The Royal Thief-Catcher | 皇家捕贼人

A Brahman in Sravasti hoards wealth given by devotees, only to have it stolen. He vows to starve ...

The Ghost-Fearing Man of Chu | 楚人畏鬼

A thief exploits a man's intense fear of ghosts by imitating ghostly sounds, then robs him. Even ...

The Slaying of the Tanuki | 貉之死

A wicked Tanuki tricks and kills a peasant's wife, serving her as a meal to her husband. With the...

The Two Crows | 两只乌鸦

Two rival crows argue about who can fly higher and decide to settle it with a contest carrying sa...

Timmy's Wish | 蒂米的愿望

A teacher in Hawaii uses ancient visualization techniques to comfort a young student, Timmy, afte...

The Man and the Image | 人与神像

A poor man's daily prayers to a wooden idol for wealth go unanswered until, in frustration, he sm...

The Dog's House | 狗的房子

A dog decides to build a house in winter but abandons the plan in summer when he feels too large ...

The Swan's Last Song | 天鹅绝唱

A man buys a swan hoping to hear its legendary song, but it sings only when dying, leading to his...

The Nix of the Mill-Pond | 磨坊池塘的水妖

A miller, tricked by a water nymph into promising his newborn son in exchange for wealth, lives i...

The Frog and the Tiger | 青蛙与老虎

A proud tiger is challenged by a clever frog to a jumping contest. The frog uses trickery to make...

The Heaven of Thirty-Three | 三十三重天

The story follows Magha the Good, who teaches his village peace and cooperation through the Five ...

The Singing Donkey | 唱歌的驴

A lonely donkey ignores his jackal friend's warning and insists on singing loudly in a farmer's o...

The Magic Millstone | 魔法磨石

A poor man, guided by woodcutters, seeks the Wood-Goblin Hiysi to exchange a cow's hoof for a gif...

Bill, Bingo and Bram 1 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 1

The narrator describes visits to their elderly neighbor Bill's timeless home, focusing on old pho...

Saint and Sinner | 圣徒与罪人

A Salvation Army officer attributes his reform to Divine Grace, but the sinner he addresses sugge...

The Patient and the Ship Owner | 病人与船主

A patient uses a boat without permission to fish on a moonlit night. Dr. Schweitzer adjudicates, ...

The Wolf and the Horse | 狼与马

A wolf pretends to reserve a field of oats for a horse, but the horse sees through the deception,...

Straight Chimney, Close Firewood | 曲突徙薪

A man's fire prevention advice is ignored until a fire occurs. The host thanks those who helped p...

The Whale Sound | 鲸声

The narrator defends a deaf boy from bullies and hears his haunting, whale-like cry. Later, he le...

The Wolf and the Man | 狼与人

A boastful wolf, underestimating human strength, is tricked by a fox into attacking a well-armed ...