The Miser and His Gold | 守财奴与金子

A miser who only hoarded and looked at his gold, never using it, loses it to a thief. A neighbor ...

Five Unreliable Dependencies | 五不足恃

Marquis Wen of Wei asks if he can rely on virtuous family and ministers to govern well. Gu Juanzi...

The Chariot Race | 争先恐后

A student loses a chariot race and blames his teacher for withholding skills. The teacher explain...

The Miser and His Gold | 守财奴与他的金子

A miser buries his gold for safekeeping, only to have it stolen. A wise passerby points out that ...

Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Accompanying Ear | 千里眼与顺风耳

This passage introduces the celestial inspectors, Thousand-mile Eye and Wind-accompanying Ear, fr...

The Vizir's Punishment 3 | 受罚的维齐尔(三)

The Sultan witnesses the magical, talking fish himself and is determined to uncover the mystery. ...

The Two Spells | 两条咒语

A boy who couldn't get people to listen to him learned from a young man that the "magic spells" o...

Dong's Cats | 东氏养猫

A man in ancient Wei raises over a hundred cats until they eradicate all rats. Pampered with dail...

Butterfly Kisses | 蝶吻

A woman reflects on how her husband's unwavering daily affirmation "You're beautiful" gradually h...

Why the Sky Is So High | 天空为何如此之高

A myth explaining the sky's height. A lonely, obsessive old woman's relentless sweeping raises du...

Xiliu's Discipline | 细柳教子

This tale recounts how the widow Xiliu employs harsh but purposeful discipline to guide her two s...

The Crow and the Eagle | 乌鸦与老鹰

A crow, envious of an eagle's easy capture of a lamb, attempts to do the same with a large ram. I...

The Doctor's Almost Perfect Children | 医生的近乎完美的孩子们

The story follows Veronica, a dedicated pediatrician who achieved her childhood dream. She now ha...

Gossip Wolf and the Fox | 爱嚼舌的狼与狐狸

A she-wolf asks a cunning fox to be her cub's godfather. The fox tricks her into stealing from a ...

You Are My Life | 你是我的生命

A bright boy struggles with loneliness and falling grades after moving to boarding school, feelin...

The Crow and the Swan | 乌鸦与天鹅

A crow mistakenly believes a swan's whiteness comes from the water and abandons his food source t...

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...

Peach-Blossom Spring | 世外桃源

This passage introduces the Chinese idiom 'Peach-Blossom Spring', derived from Tao Yuanming's ess...

Dong Shi Imitates Xi Shi | 东施效颦

The story tells of Dong Shi, an ugly woman who blindly imitates the beautiful Xi Shi's pained exp...

The Arrogant Lion | 傲慢的狮子

An arrogant lion, overconfident of his rule, confronts larger animals to confirm his status. Afte...