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The Master Carpenter and His Axe | 匠石运斤
A tale of perfect trust and skill: a carpenter removes a speck of plaster from a man's nose with ...
A New Look | 刮目相看
The story of General Lü Meng, who transformed from a military man with little education into a le...
The Titmouse's Reward | 山雀的报恩
A kind boy named Yang Pao rescues an injured titmouse, nurses it back to health, and sets it free...
Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao | 围魏救赵
To rescue the besieged state of Zhao, the Qi general Sun Bin avoided direct battle and instead at...
Three Feathers | 三根羽毛
A woman uses three magical feathers from her enchanted husband to effortlessly complete her work ...
The Seventh Fairy | 七仙女
The tale of Dong Yong, a filial son who sold himself to bury his father. A heavenly weaver, sent ...
The Way of Archery | 射箭之道
A master uses a story about a king overwhelmed by too many targets and an archer's focus on a sin...
The Man in the Well | 井底有人
A family's metaphorical comment about gaining an 'extra person' after digging a well is distorted...
Same Path, Different Fate | 同道异功
Two families' sons study the same arts, but their success depends entirely on applying their skil...
Adding the Finishing Touch | 画龙点睛
The idiom 'Adding the Finishing Touch' originates from a tale about painter Zhang Sengyao, whose ...
Kindly Step into the Vat | 请君入瓮
The story recounts how the cruel judge Lai Junchen used Zhou Xing's own torture method—a scorchin...
The Oath in the Peach Garden | 桃园结义
During the turbulent late Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu met by chance. Dis...
Three Men Make a Tiger | 三人成虎
Minister Pang Gong warns the King of Wei about the danger of rumors through the allegory of a mar...
Tiger Son | 虎子
A widowed mother, left alone after her hunter son is killed by a tigress, forms an unlikely bond ...
Keeping the Casket and Returning the Pearl | 买椟还珠
A Chu merchant's overly ornate casket for a pearl captivated a Zheng buyer, who purchased the box...
King Goodness the Great | 善良伟大的国王
King Goodness the Great of Benares rules with unwavering compassion, refusing to harm even wrongd...
Ji Chang Learns Archery | 纪昌学射
Ji Chang's archery master, Fei Wei, emphasized foundational skills over technique, first training...
Beyond Cure | 病入膏肓
This story recounts how Duke Jing of Jin dreamed his illness was untreatable, which was later con...
Jiang Gan's Stolen Letter | 蒋干盗书
Jiang Gan, sent by Cao Cao to persuade his old classmate Zhou Yu to surrender, falls for a ruse. ...
The Lord's Animals and the Devil's | 上帝的动物与魔鬼的动物
A tale explaining the origin of goats' physical traits. The Devil creates troublesome goats, lead...