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The Ass and the Grasshopper | 驴子与蚱蜢
An ass, enchanted by the grasshoppers' chirping, foolishly tries to imitate their diet of dew and...
The Goose with the Golden Eggs | 生金蛋的鹅
A greedy farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs daily, hoping to get all the gold at once, ...
The Mouse and the Bull | 老鼠与公牛
A clever mouse outwits a powerful bull through speed and cunning, proving that size does not alwa...
The Crow and the Hen | 乌鸦与母鸡
A crow, overconfident in its safety, chooses to stay in Moscow as the populace flees an invading ...
Hercules and the Waggoner | 赫拉克勒斯与车夫
A waggoner whose cart is stuck in mud idly calls for divine help. Hercules appears and tells him ...
The Lark and the Farmer | 云雀与农夫
A mother lark wisely judges the farmer's actions: when he relies on others, there's no urgency; w...
The Fox and the Crow | 狐狸与乌鸦
A cunning fox uses flattery to trick a crow into dropping her cheese, then offers the moral: "Do ...
The Old Cat | 老猫
An old cat catches a mouse but is too old to kill it, leading its owner to anger. The cat pleads ...
The Oxen and the Axletrees | 公牛与轮轴
A pair of hardworking oxen complain about the noisy axletrees, only to be reminded that those who...
The Fox and the Grapes | 狐狸与葡萄
A fox, unable to reach a bunch of grapes after repeated attempts, convinces himself they are sour...
The Dancing Monkeys | 跳舞的猴子
A prince's trained dancing monkeys, disguised as courtiers, abandon their performance when tempte...
The Fox and the Goat | 狐狸与山羊
A trapped fox tricks a goat into jumping into a well by promising water during a drought, then us...
The Cat and the Cock | 猫与公鸡
A cat seeks a pretext to eat a cock, dismissing the cock's defense of his useful crowing. The fab...
The Dove and the Crow | 鸽子与乌鸦
A caged dove boasts of her many offspring, but a crow points out that a larger family only means ...
The Man Who Could Do No Wrong | 从不错的人
A peasant trades his horse for increasingly less valuable items, culminating in a bag of mashed a...
The Thirsty Man and the River | 口渴的人与河流
A thirsty man, after chasing a mirage to a river, refuses to drink because he cannot consume all ...
The Old Man and His Sons | 老人与儿子们
An old man uses a bundle of sticks to teach his quarreling sons a lesson about strength in unity ...
The Escaped Jackdaw | 逃脱的寒鸦
A jackdaw escapes human captivity only to have the string tied to its leg become entangled in a t...
The Four Wives | 生命中的四位妻子
A parable about a merchant and his four wives reveals an allegory for life's priorities. The stor...
The Dog and the Cook | 狗与厨师
A dog invites a stray friend to a feast, but the cook throws the guest out. When asked about the ...