The Weeping Toad | 蛤蟆夜哭
A man overhears a conversation between a fearful alligator and a paranoid toad after the Dragon K...
The Girl Who Taught the World to Weave | 教世界编织的女孩
A myth about Hambrumai, the girl chosen by a god to learn weaving from nature's patterns. After h...
Mercury and The Tradesmen | 墨丘利与商贩们
A fable explaining why all tradesmen tend to lie, but horse-dealers are the most deceitful of all...
Anne Lisbeth | 安妮·莉丝贝特
A beautiful woman abandons her own son to nurse a noble child. Years later, after her son drowns ...
Naboth's Vineyard | 诺巴斯的葡萄园
A king covets Naboth's family vineyard and, advised by the queen, orchestrates Naboth's execution...
Punishing the Horse | 罚马
A Song traveler repeatedly punishes his reluctant horse by driving it into a stream, illustrating...
The Half-Wit's Choice | 傻子的选择
A man considered foolish always chooses a nickel over a dime. When advised to pick the more valua...
The Willful Child | 任性的孩子
A willful child, punished by God with a fatal illness, continues to defy even after death until h...
Second Thoughts | 重新考虑
An alien translator, Mooba, facilitates contact between humanity and the word-obsessed Xxlepis ra...
Mother's Hands | 母亲的手
The narrator reflects on her shifting perspective towards her aging mother, now that she herself ...
Winning Over Jiang Wei | 计收姜维
Zhuge Liang ingeniously exploits Jiang Wei's filial piety and orchestrates a series of deceptions...
The Healing Touch | 治愈之触
A breast cancer patient, fearful and disconnected from her post-surgery body, receives profound h...
The Sunday Dishes | 周日的碗碟
A boy recounts the Sunday ritual of his father doing the dishes in an apron, until one day the re...
The Pea Blossom | 豌豆花
Five peas from a pod embark on different fates after being shot from a pea-shooter. While four me...
Fish Cheeks | 鱼颊
A teenage girl is mortified when her Chinese family hosts a traditional Christmas Eve dinner for ...
The Stooped Cicada Catcher | 佝偻承蜩
Confucius observes an old man who catches cicadas with effortless skill. The man reveals his secr...
The Second Time Around | 第二次的爱
The author recounts escaping a long, abusive first marriage and vowing never to remarry. Years la...
The Hidden Gold | 隐藏的金子
A dying farmer tells his lazy sons there is gold hidden in their olive orchard. Their fruitless d...
The Three Happy Brothers | 快乐三兄弟
Three brothers find magical treasures—a telescope, a flying carpet, and a healing apple. They use...
The Drummer's Defiance | 击鼓骂曹
Mi Heng, feeling disrespected by Cao Cao, staged a dramatic protest by stripping naked at a banqu...
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