The Swan's Last Song | 天鹅绝唱
A man buys a swan hoping to hear its legendary song, but it sings only when dying, leading to his...
The Soldier and His Horse | 士兵与他的马
A soldier cares for his horse well in war but neglects it in peace. When war returns, the weakene...
Honest Lawyer | 诚实的律师
A short, humorous joke that plays on the stereotype of lawyers being dishonest by suggesting that...
The Puppy | 买小狗
A boy with a leg brace chooses the smallest, hobbling puppy, explaining that he understands its s...
The Dog in the Manger | 马槽里的狗
A dog occupying the manger prevents the hungry oxen from eating the hay, illustrating selfishness...
The Riverbank Feast | 江东赴会
A treacherous banquet invitation from the jealous Wu strategist Zhou Yu to Shu's Liu Bei turns in...
Fly High and Far | 远走高飞
A courtier, long overlooked by his ruler, uses the analogy of a commonplace rooster versus a dist...
The Grandmother Returns | 祖母归来
The narrator experiences a frightening encounter with unseen footsteps at home, leading to the di...
The Elephant Seeks a Friend | 大象找朋友
A lonely elephant is repeatedly rejected by smaller animals for being too big. When a tiger threa...
Little Briar-Rose | 玫瑰公主
A princess, cursed to sleep for a hundred years after pricking her finger on a spindle, is awaken...
Aquatics Reception | 水上运动接待台
The author describes their role as an aquatics receptionist, focusing on bridging customer reques...
Herr Korbes | 科贝斯先生
A cock and a hen, on a journey to Herr Korbes's house, pick up a series of peculiar passengers. U...
The Flying Squirrel's Five Skills | 鼯鼠五会
A flying squirrel boasts about having five skills, but its friends point out that it has mastered...
Ajax the Great | 巨人埃杰克斯
Ajax the Great was a mighty but simple-minded Greek hero in the Trojan War. After losing the cont...
The Pheasant and the Phoenix | 山鸡与凤凰
A man in Chu sells a pheasant as a phoenix. The buyer, wishing to present it to the king, regrets...
The State of Yue Builds Chariots | 越人造车
A man from the water-rich state of Yue, unfamiliar with chariots, mistakenly copied a broken one ...
Persuading the Pigs | 劝猪说
A ritual officer solemnly assures pigs destined for sacrifice that they will be treated with grea...
Bad Dreams | 噩梦
A woman tells her fiancé about a recurring nightmare involving him and his ex-girlfriend, which c...
Beyond Cure | 病入膏肓
This story recounts how Duke Jing of Jin dreamed his illness was untreatable, which was later con...
The Third Person | 第三人
Three roommates consistently seek judgment from their third companion during disputes, regardless...
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