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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...
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 Lazy Horse | 懒马
A lazy horse gloats as its load is shifted to a hardworking companion, only for the owner to deci...
The Dog and the Wolf | 狗与狼
A starving wolf is offered a secure life by a well-fed house dog, but upon learning the dog must ...
The Blacksmith and the Dog | 铁匠与狗
A blacksmith criticizes his dog for sleeping during work but waking eagerly for meals, illustrati...
The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs | 下金蛋的鹅
A couple kills their goose that lays golden eggs daily, hoping to get all the gold at once, only ...
The Lion and the Mouse | 狮子和老鼠
A mighty lion spares a mouse's life, who later returns the favor by freeing the lion from a trap,...
The Agitated Mountain | 大山异动
A mountain's alarming tremors draw a fearful crowd, only for a mouse to emerge, illustrating the ...
The Impostor | 伪信者
A man vows to sacrifice a hundred oxen for health but deceives the gods with a token offering. Th...
The Travellers and the Plane-Tree | 旅人与梧桐树
Two travellers find shade under a plane-tree, only for one to call it useless. The tree rebukes t...
The Lion and the Mouse | 狮子和老鼠
A mighty lion spares a tiny mouse. Later, the mouse repays the kindness by freeing the lion from ...
The Camel and the Arab | 骆驼与阿拉伯人
A loaded camel is asked by its driver whether it prefers going uphill or downhill. The camel shre...
The Dogs and the Hides | 狗与牛皮
Hungry dogs try to drink a river dry to reach cowhides, but burst themselves in the attempt. The ...