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Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao | 完璧归赵
During China's Warring States period, the weak state of Han obtains a legendary jade. The powerfu...
The Mantis Stalks the Cicada | 螳螂捕蝉
This fable tells of King Fuchai of Wu, who, after defeating Yue, focuses on attacking Qi while ig...
Aping a Beauty | 东施效颦
An unattractive girl blindly imitates the frowning pose of the beautiful Xi Shi, unaware of the c...
The Art of Wealth | 致富之道
A poor man misunderstands a rich man's metaphor for hard work and resourcefulness as literal thef...
A Wise Man's Words | 智者的箴言
A local official seeks a sorcerer's wisdom to understand the cause of bandit attacks and floods. ...
Looking for a Steed with a Picture | 按图索骥
The story of Sun Yang (Bo Le), a legendary horse judge, and his son who literally tried to find a...
The Bachelors and the Python | 单身汉与巨蟒
A tale of two contrasting bachelors who encounter a magical python. The kind Kalemeleme's compass...
The Chu Man and the Boat | 楚人操舟
A Chu man, after learning basic boat steering in calm waters, overconfidently dismisses his teach...
The Wheelwright's Insight | 轮扁斫轮
A wheelwright argues to Duke Huan that the true essence of skill and wisdom, like his own craft, ...
Drawing a Cake to Satisfy Hunger | 画饼充饥
The idiom 'Drawing a Cake to Satisfy Hunger' originates from Cao Rui's warning about false reputa...
Highbrow Songs Find Few Followers | 曲高和寡
A Chu singer's audience dwindled from thousands to a handful as his songs grew more refined and c...
Extreme Joy Begets Sorrow | 乐极生悲
The story of Chunyu Kun, a minister of Qi, who used a clever analogy about drinking to warn the k...
A Pedant's Prudence | 迁腐的谨慎
A pedantic scholar, bound by rigid etiquette, delays warning a father about his child playing dan...
Moving the Thill to the South Gate | 徒辕南门
Wu Qi cleverly built public trust by fulfilling small promises, then successfully mobilized civil...
The Self-Injury Stratagem | 苦肉计
Before the Battle of Chibi, Huang Gai volunteers for a self-injury stratagem, enduring a severe f...
The Medicine Swindler | 骗子卖药
A famous doctor prescribed poris cocos for Liu Zongyuan's swollen spleen, but a swindling apothec...
The Archer's Miss | 神射手的失误
A master archer, Hou Yi, misses his shot when a huge reward is at stake, revealing how anxiety ov...
The Long Reins | 马不千里
A disciple boasts of his horses' speed but is told his long reins prevent true progress, illustra...
Pangu Separates the Sky and the Earth | 盘古开天
This myth describes how Pangu emerged from a primordial egg-like chaos and spent millennia separa...
Practice Makes Perfect | 熟能生巧
A skilled archer becomes complacent after a successful practice, only to be humbled by an old oil...