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The Vizir's Punishment | 受罚的维齐尔
A prince, separated from his negligent vizir during a hunt, is lured by a disguised ogress but es...
How Kangaroo Got His Tail (I) | 袋鼠的尾巴（上）
Long ago, Kangaroo had no tail. He teased his friend Wombat for preferring a warm hut over sleepi...
Why the Sky Is So High | 天空为何如此之高
A myth explaining the sky's height. A lonely, obsessive old woman's relentless sweeping raises du...
The Greek King and Physician Douban | 希腊国王与杜班医师
A Greek king with leprosy is cured by the ingenious physician Douban, who uses a medicated polo c...
A Riddling Tale | 谜语故事
A woman transformed into a flower instructs her husband to pick her from identical blooms to brea...
The Faithful Mongoose | 忠诚的猫鼬
A kind Brahmin adopts an orphaned mongoose, which grows up as a brother to his son. When a deadly...
The Fox and the Wolf | 狐狸与狼
A boastful wolf, underestimating man's strength, is tricked by a fox into attacking an armed hunt...
The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders | 迪特马申奇闻录
A series of absurd and impossible vignettes, describing a world where roasted birds fly backwards...
The Husband and the Parrot | 丈夫与鹦鹉的故事
A man uses a truth-telling parrot to monitor his wife in his absence. After the parrot informs on...
Clever Hans | 聪明的汉斯
A simpleton named Hans repeatedly visits Grethel, receives gifts, and bungles bringing them home ...
Why the Sea is Salt | 海水为何是咸的
A poor man receives a magic millstone that grants wishes, leading to prosperity. His greedy broth...
The Cunning Shoemaker | 狡猾的鞋匠
A poor but clever shoemaker repeatedly outwits a band of greedy robbers through a series of ingen...
How the Kangaroo Got Its Tail (II) | 袋鼠的尾巴是怎么来的（下）
A vengeful kangaroo, denied shelter by a selfish wombat during a storm, retaliates by flattening ...
The First Old Man and the Hind | 第一位老人与雌鹿
An old man recounts how his jealous wife used magic to transform his adopted heir into a calf and...
The Young King of the Black Isles | 黑岛国年轻国王的故事
The young King of the Black Isles recounts how his enchantress queen betrayed him, turning him ha...
Same Action, Same Result | 重蹈覆辙
Two hunters convince a pilot to overload a plane by citing a precedent from the previous year, le...
The Foolish Rooster | 愚蠢的公鸡
A poor man, hoping to sell his only rooster for Christmas treats, foolishly lets it go during the...
The Farmer and His Donkeys | 农夫与驴
A farmer forgets to count the donkey he is riding and believes he has lost one of his four purcha...
Deep in the Hills | 深山之中
A reclusive old man mistakes his own reflection in a mirror for a portrait of his father and trad...
Buy the Ice | 买冰记
A simpleton, sent to buy ice, delays returning home because he mistakenly believes he must dry th...