Going South by Driving North | 南辕北辙
Ji Liang recounts a story to the King of Wei about a man stubbornly driving north to reach the so...
The Crow and the Serpent | 乌鸦与蛇
A hungry crow seizes a sleeping serpent, only to be fatally bitten. It laments that what seemed l...
The Little Tin Heart | 小小的锡心
A school bus driver forms a challenging but ultimately transformative bond with a troubled boy na...
Whose Horse? | 谁的马？
Washington cleverly exposes a neighbor's theft by asking him to identify which eye of the stolen ...
The Bald Fool and the Pears | 以梨击头的愚人
A bald fool endures being hit on the head with pears, blaming the attacker's foolishness for mist...
Three Strikes on the White Bone Demon | 三打白骨精
Monkey King protects the Tang Priest from the White Bone Demon's three disguises but is wrongly b...
Adding Feet to a Snake | 画蛇添足
This fable tells of a servant who lost a wine-drawing contest by adding unnecessary feet to his s...
The Three Craftsmen | 三位工匠
A story about three craftsmen, each insisting their own familiar material is best for city defens...
Marking the Boat for the Lost Sword | 刻舟求剑
A man loses his sword in a river and marks the boat where it fell, foolishly searching at the mar...
Going South by Driving North | 南辕北辙
A man traveling in the wrong direction believes his superior resources will help, but they only t...
Beauty and the Beast | 美女与野兽
Beauty, a kind young woman, sacrifices herself to a Beast to save her father. Living in his encha...
The Leaf That Blinds | 一叶障目
A poor man in Chu, believing a leaf can make him invisible after misreading a text, embarks on a ...
Fire Alarm | 火警警报
The author reflects on experiences with fire alarms and drills in an English workplace, contrasti...
The Unlikely Hero | 银行劫案
An old lady unknowingly interrupts a bank robbery by returning the robber's car keys, causing him...
Ji Chang Learns Archery | 纪昌学射
Ji Chang's archery master, Fei Wei, emphasized foundational skills over technique, first training...
Tightfisted Till the End | 本性难移
A notoriously stingy man, even after death and facing punishment in hell, cannot overcome his nat...
Snow-white | 白雪公主
A classic fairy tale about Snow-white, a beautiful princess whose jealous stepmother, the Queen, ...
Riddles (Part 1) | 脑筋急转弯（1）
A collection of 25 English riddles and puns that play with words, homophones, and double meanings...
Red Bands | 红绳
A noblewoman dreams of her deceased daughter bound with red bands. She then witnesses a piglet, i...
Beyond Cure | 病入膏肓
This story recounts how Duke Jing of Jin dreamed his illness was untreatable, which was later con...
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