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Brother Lustig | 快乐兄弟
A discharged soldier, Brother Lustig, demonstrates both generosity and cunning in a series of enc...
The Stern Father's Rebuke | 严父斥子
A scholar's secret love with a fox spirit is broken by his father's stern rebuke. After facing tr...
Wind Song | 风之歌
A pioneer girl trades her quilt for a canary that teaches her family to truly listen to the wind,...
The Hunter's Conscience | 猎人的良知
A hunter afflicted with a mysterious skin disease seeks help from a doctor. He learns his conditi...
Love Me, Love My Dog | 爱屋及乌
This story recounts how the ancient King of Zhou, by wisely choosing to release prisoners of war ...
The Boatmaker and the Boatman | 治舟驾舟
A master boatmaker in Yue, trusted and rewarded by the king, overconfidently claimed to also be a...
Halfway Abandonment | 半途而废
A man's wife uses the metaphor of cutting half-woven brocade to persuade him against abandoning h...
The Coachman's Wife | 妻子劝夫
Yan Zi's modest demeanor shames his coachman's arrogant behavior, prompting the coachman's wife t...
Surprise Attack on Chencang | 计取陈仓
Zhuge Liang captures the strategic fortress of Chencang not by a prolonged siege, but through a b...
The Dagger Unrolled | 图穷匕见
This passage recounts the historical tale of Jing Ke's failed assassination attempt on the King o...
Two Ghosts Serving Their Mother | 双鬼侍母
A man poisoned for another's reincarnation seeks revenge in the afterlife, but he and his poisone...
The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers | 后来居上
The story of Ji An, an outspoken official in Emperor Wu's court, whose candid criticism stalled h...
The Grandsons | 半斤八两
A profligate prime minister's grandson, having lost his fortune, hires a ragged man to carry a bo...
Showing Off Axe Skills Before Lu Ban | 班门弄斧
This idiom, derived from the legend of master carpenter Lu Ban, criticizes the folly of displayin...
Having the Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹的来历
The story of Wen Tong, a Song Dynasty scholar-painter renowned for his bamboo paintings. His exce...
Give Me a Goose | 给我一只鹅
A squire raises his son in isolation from women, calling them "geese." When the young man finally...
Tattercoats | 破衣姑娘
A neglected girl, Tattercoats, finds joy with a gooseherd's music. When the Prince holds a ball t...
The Riverbank Feast | 江东赴会
A treacherous banquet invitation from the jealous Wu strategist Zhou Yu to Shu's Liu Bei turns in...
Fitcher's Bird | 菲切尔的鸟
A cunning wizard captures sisters, but the youngest outsmarts him by resurrecting the others, orc...
The Fearless Prince | 无畏的王子
A fearless prince leaves home, outwits a giant to retrieve a magical apple and ring, survives bet...