Chemist Leo Baekeland | 化学家利奥·贝克兰

This article chronicles the life and work of chemist Leo Baekeland, inventor of Bakelite, the wor...

The Overconfident Mantis | 自负的螳螂

A strong mantis, intoxicated by victory over a rival, arrogantly confronts a wooden cart, leading...

The Bald Fool and the Pears | 以梨击头的愚人

A bald fool endures being hit on the head with pears, blaming the attacker's foolishness for mist...

Britain's Student Prince Shuns Freshers' Revels | 威廉王子低调入学,婉拒新生狂欢

Prince William begins university at St Andrews, deliberately avoiding the raucous 'freshers' week...

A Good Dog for Catching Mice? | 良狗捕鼠

A man from Qi selects a hunting dog for his neighbor, who then worries it doesn't catch mice. The...

The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers | 后来者居上

This story recounts how the idiom 'the latecomers surpass the old-timers' originated from Ji An's...

Kindly Step into the Vat | 请君入瓮

The story recounts how the cruel judge Lai Junchen used Zhou Xing's own torture method—a scorchin...

Adding Feet to a Snake | 画蛇添足

A story from the Warring States Period where a servant, after quickly drawing a snake, unnecessar...

The Mistress and Her Servants | 女主人与仆人

Two servants, tired of being woken early by their mistress's rooster, kill it hoping to sleep lon...

The Colt Crosses the River | 小马过河

A young colt hesitates to cross a river after receiving conflicting advice from a cow and a squir...

The Lion and the Mouse | 狮子和老鼠

A mighty lion spares a mouse's life, who later returns the favor by freeing the lion from a trap,...

A Rose from Homer's Grave | 荷马墓上的一朵玫瑰

A rose growing on Homer's grave rejects the love of a nightingale, deeming herself too noble. Aft...

Beyond Fear | 超越恐惧

A mother recounts her emotional journey caring for her critically ill young son. Initially consum...

Experience | 经验之谈

A driver's lawyer cites his client's long driving experience in a hit-and-run case, but the plain...

The Woodman and Mercury | 樵夫与墨丘利

A woodman's honesty in claiming only his own lost iron ax is rewarded by Mercury with additional ...

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 Dog and the Shadow | 狗与影子

A dog, greedy for a second piece of meat he sees reflected in the water, loses the one he already...

Drawing a Snake with Feet | 画蛇添足

A man wins a wine contest by drawing a snake fastest but loses it by arrogantly adding unnecessar...

The Golden Key | 金钥匙

A poor boy finds a tiny golden key in the snow while gathering wood. He discovers a hidden iron c...

Encounter with Feng Sanniang | 邂逅封三娘

A gentle maiden, Lady Fan, befriends the mysterious Lady Feng. With Feng's aid, she finds love wi...