The Eagle, the Jackdaw and the Shepherd | 鹰、寒鸦与牧羊人
A jackdaw, seeing an eagle successfully carry off a lamb, attempts to do the same but ends up tra...
The Rain-Bringing Dragons | 布雨之龙
Four compassionate dragons defy the indifferent Jade Emperor to end a devastating drought by brin...
The Fox and the Crow | 狐狸与乌鸦
A fox uses flattery to trick a crow into dropping her meat, then remarks on her lack of wisdom. |...
The Wheelwright's Insight | 轮扁斫轮
A wheelwright argues to Duke Huan that the true essence of skill and wisdom, like his own craft, ...
The Dodder and the Great Tree | 茑萝与大树
A temple idol, jealous of a great tree and the vines clinging to it, sows discord by blaming the ...
Children's Minds | 童言妙语
A first-grade teacher's assignment to complete famous proverbs reveals the hilarious and unexpect...
The Happy Prince (Part 4) | 快乐王子(第四部分)
The Swallow, loyal to the end, helps the Prince give away his last gold leaf to the poor before s...
You Are My Dictionary | 你是我的词典
A daughter recounts her relationship with her deaf father, who, despite facing prejudice and bein...
The Sheep, The Wolf and The Stag | 绵羊、狼与牡鹿
A stag asks a sheep for a loan with a wolf as guarantor, but the sheep wisely refuses, citing the...
Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow | 揠苗助长
An impatient farmer pulls up his rice shoots to make them grow faster, only to cause them all to ...
Open the Net on Three Sides | 网开一面
The story recounts how Tang, founder of the Shang Dynasty, demonstrated mercy by cutting a bird n...
The Corruption Trial | 腐败审判
In a tense corruption trial, a prosecutor's repeated accusation that a witness accepted a bribe i...
The Third Chicken | 第三只鸡
A university-educated son tries to use logic to prove two chickens are three, but his clever fath...
The Talking Clock | 会说话的钟
A student demonstrates his "talking clock"—a gong—to friends in his new apartment, only to have a...
Jupiter and the Birds | 朱庇特与群鸟
Jupiter chooses a king among birds. An ugly jackdaw adorns himself with borrowed feathers to appe...
The Ghost of Queen Anne Boleyn | 安妮·博林王后的幽灵
The ghost of Anne Boleyn, executed wife of Henry VIII, is uniquely reported at multiple UK locati...
Astronaut's Culinary Regret: Too Much Shrimp in Space | 太空生活:女宇航员的甜蜜烦恼
Astronaut Peggy Whitson shares her experiences during a 130-day ISS mission, noting how micrograv...
Spare the Ox, Use a Sheep | 以牛易羊
King Hui of Liang, moved by the sight of an ox being led to slaughter for a ritual, orders its re...
The Cartwheel Trick | 横翻筋斗的把戏
A little girl earns money from a boy for doing cartwheels. After her mother warns her about his m...
The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Might | 狐假虎威
A clever fox, caught by a tiger, tricks it by claiming divine authority. By walking ahead of the ...
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