The Flying Trunk | 会飞的箱子
A spendthrift merchant's son, down to his last possessions, discovers an enchanted flying trunk. ...
Horrible Deaths | 离奇的死法
Three men at heaven's gate must describe their deaths to gain entry due to overcrowding. The firs...
Logic vs. Arithmetic | 逻辑与算术
A student's clever response to a math problem highlights the difference between pure calculation ...
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 Carabao and the Shell | 水牛与贝壳
A proud carabao challenges a shell to a race. Tricked by many identical shells answering his call...
Our Lady's Little Glass | 圣母的小酒杯
A waggoner's stuck cart is freed by Our Lady after he offers her wine in a flower she provides, w...
Jeffery the Giant | 巨人杰弗里
A kind giant named Jeffery feels left out because he's too big for his friends' games. He meets a...
King Goodness the Great | 善良伟大的国王
King Goodness the Great of Benares rules with unwavering compassion, refusing to harm even wrongd...
Uprooting the Willow Tree | 倒拔垂杨柳
Lu Zhishen, assigned to guard a vegetable garden after monastic misconduct, confronts and subdues...
The Emperor's New Clothes | 皇帝的新装
A vain emperor is tricked by two swindlers who promise him a magnificent suit of clothes invisibl...
Seamless Heavenly Garment | 天衣无缝
This story from the Tang Dynasty explains the idiom "Seamless Heavenly Garment," where a man sees...
The Violin Deal | 小提琴交易
A girl's persistent request for violin lessons leads her father to a clever financial scheme, rev...
The Scar | 伤疤
A boy is ashamed of his mother's facial scar until he overhears her explain how she got it saving...
The Boy Who Cried Wolf | 狼来了
A bored shepherd boy repeatedly tricks villagers with false wolf alarms for amusement. When a rea...
The Charger and the Miller | 战马与磨坊主
A warhorse, retired to a mill in old age, laments his lost glory to the Miller, who reminds him t...
The Labourer and the Snake | 工人与蛇
A grieving labourer tries to kill a snake that bit his son, but only wounds it. When he later pre...
The Stone in the Road | 路中之石
A rich man tests his townspeople by placing a stone in the road. Only a thoughtful young man remo...
Mutual Respect | 相敬如宾
A Spring and Autumn Period official, inspired by a respectful farming couple, advocated employing...
The Tiger and the Fox | 老虎与狐狸
A boastful Tiger, claiming to protect other animals from a hunter, is shot by an arrow while post...
Yallery Brown | 黄褐精灵
A farmhand named Tom frees a magical creature, Yallery Brown, from under a stone. In return, the ...
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