The Trial of the Brides | 新娘的考验
A shepherd uses his mother's cheese-eating test to choose a wife among three sisters, selecting t...
The Two Travellers | 两个旅行者
A kind but poor tailor and a cruel shoemaker travel together. After the shoemaker blinds and aban...
The Ugly Duckling | 丑小鸭
A misfit duckling, ridiculed for his appearance, endures hardship and isolation before discoverin...
Follow Your Own Course | 走自己的路
The essay encourages readers to ignore naysayers and self-doubt, pursue their own passions with c...
The Doe and the Lion | 母鹿与狮子
A doe escapes hunters by hiding in a lion's cave, only to be killed by the lion. The fable warns ...
A Father's Equanimity | 子死不忧
A Wei state man, Dong Menwu, remains calm after his son's death, explaining to his puzzled servan...
The Hat and the Head | 帽子与脑袋
A brief anecdote about Hans Christian Andersen, who lived simply and wore an old hat. When mocked...
Let's Speak English | 让我们说英语
Tara, an ESL student from Iraq, initially lies about her origin to avoid speaking Arabic in class...
Lincoln's Integrity | 正直的林肯
The article highlights Abraham Lincoln's unwavering integrity as a lawyer through two anecdotes: ...
A Great Grief | 巨大的悲伤
A story in two parts: first, a lady visits to sell tannery shares with her old pug, Puggie. Later...
The Nightingale and the Hawk | 夜莺与鹰
A captured nightingale tries to persuade a hawk to release her by claiming she is too small a mea...
The Nomad Wolf Ankakumikaityn | 游牧之狼安卡库米凯廷
A cunning fox impersonates the nomad wolf Ankakumikaityn to deceive two sisters, stealing their f...
The Half-Wit's Choice | 傻子的选择
A man considered foolish always chooses a nickel over a dime. When advised to pick the more valua...
The King's Whim | 君王的喜怒
A second performer, imitating a successful acrobat, seeks reward from a king but is instead impri...
The Star-Child | 星孩
A poor woodcutter finds an abandoned infant wrapped in a golden cloak in the forest and insists o...
The Quail Mocks the Roc | 鹦雀笑鹏
A tiny quail, content with its short hops among the weeds, mocks the mighty roc's epic journey ac...
The Yue Man's Trap | 越人诱鼠
A Yue man cleverly lured troublesome mice to their doom by first baiting them with grain in an op...
The Wolf and the Donkey | 狼与驴
A clever donkey tricks a hungry wolf into being tied to its bridle, then leads the wolf back to i...
The Three Cats | 三只猫
Three bored cats meet at the park, get covered in paint during an adventure, and cleverly wash it...
Bingo's Last Stand | 宾果的最后一站
Bingo, the dog, makes a final, determined stand by refusing to enter Bill's yard, despite all eff...
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