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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 ...
Mergen and His Friends | 莫尔根与他的朋友们
A kind hunter named Mergen helps three animals in need, who later return the favor by helping him...
The Pot Calling the Kettle Black | 五十步笑百步
King Hui of Liang boasts of his governance to Mencius but wonders why his population doesn't grow...
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...
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...
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 ...
Halfway Abandonment | 半途而废
A man's wife uses the metaphor of cutting half-woven brocade to persuade him against abandoning h...
Lord Ye's Love of Dragons | 叶公好龙
Lord Ye, famed for his obsession with dragon imagery, is terrified when a real dragon visits him,...
The Bear and the Fox | 熊与狐狸
A bear and a fox jointly buy butter for Christmas. The fox repeatedly sneaks away to eat it, inve...
The Rabbit's Money Crop | 兔子种钱
A clever but dishonest rabbit tricks the chief into giving him money to plant, then repeatedly li...
A Dagger Behind the Smile | 笑里藏刀
This story recounts how the Tang Dynasty minister Li Yifu, despite his charming smile, was a vici...
A Personal Weave | 自出机杼
Wan Dan mourns his friend with a simple, self-woven silk bolt, highlighting sincerity over materi...
The King's Fancy for Slender Waists | 楚王好细腰
King Ling of Chu's preference for slender-waisted officials led his court to extreme dieting, res...
The Rabbit Steals the Elephant's Dinner | 兔子偷吃大象的晚餐
A clever but lazy rabbit, Kalulu, learns to make nooses and repeatedly steals the elephant king's...
The Storytelling Stone | 会讲故事的石头
An orphaned Seneca hunter named Crow discovers a sentient stone in the forest. In exchange for hi...
Eve's Various Children | 夏娃的孩子们
After being expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve have many children, some beautiful and some ugly. Wh...
King Goodness the Great | 善良伟大的国王
King Goodness the Great of Benares rules with unwavering compassion, refusing to harm even wrongd...
Playing with Fire | 玩火自焚
This fable tells of a tyrant in ancient China who, after usurping the throne, waged constant wars...
The Wise Frog | 聪明的青蛙
A clever frog heeds a warning and leaves his pond with his wife before fishermen return, while th...