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The Rabbit's Money Crop | 兔子种钱
A clever but dishonest rabbit tricks the chief into giving him money to plant, then repeatedly li...
The Dagger Unrolled | 图穷匕见
This passage recounts the historical tale of Jing Ke's failed assassination attempt on the King o...
The Singing, Soaring Lark | 会唱歌、会飞翔的云雀
A father promises his youngest daughter a singing lark but must give her to a lion to obtain it. ...
The Blind Men and the Elephant | 盲人摸象
A king asks several blind men to describe an elephant by touch. Each feels a different part (tusk...
Two Ghosts Serving Their Mother | 双鬼侍母
A man poisoned for another's reincarnation seeks revenge in the afterlife, but he and his poisone...
The Black Horse | 黑骏马
A determined man named Jed pursues a legendary wild black horse that others have failed to captur...
The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers | 后来居上
The story of Ji An, an outspoken official in Emperor Wu's court, whose candid criticism stalled h...
The Grandsons | 半斤八两
A profligate prime minister's grandson, having lost his fortune, hires a ragged man to carry a bo...
The Woodcutter and the Bridge | 樵夫过梁
A woodcutter who easily crosses a perilous moss-covered bridge daily loses his nerve when asked t...
Showing Off Axe Skills Before Lu Ban | 班门弄斧
This idiom, derived from the legend of master carpenter Lu Ban, criticizes the folly of displayin...
Having the Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹的来历
The story of Wen Tong, a Song Dynasty scholar-painter renowned for his bamboo paintings. His exce...
Zheng Yong the Thief-Spotter | 郄雍视盗
The Marquis of Jin pins his hopes on a man who can spot thieves by appearance, but his minister a...
Strike While the Iron is Hot | 一鼓作气
This story explains the idiom "一鼓作气" through a historical battle where waiting for the enemy's sp...
A Slingshot Is a Slingshot | “弹”就是“弹”
Hui Zi defends his use of metaphors by demonstrating that explaining an unknown concept (a slings...
Give Me a Goose | 给我一只鹅
A squire raises his son in isolation from women, calling them "geese." When the young man finally...
The Thorn-Carver | 棘刺母猴
A man from Wei tricks the King of Yan by claiming he can carve a monkey on a thorn. A blacksmith ...
Tattercoats | 破衣姑娘
A neglected girl, Tattercoats, finds joy with a gooseherd's music. When the Prince holds a ball t...
The Riverbank Feast | 江东赴会
A treacherous banquet invitation from the jealous Wu strategist Zhou Yu to Shu's Liu Bei turns in...
Fitcher's Bird | 菲切尔的鸟
A cunning wizard captures sisters, but the youngest outsmarts him by resurrecting the others, orc...
The Fearless Prince | 无畏的王子
A fearless prince leaves home, outwits a giant to retrieve a magical apple and ring, survives bet...