The Lion, the Fox and the Ass | 狮子、狐狸与驴
A lion, a fox, and an ass hunt together. The ass's fair division angers the lion, who kills him. ...
The Wolf, the Mother and the Child | 狼、母亲与孩子
A hungry wolf overhears a mother's conflicting threats and reassurances to her crying child, lead...
The King and the Monkey | 吴王射猴
King Wu, angered by a monkey's defiant display of catching his arrow, orders his guards to shoot ...
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...
Tyranny Is Fiercer Than Tigers | 苛政猛于虎
Confucius encounters a woman mourning three family members killed by tigers. She prefers the dang...
Concealing One's Illness and Avoiding Treatment | 讳疾忌医
Bian Que repeatedly warned Duke Huan of his progressing illness, but the Duke, in denial, refused...
The Bald Fool and the Pears | 以梨击头的愚人
A bald fool endures being hit on the head with pears, blaming the attacker's foolishness for mist...
The Bald Huntsman | 秃头的猎人
A bald man's wig is blown away during a hunt, amusing his companions. He good-naturedly remarks t...
The Seven Ravens | 七只乌鸦
A man's angry wish turns his seven sons into ravens. Their determined sister embarks on a perilou...
The Beam | 横梁
A girl uses the wisdom from a four-leaf clover to expose an enchanter's illusion of a heavy beam,...
The Rabbits Who Caused All the Trouble | 惹是生非的兔子们
A pack of wolves systematically blames a family of rabbits for natural disasters and ultimately d...
Two Peasants | 两个农夫
Two peasants, each in a hurry to go in opposite directions, argue stubbornly when their sledges g...
Venus and the Cat | 维纳斯与猫
A cat transformed into a woman by Venus reverts to her feline nature when she instinctively chase...
The Fowler and the Lark | 捕鸟人与百灵鸟
A lark, curious about a fowler's claim of founding a city, is deceived by the bait in his nets an...
Quenching Thirst with Plums | 望梅止渴
This story recounts how the historical figure Cao Cao cleverly averted a potential mutiny among h...
A Year Behind Sister and Forty | 姐姐四十，我紧随其后
The author reflects on growing up eighteen months behind her seemingly perfect older sister, Vick...
Dong Shi Imitates Xi Shi | 东施效颦
The story tells of Dong Shi, an ugly woman who blindly imitates the beautiful Xi Shi's pained exp...
The First Test | 初出茅庐
This passage recounts how Zhuge Liang, newly appointed as Liu Bei's military adviser, earns the r...
Manager Beck | 经理贝克
This article profiles Beck, the diligent and insightful manager of the Pets and Aquatics departme...
Open the Net on Three Sides | 网开一面
The story recounts how Tang, founder of the Shang Dynasty, demonstrated mercy by cutting a bird n...
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