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The Impossible Gatekeeper | 不可能的守门人
A servant literally follows his master's order to guard the gate and donkey, taking them along to...
The Camel | 骆驼
A fable about how familiarity overcomes fear. When man first encountered the camel's size, he fle...
The Eagle, the Jackdaw and the Shepherd | 鹰、寒鸦与牧羊人
A jackdaw, seeing an eagle successfully carry off a lamb, attempts to do the same but ends up tra...
The Labourer and the Snake | 工人与蛇
A grieving labourer tries to kill a snake that bit his son, but only wounds it. When he later pre...
The Stag and the Lion | 牡鹿与狮子
A stag escapes hunting dogs only to be captured by a lion in its supposed refuge, illustrating th...
The Neighbor and the Snake | 邻居与蛇
A cottager's son is killed by a snake. In a failed attempt at revenge, the father only wounds the...
The Lion, The Bear And The Fox | 狮子、熊与狐狸
A lion and a bear fight fiercely over a young goat, only to exhaust themselves and allow a sly fo...
The Wolf and the Goat | 狼与山羊
A wolf tries to lure a goat down from a safe rock by describing a false paradise below. The cleve...
The Ass and the Grasshopper | 驴子与蚱蜢
An ass, enchanted by the grasshoppers' chirping, foolishly tries to imitate their diet of dew and...
The Goose with the Golden Eggs | 生金蛋的鹅
A greedy farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs daily, hoping to get all the gold at once, ...
The House of 1000 Mirrors | 千镜之屋
A fable about two dogs visiting a house of mirrors, revealing that our attitude shapes the world ...
The Crooked Tree | 弯曲的树
A crooked tree in a forest feels inferior until a woodcutter spares it while cutting down all the...
The Mouse and the Bull | 老鼠与公牛
A clever mouse outwits a powerful bull through speed and cunning, proving that size does not alwa...
The Crow and the Hen | 乌鸦与母鸡
A crow, overconfident in its safety, chooses to stay in Moscow as the populace flees an invading ...
Hercules and the Waggoner | 赫拉克勒斯与车夫
A waggoner whose cart is stuck in mud idly calls for divine help. Hercules appears and tells him ...
The Lark and the Farmer | 云雀与农夫
A mother lark wisely judges the farmer's actions: when he relies on others, there's no urgency; w...
The Fox and the Crow | 狐狸与乌鸦
A cunning fox uses flattery to trick a crow into dropping her cheese, then offers the moral: "Do ...
The Old Cat | 老猫
An old cat catches a mouse but is too old to kill it, leading its owner to anger. The cat pleads ...
Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow | 揠苗助长
An impatient farmer pulls up his rice shoots to make them grow faster, only to cause them all to ...
The Philosophical Mouse | 哲学老鼠
A philosophical mouse praises nature for protecting mice, believing bats can restore their race i...