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The Cowherd and the Weaving Girl | 牛郎织女
This is the classic Chinese folktale of the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl, a celestial weaver. The...
Passing Off as a Competent Player | 滥竽充数
The story tells of Nanguo, who joined a royal yu ensemble despite lacking skill, pretending to pl...
Pelican Girl | 鹈鹕女孩
Pelican Girl breaks a sacred custom during her coming-of-age ritual, allowing a shaman to kidnap ...
The Tortoise and the Eagle | 乌龟与鹰的友谊
An eagle repeatedly enjoys the tortoise's hospitality while mocking his inability to visit the ea...
Dingbo Sells a Ghost | 定伯卖鬼
A man named Song Dingbo outwits a ghost he meets at night by pretending to be one, cleverly answe...
The Carabao and the Shell | 水牛与贝壳
A proud carabao challenges a shell to a race. Tricked by many identical shells answering his call...
The First Test | 初出茅庐
This passage recounts how Zhuge Liang, newly appointed as Liu Bei's military adviser, earns the r...
The Three Spinning Women | 三个纺纱女
A lazy girl, unable to spin, is taken to the palace by a Queen who mistakes her for industrious. ...
The Cock and the Hen | 公鸡与母鸡
A hen complains to a rooster about his repeated, unfulfilled promises to get her shoes, despite h...
The Man Who Feared the Sky Would Fall | 杞人忧天
A man from Qi was consumed by irrational fears that the sky would fall and the earth would sink. ...
The Little Folks' Presents | 小精灵的礼物
A tailor and a goldsmith encounter magical little folk who reward them with coal that turns to go...
The Man of Qi Who Feared the Sky Would Fall | 杞人忧天
A man from Qi was consumed by an irrational fear that the sky would fall and the earth would sink...
The Peasant's Sunbath | 田父献曝
A destitute peasant, discovering the simple pleasure of sunbathing, believes it to be a valuable ...
The Man from Zheng Buying Shoes | 郑人买履
A man from Zheng meticulously measured his foot for shoes but forgot the measurement at home. Ret...
The Two Mothers | 真假母亲
King Solomon wisely identifies a child's true mother by proposing to split the baby in half, obse...
The Crumbling Wall | 坍塌的墙
A rich man ignores identical warnings from his son and an old neighbor about his crumbling wall, ...
Beauty and the Beast | 美女与野兽
Beauty, a kind young woman, sacrifices herself to a Beast to save her father. Living in his encha...
Coyote Brings Fire | 郊狼盗火
A cunning Coyote leads the animals in a daring heist to steal fire from the selfish Fire Beings, ...
The Dragon Rock | 龙岩传说
In a hot, idyllic valley, a rock shaped like a dragon is a central part of community life. Everyo...
Pelican Girl | 鹈鹕少女
Pelican Girl breaks a sacred custom during her coming-of-age, leading to her capture by a shaman....