The Clever Little Tailor | 聪明的小裁缝
A seemingly foolish young tailor outwits a proud princess by solving her riddle and cleverly surv...
The Red Shoes | 红舞鞋
A poor girl's obsession with a pair of beautiful red dancing shoes leads to vanity, disobedience,...
Who Packs Your Parachute? | 谁为你准备降落伞
A former Navy pilot, saved by a parachute packed by an unknown sailor, reflects on the unseen sup...
The Stolen Farthings | 被偷藏的半便士
A ghostly child returns daily at noon to search for two stolen farthings it hid before death, fin...
The Crab and the Fox | 螃蟹与狐狸
A crab leaves its natural seaside habitat for an inland meadow, only to be caught and eaten by a ...
Zi Chan Deceived | 子产受骗
A pond-keeper deceives the virtuous official Zi Chan by eating a gifted fish and fabricating a st...
Plugging One's Ears While Stealing a Bell | 掩耳盗铃
A thief, attempting to steal a large bell, tries to muffle its sound by plugging his own ears, fo...
The Girl and the Bandit | 少女与强盗
A richly adorned girl encounters a bandit while walking in the hills. Despite her desperate pleas...
Apelles and the Ass | 阿佩莱斯与驴
A vain little ass mistakenly believes the painter Apelles admires him for a noble reason. Apelles...
The Heavenly Wedding | 天国的婚礼
A poor, devout boy mistakes a church for heaven and stays, sharing his food with a statue of the ...
The Humorous Customer | 幽默的顾客
A narrative about a regular customer at a garden centre whose witty humor, including pretending h...
Two Dogs | 两只狗
A fable about how the Dog gained the ability to wag its tail to hide its true feelings from Man, ...
One Side of the Case | 一面之辞
A man with hearing loss in one ear is deemed fit for jury duty by a judge, who humorously notes t...
The Ass and the Old Peasant | 驴与老农
A peasant warns his donkey of approaching enemies and urges it to flee. The donkey, resigned to i...
Strange Names | 奇怪的名字
A father's peculiar choice of names for his sons—"Thief" and "Hit"—leads to a disastrous misunder...
That's Not Fair | 这不公平
A man in hell complains about a lawyer's seemingly pleasant fate, only to be corrected by the dev...
Koobor the Koala and Water | 考拉库伯与水
Koobor the orphaned koala-boy, mistreated and denied water by his relatives, transforms into the ...
The Dogs and the Hides | 狗与牛皮
Hungry dogs try to drink a river dry to reach cowhides, but burst themselves in the attempt. The ...
The Butcher and His Customer | 屠夫与顾客
Two customers steal meat and lie to the butcher, who warns them that while they may deceive him, ...
A Greek to Remember | 一位值得铭记的希腊人
The article recounts the life and philosophy of Diogenes, the founder of Cynicism, who rejected m...
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