The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle | 纺锤、梭子和针

A diligent orphan girl, blessed with a magical spindle, shuttle, and needle from her godmother, u...

Talking to a Fish | 与鱼对话

A man at a fish shop pretends to converse with a fish, humorously explaining its ignorance of cur...

Zao Fu Learns to Drive | 造父习御

Zao Fu learns chariot driving through patience and mastering foundational skills, starting with w...

The Ass and the Lapdog | 驴与哈巴狗

A hardworking ass, envious of a pampered lapdog's idle life, tries to imitate it but causes chaos...

The Spirit in the Bottle | 瓶中精灵

A poor woodcutter's son, forced to leave school, helps his father in the forest. He discovers a t...

The Unwilling Ghost | 不愿离去的幽灵

A hospital employee encounters an apparition on a converted administrative floor, an experience c...

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...

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...

Pat's Sleepover | 帕特的过夜派对

Annabelle spends her first sleepover at Pat's house, where they enjoy playing with a pet hamster,...

Christmas Homework | 圣诞作业

A teacher assigns homework for the winter break, surprising students who initially think it's a m...

Monkey Meat in Chu | 楚人烹猴

A man in Chu tricks his neighbor into eating monkey meat by claiming it is dog. The neighbor enjo...

The Boy on the Bus | 公交车上的男孩

A conductor questions a mother and her son about the boy's age, receiving the same answer from bo...

Where Is God? | 上帝在哪里?

A mischievous boy, sent to a stern clergyman for discipline, is terrified when repeatedly asked "...

Park's Hardware | 帕克五金店的消逝

The closure of Park's Hardware, a beloved local store, symbolizes the loss of personalized servic...

Humor Them! | 幽默应对

A commencement speaker humorously advises graduates to "humor" the various authority figures they...

The Stranger Within | 内心的陌生人

A teenager chooses to help an ostracized elderly woman on a hot day, despite social pressure and ...

Finding a Home | 小兔子找家

A grown-up rabbit leaves his crowded burrow to find his own home but is repeatedly turned away by...

The Stonecutter | 石匠

A dissatisfied stonecutter magically transforms into increasingly powerful entities—a merchant, a...

Ying Ning with a Plum Blossom | 婴宁拈梅

A young scholar, Wang Zifu, falls in love at first sight with a mysterious girl holding a plum bl...

The Quail Mocks the Roc | 鹦雀笑鹏

A tiny quail, content with its short hops among the weeds, mocks the mighty roc's epic journey ac...