The Two Rabbits | 两只兔子
Two lab rabbits escape to freedom, but one unexpectedly longs for the lab due to nicotine addicti...
Perseverance Prevails | 铁杵磨成针
This legend tells how the young poet Li Bai was inspired by an old woman grinding an iron rod int...
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 Frog and the Ox | 青蛙与牛
A young frog escapes an ox's foot and describes its immense size to its mother. The mother frog, ...
You Won't Go to Jail | 你不会进监狱
A man embezzled millions and sought legal defense to avoid jail. His lawyer assured him that with...
Zhou Chu Eliminates the Evils | 周处除害
The story recounts how Zhou Chu, once a local menace, realizes his own harmful nature after slayi...
Fly High and Far | 远走高飞
A courtier, long overlooked by his ruler, uses the analogy of a commonplace rooster versus a dist...
The Neighbor and the Snake | 邻居与蛇
A cottager's son is killed by a snake. In a failed attempt at revenge, the father only wounds the...
The Fox and the Grasshopper | 狐狸与蚂蚱
A cunning fox tries to flatter a grasshopper into coming down from a tree, but the wise grasshopp...
The Boy Who Cried Wolf | 狼来了
A bored shepherd boy repeatedly tricks villagers with false wolf alarms for amusement. When a rea...
What a Big Deal | 我是来装电话的
A new businessman pretends to close a big deal on the phone to impress a visitor, only to find ou...
Birds of a Feather Flock Together | 物以类聚
Chun Yukun explains to King Xuan that virtuous people naturally gather together, making it easy f...
The Horse and the Goat | 鞭马与鞭羊
Mozi uses the analogy of whipping a swift horse versus a goat to explain to his disciple that he ...
The Unbeatable Shield and the All-Piercing Spear | 自相矛盾
A Chu man boasted his shield was impenetrable and his spear could pierce anything. When asked wha...
A Chance of a Lifetime | 一生一次的机会
A woman dreams of moving to New York for a career opportunity. At a farewell gathering, she is ca...
Cheering the Clock On | 为时钟加油
The narrator describes watching a football match with his wife, who shows no interest until the f...
The Grocery Store Surprise | 超市里的意外
An elderly woman's pained shriek while picking tomatoes in a supermarket is humorously misinterpr...
What's Wrong with Your Horse? | 你的马有什么毛病吗?
A man's ad to sell his dead horse's gear is misprinted to include the horse itself for a shocking...
The Dogs and the Hides | 狗与牛皮
Hungry dogs try to drink a river dry to reach cowhides, but burst themselves in the attempt. The ...
Shooting at the Camp Gate | 辕门射戟
Lü Bu ingeniously uses an archery challenge at a banquet to force a ceasefire between Liu Bei and...
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