The Tree and the Goose | 山木与雁
Zhuangzi uses the paradox of a useless tree surviving and a useless goose being killed to illustr...
We Can't Pay for Them | 我们赔不起
A boy runs five kilometers to school daily, developing strength and speed. He wins multiple races...
The Leaf That Blinds | 一叶障目
A poor man in Chu, believing a leaf can make him invisible after misreading a text, embarks on a ...
Lean Lisa | 精瘦的丽莎
A story about Lean Lisa, a hardworking but poor woman who argues with her husband over hypothetic...
Alfred Nobel: A Man of Contrasts | 阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔：一个充满矛盾的人
Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prizes, was a paradoxical...
The Eagle Turned Cushat | 老鹰变成斑鸠
An eagle transformed into a cushat forgets its new form and instinctively acts like its old self,...
The Whale Sound | 鲸声
The narrator defends a deaf boy from bullies and hears his haunting, whale-like cry. Later, he le...
The Golden Burden | 金子的负担
A poor farmer discovers a huge, immovable lump of gold. After initial frustration, he wisely deci...
The Bat, Bramble and Cormorant | 蝙蝠、荆棘与鸬鹚
A bat, bramble, and cormorant lose their joint investment in a shipwreck. The trauma of the loss ...
The Camel | 骆驼
A fable about how familiarity overcomes fear. When man first encountered the camel's size, he fle...
Keeping One's Word | 信守诺言
This story recounts how Zeng Zi, a disciple of Confucius, chose to honor his wife's casual promis...
The Coral Filial Daughter-in-Law | 珊瑚孝婆
A harsh mother-in-law mistreats her gentle daughter-in-law, forcing a divorce, only to later suff...
Beating the Neighbor's Son | 打邻家的儿子
A father who frequently beats his son is joined by a neighbor, who also beats the boy, claiming t...
Having Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹
The story of artist Wen Tong illustrates how deep, sustained observation and mental preparation l...
Black Tulips | 黑郁金香
A story of hope and survival in post-war Netherlands. A tulip grower's prized bulbs, hidden by hi...
Christopher Reeve: A Real-Life Superman | 克里斯托弗·里夫：现实中的超人
Christopher Reeve, famed for playing Superman, became a real-life hero through his courageous adv...
The Swineherd | 猪倌
A prince, rejected after offering rare and meaningful gifts (a magical rose and a nightingale), d...
The Helmet | 头盔
A young man, knowing the motorcycle's brakes have failed, quietly gives his helmet to his girlfri...
The Journey Matters | 旅程的意义
The story of two boys digging a hole illustrates that while ambitious goals may not be fully achi...
Frederick and Catherine | 弗雷德里克和凯瑟琳
A humorous folktale about a naive wife, Catherine, whose well-intentioned but foolish actions lea...
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