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The Man from Zheng Buying Shoes | 郑人买履
A man from Zheng meticulously measures his foot to buy shoes but forgets the measurement at home....
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...
Sharing Joy and Sorrow | 分享喜悦与悲伤
A quarrelsome tailor repeatedly abuses his virtuous wife despite promising authorities to reform....
Against the Fashion | 不合时尚
A skilled shoemaker and weaver from Lu plan to move to Yue, but are warned that their products wi...
Androcles and the Lion | 奴隶安德鲁克里斯与狮子
A runaway slave named Androcles helps an injured lion by removing a thorn from its paw. Later, wh...
Swallowing a Date Whole | 囫囵吞枣
A young man, upon hearing that pears benefit teeth but harm the spleen while dates benefit the sp...
The King's Whim | 君王的喜怒
A second performer, imitating a successful acrobat, seeks reward from a king but is instead impri...
One's Own Sportsmen Are Always Prettiest | 自家的运动员总是最漂亮的
A snipe asks a hunter to spare her children, claiming they are the prettiest in the wood. The hun...
A Good Dog for Catching Mice? | 良狗捕鼠
A man from Qi selects a hunting dog for his neighbor, who then worries it doesn't catch mice. The...
Chiseling Away the Pain | 凿壁移痛
A man, tormented by a foot sore, believes he can transfer his pain to a neighbor by sticking his ...
Where Does Rice Come From? | 米从何来
A rich man's two foolish sons, when asked where rice comes from, give absurd answers (kitchen, ba...
Two Tigers Fight | 两虎相争
Bian Zhuangzi is advised to wait as two tigers fight over a man, allowing them to weaken each oth...
The Pheasant and the Phoenix | 山鸡与凤凰
A man in Chu sells a pheasant as a phoenix. The buyer, wishing to present it to the king, regrets...
The Three Green Twigs | 三根绿枝
A pious hermit is punished by God for judging a condemned man. His penance involves carrying a dr...
Calling a Rich Man Brother | 认人为兄
A fool flatters a wealthy man as "brother" to gain access to his money, but abandons the pretense...
The Misplaced Craftsmen | 不合时宜的工匠
A skilled shoemaker and weaver plan to move to a new region but are warned that their crafts are ...
Lean Lisa | 精瘦的丽莎
A story about Lean Lisa, a hardworking but poor woman who argues with her husband over hypothetic...
The Fierce Dog and the Sour Wine | 狗猛酒酸
A Song wine merchant with good wine and fair prices had no customers because his fierce dog scare...
Great Wealth From Small Beginnings | 积微成著
A passerby hears a wise man say that fortune can start from something as small as a dead mouse. H...
Fear of Shadow and Footprints | 畏影恶迹
A man tries to outrun his shadow and footprints, only to exhaust himself to death, failing to rea...