The North Wind and the Sun | 北风与太阳
The North Wind and the Sun compete to see who can strip a traveler of his clothes first, only to ...
The Third Person | 第三人
Three roommates consistently seek judgment from their third companion during disputes, regardless...
The Beam | 横梁
A girl uses the wisdom from a four-leaf clover to expose an enchanter's illusion of a heavy beam,...
The Confucian Poise | 儒学风度
Two anecdotes from the Song and Ming periods satirize the rigid and performative nature of Confuc...
The Dancing Monkeys | 跳舞的猴子
A prince's trained dancing monkeys, disguised as courtiers, abandon their performance when tempte...
The Three Spinning Women | 三个纺纱女
A lazy girl, unable to spin, is taken to the palace by a Queen who mistakes her for industrious. ...
Why Women Cry | 女人为何哭泣
A man seeks to understand why women cry, from his mother to God. God explains that He created wom...
The Last Tape | 最后的录音带
A nurse finds perspective through caring for Rebekah, a young mother dying of cancer, who records...
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...
Love is in the Air | 爱在空气中
This article explores unique Valentine's Day traditions and gifts, from an unusual present of a l...
Zhuangzi Fishing | 庄子钓鱼
Zhuangzi declines an offer to become Prime Minister by using the allegory of a sacred tortoise, s...
Killing the Pig to Teach the Child | 杀猪教子
Zeng Zi, a disciple of Confucius, kills the family pig to fulfill his wife's casual promise to th...
The Young King of the Black Isles | 黑岛国年轻国王的故事
The young King of the Black Isles recounts how his enchantress queen betrayed him, turning him ha...
The King's Fancy for Slender Waists | 楚王好细腰
King Ling of Chu's preference for slender-waisted officials led his court to extreme dieting, res...
Drawing a Snake with Feet | 画蛇添足
A man wins a wine contest by drawing a snake fastest but loses it by arrogantly adding unnecessar...
The Bear and the Sisters | 熊与姐妹
Two sisters meet a bear who is actually an enchanted prince. To break the spell, one sister agree...
Gong Yixiu and the Fish | 公仪休拒鱼
Gong Yixiu, a minister fond of fish, refused all gifted fish to avoid obligation and potential co...
The Wooden Bowl | 木碗
A frail grandfather is isolated by his son and daughter-in-law due to his messy eating habits, fo...
The Three Little Birds | 三只小鸟
A king marries a shepherdess, but her jealous sisters attempt to murder her three newborn childre...
Concealing One's Illness and Avoiding Treatment | 讳疾忌医
Bian Que repeatedly warned Duke Huan of his progressing illness, but the Duke, in denial, refused...
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