The Crow and the Pitcher | 乌鸦喝水
A thirsty crow uses pebbles to raise the water level in a pitcher, enabling it to drink and survi...
The Jury's Dilemma | 陪审团的困境
A satirical critique of the jury system, suggesting that one's fate is decided by those who could...
A Promise of Gold | 一诺千金
To establish credibility for his reforms, Qin Prime Minister Shang Yang publicly and generously r...
Punishing the Horse | 罚马
A Song traveler repeatedly punishes his reluctant horse by driving it into a stream, illustrating...
Bristling with Anger | 怒发冲冠
This passage recounts the historical story behind the Chinese idiom "Bristling with Anger," where...
The Dog and the Wolf | 狗与狼
A clever dog escapes being eaten by a wolf by promising to get fattened up for a future feast, bu...
Jiang Gan's Stolen Letter | 蒋干盗书
Jiang Gan, sent by Cao Cao to persuade his old classmate Zhou Yu to surrender, falls for a ruse. ...
The Boss Parrot | 老板鹦鹉
A customer inquires about three parrots with vastly different prices. The most expensive one, who...
The Snow Man | 雪人
A newly made Snow-man, fascinated by a warm stove he sees through a window, develops an impossibl...
The Lapland and Finland Women | 拉普兰女人与芬兰女人
Gerda and the reindeer seek help from a Lapland woman, who directs them to a Finland woman for gu...
The Deer Hunt | 即鹿无虞
The fable contrasts two hunting approaches: success comes from planning with a guide's knowledge,...
Few True Confucians in Lu | 鲁国少儒
Zhuang Zi challenges the King of Lu's claim that his state has many Confucian scholars by arguing...
The Fox and the Leopard | 狐狸与豹
A fox and a leopard argue over who is more beautiful. The leopard points to its physical spots, b...
Ulysses and the Bag of Winds | 尤利西斯与风袋
After the Trojan War, King Ulysses receives a bag containing storm winds from Aeolus to ensure a ...
A Fish for Benny | 班尼的鱼
Joe resents his new stepbrother Benny for intruding on his time with their father. A planned deep...
Time Out | 暂停时刻
A young consultant, nervous about meeting a major advertising firm's president, responds to the e...
As a Man Soweth | 种瓜得瓜
The author recalls a childhood lesson from his grandmother about karma after being bullied. Decad...
The Eagle and the Arrow | 鹰与箭
An eagle is mortally wounded by an archer's arrow, only to discover with its dying breath that th...
The Frog in the Shallow Well | 井底之蛙
A frog living in a shallow well boasts of its perfect life to a sea turtle, only to be humbled by...
By the Almshouse Window | 济贫院窗前
An old maid gazes from an almshouse window at children playing on Copenhagen's historic rampart. ...
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