Just Lost Two Dollars | 只输了两美元
A man loses all his money at a casino in four days, then miraculously turns his last two dollars ...
Laozi's Inquiry | 老子问疾
Laozi visits the sage Shang Rong, who imparts wisdom through symbolic actions and a final metapho...
A Rose from Homer's Grave | 荷马墓上的一朵玫瑰
A rose growing on Homer's grave, believing itself too sacred for a common nightingale, dreams of ...
Are You a Redneck Jedi? | 你是红脖子绝地武士吗？
A humorous list that blends Star Wars lore with stereotypical "redneck" (rural Southern U.S.) cul...
A Handful of Clay | 一捧泥土
A handful of common clay dreams of glory but endures a harsh process of shaping and firing, only ...
The Charger and the Miller | 战马与磨坊主
A warhorse, retired to a mill in old age, laments his lost glory to the Miller, who reminds him t...
Learning Qi Dialect in Chu | 楚人学齐语
Mencius uses the analogy of learning a dialect to argue that environment is more crucial than ins...
Silent Devotion | 无声的奉献
A mute man and the girl he raised as a sister share a deep, unspoken bond. After she confesses he...
Horrible Deaths | 离奇的死法
Three men at heaven's gate must describe their deaths to gain entry due to overcrowding. The firs...
Sun Shan, the Last on the List | 名落孙山
This story explains the origin of the Chinese idiom "名落孙山," which describes exam or competition f...
Showing Off Axe Skills Before Lu Ban | 班门弄斧
This idiom, derived from the legend of master carpenter Lu Ban, criticizes the folly of displayin...
The Skull's Dream | 髑髅之梦
Zhuangzi dreams of a skull that extols the freedom and eternal peace of death, rejecting any noti...
The Ghost and the Ancestral Home | 鬼魂与祖宅
A skeptical young man confronts the ghost haunting his ancestral home. By cleverly using the ghos...
No, It's You I Love | 不，我爱的人是你
Edward dreams of marrying Ingrid but is sent her sister, Marta, to help his business. Through a y...
Who Is Talking? | 谁在说话？
A general calls his unit, but a soldier who doesn't recognize his voice answers casually. After t...
The Pheasant and the Phoenix | 山鸡与凤凰
A man in Chu sells a pheasant as a phoenix. The buyer, wishing to present it to the king, regrets...
Baby Mall | 婴儿商场
A father introduces his three young children to their newborn brother in the maternity ward. The ...
The King's Fancy for Slender Waists | 楚王好细腰
King Ling of Chu's preference for slender-waisted officials led his court to extreme dieting, res...
The Yidai Bird | 意怠免患
The legend of the Yidai bird illustrates how seemingly weak creatures survive through strict unit...
The Wilful Child | 任性的孩子
A willful child, punished by God with an incurable illness, dies but her arm persistently rises f...
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