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...