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 Wolf and the Man | 狼与人
A boastful wolf, underestimating human strength, is tricked by a fox into attacking a well-armed ...
A Flower in the Desert | 沙漠之花
A young desert flower's sole wish is to bring beauty to her barren home. After surviving a near-f...
The Sheep, The Wolf and The Stag | 绵羊、狼与牡鹿
A stag asks a sheep for a loan with a wolf as guarantor, but the sheep wisely refuses, citing the...
The Family Banshee | 家族女妖
The narrator recounts family stories of encounters with a banshee, an Irish protective spirit tha...
The Fox and the Torch | 恶邻与火狐
A jealous farmer's attempt to destroy his neighbor's harvest by setting a fox with a torch loose ...
Kotura, Lord of the Winds | 风之主科图拉
A father sends his three daughters to appease Kotura, the wind lord, during a deadly blizzard. Th...
Two Fathers | 我的两位父亲
A story of two sisters navigating love and loyalty between their biological father and their devo...
Presenting a Tall Hat | 戴高帽子
This story illustrates the Chinese idiom "presenting a tall hat," meaning to flatter. An official...
A Handful of Clay | 一捧泥土
A handful of common clay dreams of glory but endures a harsh process of shaping and firing, only ...
The Sole | 比目鱼
Fish, discontented with the chaos in their kingdom, hold a race to choose the fastest swimmer as ...
Little Briar-Rose | 睡美人
A princess, cursed to sleep for 100 years after pricking her finger on a spindle, is awakened by ...
The Shepherd's Mistake | 牧羊人的错误
A shepherd gradually lets his guard down against a watching wolf, eventually mistaking it for a g...
The Lioness and the Vixen | 母狮与雌狐
A lioness and a vixen compare their offspring. The vixen boasts of her many cubs, while the lione...
The King's Fancy for Slender Waists | 楚王好细腰
King Ling of Chu's preference for slender-waisted officials led his court to extreme dieting, res...
The Double Blanket | 一床双人毛毯
A grandfather is being sent to a government home. His son buys him an expensive double blanket as...
A Fish for Benny | 班尼的鱼
Joe resents his new stepbrother Benny for intruding on his time with their father. A planned deep...
The Farmer and the Donkey | 农夫与驴
A donkey trapped in a well shakes off each shovelful of dirt meant to bury it, using it as a step...
Rules for Hunting Lawyers | 律师狩猎规则
A satirical set of fictional hunting regulations that humorously target lawyers, detailing prohib...
The Jade Refusal | 子罕拒玉
A Song farmer offers a jade-containing stone to Prime Minister Zi Han, who declines it, valuing t...
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