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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...
Two Tales of Serpents | 双蛇记
Two folk tales explore the delicate bond between humans and snakes. In the first, a kind girl sha...
The Man with a Thousand Coins | 腰缠千钱
A skilled swimmer drowns because he refuses to discard a heavy belt of copper coins while escapin...
Mountain Rescue | 山中救援
A 78-year-old grandmother, Ruth, must summon extraordinary strength and faith to rescue her daugh...
Kirby's Coals of Fire | 柯比的火中炭
A theological student, George Scott, embarks on a canal-boat journey hoping to study human nature...
The Sword in the Stone (II) | 石中剑（下）
Arthur, while fetching a sword for his brother Kay, effortlessly pulls the legendary sword from t...
Leaping from the Furnace | 跳出八卦炉
The Monkey King, captured after causing chaos in Heaven, proves invulnerable to execution. Thrown...
The Jade and the Mouse | 周人买璞
A story about a misunderstanding caused by the same word having different meanings in two ancient...