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Simeli Mountain | 西梅利山

A poor brother discovers a magical mountain filled with treasure, using the secret phrase to take...

A Promise of Gold | 一诺千金

To establish credibility for his reforms, Qin Prime Minister Shang Yang publicly and generously r...

If the Lips Are Gone, the Teeth Will Be Cold | 唇亡齿寒

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin used gifts to persuade the State of Yu to a...

Uphold Justice at the Cost of One's Blood Relation | 大义灭亲

This story from the Spring and Autumn Period tells how minister Shi Que, placing state justice ab...

The Hut in the Forest | 森林小屋

A woodcutter's three daughters attempt to bring him lunch in the forest. The first two, selfish a...

Concealing One's Illness and Avoiding Treatment | 讳疾忌医

Bian Que repeatedly warned Duke Huan of his progressing illness, but the Duke, in denial, refused...

Jorinda and Joringel | 约琳德与约林格尔

A young couple, Jorinda and Joringel, venture too close to a witch's enchanted castle. The witch ...

Faithful John | 忠实的约翰

A dying king entrusts his son to his loyal servant, Faithful John, with a warning about a forbidd...

The Hardest Task in a Stable | 马棚里最难做的事

Duke Huan of Qi asks about the hardest stable task. Minister Guan Zhong explains that fence-build...

How the First Head Was Taken | 首级是如何被取走的

A myth explaining the origin of headhunting. The Moon goddess beheads the Sun's son for watching ...

The Happy Monk | 快乐的僧人

A wealthy man becomes a monk, finds profound joy through meditation and renunciation, and teaches...

God's Food | 神的食物

A poor widow begs her rich sister for food but is cruelly refused. A supernatural omen reveals th...

The Devil's Sooty Brother | 魔鬼的煤黑兄弟

A destitute soldier makes a seven-year pact with the Devil, working in hell under strange conditi...

Mao Sui Recommends Himself | 毛遂自荐

During the Warring States Period, Mao Sui volunteered to accompany Duke Pingyuan to Chu and, by b...

The Path through the Graveyard | 穿越墓园之路

A timid man named Ivan is dared to cross a graveyard at night for a reward of five gold rubles. H...

Coyote and the People | 郊狼与人类

A Native American creation myth where Coyote defeats a threatening Bear and uses its blood to cre...

Practice Makes Perfect | 熟能生巧

A skilled archer in the Northern Song Dynasty is humbled when an old oil peddler demonstrates tha...

The Heavenly Wedding | 天国的婚礼

A poor, devout boy mistakes a church for heaven and stays, sharing his food with a statue of the ...

Jacob | 雅各

Jacob, the patriarch who became Israel, secured his legacy through cunning and divine encounter, ...

Shi Kuang Tunes the Zither | 师旷调琴

Shi Kuang, a musician, fails to tune a zither with identically sized strings and explains that ha...