Leaving the Net Open on Three Sides | 网开三面

King Tang of Shang demonstrates benevolence by modifying a hunter's prayer and removing three sid...

A Lesson from My Son | 从儿子身上学到的教训

A carpenter mistreats his elderly father until his young son's poignant act of making a wooden pl...

Looking for a Steed with a Picture | 按图索骥

The story of Sun Yang (Bo Le), a legendary horse judge, and his son who literally tried to find a...

Like Fire and Flowering Rush | 如火如荼

This story describes how the Wu army, in a desperate situation, launched a spectacular dawn assau...

Harold | 哈罗德

Two friends create a straw doll named after a disliked farmer, Harold. Initially a scarecrow and ...

Baby Mall | 婴儿商场

A father introduces his three young children to their newborn brother in the maternity ward. The ...

Lu Zhishen Uproots a Willow Tree | 鲁智深倒拔垂杨柳

Lu Zhishen, assigned to guard a vegetable garden, subdues local troublemakers and astounds them b...

The Fox and the Grapes | 狐狸与葡萄

A hungry fox, unable to reach the grapes she desires, dismisses them as sour to cope with her fai...

The Foolish Traveler | 愚人游记

A naive young man sets out to travel with only a phrase for guidance. His literal repetition of e...

Tell Him You Love Him | 告诉他你爱他

An adult education teacher assigns a challenging homework: telling a loved one "I love you." The ...

The Blade of Grass | 一叶知爱

A teacher uses a metaphor of picking a single blade of grass to teach his student about the searc...

Your Coat Is on Fire | 您的大衣着火了

A teacher instructs his class to count before speaking to encourage thoughtfulness. The next day,...

The Gift | 礼物

A patient forms a profound, transitory bond with another patient's father during a long hospital ...

The Crow and the Swan | 乌鸦与天鹅

A crow mistakenly believes a swan's whiteness comes from the water and abandons his food source t...

Beyond a Single Best Friend | 不止一个最好的朋友

The author shares a personal story about learning that relying on a single, controlling "best fri...

The Pea Blossom | 豌豆花

Five peas from a pod embark on different fates after being shot from a pea-shooter. While four me...

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...

A Trip to Disney | 迪士尼之旅

A family's immersive and exhausting three-day trip to Disney World ends with a humorous farewell,...

The Fox and the Torch | 恶邻与火狐

A jealous farmer's attempt to destroy his neighbor's harvest by setting a fox with a torch loose ...

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...