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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 ...
Do Not Burn Your House to Get Rid of a Mouse | 投鼠忌器
A collector destroys his priceless jade vase while trying to kill a mouse inside it, learning a h...
Strike When Unprepared | 攻其不备
A skilled bailiff outwits a threatening robber by proposing a duel before the magistrate, then st...
Zengzi Slaughtered the Pig | 曾子杀彘
Zengzi fulfills his wife's casual promise to slaughter a pig for their son, arguing that parents ...
The Witty Retort | 反唇相讥
Yan Zi of Qi uses a clever analogy about oranges changing when transplanted to rebut the King of ...
Passing Off as a Competent Player | 滥竽充数
The story tells of Nanguo, who joined a royal yu ensemble despite lacking skill, pretending to pl...
Pelican Girl | 鹈鹕女孩
Pelican Girl breaks a sacred custom during her coming-of-age ritual, allowing a shaman to kidnap ...
The King and His Bow | 国王与他的弓
King Xuan, who could only draw a light bow, was flattered by his courtiers into believing it was ...
The Old Man and His Grandson | 老人与孙子
A frail old man is mistreated by his son and daughter-in-law until their young son's innocent act...
Bringing Back to Life | 起死回生
The story recounts how the ancient doctor Bian Que correctly diagnosed a prince's coma as illness...
The Sword in the Stone (I) | 石中剑（上）
King Uther Pendragon, with Merlin's magic, wins Igraine but must give up their newborn son Arthur...
Paper Becomes Precious in Luoyang | 洛阳纸贵
The idiom 'Paper becomes precious in Luoyang' originates from the story of Jin Dynasty writer Zuo...
The First Test | 初出茅庐
This passage recounts how Zhuge Liang, newly appointed as Liu Bei's military adviser, earns the r...
Qingwen Mends the Peacock Feather Cloak | 晴雯补裘
Qingwen, though ill, expertly identifies and mends Baoyu's precious peacock feather cloak overnig...
The Luminous Pearl | 夜光之珠
A fisherman's acquisition of a rare luminous pearl promises sudden wealth, but his wise father wa...
Pandora's Box | 潘多拉魔盒
Zeus creates Pandora, the first woman, as a punishment for humanity after the theft of fire. She ...
The Yan Man's Return | 燕人归国
A man returning to his homeland after a lifetime abroad is tricked into mourning false sights, le...
Breaking Arrows | 阿豺折箭
The story of Chief A'cai using arrows to teach his sons about unity. By demonstrating that a sing...
The Three Spinning Women | 三个纺纱女
A lazy girl, unable to spin, is taken to the palace by a Queen who mistakes her for industrious. ...
Lower the Banners and Silence the Drums | 偃旗息鼓
This idiom originates from a Three Kingdoms stratagem where Zhao Yun feigned weakness to lure Cao...