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The Hare Who Didn't Want a King | 一只不想做国王的兔子（上）
Hare is reluctantly summoned to the waterhole where the animals elect the lion Kali as their new ...
The Woodman and Mercury | 樵夫与墨丘利
A woodman's honesty in claiming only his own lost iron ax is rewarded by Mercury with additional ...
The Man and the Image | 人与神像
A poor man's daily prayers to a wooden idol for wealth go unanswered until, in frustration, he sm...
The Sheep and the Dog | 羊与狗
The sheep complain about the shepherd favoring the dog, who does not produce goods like they do. ...
The Frog and the Bullock | 蛤蟆与牯牛
An envious frog strains to match a bullock's size, but bursts from the effort. The fable warns ag...
The Hare and the Hedgehog | 野兔与刺猬
A proud hare mocks a hedgehog's short legs, leading to a race challenge. The clever hedgehog, wit...
The Stag at the Lake | 湖畔之鹿
A stag admires his antlers but despises his legs until they save him from a lion. Later, his priz...
Fishing the Moon from the Well | 井中捞月
Five hundred macaques mistake the moon's reflection in a well for the real moon and attempt to re...
The Dog and the Sparrow | 狗与麻雀
A hungry dog befriends a helpful sparrow who feeds him. When a careless wagoner kills the sleepin...
The Clever Fish | 聪明的鱼
A cat is tricked by a fish who promises bread in exchange for a pen, then refuses to deliver, rev...
The Clever Cock | 聪明的公鸡
A fox tricks a cock into singing so he can capture him, but the clever cock then tricks the fox i...
The Lion and the Wolf | 狮子与狼
A young puppy steals meat from a lion with impunity, leading a wolf to mistakenly believe the lio...
Mercury and The Tradesmen | 墨丘利与商贩们
A fable explaining why all tradesmen tend to lie, but horse-dealers are the most deceitful of all...
Jupiter and the Sheep | 朱庇特与绵羊
A pious sheep, suffering from others, rejects Jupiter's offers of fangs, poison, or horns for def...
The Birds, the Beasts and the Bat | 鸟兽与蝙蝠
A bat avoids danger by changing its allegiance between birds and beasts during their wars. After ...
The Frog in the Well | 井蛙之乐
A frog living in a well boasts of his perfect life to a sea turtle, only to be humbled by the tur...
The Oak and the Reed | 橡树与芦苇
A proud oak mocks a reed for its weakness, boasting of its own strength against storms. The reed ...
The Nightingale and the Hawk | 夜莺与鹰
A captured nightingale tries to persuade a hawk to release her by claiming she is too small a mea...
The Wolf and the Man | 狼与人
A boastful wolf, underestimating human strength, is tricked by a fox into attacking a well-armed ...
The Fox and the Goat | 狐狸与山羊
A thirsty fox jumps into a well to drink but gets trapped. He tricks a passing goat into jumping ...