Dingbo Sells a Ghost | 定伯卖鬼
A man named Song Dingbo outwits a ghost he meets at night by pretending to be one, cleverly answe...
The Two Mothers | 真假母亲
King Solomon wisely identifies a child's true mother by proposing to split the baby in half, obse...
Colorful Shades of Gray | 灰色的斑斓
The narrator recounts a childhood story where her aunt transformed the perception of moths from u...
The Beadle of Changwu | 长梧封人
A frontier beadle shares a farming analogy with a disciple of Confucius, contrasting the poor res...
Punishing the Horse | 罚马
A Song traveler repeatedly punishes his reluctant horse by driving it into a stream, illustrating...
The Last Stop | 终点站
Mrs. Conroy, accustomed to napping on her friendly bus driver's route, falls asleep with a substi...
The Two Knots | 两个连环节
A man presents two knots to a king; only one is untied, and a student correctly identifies the ot...
Having Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹
The story of artist Wen Tong illustrates how deep, sustained observation and mental preparation l...
The Blacksmith and the Dog | 铁匠与狗
A blacksmith criticizes his dog for sleeping during work but waking eagerly for meals, illustrati...
Kua Fu Chases the Sun | 夸父追日
This ancient Chinese myth tells of the giant Kua Fu's relentless pursuit of the sun, his immense ...
Advice for the Young at Heart | 致“年轻者”的忠告
A humorous warning to 65-year-olds about moving into retirement communities, where they become th...
The Tunny-Fish and the Dolphin | 金枪鱼与海豚
A chased tunny-fish and its pursuer, a dolphin, both become stranded on a sandbank. Facing death ...
Brave Rats | 勇敢的老鼠
Three rats boast about their daring feats at a bar, but the third rat's claim of going home to bo...
Where Does Rice Come From? | 大米从何而来？
A rich man's overconfidence in his sons' intelligence is challenged when they give absurd answers...
Aphrodite and Adonis | 阿芙罗狄蒂与阿多尼斯
The myth recounts Aphrodite's deep love for the mortal hunter Adonis, his tragic death by a boar,...
The Man and His Goose | 人与鹅
A man, greedy for the source of his goose's golden eggs, kills it only to find nothing special in...
Cutting a Steak | 切牛排
A teacher quizzes a student on dividing a steak, leading to a humorous and unexpected answer abou...
Missing Wife | 失踪的妻子
A man reports his wife missing a month after she disappeared, explaining his delayed report was d...
The Fox and the Wolf | 狐狸与狼
A boastful wolf, underestimating man's strength, is tricked by a fox into attacking an armed hunt...
Who Is Stupid? | 谁是傻瓜？
A psychology professor asks his new class who thinks they are stupid to stand up. After a pause, ...
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