The Willow-Wren | 鹪鹩
A tale of how the birds sought a king. A tiny, clever bird wins by trickery, hiding in the eagle'...
The Phoenix | 凤凰
The legendary Phoenix reappears after ages, stunning all animals with its beauty. Yet, the wisest...
Banana Pudding | 香蕉布丁
The author recalls how making banana pudding with her new stepchildren bridged an initial divide,...
The Grasshopper and the Ants | 蚱蜢与蚂蚁
A starving grasshopper begs ants for food in winter, having sung all summer instead of preparing....
The Sunday Dishes | 周日的碗碟
A boy recounts the Sunday ritual of his father doing the dishes in an apron, until one day the re...
The Boundless Journey | 鹏程万里
This passage recounts the legend of the Kun fish transforming into the Peng bird from *Zhuangzi*,...
Xu You Declines the Throne | 许由避位
Emperor Yao offers his throne to the virtuous Xu You, who refuses and goes into hiding. The story...
Time Out | 暂停时刻
A young consultant, nervous about meeting a major advertising firm's president, responds to the e...
The Rooster Plucks Its Tail | 公鸡断尾
Bin Meng uses the allegory of a rooster plucking its beautiful tail feathers to avoid being sacri...
No Shame to Be Poor | 贫穷并不可耻
A student's excessive demands on his celebrity benefactor, actress Sun Li, ignited a public debat...
The Greedy Man | 贪得无厌
A man meets a celestial friend who grants him gold, but his greed leads him to desire the magic f...
The Arrogant Lion | 傲慢的狮子
An arrogant lion, overconfident of his rule, confronts larger animals to confirm his status. Afte...
The Clown Statue | 小丑雕像
A babysitter, unnerved by a clown statue in the parents' bedroom, calls to ask if she can cover i...
The Frog in the Well | 井蛙之乐
A frog living in a well boasts of his perfect life to a sea turtle, only to be humbled by the tur...
Hans the Hedgehog | 刺猬汉斯
A farmer's son, born half-hedgehog, is rejected by his family. He leaves home, grows a herd in th...
The Pot Calling the Kettle Black | 五十步笑百步
King Hui of Liang boasts of his governance to Mencius but wonders why his population doesn't grow...
The Man and the Satyr | 人与萨堤尔
A man warms his hands and cools his food by blowing with his mouth, leading a Satyr to renounce t...
A Tragedy or a Blessing | 是悲剧还是祝福
A Scottish family misses their voyage on the Titanic due to a quarantine from a dog bite, initial...
The Grasshopper and the Owl | 蚂蚱与猫头鹰
An owl, disturbed by a grasshopper's constant chirping, tricks him with flattery and an invitatio...
The Horse and the Goat | 鞭马与鞭羊
Mozi uses the analogy of whipping a swift horse versus a goat to explain to his disciple that he ...
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