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The Grandmother Returns | 祖母归来
The narrator experiences a frightening encounter with unseen footsteps at home, leading to the di...
The Heaven of Thirty-Three | 三十三重天
The story follows Magha the Good, who teaches his village peace and cooperation through the Five ...
Working with a Farrier | 岂辱马医
A poor man in Qi, once a beggar, takes a job with a farrier after being shunned. When mocked for ...
A Broken Mirror Joined Together | 破镜重圆
This story tells of Princess Lechang and Xu Deyan, who broke a mirror as a pledge before being se...
Borrowing Fire | 束媪乞火
A beloved daughter-in-law is falsely accused of theft by her mother-in-law. A wise village elder ...
The King Who Cried Drum | 楚王击鼓
King Li of Chu foolishly beats the emergency drum as a drunken prank, causing his people to lose ...
Leaving the Net Open on Three Sides | 网开三面
King Tang of Shang demonstrates benevolence by modifying a hunter's prayer and removing three sid...
A Shilling | 一枚先令
Three old men witness a shilling fall from a yacht owner's pocket. Paralyzed by mutual greed and ...
The Stone Treasure | 视石为宝
A man mistakes an ordinary stone for a priceless treasure, going to extreme lengths to protect it...
If the Lips Are Gone, the Teeth Will Be Cold | 唇亡齿寒
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin used gifts to persuade the State of Yu to a...
Uphold Justice at the Cost of One's Blood Relation | 大义灭亲
This story from the Spring and Autumn Period tells how minister Shi Que, placing state justice ab...
Concealing One's Illness and Avoiding Treatment | 讳疾忌医
Bian Que repeatedly warned Duke Huan of his progressing illness, but the Duke, in denial, refused...
How the First Head Was Taken | 首级是如何被取走的
A myth explaining the origin of headhunting. The Moon goddess beheads the Sun's son for watching ...
God's Food | 神的食物
A poor widow begs her rich sister for food but is cruelly refused. A supernatural omen reveals th...
The Devil's Sooty Brother | 魔鬼的煤黑兄弟
A destitute soldier makes a seven-year pact with the Devil, working in hell under strange conditi...
The Heart Attack | 心脏病发作
A man experiences sudden chest fullness, numbness, and other classic heart attack symptoms one ni...
The Black Sheep | 害群之马
The idiom 'The Black Sheep' originates from a story where the legendary Emperor Huangdi learns fr...
The Grass Game | 斗草游戏
During Baoyu's birthday festivities, the maids play a grass-naming game. Xiangling's claim of a "...
The Fate of the Hunting Dog | 兔死狗烹
This story recounts how the Yue King Gou Jian eliminated his loyal minister Wen Zhong after achie...
The Old Man Made Young Again | 返老还童
A smith witnesses the Lord miraculously rejuvenate an old beggar in his forge. Attempting to repl...