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Eve's Various Children | 夏娃的孩子们
After being expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve have many children, some beautiful and some ugly. Wh...
Hanging an Ox Head, Selling Horse Meat | 悬牛卖马
King Ling Gong of Qi's contradictory actions—allowing his harem to wear men's clothes while forbi...
Broken Mirror Rejoined | 破镜重圆
This article recounts the ancient Chinese story behind the idiom "Broken Mirror Rejoined," where ...
The Seventh Fairy | 七仙女
The tale of Dong Yong, a filial son who sold himself to bury his father. A heavenly weaver, sent ...
The Way of Archery | 射箭之道
A master uses a story about a king overwhelmed by too many targets and an archer's focus on a sin...
The Man in the Well | 井底有人
A family's metaphorical comment about gaining an 'extra person' after digging a well is distorted...
Food Handled Out in Contempt | 嗟来之食
During a famine in ancient Qi, an arrogant noble's contemptuous offer of food is refused by a sta...
The Legend of Stanislau | 斯坦尼斯劳的传说
A young prospector stumbles upon an abandoned gold rush town and meets Henry, a man who lovingly ...
A Horrible Summer Night | 夏夜惊魂
A man buried alive rationalizes his state as severe illness. On the same stormy night, grave robb...
Same Path, Different Fate | 同道异功
Two families' sons study the same arts, but their success depends entirely on applying their skil...
The Little Peasant | 小农夫
A clever but poor peasant uses a series of cunning tricks—first with a wooden calf, then a raven ...
Adding the Finishing Touch | 画龙点睛
The idiom 'Adding the Finishing Touch' originates from a tale about painter Zhang Sengyao, whose ...
Kindly Step into the Vat | 请君入瓮
The story recounts how the cruel judge Lai Junchen used Zhou Xing's own torture method—a scorchin...
Talking to a Fish | 与鱼对话
A man at a fish shop pretends to converse with a fish, humorously explaining its ignorance of cur...
The Oath in the Peach Garden | 桃园结义
During the turbulent late Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu met by chance. Dis...
Three Men Make a Tiger | 三人成虎
Minister Pang Gong warns the King of Wei about the danger of rumors through the allegory of a mar...
Tiger Son | 虎子
A widowed mother, left alone after her hunter son is killed by a tigress, forms an unlikely bond ...
A Blockbuster Debut | 一鸣惊人
This idiom tells the story of Duke Wei of Qi, who, after an idle start, heeded a metaphorical war...
Keeping the Casket and Returning the Pearl | 买椟还珠
A Chu merchant's overly ornate casket for a pearl captivated a Zheng buyer, who purchased the box...
King Goodness the Great | 善良伟大的国王
King Goodness the Great of Benares rules with unwavering compassion, refusing to harm even wrongd...