The Fisherman and His Wife | 渔夫和他的妻子

A kind fisherman releases an enchanted flounder. His wife's insatiable greed leads them from a ho...

The Plum Dies for the Peach | 李代桃僵

This idiom, derived from a folk song, uses the metaphor of a plum tree sacrificing itself for a p...

The Dog and the Wolf | 狗与狼

A clever dog escapes being eaten by a wolf by promising to get fattened up for a future feast, bu...

The Sword in the Stone (II) | 石中剑(下)

Arthur, while fetching a sword for his brother Kay, effortlessly pulls the legendary sword from t...

A Second Piece of Cake | 第二块蛋糕

A boy cleverly obtains extra cake by asking for the recipe, circumventing his mother's direct ins...

The Happy Family | 幸福的家庭

A pair of elderly white snails, believing themselves to be the world's most distinguished creatur...

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...

Two Pounds of Plums | 两磅李子

A mother complains about receiving less plums than ordered, and the shopkeeper humorously suggest...

Confucius: Life and Legacy | 孔子:生平与哲学遗产

Confucius, born a peasant, developed a philosophy centered on moral cultivation, social harmony, ...

Kotura, Lord of the Winds | 风之主科图拉

A father sends his three daughters to appease Kotura, the wind lord, during a deadly blizzard. Th...

Coffee Break | 咖啡时间

Four surgeons humorously debate which profession is easiest to operate on, using stereotypes abou...

The Moon and the Wind | 月亮与风

A lion and tiger, childhood friends, argue about whether the moon's waxing or waning brings cold....

Who's in Heaven? | 谁在天堂?

A widow, grieving her late husband, hears his voice one night. Their conversation reveals he is h...

I Guess You're Right | 我想你是对的

A son asks his father for a dime. When the father suggests he's too old to keep asking for small ...

Goldberg Is Absent Today | 古德伯格今天缺席

A teacher, habitually calling on the same student, is cleverly evaded by the student who declares...

The Stag in the Ox-Stall | 牛棚里的雄鹿

A stag hides in an ox-stall to escape hounds, believing he is safe until nightfall. Despite avoid...

The Fierce Dog and the Sour Wine | 狗猛酒酸

A Song wine merchant with good wine and fair prices had no customers because his fierce dog scare...

Demades and His Fable | 狄马德斯和他的寓言

The orator Demades, facing an inattentive Athenian assembly, cleverly used an unfinished Aesop's ...

The Louse and the Flea | 虱子与跳蚤

A louse's accident while brewing beer triggers a chain reaction of overreactions among household ...

Consultation Fee | 咨询费

A butcher gets a lawyer to pay for meat stolen by his unleashed dog, only to later receive an inv...