The Prince with the Enormous Nose | 大鼻子王子
A king's jest at an enchantress's nose curses his newborn son, Prince Andre, with an enormous nos...
Rules for Hunting Lawyers | 律师狩猎规则
A satirical set of fictional hunting regulations that humorously target lawyers, detailing prohib...
The Jade of Song | 宋人献玉
A man from Song tries to flatter Minister Zi Han by offering him a precious jade, but Zi Han refu...
The Dancing Monkeys | 跳舞的猴子
A prince's trained dancing monkeys, disguised as courtiers, abandon their performance when tempte...
Bianque's Medical Art | 扁鹊的医术
The famous physician Bianque explains to the King of Wei that his eldest brother, who prevents il...
Time Out | 暂停时刻
A young consultant, nervous about meeting a major advertising firm's president, responds to the e...
Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats | 草船借箭
Zhuge Liang ingeniously fulfills an impossible order for 100,000 arrows by tricking the enemy int...
Clever Hans | 聪明的汉斯
A simpleton named Hans repeatedly visits Grethel, receives gifts, and bungles bringing them home ...
Riding a Tiger | 骑虎难下
The article explains the Chinese idiom "Riding a Tiger," which originated from the advice given t...
The Lion and the Mouse | 狮子与老鼠
A mighty lion spares a mouse, who later returns the favor by freeing the lion from a hunter's tra...
Having the Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹的来历
The story of Wen Tong, a Song Dynasty scholar-painter renowned for his bamboo paintings. His exce...
The Cunning Little Tailor | 聪明的小裁缝
A proud princess challenges suitors with a riddle. A clever young tailor solves it and then outwi...
The Hound and the Hare | 猎犬与野兔
A young hound's contradictory behavior towards a caught hare—alternating between aggression and p...
Wrong-Way Driver | 逆向行驶
A worried wife warns her husband about a wrong-way driver on his route, only to receive the ironi...
The Man and the Satyr | 人与萨堤尔
A man warms his hands and cools his food by blowing with his mouth, leading a satyr to renounce t...
The Extra Charge | 额外收费
A dentist explains an unusually high charge for a tooth extraction by stating the patient's loud ...
The Dog and the Shadow | 狗与影子
A greedy dog, mistaking his own reflection for another dog with a larger piece of meat, drops his...
The Wild Hare and the Law | 分定不争
This fable illustrates the chaos caused by undefined ownership and the order brought by clear law...
The Eagle and the Cocks | 鹰与公鸡
Two cocks fight for dominance; the victor's pride leads to his capture by an eagle, allowing the ...
A Coke and a Smile | 可乐与微笑
A five-year-old child shares a precious summer evening with her grandfather, who entrusts her wit...
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