The Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains | 愚公移山
The story of Yu Gong, who, despite his age and others' doubts, resolved to move two mountains wit...
The Blacksmith and the Dog | 铁匠与狗
A blacksmith criticizes his dog for sleeping during work but waking eagerly for meals, illustrati...
The Nightingale | 夜莺
The Emperor of China discovers the sublime song of a humble nightingale in his own forest through...
The Escaped Jackdaw | 逃脱的寒鸦
A jackdaw escapes human captivity only to have the string tied to its leg become entangled in a t...
Zhou Chu Eliminates the Evils | 周处除害
The story recounts how Zhou Chu, once a local menace, realizes his own harmful nature after slayi...
Three to Get Ready | 三人成行
Three friends—Bird, Frog, and Grasshopper—encounter a pond. Each has limitations in crossing it a...
The Four Wives | 生命中的四位妻子
A parable about a merchant and his four wives reveals an allegory for life's priorities. The stor...
The Kiwi's Sacrifice | 几维鸟的牺牲
A Maori legend tells how the Kiwi bird selflessly agreed to live on the dark forest floor to save...
The Tunny-Fish and the Dolphin | 金枪鱼与海豚
A chased tunny-fish and its pursuer, a dolphin, both become stranded on a sandbank. Facing death ...
The Singing, Soaring Lark | 会唱歌、会飞翔的云雀
A father promises his youngest daughter a singing lark but must give her to a lion to obtain it. ...
The Boasting Traveller | 吹牛的旅行者
A traveler boasts of an unbeatable jump in Rhodes but is challenged to prove it on the spot, illu...
A Riddling Tale | 谜语故事
A woman transformed into a flower instructs her husband to pick her from identical blooms to brea...
Strike While the Iron is Hot | 一鼓作气
This story explains the idiom "一鼓作气" through a historical battle where waiting for the enemy's sp...
One Arrow, Two Vultures | 一箭双雕
This passage recounts the ancient Chinese tale of archer Zhangsun Sheng, who shot down two fighti...
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...
Earl Mar's Daughter | 马尔伯爵的女儿
A princess befriends a dove that transforms into a prince at night. They marry in secret and have...
Ji Shengzi Raising Fighting-Cocks | 纪渻子养斗鸡
Ji Shengzi trained a fighting cock for the king. Over forty days, he patiently waited until the c...
Banana Pudding | 香蕉布丁
The author recalls how making banana pudding with her new stepchildren bridged an initial divide,...
The Fox Mourns the Hare's Death | 兔死狐悲
A fox and a hare form an alliance against hunters. When the hare is killed, the fox mourns, reali...
The Pack-Ass and the Wild Ass | 家驴与野驴
A wild ass initially envies a pack-ass's comfortable life but later observes him suffering under ...
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