The Wily Lion | 狡猾的狮子
A hungry lion, afraid of a bull's horns, uses flattery to trick the bull into removing its only d...
Daughter-in-law and Daughter | 儿媳与女儿
A conversation between two mothers reveals how the same behavior is judged harshly in a daughter-...
A Broken Mirror Joined Together | 破镜重圆
This story tells of Princess Lechang and Xu Deyan, who broke a mirror as a pledge before being se...
The Carrot, the Egg and the Coffee Bean | 胡萝卜、鸡蛋与咖啡豆
A mother uses a kitchen parable with carrots, eggs, and coffee beans to teach her daughter about ...
The Nearsighted Contest | 近视之争
Two nearsighted men, too proud to admit their poor vision, compete to read a temple board they se...
The Perforation of Hun Dun | 浑沌开窍
Two well-meaning emperors, Tiao and Hu, attempt to repay their friend Hun Dun by giving him the s...
Cynicism and Dog Idioms | 犬儒主义与狗的习语
This article explores the etymology of "cynicism" from ancient Greek philosophers who lived "like...
Please Dress Me in Red | 请为我穿上红衣
The author shares the story of Tyler, a young boy born with HIV, whose indomitable spirit and joy...
Teen Entrepreneurs | 少年创业者
The article highlights the rise of teen entrepreneurship, exemplified by Sean Belnick who started...
A Place to Sleep | 一席之地
A weary traveler, John, finds a town with no hotel vacancies. He agrees to share a room with a no...
Master Pfriem | 鞋匠普弗里姆师傅
Master Pfriem, a perpetually critical shoemaker, finds fault with everyone and everything on eart...
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...
The Strutting Peacock | 昂首阔步的孔雀
The golden swan princess chooses a magnificent peacock as her husband, but his pride leads him to...
Lucky Lou | 幸运的路
A man named Lucky Lou obsessively collects and follows every imaginable superstition for good luc...
The Man, His Son and the Donkey | 父子与驴
A man and his son, trying to please every critic they meet on their journey with a donkey, end up...
The Fox and the Tiger | 狐狸与老虎
A boastful Tiger is wounded by an unseen archer while trying to impress other animals, revealing ...
Huang Gong's Daughters | 黄公嫁女
Huang Gong's excessive modesty backfires when he constantly describes his beautiful daughters as ...
The Viper and the File | 毒蛇与锉刀
A viper begs a file for food, but the file scorns it, explaining it only takes and never gives. |...
Chasing a Stranger, Losing a Wife | 追女失妻
A general intent on war is dissuaded by a warrior's parable about a man who, by chasing an outsid...
Yunus and the Well of Sweetness | 尤努斯与甘甜之井
Yunus undertakes a perilous quest to fetch magical water from the Well of Sweetness to cure his i...
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