Jiang Yan's Wit Runs Dry | 江郎才尽
This story recounts how the talented scholar Jiang Yan, after achieving early fame, failed to mai...
The Giant and the Little Girl | 巨人与小女孩
A little girl's courage defies a village's fear of a giant. Her lack of fear causes him to shrink...
The Gemstone Harvest | 宝石的采集
This story describes a clever, albeit provocative, method used by people in southern Yunnan to co...
The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Might | 狐假虎威
A clever fox, caught by a tiger, tricks it by claiming divine authority. By walking ahead of the ...
The Two Knots | 两个连环节
A man presents two knots to a king; only one is untied, and a student correctly identifies the ot...
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...
Finding a Friend | 寻找朋友
A lonely little fish named Sam searches the sea for a friend who looks like him. After encounters...
The Bell That Reveals the Thief | 恐钟有声
A Song Dynasty magistrate cleverly used a bell coated with ink to identify a thief among suspects...
The Dog and the Hare | 猎犬与野兔
A hare questions a hound's contradictory behavior of attacking and fawning, highlighting that a t...
Ounces of Brain for Sale | 论盎司售卖的脑
A man inquires about the price of professional brains at a store, discovering lawyer brain is exo...
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller | 烧炭人与漂布匠
A charcoal-burner invites a fuller to live together to save costs, but the fuller refuses, knowin...
The Eagle and the Arrow | 鹰与箭
An eagle is mortally wounded by an archer's arrow, only to discover with its dying breath that th...
The Mantis Stops the Chariot | 螳臂当车
King Zhuang Gong of Qi encounters a mantis attempting to stop his chariot, prompting a reflection...
The Roc | 巨鸟
The fable contrasts the roc, a mythical bird of immense size and ambition that soars vast distanc...
My College Journey | 我的大学时光
A sophomore reflects on her first year of university, from the initial loneliness and culture sho...
The Self-Injury Stratagem | 苦肉计
Before the Battle of Chibi, Huang Gai volunteers for a self-injury stratagem, enduring a severe f...
The Crumbling Wall | 坍塌的墙
A rich man ignores identical warnings from his son and an old neighbor about his crumbling wall, ...
Hans-My-Hedgehog | 刺猬汉斯
A peasant's son, born half-hedgehog, is named Hans-My-Hedgehog. Rejected by his family, he leaves...
The Dog and the Sparrow | 狗与麻雀
A hungry dog befriends a helpful sparrow who feeds him. When a careless wagoner kills the sleepin...
Hanging an Ox Head, Selling Horse Meat | 悬牛卖马
King Ling Gong of Qi's contradictory actions—allowing his harem to wear men's clothes while forbi...
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