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A Roc's Flight of Ten Thousand Li | 鹏程万里
This article recounts the legend of the Kun fish transforming into the Peng bird from the classic...
Hecuba | 赫克犹巴
Hecuba, Queen of Troy, endured unimaginable tragedy: witnessing the deaths of her husband and chi...
The Coral Filial Daughter-in-Law | 珊瑚孝婆
A harsh mother-in-law mistreats her gentle daughter-in-law, forcing a divorce, only to later suff...
Encountering Feng Sanniang | 邂逅封三娘
A gentle maiden meets a mysterious fox fairy who helps her find love, overcome a forced marriage ...
The Peach-Blossom Spring | 桃花源记
This passage introduces the classic Chinese fable *The Peach-Blossom Spring* by Tao Yuanming, whi...
The Fish in the Dried Rut | 涸辙之鲋
Zhuang Zhou uses a parable about a dying fish needing immediate help to criticize Marquis Jianheh...
The Fate of Actaeon | 阿克特翁的命运
The hunter Actaeon accidentally sees Artemis bathing. As punishment, the goddess turns him into a...
Philomela | 菲洛墨拉
A tale of betrayal, mutilation, and brutal revenge from Greek mythology, culminating in the metam...
Callisto | 卡利斯托
The myth of Callisto, a nymph transformed into a bear by the jealous Hera, and her eventual reuni...