The Magic Kettle | 魔法茶壶
An old man discovers a magical kettle that transforms into a creature. After selling it, the hone...
Sweet Porridge | 神奇的粥锅
A poor girl receives a magic pot that cooks porridge on command. When her mother uses it but forg...
Disrupting Governance for Fame | 乱政图名
Shu Xiang praises Minister Meng Xianbo's frugality for using only one chariot, but Miao Fenghuang...
A Father's Equanimity | 子死不忧
A Wei state man, Dong Menwu, remains calm after his son's death, explaining to his puzzled servan...
The Three Black Princesses | 三位黑公主
A fisherman's son, after his father becomes burgomaster under strange circumstances, discovers an...
Crossing the Sea by Stratagem | 瞒天过海
General Xue Rengui used a clever ruse to trick the hesitant Emperor Taizong onto a ship and acros...
Where Does Rice Come From? | 大米从何而来？
A rich man's overconfidence in his sons' intelligence is challenged when they give absurd answers...
Fishing the Moon from the Well | 井中捞月
Five hundred macaques mistake the moon's reflection in a well for the real moon and attempt to re...
The Magpie's Dilemma | 喜鹊的困境
The clever magpie moves its nest lower to avoid wind, only to expose it to greater human threats,...
The Rabbit's Money Crop | 兔子种钱
A clever but dishonest rabbit tricks the chief into giving him money to plant, then repeatedly li...
The Young King (Part 2) | 少年国王（下）
The young king, obsessed with the splendor of his upcoming coronation, dreams of the luxurious it...
The Prettiest in the Woods | 林中最美
A hunter promises a snipe not to shoot its 'prettiest' children, but later shoots what he thinks ...
The Archer and the Lion | 弓箭手与狮子
An archer wounds a challenging lion with an arrow, calling it his 'messenger'. The frightened lio...
Birds of a Feather Flock Together | 物以类聚
Chun Yukun explains to King Xuan that virtuous people naturally gather together, making it easy f...
The Patient and the Ship Owner | 病人与船主
A patient uses a boat without permission to fish on a moonlit night. Dr. Schweitzer adjudicates, ...
A Single Hair from Nine Oxen | 九牛一毛
The story recounts how General Li Ling's surrender led to tragedy and how historian Sima Qian, pu...
Su Qin's Awl | 苏秦刺股
The story of Su Qin, a poor scholar who, after initial failure and family ridicule, disciplined h...
Mend the Fold After a Sheep Is Lost | 亡羊补牢
This fable tells how a minister's warning was ignored by a complacent king, leading to invasion a...
Mother's Hands | 母亲的手
The narrator reflects on her shifting perspective towards her aging mother, now that she herself ...
Uncle Sam and the Farmer | 山姆大叔与农夫
Uncle Sam looks down on farmers as foolish. When a farmer asks for directions, Sam gives a rude a...
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