Bike Fright | 学车惊魂

A boy tries to teach his fearless mother how to ride a bike for an upcoming event. Her initial fe...

Xue Tan Learns Singing | 薛谭学讴

A student, overconfident in his mastery, decides to leave his teacher. The teacher's breathtaking...

Good Sight | 好视力

A lawyer questions a witness's eyesight by asking how far he can see clearly. The witness humorou...

Shally and the Little Fish | 莎莉与小鱼

A community is terrorized by a big fish that demands a yearly child sacrifice. When little Shally...

The Yan Man's Return | 燕人归国

A man returning to his homeland after a lifetime abroad is tricked into mourning false sights, le...

Surprise Attack on Chencang | 计取陈仓

Zhuge Liang captures the strategic fortress of Chencang not by a prolonged siege, but through a b...

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 Ass, the Fox and the Lion | 驴、狐狸和狮子

An ass and a fox ally to find food but encounter a lion. The fox betrays the ass to save himself,...

Beyond a Single Best Friend | 不止一个最好的朋友

The author shares a personal story about learning that relying on a single, controlling "best fri...

The Hidden Gold | 隐藏的金子

A dying farmer tells his lazy sons there is gold hidden in their olive orchard. Their fruitless d...

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 Three Green Twigs | 三根绿枝

A pious hermit is punished by God for judging a condemned man. His penance involves carrying a dr...

The Fox and the Hedgehog | 狐狸与刺猬

A wounded fox prefers to keep the flies that are already full, fearing that driving them away wou...

The Fox and the Tiger | 狐狸与老虎

A boastful Tiger is wounded by an unseen archer while trying to impress other animals, revealing ...

Where to Find Riches | 财富何处寻

A farmer sells his land to search for diamonds elsewhere, only to die in poverty. The new owner d...

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...

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...

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 Pig and the Sheep | 猪与绵羊

A pig's loud protest when captured highlights the difference between being sheared for wool and b...

Hansel and Grethel | 汉塞尔与格蕾特尔

Hansel and Grethel, children of a poor woodcutter, are abandoned in the forest by their stepmothe...