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The Fox and the Grapes | 狐狸与葡萄
A hungry fox, unable to reach the grapes she desires, dismisses them as sour to cope with her fai...
Lord Ye's Love of Dragons | 叶公好龙
Lord Ye, famed for his love of dragon decorations, is terrified when a real dragon visits him, re...
The Fox and the Crow | 狐狸与乌鸦
A fox uses flattery to trick a crow into dropping her meat, then remarks on her lack of wisdom. |...
The Cock and the Pearl | 公鸡与珍珠
A cock finds a pearl in the straw but dismisses it, preferring a single grain of barley. The fabl...
The Wolf and the Horse | 狼与马
A wolf pretends to reserve a field of oats for a horse, but the horse sees through the deception,...
Learning to Walk in Handan | 邯郸学步
A young man from Shouling, ashamed of his clumsy walk, travels to Handan to learn the locals' gra...
The Ugly Girl Imitates the Frown | 丑女效颦
An ugly girl blindly imitates the frowning expression of the beautiful Xi Shi, not realizing that...
The Cunning Little Tailor | 聪明的小裁缝
A proud princess challenges suitors with a riddle. A clever young tailor solves it and then outwi...
The Old Woman and the Doctor | 老妇人与医生
A nearly blind woman agrees to pay a doctor only if cured. During treatment, he steals her belong...
Bushy Bride | 毛茸茸的新娘
A kind-hearted stepdaughter is rewarded with beauty and the ability to produce gold after showing...
The Mouser and the Chickens | 捕鼠之猫
A man acquires a cat that successfully eliminates mice but also eats his chickens. When his son w...
The Age Argument | 郑人争年
Two men from Zheng engage in a futile argument about their ages, making increasingly outlandish c...
Dai Song's Ox Painting | 戴蒿画牛
A Song Dynasty collector prized a Tang Dynasty ox painting by Dai Song until a shepherd boy point...
Looking for a Steed with a Picture | 按图索骥
The story of Sun Yang (Bo Le), a legendary horse judge, and his son who literally tried to find a...
The Chu Man and the Boat | 楚人操舟
A Chu man, after learning basic boat steering in calm waters, overconfidently dismisses his teach...
Dogedog and the Magical Cat | 多格多格与魔法猫
A lazy but lucky man, Dogedog, catches a cat that transforms into an unbeatable fighting cock. On...
The Runaway Pancake | 逃跑的煎饼
A pancake, hearing it will be eaten, escapes from the frying pan and rolls away. It outruns the f...
How the Bear Lost His Tail | 熊是如何失去尾巴的
A proud bear, tricked by a cunning fox into fishing with his magnificent tail on a frozen lake, f...
Pangu Separates the Sky and the Earth | 盘古开天
This myth describes how Pangu emerged from a primordial egg-like chaos and spent millennia separa...
The Three Languages | 三种语言
A count's son, deemed foolish for learning only the languages of dogs, birds, and frogs, is cast ...