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The Three Languages | 三种语言
A count's son, deemed foolish for learning only the languages of dogs, birds, and frogs, is cast ...
Pelican Girl | 鹈鹕女孩
Pelican Girl breaks a sacred custom during her coming-of-age ritual, allowing a shaman to kidnap ...
The Carabao and the Shell | 水牛与贝壳
A proud carabao challenges a shell to a race. Tricked by many identical shells answering his call...
Clever Elsie | 聪明的艾尔西
A girl named Clever Elsie is married to Hans after her family and he are convinced by her absurd,...
Donkey Cabbages | 驴甘蓝
A kind huntsman gains magical treasures but is betrayed by a witch and her daughter. Stranded by ...
The Three Spinning Women | 三个纺纱女
A lazy girl, unable to spin, is taken to the palace by a Queen who mistakes her for industrious. ...
The Little Folks' Presents | 小精灵的礼物
A tailor and a goldsmith encounter magical little folk who reward them with coal that turns to go...
The Peasant's Sunbath | 田父献曝
A destitute peasant, discovering the simple pleasure of sunbathing, believes it to be a valuable ...
The Man from Zheng Buying Shoes | 郑人买履
A man from Zheng meticulously measured his foot for shoes but forgot the measurement at home. Ret...
Cutting Flesh to Eat | 割肉相啖
Two men who constantly boasted of their bravery took their contest to a deadly extreme, choosing ...
The Twelve Apostles | 十二门徒
A poor mother's twelve sons, sent into the world in desperation, are guided by angels to a magica...
The Shroud | 寿衣
A grieving mother's incessant tears prevent her deceased child's shroud from drying, disturbing h...
The Seven Ravens | 七只乌鸦
A man's angry wish turns his seven sons into ravens. Their determined sister embarks on a perilou...
The Dragon Rock | 龙岩传说
In a hot, idyllic valley, a rock shaped like a dragon is a central part of community life. Everyo...
Pelican Girl | 鹈鹕少女
Pelican Girl breaks a sacred custom during her coming-of-age, leading to her capture by a shaman....
The Man with the Coconuts | 驮椰子的人
A man ignores a boy's paradoxical advice to go slowly with a heavy load of coconuts. By rushing, ...
Drunken Tao | 醉陶
A tale from *Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio* about Ma Zicai, a chrysanthemum enthusiast, who b...
Sweetheart Roland | 爱人罗兰
A kind step-daughter escapes her witch step-mother's murder plot with her lover Roland. Using mag...
Looking for a Steed with the Aid of Drawings | 按图索骥
Bo Le's son tries to find a superb horse by rigidly comparing real horses to the drawings in his ...
The Farmer's Gain | 农夫得利
The world's fastest hunting dog and swiftest hare chase each other to exhaustion and death, only ...