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Cao Cao Spared at Huarong | 义放曹操
After his defeat at Red Cliffs, a retreating Cao Cao is ambushed by Guan Yu at Huarong Road. Remi...
Red Bands | 红绳
A noblewoman dreams of her deceased daughter bound with red bands. She then witnesses a piglet, i...
The Farmer and His Gold | 农夫与金币
A dejected farmer receives a bag of gold from a stranger, which inspires him to revitalize his fa...
Having Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹
The story of artist Wen Tong illustrates how deep, sustained observation and mental preparation l...
The Chariot Race | 争先恐后
A student loses a chariot race and blames his teacher for withholding skills. The teacher explain...
The Mark on the Water | 刻舟求银
A man loses a silver bowl at sea and marks the spot on the water, foolishly searching for it mont...
Old Hildebrand | 老希尔德布兰德
A cunning village parson conspires with a peasant's wife to send her husband on a fake pilgrimage...
The State of Yue Builds Chariots | 越人造车
A man from the water-rich state of Yue, unfamiliar with chariots, mistakenly copied a broken one ...
The Qin Antiquarian | 秦士好古
A Qin Dynasty scholar's obsessive passion for antiques leads him to trade his entire estate—land,...
Stone Dog | 石犬
A poor fisherman and his devoted dog share a simple life in Puerto Rico. When a hurricane claims ...
Hans-My-Hedgehog | 刺猬汉斯
A peasant's son, born half-hedgehog, is named Hans-My-Hedgehog. Rejected by his family, he leaves...
The Mung Bean Riddle | 绿豆谜题
A widower is haunted by his late wife's ghost after breaking his deathbed promise not to remarry....
Confucius's Runaway Horse | 孔子马逸
Confucius's horse ate a farmer's crops and was detained. While the eloquent Zi Gong failed to ret...
The Imperial Consort's Homecoming | 元妃省亲
This passage from *A Dream of Red Mansions* describes Imperial Consort Yuanchun's rare, state-san...
The Blind Man and the Sun | 盲人摸日
A blind man, eager to know the sun's shape, receives misleading descriptions comparing it to a co...
Of War and Roses | 玫瑰与战争
In 1939, French rose breeder Francis Meilland created a masterpiece rose but faced the threat of ...
Gong Yixiu and the Fish | 公仪休拒鱼
Gong Yixiu, a minister fond of fish, refused all gifted fish to avoid obligation and potential co...
The Three Little Birds | 三只小鸟
A king marries a shepherdess, but her jealous sisters attempt to murder her three newborn childre...
The Three Black Princesses | 三位黑公主
A fisherman's son, after his father becomes burgomaster under strange circumstances, discovers an...
The Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains | 愚公移山
The story of Yu Gong, who, despite his age and others' doubts, resolved to move two mountains wit...