite lacking skill, pretending to pl...
Pelican Girl | 鹈鹕女孩
Pelican Girl breaks a sacred custom during her coming-of-age ritual, allowing a shaman to kidnap ...
The Tortoise and the Eagle | 乌龟与鹰的友谊
An eagle repeatedly enjoys the tortoise's hospitality while mocking his inability to visit the ea...
The King and His Bow | 国王与他的弓
King Xuan, who could only draw a light bow, was flattered by his courtiers into believing it was ...
Dingbo Sells a Ghost | 定伯卖鬼
A man named Song Dingbo outwits a ghost he meets at night by pretending to be one, cleverly answe...
Mend the Fold After a Sheep Is Lost | 亡羊补牢
This fable tells how a minister's warning was ignored by a complacent king, leading to invasion a...
Broken Idols | 破碎的偶像
A monk and a Taoist priest repeatedly move their respective idols to the left, each claiming prec...
A Lawsuit Over a Grade | 为烹饪课成绩打官司
A straight-A student's father sues the school, alleging racial discrimination after she received ...
The Old Man and His Grandson | 老人与孙子
A frail old man is mistreated by his son and daughter-in-law until their young son's innocent act...
Bristling with Anger | 怒发冲冠
This passage recounts the historical story behind the Chinese idiom "Bristling with Anger," where...
The Painted Skin | 画皮
A scholar hides a beautiful girl who is actually a skin-painting demon. After the demon kills him...
The Skull's Dream | 髑髅之梦
Zhuangzi dreams of a skull that extols the freedom and eternal peace of death, rejecting any noti...