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The Rose | 玫瑰
A poor girl meets a mysterious child in the forest who helps her and gives her a rose, promising ...
The Young King | 少年国王
The night before his coronation, the young King reflects on his mysterious past. Raised by a goat...
Gecko vs. Scorpion | 壁虎斗蝎子
A gecko uses its agile tail to provoke a blind scorpion, causing the enraged scorpion to repeated...
The Three Fishermen <3> | 三位渔夫 <3>
The story depicts the dramatic arrival of an aged, revered fisherman in a truck. His inspection o...
The Ducks of Heaven | 天堂的鸭子
Three women in heaven are punished for stepping on ducks by being eternally chained to an ugly ma...
The Young King's Dream | 少年国王之梦
The Young King dreams of a magnificent pearl obtained at the cost of a diver's life, destined for...
The Clever Donkey | 自作聪明的驴
A donkey carrying salt falls into a stream and finds his load lighter, mistakenly believing he ha...
The Vain Peacock | 爱惜羽毛的孔雀
The peacock's excessive pride in its beautiful tail leads to irrational and dangerous behavior, i...
The Spider and the Snake | 蜘蛛与蛇
A cunning spider lures a weary snake by feigning vulnerability, then delivers a fatal bite. The s...
The Man and the Image | 人与神像
A poor man's daily prayers to a wooden idol for wealth go unanswered until, in frustration, he sm...
Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind | 形体之美与心灵之美
A sculptor falls for a beautiful but silent woman, valuing form over substance. After her death, ...
The Frog and the Bullock | 蛤蟆与牯牛
An envious frog strains to match a bullock's size, but bursts from the effort. The fable warns ag...
A Bad Dream | 一场噩梦
Ben is punished for mistreating a cat and sent to bed, where he has a nightmare in which the role...
Fishing the Moon from the Well | 井中捞月
Five hundred macaques mistake the moon's reflection in a well for the real moon and attempt to re...
The Tinder-Box | 打火匣
A returning soldier obtains a magical tinder-box from a witch, which grants him wealth and the po...
The Frog in the Well | 井蛙之乐
A frog living in a well boasts of his perfect life to a sea turtle, only to be humbled by the tur...
The Trial of the Brides | 新娘的考验
A shepherd uses his mother's cheese-eating test to choose a wife among three sisters, selecting t...
The Wolf and the Man | 狼与人
A boastful wolf, underestimating human strength, is tricked by a fox into attacking a well-armed ...
The Story of Ciccu | 奇库的故事
A poor youngest son, Ciccu, uses wit and kindness to inherit magical gifts, overcome betrayal, co...
The Three Fishermen <4> | 三位渔人 <4>
The narrator recalls Brother's memory of the Pine River campsite, discovered long ago by Old Oren...