cautionary-tale
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The Rooster Plucks Its Tail | 公鸡断尾
Bin Meng uses the allegory of a rooster plucking its beautiful tail feathers to avoid being sacri...
Taming the Tiger | 役虎
Huang Gong, envious of An Qisheng's ability to command a tiger with a sword, steals the weapon be...
The Wise Frog | 聪明的青蛙
A clever frog heeds a warning and leaves his pond with his wife before fishermen return, while th...
The Fowler and the Lark | 捕鸟人与百灵鸟
A lark, curious about a fowler's claim of founding a city, is deceived by the bait in his nets an...
The Sheep, The Wolf and The Stag | 绵羊、狼与牡鹿
A stag asks a sheep for a loan with a wolf as guarantor, but the sheep wisely refuses, citing the...
Sweet Porridge | 神奇的粥锅
A poor girl receives a magic pot that cooks porridge on command. When her mother uses it but forg...
The Lion, The Bear and The Fox | 狮子、熊与狐狸
A lion and a bear fought fiercely over a kid until both were exhausted. A watching fox then seize...
The Centipede and the Earthworm | 蜈蚣与蚯蚓
A centipede lying in wait for an earthworm is outsmarted by its prey. From the safety of its narr...
The Fox and the Grasshopper | 狐狸与蚂蚱
A cunning fox tries to flatter a grasshopper into coming down from a tree, but the wise grasshopp...
The Dog, the Cock and the Fox | 狗、公鸡与狐狸
A traveling cock outwits a hungry fox by luring it to the tree hollow where his friend the dog is...
The Lion in Love | 恋爱的狮子
A lion agrees to have its teeth and claws removed to marry a cottager's daughter, only to be driv...
The Wolves, the Sheep and the Ram | 狼、羊与公羊
Wolves propose peace to sheep on the condition of killing their guardian dogs. The sheep agree, b...
The Sparrow and His Four Children | 麻雀与他的四个孩子
A father sparrow, worried his fledglings left without his guidance, reunites with them in autumn....
The Fox and the Cock | 狐狸与公鸡
A cunning fox tries to trick a cock into becoming his meal by asking it to sing, but the clever c...
The Crumbs on the Table | 桌上的面包屑
A countryman tempts his puppies to eat crumbs from the table against their better judgment, leadi...
Frau Trude | 特鲁德夫人
A stubborn and curious girl disobeys her parents' warning and visits the mysterious Frau Trude, o...
The Caged Bird and the Bat | 笼中鸟与蝙蝠
A caged bird explains to a bat that she only sings at night to avoid being caught, having been ca...
The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage | 老鼠、小鸟和香肠
A mouse, a bird, and a sausage live harmoniously with distinct roles until the bird, envious of t...
The Yi Dai Bird | 意怠鸟
The Yi Dai bird survives through extreme caution, hiding in the flock and avoiding confrontation,...
The Gullible Gorillas | 忘乎所以的猩猩
This fable tells of gorillas who, despite recognizing a human trap involving wine and straw sanda...