cautionary-tale
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The Trees and the Ax | 树与斧头
A man tricks the trees into giving him wood to make an ax handle, then uses the ax to destroy the...
The Travellers and the Bear | 旅人与熊
Two travellers promise mutual aid, but when a bear attacks, one abandons the other to save himsel...
The One-Eyed Stag | 独眼雄鹿
A one-eyed stag focuses his vigilance on the perceived danger from land, only to be killed by an ...
The Wily Lion | 狡猾的狮子
A hungry lion, afraid of a bull's horns, uses flattery to trick the bull into removing its only d...
The Lion, the Fox and the Ass | 狮子、狐狸与驴
A lion, a fox, and an ass hunt together. The ass's fair division angers the lion, who kills him. ...
The Trees and the Ax | 树与斧
A woodman's modest request for an ax handle leads the trees to sacrifice a humble neighbor, only ...
The Cage-Bird and the Bat | 笼中鸟与蝙蝠
A caged bird explains to a bat that it only sings at night to avoid capture, having been caught w...
The Cobbler Turned Doctor | 鞋匠行医
A desperate cobbler poses as a doctor, selling a fake universal antidote. When he falls ill, the ...
The Crow and the Snake | 乌鸦与蛇
A hungry crow seizes a sleeping snake for a meal, but the awakened snake fatally bites the crow, ...
The Bird in the Dunghill | 粪堆里的小鸟
A frozen bird is saved by cow dung's warmth but is then eaten by a wildcat after its singing give...
The Fox and the Goat | 狐狸与山羊
A trapped fox tricks a goat into jumping into a well by promising water during a drought, then us...
The Spendthrift and the Swallow | 败家子与燕子
A spendthrift mistakes an early swallow for a sign of summer, sells his coat, and blames the bird...
The Escaped Jackdaw | 逃脱的寒鸦
A jackdaw escapes human captivity only to have the string tied to its leg become entangled in a t...
The Crow and the Hen | 乌鸦与母鸡
A hen, vigilant against birds of prey, mistakenly trusts a seemingly friendly crow, which then st...
The Nail | 一枚铁钉
A merchant, in a hurry to return home, repeatedly ignores warnings about a missing nail in his ho...
Yallery Brown | 黄褐精灵
A farmhand named Tom frees a magical creature, Yallery Brown, from under a stone. In return, the ...
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...
A Pedant's Prudence | 迁腐的谨慎
A pedantic scholar, bound by rigid etiquette, delays warning a father about his child playing dan...
The Luminous Pearl | 夜光之珠
A fisherman's acquisition of a rare luminous pearl promises sudden wealth, but his wise father wa...
The Yue Man's Trap | 越人诱鼠
A Yue man cleverly lured troublesome mice to their doom by first baiting them with grain in an op...