An Ingenious Love Letter | 一封巧妙的情书
A clever lad writes a love letter that appears harsh to the girl's disapproving father, but conta...
Calling a Stag a Horse | 指鹿为马
The story of Prime Minister Zhao Gao testing court loyalty by calling a stag a horse, leading to ...
Humor Them! | 幽默应对
A commencement speaker humorously advises graduates to "humor" the various authority figures they...
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 Black Cat (2) | 黑猫(二)
The narrator's hatred for the one-eyed black cat grows into an obsession, fueled by the horrifyin...
Prince Llewelyn and His Dog Gelert | 卢埃林王子与他的狗吉勒特
A Welsh prince mistakenly kills his loyal dog Gelert, believing it harmed his infant son, only to...
The Happy Shoemaker | 快乐的鞋匠
A rich but unhappy merchant, disturbed by his poor neighbor the shoemaker's constant singing, giv...
The Great Sage Raids the Peach Banquet | 大闹蟠桃会
The Jade Emperor puts Sun Wukong in charge of the immortal Peach Orchard. When not invited to the...
Village Doe and Mountain Buck | 村中母鹿与山中雄鹿
A young mountain buck becomes infatuated with a cautious village doe. Ignoring her warnings about...
Riding a Tiger | 骑虎难下
The article explains the Chinese idiom "Riding a Tiger," which originated from the advice given t...
The Plum Dies for the Peach | 李代桃僵
This idiom, derived from a folk song, uses the metaphor of a plum tree sacrificing itself for a p...
The Secret of Life | 生命的奥秘
A story about God seeking a place to hide the Secret of Life. After rejecting suggestions to conc...
The Country Maid and Her Milk | 村姑与牛奶
A country maid daydreams about the wealth and social success she will gain from selling her milk,...
Harold | 哈罗德
Two friends create a straw doll named after a disliked farmer, Harold. Initially a scarecrow and ...
God's Boxes | 上帝的盒子
A story about two boxes from God: a golden one for joys that grows heavier, and a black one with ...
A Great Grief | 巨大的悲伤
A story in two parts: first, a lady visits to sell tannery shares with her old pug, Puggie. Later...
My Secret Life as a Fairy | 我的精灵秘密生活
Pixie, a green fairy, shares her secret life, her magical abilities to help friends, and the diff...
The Dogs and the Fox | 狗与狐狸
Dogs tear a dead lion's skin, and a fox warns that they wouldn't dare if the lion were alive, ill...
The Guard Dog | 挡门的狗
A village dog's aggressive defense of its misdeeds prevents complaints from reaching its owner, s...
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...
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