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The Goat and the Vine | 山羊与葡萄藤

A vine warns a grazing goat that its destructive actions will be met with poetic justice during t...

classic-tale dialogue english-reading
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The Blind Man and the Cub | 盲人与幼兽

A blind man with a keen sense of touch identifies a wolf cub by its inherent danger, not its exac...

beginner-english character-judgment fable
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The Cock and the Pearl | 公鸡与珍珠

A cock finds a pearl in the straw but dismisses it, preferring a single grain of barley. The fabl...

beginner classic-literature english-learning
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The Wolf and the Horse | 狼与马

A wolf pretends to reserve a field of oats for a horse, but the horse sees through the deception,...

animal-tale beginner english-learning
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King Xuan's Bow | 齐宣王开弓

King Xuan of Qi, who loved archery, was deceived by his attendants into believing his three-*shi*...

ancient-china educational fable
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The Cunning Little Tailor | 聪明的小裁缝

A proud princess challenges suitors with a riddle. A clever young tailor solves it and then outwi...

beginner fairy-tale folklore
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The Nix of the Mill-Pond | 磨坊池塘的水妖

A miller, tricked by a water nymph into promising his newborn son in exchange for wealth, lives i...

fantasy fiction folktale
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The Old Woman and the Doctor | 老妇人与医生

A nearly blind woman agrees to pay a doctor only if cured. During treatment, he steals her belong...

beginner deception english-learning
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Feng Meng Kills Hou Yi | 逢蒙杀后羿

Feng Meng, after learning all archery skills from his master Hou Yi, murders him in an ambush to ...

betrayal chinese-legend educational
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The Coral Filial Daughter-in-Law | 珊瑚孝婆

A harsh mother-in-law mistreats her gentle daughter-in-law, forcing a divorce, only to later suff...

chinese-folktale classical-literature family-drama
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The Snipe and the Clam | 鹬蚌相争

A snipe and a clam become locked in a struggle, each refusing to yield for fear of losing face. T...

chinese-idiom conflict educational
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Xiliu's Discipline | 细柳教子

This tale recounts how the widow Xiliu employs harsh but purposeful discipline to guide her two s...

chinese-literature classical-tale discipline
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The Three Languages | 三种语言

A count's son, deemed foolish for learning only the languages of dogs, birds, and frogs, is cast ...

beginner fairy-tale folklore
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The Tortoise and the Eagle | 乌龟与鹰的友谊

An eagle repeatedly enjoys the tortoise's hospitality while mocking his inability to visit the ea...

animals beginner english-reading
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The Carabao and the Shell | 水牛与贝壳

A proud carabao challenges a shell to a race. Tricked by many identical shells answering his call...

animals beginner fable
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The Lost Hatchet | 疑人偷斧

A villager, convinced his neighbor's son stole his hatchet, interprets all the boy's actions as g...

beginner-english chinese-parable fable
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Donkey Cabbages | 驴甘蓝

A kind huntsman gains magical treasures but is betrayed by a witch and her daughter. Stranded by ...

fairy-tale fiction folklore
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The Yue Man's Trap | 越人诱鼠

A Yue man cleverly lured troublesome mice to their doom by first baiting them with grain in an op...

cautionary-tale chinese-literature fable
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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...

family inspirational intermediate
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Cutting Flesh to Eat | 割肉相啖

Two men who constantly boasted of their bravery took their contest to a deadly extreme, choosing ...

allegory chinese-literature fable
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