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...
The Yidai Bird | 意怠免患
The legend of the Yidai bird illustrates how seemingly weak creatures survive through strict unit...
The Neighbor and the Snake | 邻居与蛇
A cottager's son is killed by a snake. In a failed attempt at revenge, the father only wounds the...
One Side of the Case | 一面之辞
A man with hearing loss in one ear is deemed fit for jury duty by a judge, who humorously notes t...
Going South by Driving North | 南辕北辙
Ji Liang recounts a story to the King of Wei about a man stubbornly driving north to reach the so...
The Chicken Thief | 攘鸡
Mencius uses the parable of a man who plans to gradually reduce and delay stopping his theft to c...
Cruel Love | 残酷的爱
A desperate male eagle searches for food in a harsh winter to save his starving family. Meanwhile...
The Golden Bird | 金鸟
A king's youngest son, guided by a wise fox, embarks on a quest for a golden bird, facing trials ...
Going Home | 回家
A group of young people on a bus trip to Florida notice a silent, withdrawn man named Vingo. He r...
Bill, Bingo and Bram 4 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 4
The narrator reflects on the depth of their neighbor Bill's simple life and recounts two defining...
A Horrible Summer Night | 夏夜惊魂
A man buried alive rationalizes his state as severe illness. On the same stormy night, grave robb...
The Black Sheep | 害群之马
The idiom 'The Black Sheep' originates from a story where the legendary Emperor Huangdi learns fr...
Andrew Carnegie | 安德鲁·卡内基
Andrew Carnegie built the U.S. steel industry and amassed great wealth through savvy business str...
The Mirror | 镜子
A vain Spaniel mistakes his own reflection for a rival, boasts of defeating it, but flees in terr...
Marshmallow Harvest | 棉花糖的收获
A dry summer leaves children disappointed with no wild berries to pick during a camping trip. The...
The Thirsty Man and the River | 口渴的人与河流
A thirsty man, after chasing a mirage to a river, refuses to drink because he cannot consume all ...
Lazy Harry | 懒汉海利
A lazy man named Harry marries an equally idle woman, Fat Katie. Together, they devise increasing...
Do Not Burn Your House to Get Rid of a Mouse | 投鼠忌器
A collector destroys his priceless jade vase while trying to kill a mouse inside it, learning a h...
Aphrodite and Adonis | 阿芙罗狄蒂与阿多尼斯
The myth recounts Aphrodite's deep love for the mortal hunter Adonis, his tragic death by a boar,...
The Small White Envelope | 小小的白色信封
A wife creates a lasting Christmas tradition by giving her husband, who dislikes commercialism, t...
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