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The Grass Game | 斗草游戏
During Baoyu's birthday festivities, the maids play a grass-naming game. Xiangling's claim of a "...
The Grass Game | 斗草游戏
During Baoyu's birthday festivities, the maids play a grass-naming game. Xiangling's claim of a "...
Zao Fu Learns to Drive | 造父习御
Zao Fu learns chariot driving through patience and mastering foundational skills, starting with w...
Zhao Fu and the Cart | 造父驾马车
A father and son's frightened horse refuses to move. Zhao Fu, an expert handler, calms the horse ...
The Flooding of the Seven Armies | 水淹七军
During the Three Kingdoms period, Guan Yu of Shu ingeniously floods the seven armies of Cao Cao l...
Monkey Meat in Chu | 楚人烹猴
A man in Chu tricks his neighbor into eating monkey meat by claiming it is dog. The neighbor enjo...
Perseverance Prevails | 铁杵磨成针
This legend tells how the young poet Li Bai was inspired by an old woman grinding an iron rod int...
Halfway Abandonment | 半途而废
A man's wife uses the metaphor of cutting half-woven brocade to persuade him against abandoning h...
Lord Ye's Love of Dragons | 叶公好龙
Lord Ye, famed for his obsession with dragon imagery, is terrified when a real dragon visits him,...
The Bell That Reveals the Thief | 恐钟有声
A Song Dynasty magistrate cleverly used a bell coated with ink to identify a thief among suspects...
The Grandsons | 半斤八两
A profligate prime minister's grandson, having lost his fortune, hires a ragged man to carry a bo...
The Woodcutter and the Bridge | 樵夫过梁
A woodcutter who easily crosses a perilous moss-covered bridge daily loses his nerve when asked t...
Having the Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹的来历
The story of Wen Tong, a Song Dynasty scholar-painter renowned for his bamboo paintings. His exce...
Dong Shi Imitates Xi Shi | 东施效颦
An unattractive woman blindly imitates the frowning expression of the beautiful Xi Shi, not reali...
Dong Guochang's Many Wishes | 东郭敞的许多愿望
A man obsessed with imaginary wealth refuses to help his needy student, prioritizing his own ambi...
Wei Wenhou's Hunting Appointment | 魏文侯期猎
Wei Wenhou interrupts his merry drinking to honor a hunting appointment in the rain, demonstratin...
Every Bush and Tree Looks Like an Enemy | 草木皆兵
The idiom 'Every Bush and Tree Looks Like an Enemy' originates from the Battle of Feishui (383 AD...
Presenting a Tall Hat | 戴高帽子
This story illustrates the Chinese idiom "presenting a tall hat," meaning to flatter. An official...
High Mountains and Flowing Waters | 高山流水
This story recounts how the ancient musician Yu Boya, after achieving technical mastery, found tr...
Grinding an Iron Rod into a Needle | 铁棒成针
The story recounts how the young Li Bai was inspired by an old woman's perseverance in grinding a...