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The Night Battle at Jiameng Pass | 夜战马超
A tale from Three Kingdoms where Zhuge Liang strategically provokes Zhang Fei to fight the formid...
The Nix of the Mill-Pond | 磨坊池塘的水妖
A miller, tricked by a water nymph into promising his newborn son in exchange for wealth, lives i...
The Eight Decalitres of Talent | 才高八斗
The story recounts how Tsau Pi, jealous of his brother Tsau Jr's literary genius, challenged him ...
Pals for Life | 一生的挚友
A Canadian boy's mission to provide clean water in Africa led to a lifelong friendship with a Uga...
Beat the Grass and Startle the Snake | 打草惊蛇
The idiom 'Beat the grass and startle the snake' originates from a story about a corrupt magistra...
Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao | 完璧归赵
During China's Warring States period, the weak state of Han obtains a legendary jade. The powerfu...
The Coral Filial Daughter-in-Law | 珊瑚孝婆
A harsh mother-in-law mistreats her gentle daughter-in-law, forcing a divorce, only to later suff...
The Mantis Stalks the Cicada | 螳螂捕蝉
This fable tells of King Fuchai of Wu, who, after defeating Yue, focuses on attacking Qi while ig...
A Wise Man's Words | 智者的箴言
A local official seeks a sorcerer's wisdom to understand the cause of bandit attacks and floods. ...
Shooting at the Camp Gate | 辕门射戟
Lü Bu ingeniously uses an archery challenge at a banquet to force a ceasefire between Liu Bei and...
The Bachelors and the Python | 单身汉与巨蟒
A tale of two contrasting bachelors who encounter a magical python. The kind Kalemeleme's compass...
The Ghost of Queen Anne Boleyn | 安妮·博林王后的幽灵
The ghost of Anne Boleyn, executed wife of Henry VIII, is uniquely reported at multiple UK locati...
Prince Llewelyn and His Dog Gelert | 卢埃林王子与他的狗吉勒特
A Welsh prince mistakenly kills his loyal dog Gelert, believing it harmed his infant son, only to...
The Three Army-Surgeons | 三个军医
Three overconfident army-surgeons boast of their ability to remove and reattach body parts using ...
Extreme Joy Begets Sorrow | 乐极生悲
The story of Chunyu Kun, a minister of Qi, who used a clever analogy about drinking to warn the k...
A Pedant's Prudence | 迁腐的谨慎
A pedantic scholar, bound by rigid etiquette, delays warning a father about his child playing dan...
The Medicine Swindler | 骗子卖药
A famous doctor prescribed poris cocos for Liu Zongyuan's swollen spleen, but a swindling apothec...
The Archer's Miss | 神射手的失误
A master archer, Hou Yi, misses his shot when a huge reward is at stake, revealing how anxiety ov...
Crossing the Sea by Stratagem | 瞒天过海
General Xue Rengui used a clever ruse to trick the hesitant Emperor Taizong onto a ship and acros...
Strike When Unprepared | 攻其不备
A skilled bailiff outwits a threatening robber by proposing a duel before the magistrate, then st...