Children's Prattle | 孩子们的闲谈
A children's party reveals social prejudices through the proud boasts of privileged youngsters, w...
The Two Estimates | 两份估价单
A non-smoking manager, troubled by smoky meeting rooms, seeks a costly air purification solution....
The Fir-Tree and the Bramble | 冷杉与荆棘
A proud fir-tree boasts of its usefulness to a humble bramble, only to be reminded that its value...
The Ultimate Archery | 不射之射
A master archer, Lie Yukou, is challenged by Bohun Maoren to demonstrate his skill not on a safe ...
The Star-Child | 星孩
Two poor woodcutters endure a bitterly cold night in the forest. After lamenting their poverty, t...
Mutual Respect | 相敬如宾
A Spring and Autumn Period official, inspired by a respectful farming couple, advocated employing...
The Pig and the Sheep | 猪与绵羊
A pig's loud protest when captured highlights the difference between being sheared for wool and b...
The Story of a Mother | 母亲的故事
A desperate mother journeys through symbolic trials, sacrificing her tears, blood, sight, and hai...
The Coral Filial Daughter-in-Law | 珊瑚孝婆
A harsh mother-in-law mistreats her gentle daughter-in-law, forcing a divorce, only to later suff...
Character in Action | 行如其人
A father chooses honesty over saving money on his sons' mini-golf tickets, demonstrating that int...
The Camel and the Arab | 骆驼与阿拉伯人
A loaded camel is asked by its driver whether it prefers going uphill or downhill. The camel shre...
The Magic Brush | 魔笔
A poor boy named Ma Liang receives a magic brush from an old man. He uses it to create food and s...
The Fox and the Wolf | 狐狸与狼
A clever fox tricks a cart driver by playing dead to steal fish, then escapes. A foolish wolf tri...
The Yidai Bird | 意怠免患
The legend of the Yidai bird illustrates how seemingly weak creatures survive through strict unit...
The Twelve Idle Servants | 十二个懒惰的仆人
Twelve servants gather at night to boast about their extreme laziness, each describing in absurd ...
The Spendthrift and the Swallow | 败家子与燕子
A spendthrift mistakes an early swallow for a sign of summer, sells his coat, and blames the bird...
The Grass Game | 斗草游戏
During Baoyu's birthday festivities, the maids play a grass-naming game. Xiangling's claim of a "...
The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle | 纺锤、梭子和针
A diligent orphan girl, blessed with a magical spindle, shuttle, and needle from her godmother, u...
The Boy Who Became a Stone | 化为石头的男孩
A boy, heartbroken after his grandmother eats his pet bird, asks a stone to swallow him. Despite ...
Return to Jingzhou | 回荆州
Liu Bei, trapped in Wu after his marriage, uses Zhuge Liang's ruse and his wife Lady Sun's author...
我的生词本
登录后记录生词,边读边学英语
去登录