Xue Tan Learns Singing | 薛谭学讴
A student, overconfident in his mastery, decides to leave his teacher. The teacher's breathtaking...
The Man of Qi Who Feared the Sky | 杞人忧天
This fable tells of a man from Qi who was paralyzed by the irrational fear that the sky would fal...
The Jackal, the Dove and the Panther | 豺狼、鸽子与黑豹
A cunning jackal preys on a dove's chicks and a heron's advice, then tricks a panther by eating h...
Discovery | 发现
True discovery is an internal transformation of the observer, not merely finding the hidden. Comf...
The Three Happy Brothers | 快乐三兄弟
Three brothers find magical treasures—a telescope, a flying carpet, and a healing apple. They use...
Mary Lou | 玛丽·卢
A new student, desperate to fit in, joins in bullying an outcast classmate, Mary Lou. The silent,...
Two Children Argue About the Sun | 小儿辩日
Confucius encounters two children debating whether the sun is closer at sunrise or noon, each usi...
What My Daddy Does | 我爸爸做什么工作
A teacher is shocked when a student claims his father works in a brothel. The father's humorous e...
The Cock and the Pearl | 公鸡与珍珠
A cock finds a pearl in the straw but dismisses it, preferring a single grain of barley. The fabl...
Dads a Lawyer | 爸爸是律师
Two boys meet in line and discuss their fathers' professions. When one proudly states his father ...
Keeping the Casket and Returning the Pearl | 买椟还珠
A Chu merchant's overly ornate casket for a pearl captivated a Zheng buyer, who purchased the box...
Through Time and Fog | 穿越迷雾
A driver encounters a mysterious fog on a short trip and discovers a gas station that shouldn't e...
The Dog and the Shadow | 狗与影子
A dog, greedy for a second piece of meat he sees reflected in the water, loses the one he already...
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...
Chang'e Flies to the Moon | 嫦娥奔月
The story recounts how Chang'e became the Moon Goddess after consuming an elixir and floating to ...
The Bat and the Weasel | 蝙蝠与黄鼠狼
A bat escapes death twice by cleverly changing its identity to suit the prejudices of two differe...
Secrets, Lies and Love | 秘密、谎言与爱
A journalist uncovers her father's hidden past as a WWII spy after finding a Nazi cap among his b...
Jiang Yan's Wit Runs Dry | 江郎才尽
This story recounts how the talented scholar Jiang Yan, after achieving early fame, failed to mai...
The Misplaced Craftsmen | 不合时宜的工匠
A skilled shoemaker and weaver plan to move to a new region but are warned that their crafts are ...
Presenting a Tall Hat | 戴高帽子
This story illustrates the Chinese idiom "presenting a tall hat," meaning to flatter. An official...
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