Mother's Hands | 母亲的手
The narrator reflects on her shifting perspective towards her aging mother, now that she herself ...
The Fox and the Lion | 狐狸与狮子
A fox's fear of a lion diminishes with repeated encounters, progressing from flight to observatio...
The First Flight | 第一次飞翔
A baby eagle, dependent on his mother in a comfortable nest, is forced out to face his greatest f...
The Spider and the Snake | 蜘蛛与蛇
A cunning spider lures a weary snake by feigning vulnerability, then delivers a fatal bite. The s...
Bill, Bingo and Bram 4 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 4
The narrator reflects on the depth of their neighbor Bill's simple life and recounts two defining...
The Miser | 守财奴
A miser hides his gold but loses it to a thief. A neighbor points out that an unused stone is as ...
You'd Better Not Talk With Him | 你最好别和他谈
A successful lawyer, who rose from poverty, spoils his son Richard, hoping he becomes a scientist...
Echo | 回声
This is the myth of Echo, a nymph punished to only repeat the last words of others. It illustrate...
The Rain-Bringing Dragons | 布雨之龙
Four compassionate dragons defy the indifferent Jade Emperor to end a devastating drought by brin...
The Star-Money | 星星钱币
A destitute but pious orphan girl selflessly gives away her last possessions—bread and every piec...
The Elephant Did It | 大象惹的祸
A man's red car is crushed by a circus elephant abroad. The owner provides a damage letter, which...
The Three Fishermen <3> | 三位渔夫 <3>
The story depicts the dramatic arrival of an aged, revered fisherman in a truck. His inspection o...
The Bird Grip | 神鸟格里普
A blind king's three sons seek the magical bird Grip to restore his sight. The two eldest fail du...
Dong's Cats | 东氏养猫
A man in ancient Wei raises over a hundred cats until they eradicate all rats. Pampered with dail...
The Plum Dies for the Peach | 李代桃僵
This idiom, derived from a folk song, uses the metaphor of a plum tree sacrificing itself for a p...
The Agitated Mountain | 大山异动
A mountain's alarming tremors draw a fearful crowd, only for a mouse to emerge, illustrating the ...
Candlewick | 烛芯
A new neighbor, suspicious of a boy's request for a candle, refuses him, only to discover he was ...
The Ants and the Colossal Turtle | 群蚁观鳌
A swarm of ants journeys to see a legendary turtle carrying a mountain, but after a long wait and...
The Crow and the Serpent | 乌鸦与蛇
A hungry crow seizes a sleeping serpent, only to be fatally bitten. It laments that what seemed l...
Bearskin | 熊皮人
A destitute soldier makes a pact with the Devil for wealth, enduring seven years of filth and iso...
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