The Bell | 钟声

A mysterious and beautiful bell sound draws people from a town into the forest, each seeking its ...

Kielbasa | 基尔巴萨香肠

A stray kitten is lured into a new home using Kielbasa sausage, and is subsequently named after t...

God and Eve in the Garden of Eden | 伊甸园中的上帝与夏娃

In the Garden of Eden, a dissatisfied Eve complains to God about loneliness and boredom. God offe...

The Bell That Reveals the Thief | 恐钟有声

A Song Dynasty magistrate cleverly used a bell coated with ink to identify a thief among suspects...

A Chance of a Lifetime | 一生一次的机会

A woman dreams of moving to New York for a career opportunity. At a farewell gathering, she is ca...

The More Loving One | 成为更有爱心的人

The poem reflects on the indifference of the universe and human relationships, arguing that earth...

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...

Never Alone | 永不孤单

A woman who fears solitude faces her worst nightmare when her husband's routine surgery leads to ...

The Bellamy and the Members | 贝拉米与成员们

A group of Socialists rebels against their leader Bellamy, questioning the one-sided provision of...

Wise Birds and Foolish Birds | 聪明的鸟与愚蠢的鸟

A wise bird leader foresees a fire caused by rubbing branches and urges all birds to evacuate. Th...

The Greedy Dog | 贪婪的狗

A greedy dog loses his stolen bone when he tries to take a larger one from his own reflection in ...

The Spider and the Snake | 蜘蛛与蛇

A cunning spider lures a weary snake by feigning vulnerability, then delivers a fatal bite. The s...

Qingwen Mends the Peacock Feather Cloak | 晴雯补裘

Qingwen, though ill, expertly identifies and mends Baoyu's precious peacock feather cloak overnig...

An Inadequate Fee | 不足的酬劳

A fable about an ox who, seeking help from a "Political Pull" to escape a mire, ends up losing ev...

The Two Knots | 两个连环节

A man presents two knots to a king; only one is untied, and a student correctly identifies the ot...

The Lost Axe | 丢失斧头的人

A man's misplaced suspicion makes his neighbor's son appear guilty; finding the lost item restore...

Yan Hui and the Rice Pot | 颜回攫甑

Confucius mistakenly judges his disciple Yan Hui for eating rice before offering it, only to lear...

Ying Ning with a Plum Blossom | 婴宁拈梅

A young scholar, Wang Zifu, falls in love at first sight with a mysterious girl holding a plum bl...

Plugging One's Ears While Stealing a Bell | 掩耳盗铃

A thief tries to steal a large bell by breaking it, but the loud noise alarms him. In a foolish a...

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,...