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The Cat and the Cock | 猫与公鸡
A cat, having caught a cock, seeks an excuse to eat him and accuses him of disturbing sleep. The ...
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller | 烧炭人与漂布人
A charcoal-burner invites a fuller to live together to save costs, but the fuller refuses, knowin...
The North Wind and the Sun | 北风与太阳
The North Wind and the Sun compete to see who can strip a traveler of his clothes first, only to ...
The Fox and the Tiger | 狐狸与老虎
A boastful Tiger is wounded by an unseen archer while trying to impress other animals, revealing ...
The Idol Seller | 卖神像的人
A man tries to sell an idol he claims brings fortune, but his desire for instant cash over its pr...
The Hound and the Hare | 猎犬与野兔
A young hound's contradictory behavior towards a caught hare—alternating between aggression and p...
The Crow and the Raven | 乌鸦与渡鸦
A crow, envious of the raven's status as an omen, tries to imitate it but is dismissed by travele...
The Fox and the Monkey | 狐狸与猴子
A fox and a monkey argue about their lineage. The monkey claims the monuments in a cemetery honor...
The Butcher and His Customer | 屠夫与顾客
Two customers steal meat and lie to the butcher, who warns them that while they may deceive him, ...
The Fox Who Lost His Tail | 丢了尾巴的狐狸
A tailless fox, ashamed of his loss, tries to convince others to cut off their tails to feel bett...
The Man and the Satyr | 人与萨堤尔
A man's contradictory actions of blowing on his hands to warm them and on his food to cool it lea...
The Dog and the Shadow | 狗与影子
A greedy dog, mistaking his own reflection for another dog with a larger piece of meat, drops his...
The Monkey and the Fly | 猴子与苍蝇
A monkey tries to protect his sleeping master from a persistent fly but ends up causing more harm...
The Miser and His Gold | 守财奴与他的金子
A miser buries his gold for safekeeping, only to have it stolen. A wise passerby points out that ...
The Farmer and His Dogs | 农夫与他的狗
A farmer trapped by a storm is forced to kill his livestock for food one by one. Witnessing this,...
The Man and His Goose | 人与鹅
A man, greedy for the source of his goose's golden eggs, kills it only to find nothing special in...
The Crow and the Pitcher | 乌鸦喝水
A thirsty crow uses pebbles to raise the water level in a pitcher, enabling it to drink and survi...
The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat | 海豚、鲸鱼与西鲱
A Sprat offers to mediate a fierce war between Dolphins and Whales, but is flatly rejected, as th...
The Bat and the Weasel | 蝙蝠与黄鼠狼
A bat escapes death twice by cleverly changing its identity to suit the prejudices of two differe...
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller | 烧炭人与漂布匠
A charcoal-burner invites a fuller to live together to save costs, but the fuller refuses, knowin...