The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers | 后来居上

This story recounts how Ji An, an upright official in the Han Dynasty, bluntly criticized Emperor...

The Fox and the Goat | 狐狸与山羊

A trapped fox tricks a goat into jumping into a well by promising water during a drought, then us...

Playing the Lute to a Cow | 对牛弹琴

This story tells of a musician who played elegant music for a cow, which ignored him, illustratin...

Unselfish Recommendation | 大公无私

The story of Qi Huangyang from the Spring and Autumn Period, who recommended both his enemy and h...

The Origin of Evil | 邪恶的起源

A professor argues that if God created everything, He must have created evil, thus making God evi...

Wrong-Way Driver | 逆向行驶

A worried wife warns her husband about a wrong-way driver on his route, only to receive the ironi...

Forgiveness: The Saving Grace | 宽恕:救赎的力量

The article explores the transformative power of forgiveness through two profound stories. Tom An...

The Ugly Duckling | 丑小鸭

A misfit duckling, ridiculed for his appearance, endures hardship and isolation before discoverin...

Oh Mighty Garments | 哦,强大的衣装

A holy Brahmin discovers that people respect his rich garments more than his true self, leading h...

Lü Bu and Diaochan | 吕布戏貂蝉

Wang Yun's interlocking stratagem uses Diaochan to sow discord between Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo, leadi...

Newton's Scientific Legacy | 牛顿的科学遗产

This article details Isaac Newton's pivotal scientific contributions after 1669, including his de...

The Lion, The Bear and The Fox | 狮子、熊与狐狸

A lion and a bear fought fiercely over a kid until both were exhausted. A watching fox then seize...

The Dog and His Shadow | 狗和他的影子

A greedy dog, carrying stolen meat, mistakes his own reflection in the water for another dog with...

The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf | 牧童与狼

A shepherd boy's repeated false alarms about a wolf lead the villagers to ignore his genuine cry ...

Seeking His Fortune | 闯世界

A hopeful boy ventures to New York to seek fortune but later sends a desperate note to his father...

The Folly of the Chu Army | 楚人涉滩

The Chu army's rigid adherence to daytime river markers after a nighttime water level rise led to...

The Frog in the Shallow Well | 坎井之蛙

A frog from a shallow well boasts of its life to a sea turtle, only to be humbled by the turtle's...

The Man of Qi Who Feared the Sky | 杞人忧天

This fable tells of a man from Qi who was paralyzed by the irrational fear that the sky would fal...

The Frog in the Shallow Well | 井底之蛙

A frog living in a shallow well boasts of its perfect life to a sea turtle, only to be humbled by...

The Blind Man and the Cub | 盲人与幼兽

A blind man with a keen sense of touch identifies a wolf cub by its inherent danger, not its exac...