The Magic Brush | 魔笔
A poor boy named Ma Liang receives a magic brush from an old man. He uses it to create food and s...
The Crab and His Son | 螃蟹与他的儿子
A logical crab criticizes his son's sideways walk, but when the son points out the father's own i...
The Fox and the Geese | 狐狸与鹅群
A fox threatens to eat a flock of geese. The clever geese ask for a final prayer, then all begin ...
The Impossible Gatekeeper | 不可能的守门人
A servant literally follows his master's order to guard the gate and donkey, taking them along to...
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...
Craig Barrett: Intel's CEO | 克雷格·巴雷特：英特尔首席执行官
This profile details Craig Barrett's tenure as Intel's CEO, highlighting his focus on manufacturi...
The Value of Words | 多言何益
Mozi uses the analogy of noisy creatures versus the timely rooster to teach that effective commun...
A Perfect Little Angel | 完美的小天使
A father almost scolds his daughter for playing with lipstick, but her "I'm a perfect little ange...
The Nomad Wolf Ankakumikaityn | 游牧之狼安卡库米凯廷
A cunning fox impersonates the nomad wolf Ankakumikaityn to deceive two sisters, stealing their f...
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...
Mutual Respect | 相敬如宾
A Spring and Autumn Period official, inspired by a respectful farming couple, advocated employing...
The Handan Walker | 邯郸学步
A young man from Shouling, plagued by self-doubt, travels to Handan to copy the locals' celebrate...
Whose Horse? | 谁的马？
Washington cleverly exposes a neighbor's theft by asking him to identify which eye of the stolen ...
The Special Football | 特别的橄榄球
A father saves a special commemorative football for his sons, only to realize too late that its t...
Showing Off Axe Skills Before Lu Ban | 班门弄斧
This idiom, derived from the legend of master carpenter Lu Ban, criticizes the folly of displayin...
The Carrot, the Egg, and the Coffee Bean | 胡萝卜、鸡蛋与咖啡豆
A mother uses a kitchen experiment with carrots, eggs, and coffee beans in boiling water to teach...
Second Thoughts | 重新考虑
An alien translator, Mooba, facilitates contact between humanity and the word-obsessed Xxlepis ra...
Nails in the Fence | 篱笆上的钉子
A father teaches his hot-tempered son about the lasting impact of angry words through a lesson in...
The Olive Tree and the Fig Tree | 橄榄树与无花果树
An olive tree mocks a bare fig tree in winter, boasting of its own evergreen beauty. A heavy snow...
Three Men Make a Tiger | 三人成虎
Minister Pang Gong warns the King of Wei about the danger of rumors through the allegory of a mar...
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