The Singing Bone | 会唱歌的骨头
A kind younger brother slays a terrorizing boar with a magical spear, but is murdered by his envi...
Early Shopper | 早起的购物者
A prisoner, charged with "doing Christmas shopping early," reveals to a benevolent judge that his...
Shooting at the Camp Gate | 辕门射戟
Lü Bu ingeniously uses an archery challenge at a banquet to force a ceasefire between Liu Bei and...
The Horse and the Goat | 鞭马与鞭羊
Mozi uses the analogy of whipping a swift horse versus a goat to explain to his disciple that he ...
Faithful John | 忠实的约翰
A dying king entrusts his son to his loyal servant, Faithful John, with a warning about a forbidd...
The Willow-Wren | 鹪鹩
A tale of how the birds sought a king. A tiny, clever bird wins by trickery, hiding in the eagle'...
The One-Eyed Stag | 独眼雄鹿
A one-eyed stag focuses his vigilance on the perceived danger from land, only to be killed by an ...
The Big Catch | 钓大鱼
A nobleman uses fifty oxen as bait to fish in the East Sea. After a year of patience, he catches ...
The Sneaky Mouse | 狡猾的小老鼠
A clever mouse uses a toy to distract a cat and get cheese from a table. When faced with further ...
Three Good Friends | 三个好朋友
The story begins with a monkey. | 故事从一只猴子开始。
Lü Bu and Diao Chan | 吕布与貂蝉
Wang Yun uses his stepdaughter Diao Chan in a plot to turn Lü Bu against Dong Zhuo. Through decep...
Dionysus | 酒神狄俄尼索斯
Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, was raised by nymphs and taught by Silenus. He traveled the worl...
The Grasshopper and the Owl | 蚂蚱与猫头鹰
An owl, disturbed by a grasshopper's constant chirping, tricks him with flattery and an invitatio...
Daphne and Apollo | 达芙妮与阿波罗
The myth of Daphne and Apollo tells how the sun-god's pursuit led the fleeing nymph to transform ...
The Little Box | 小箱子
A mechanic, overconfident in his skills, complicates opening a simple, lid-lifting box by overthi...
The Supernatural Turtle | 神龟报恩
A Tang official's wife buys a giant, weeping turtle out of pity. After her husband releases it, h...
Drunken Tao | 醉陶
A tale from *Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio* about Ma Zicai, a chrysanthemum enthusiast, who b...
The Goat and the Vine | 山羊与葡萄藤
A vine warns a grazing goat that its destructive actions will be met with poetic justice during t...
The Goat Butcher | 屠羊者
A successful goat butcher ignores moral warnings from friends, attributing them to superstition. ...
Three Peach Stones | 三颗桃核
The article contrasts the innate joy of children with the weary indifference of adults, arguing t...
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