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...
The Dog and the Hare | 猎犬与野兔
A hare questions a hound's contradictory behavior of attacking and fawning, highlighting that a t...
The Medicine Swindler | 骗子卖药
A famous doctor prescribed poris cocos for Liu Zongyuan's swollen spleen, but a swindling apothec...
Wei Wenhou's Hunting Appointment | 魏文侯期猎
Wei Wenhou interrupts his merry drinking to honor a hunting appointment in the rain, demonstratin...
The Value of Words | 多言何益
Mozi uses the analogy of noisy creatures versus the timely rooster to teach that effective commun...
The Jew Among Thorns | 荆棘丛中的犹太人
A diligent servant is cheated of his wages by a miserly master. After receiving magical gifts fro...
The Ear of Corn | 麦穗的故事
A tale explaining why corn ears are sparse today. When humans took divine abundance for granted a...
The Walnut Tree | 核桃树
A roadside walnut tree, despite its generous yield, is harmed by passersby who violently harvest ...
The Willow-Wren and the Bear | 鹪鹩与熊
A bear insults the young of the Willow-Wren, the King of Birds, sparking a war between all four-l...
The Pomegranate, the Apple-tree and the Bramble | 石榴树、苹果树与荆棘
A pomegranate and an apple-tree argue fiercely over whose fruit is superior, nearly coming to blo...
The Phoenix | 凤凰
The legendary Phoenix reappears after ages, stunning all animals with its beauty. Yet, the wisest...
Chemist Leo Baekeland | 化学家利奥·贝克兰
This article chronicles the life and work of chemist Leo Baekeland, inventor of Bakelite, the wor...
The Driftwood Queen | 浮木女王
A woman recounts her childhood friendship with a reclusive beachcomber known as the "Driftwood Qu...
The Goat Butcher | 屠羊者
A successful goat butcher ignores moral warnings from friends, attributing them to superstition. ...
Against the Fashion | 不合时尚
A skilled shoemaker and weaver from Lu plan to move to Yue, but are warned that their products wi...
Lower the Banners and Silence the Drums | 偃旗息鼓
This idiom originates from a Three Kingdoms stratagem where Zhao Yun feigned weakness to lure Cao...
The Labourer and the Snake | 工人与蛇
A grieving labourer tries to kill a snake that bit his son, but only wounds it. When he later pre...
His Bride Died Young | 他的新娘早逝
A young man tries to keep his ghostly bride from vanishing at dawn by blocking sunlight, but a ca...
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 ...
Borrowing Fire | 束媪乞火
A beloved daughter-in-law is falsely accused of theft by her mother-in-law. A wise village elder ...
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