human-nature

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The Dancing Monkeys | 跳舞的猴子

A prince's trained dancing monkeys, disguised as courtiers, abandon their performance when tempte...

appearance-vs-reality beginner fable
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The Cat-Maiden | 猫女郎

The gods test if a transformed cat can overcome her instincts. Despite her human form and wedding...

beginner english-reading fable
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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...

ancient-china fable human-nature
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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...

beginner fable friendship
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A Shilling | 一枚先令

Three old men witness a shilling fall from a yacht owner's pocket. Paralyzed by mutual greed and ...

drama fiction human-nature
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Monkey Meat in Chu | 楚人烹猴

A man in Chu tricks his neighbor into eating monkey meat by claiming it is dog. The neighbor enjo...

chinese-culture classic-tale deception
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Kirby's Coals of Fire | 柯比的火中炭

A theological student, George Scott, embarks on a canal-boat journey hoping to study human nature...

character-study fiction human-nature
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The Gullible Gorillas | 忘乎所以的猩猩

This fable tells of gorillas who, despite recognizing a human trap involving wine and straw sanda...

animal-tale cautionary-tale fable
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Venus and the Cat | 维纳斯与猫

A cat transformed into a woman by Venus reverts to her feline nature when she instinctively chase...

beginner fable human-nature
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The Stupid Question | 愚蠢的问题

A doorman tired of being asked the time installs a clock, only to be met with a new, equally both...

beginner-english everyday-life human-nature
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Confessions | 忏悔

A priest and a rabbi on a train confess to breaking their respective religious rules—eating pork ...

confession dialogue human-nature
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