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...
My Father Isn't as Rich as His | 他的父亲比我的富有
A story illustrates John D. Rockefeller's paradoxical frugality: despite his vast philanthropy, h...
The Louse and the Flea | 虱子与跳蚤
A louse's accident while brewing beer triggers a chain reaction of overreactions among household ...
Gulp! Gulp! | 咕咚！咕咚！
A young man in New York, terrified of cockroaches, buys a gecko as a natural solution. The gecko ...
Mercury and The Tradesmen | 墨丘利与商贩们
A fable explaining why all tradesmen tend to lie, but horse-dealers are the most deceitful of all...
The Sneaky Mouse | 狡猾的小老鼠
A clever mouse uses a toy to distract a cat and get cheese from a table. When faced with further ...
Never Too Late: The Story of Rose | 为时不晚：罗丝的故事
An 87-year-old woman named Rose fulfills her lifelong dream of attending college, becoming an ins...
The Three Craftsmen | 三位工匠
A story about three craftsmen, each insisting their own familiar material is best for city defens...
Marathon Boy, Four, Runs Into Storm of Exploitation Claims | 四岁马拉松神童深陷剥削指控风暴
A four-year-old Indian boy hailed as a marathon prodigy faces serious health risks and exploitati...
The Eagle and the Arrow | 鹰与箭
An eagle is shot by a hunter's arrow. As it dies, it laments the cruel irony that the arrow that ...
The Happy Prince (Part 3) | 快乐王子（第三部分）
The Swallow, moved by the Prince's compassion, reluctantly plucks out both of the Prince's sapphi...
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...
Two Children Argue About the Sun | 小儿辩日
Confucius encounters two children debating whether the sun is closer at sunrise or noon, each usi...
The Family Banshee | 家族女妖
The narrator recounts family stories of encounters with a banshee, an Irish protective spirit tha...
The Jade of Song | 宋人献玉
A man from Song tries to flatter Minister Zi Han by offering him a precious jade, but Zi Han refu...
The Vizir's Punishment (Part 2) | 受罚的维齐尔（下）
The story continues as the poisoned Greek king dies, and the narrative returns to the fisherman a...
Rapunzel | 莴苣姑娘
A childless couple makes a desperate deal with a witch for rampion, resulting in their daughter R...
Return to Jingzhou | 回荆州
Liu Bei, trapped in Wu after his marriage, uses Zhuge Liang's ruse and his wife Lady Sun's author...
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 Cat and the Mice | 猫和老鼠
A cat tries to lure hidden mice by pretending to be dead, but a wise mouse sees through the trick...
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