allegory
33 篇THE SHADOW | 影子
A scholar's shadow gains independence in a hot country, becomes a wealthy man, and eventually usu...
62 阅读The Last Stop | 终点站
Mrs. Conroy, accustomed to napping on her friendly bus driver's route, falls asleep with a substi...
72 阅读Hercules and Plutus | 赫拉克勒斯与财神
Hercules snubs Plutus at a divine banquet, explaining to Jupiter that he dislikes the god of weal...
74 阅读A Handful of Clay | 一撮黏土
A handful of common clay dreams of glory but endures a harsh journey of being shaped, fired, and ...
63 阅读The Big Oven | 大火炉
A man wastes all his resources trying to heat a faulty oven, ignoring sensible advice to fix it, ...
67 阅读The Phoenix | 凤凰
The legendary Phoenix reappears after ages, stunning all animals with its beauty. Yet, the wisest...
69 阅读A Handful of Clay | 一捧泥土
A handful of common clay dreams of glory but endures a harsh process of shaping and firing, only ...
71 阅读The Bellamy and the Members | 贝拉米与成员们
A group of Socialists rebels against their leader Bellamy, questioning the one-sided provision of...
62 阅读The Mountain and the Mouse | 山与鼠
A mountain's dramatic "labour" draws a large crowd, but only a tiny mouse emerges, to the crowd's...
101 阅读The Return of the Representative | 代表的归来
A district's angry citizens meet to plan brutal punishments for their representative, only to be ...
67 阅读Love and Time | 爱与时间
Love, stranded on a sinking island, is refused help by Richness, Vanity, Sadness, and Happiness. ...
65 阅读The Guard Dog | 挡门的狗
A village dog's aggressive defense of its misdeeds prevents complaints from reaching its owner, s...
80 阅读The Soldier and His Horse | 士兵与他的马
A soldier cares for his horse well in war but neglects it in peace. When war returns, the weakene...
62 阅读The Touchstone | 试金石
A man learns the secret of a magical touchstone hidden among ordinary pebbles. After months of ha...
76 阅读Fly High and Far | 远走高飞
A courtier, long overlooked by his ruler, uses the analogy of a commonplace rooster versus a dist...
66 阅读The Emperor's Wine | 天帝赐酒
The Emperor of Heaven orders wine to be bestowed upon visiting deities, but the registration proc...
63 阅读The Rooster Plucks Its Tail | 公鸡断尾
Bin Meng uses the allegory of a rooster plucking its beautiful tail feathers to avoid being sacri...
123 阅读Cutting Flesh to Eat | 割肉相啖
Two men who constantly boasted of their bravery took their contest to a deadly extreme, choosing ...
56 阅读Persuading the Pigs | 劝猪说
A ritual officer solemnly assures pigs destined for sacrifice that they will be treated with grea...
63 阅读A Gift for the Lover | 给爱人的礼物
A tale of a bygone era where lovers literally gave parts of themselves as tokens, with greater sa...
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