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The Death of Gongfu Wenbo | 公甫文伯之死
The mother of Gongfu Wenbo criticizes her deceased son for his misplaced priorities, as evidenced...
Mastering the Boat | 操舟若神
Confucius explains that mastery in one skill (swimming/diving) fosters a fearless mindset, allowi...
Chasing a Stranger, Losing a Wife | 追女失妻
A general intent on war is dissuaded by a warrior's parable about a man who, by chasing an outsid...
The Crow of a Rooster and the Snatch of a Dog | 鸡鸣狗盗
This story recounts how Prince Mengchang of Qi, with the help of retainers skilled in petty trick...
Dickens and His Cat | 狄更斯与他的猫
A story about Charles Dickens and his Persian cat, who cleverly interrupted his reading by puttin...
Cao Shang's Mission to Qin | 曹商使秦
Cao Shang boasts to Zhuangzi about the hundred carriages he received from the King of Qin for fla...
A White Horse Is Not a Horse | 白马非马
The story of Er Shuo illustrates the gap between abstract philosophical debate and practical real...
The Clever Interpreter | 聪明的口译员
A writer is amazed when his interpreter translates a long anecdote into Japanese in seconds, maki...
Disrupting Governance for Fame | 乱政图名
Shu Xiang praises Minister Meng Xianbo's frugality for using only one chariot, but Miao Fenghuang...
Jing Gong Prays for Rain | 景公求雨
During a severe drought, King Jing Gong considers praying to mountain and river deities for rain....
Zi Chan Deceived | 子产受骗
A pond-keeper deceives the virtuous official Zi Chan by eating a gifted fish and fabricating a st...
A Special Skill | 一技之长
This story tells how the scholar Gongsun Long valued and recruited a man whose only skill was lou...
The General and the Little Boy | 将军与小男孩
A general on a flight calms a tantrum-throwing boy with a whispered threat, humorously revealing ...
My Father Isn't as Rich as His | 他的父亲比我的富有
A story illustrates John D. Rockefeller's paradoxical frugality: despite his vast philanthropy, h...
A Courtyard as Crowded as a Marketplace | 门庭若市
This fable tells how Minister Zou Ji used a personal story about flattery to persuade the King of...
The Chariot Race | 争先恐后
A student loses a chariot race and blames his teacher for withholding skills. The teacher explain...
Confucius's Runaway Horse | 孔子马逸
Confucius's horse ate a farmer's crops and was detained. While the eloquent Zi Gong failed to ret...
The Victory Within | 自胜为强
Zi Xia explains that his physical weight gain stems from an inner victory, where his reverence fo...
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 Mule That Heeded Prayer | 听从祷告的骡子
A farmer buys a mule that obeys only the commands "Praise the Lord" to go and "Hallelujah" to sto...