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The Fox and the Geese | 狐狸与鹅群
A fox threatens to eat a flock of geese. The clever geese ask for a final prayer, then all begin ...
Chang'e's Flight to the Moon | 嫦娥奔月
The myth recounts how Chang'e, after secretly consuming an elixir of immortality, became weightle...
Jack and the Robber | 杰克与强盗
A farmer's boy, Jack, successfully sells his goods for silver on the way to market, but is tricke...
The Girl in the Pagoda | 宝塔中的女孩
A girl is whisked away by a wind and imprisoned in a pagoda by a deceptive young man who reveals ...
The Grateful Crane | 感恩的仙鹤
A kind woodcutter rescues an injured crane, which later returns in human form as his wife. To hel...
The Moon | 月亮的故事
Travelers from a dark land steal the moon to bring light home. As its guardians die, pieces are b...
I Never Work After Supper | 饭后从不工作
A stingy farmer tries to make his farmhand work non-stop by having all meals at once in the morni...
The Mouse Father's Quest | 老鼠嫁女
A mouse father searches for the greatest being to marry his daughter to, asking the sun, cloud, w...
The Peasant and the Devil | 农夫与魔鬼
A cunning peasant outwits the Devil twice through clever wordplay about crop division, first keep...
The Magic Kettle | 魔法茶壶
An old man discovers a magical kettle that transforms into a creature. After selling it, the hone...
Odds and Ends | 零碎与珍宝
A lazy maiden discards flax while spinning, but her industrious servant uses the scraps to make a...
The King and the Rice | 国王与米粒
An Indian king promises a wise old man any prize for winning a chess game. The old man requests r...
Earl Mar's Daughter | 马尔伯爵的女儿
A princess befriends a dove that transforms into a prince at night. They marry in secret and have...
The First Well | 第一口井
A kingdom faces a severe drought. The king sends his generals to find water. The northern general...
MaLiang and His Magical Brush | 神笔马良
A poor boy named MaLiang receives a magical brush from an old man in his dream. He uses it to hel...
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 Clever Little Girl | 聪明的小女孩
A poor man and his rich brother dispute ownership of a newborn foal. When brought before the Empe...
The Shepherd Boy | 牧童
A wise shepherd boy is summoned by a skeptical king to answer three profound questions about the ...
The Trial of the Brides | 新娘的考验
A shepherd uses his mother's cheese-eating test to choose a wife among three sisters, selecting t...
Shally and the Little Fish | 莎莉与小鱼
A community is terrorized by a big fish that demands a yearly child sacrifice. When little Shally...