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Jiang Yan's Wit Runs Dry | 江郎才尽
This story recounts how the talented scholar Jiang Yan, after achieving early fame, failed to mai...
A Lesson from My Son | 从儿子身上学到的教训
A carpenter mistreats his elderly father until his young son's poignant act of making a wooden pl...
The Hook Forger | 锤钩者
An elderly blacksmith explains to a minister that his lifelong mastery of forging waistband hooks...
The Peasant's Sunbath | 田父献曝
A destitute peasant, discovering the simple pleasure of sunbathing, believes it to be a valuable ...
The Man from Zheng Buying Shoes | 郑人买履
A man from Zheng meticulously measured his foot for shoes but forgot the measurement at home. Ret...
The Mud Man and the Wooden Puppet | 泥人与木偶
A story warns Meng Chang Jun about the risks of leaving his homeland through a parable of a mud m...
Going South by Driving North | 南辕北辙
A man traveling in the wrong direction believes his superior resources will help, but they only t...
A Father's Equanimity | 子死不忧
A Wei state man, Dong Menwu, remains calm after his son's death, explaining to his puzzled servan...
The Unguent of Song | 不皲之药
Hui Zi destroys a giant gourd he finds useless. Zhuang Zi responds with a parable about a family ...
The Man with the Coconuts | 驮椰子的人
A man ignores a boy's paradoxical advice to go slowly with a heavy load of coconuts. By rushing, ...
Huang Gong's Excessive Modesty | 黄公好谦卑
A story about Huang Gong, whose excessive modesty led him to falsely claim his beautiful daughter...
Looking for a Steed with the Aid of Drawings | 按图索骥
Bo Le's son tries to find a superb horse by rigidly comparing real horses to the drawings in his ...
The Farmer's Gain | 农夫得利
The world's fastest hunting dog and swiftest hare chase each other to exhaustion and death, only ...
Straight Chimney, Close Firewood | 曲突徙薪
A man's fire prevention advice is ignored until a fire occurs. The host thanks those who helped p...
Yang Bu and the Dog | 杨布打狗
Yang Bu's dog fails to recognize him after he changes clothes, leading to a confrontation. His br...
The Deer Hunt | 即鹿无虞
The fable contrasts two hunting approaches: success comes from planning with a guide's knowledge,...
Yu Shou Burns His Books | 玉寿焚书
Yu Shou, confident with his books, is advised by Xu Feng that wisdom lies in adapting to the pres...
The Man from Zheng Buying Shoes | 郑人买履
A man from Zheng meticulously measures his foot to buy shoes but forgets the measurement at home....
The Magic Thread (I) | 魔法线（上）
A boy named Peter, impatient with the present, receives a magical silver ball with a golden threa...
A Kind Heart Rewarded | 善有善报
A young innkeeper shows kindness to an elderly couple on a stormy night by offering them his own ...