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8 篇Lu Ban's Magpie | 鲁班造鹊
Lu Ban, a legendary craftsman, built a mechanical magpie that could fly for days. However, Mo Zi ...
32 阅读Retreating Thirty Miles | 退避三舍
This story recounts how Chong Er (Duke Wen of Jin), during his exile, promised the King of Chu to...
30 阅读He Shi's Jade | 和氏献璧
A man named He Shi persistently presents a precious jade to successive kings of Chu, only to be p...
35 阅读The Jade of Song | 宋人献玉
A man from Song tries to flatter Minister Zi Han by offering him a precious jade, but Zi Han refu...
29 阅读The Pot Calling the Kettle Black | 五十步笑百步
King Hui of Liang boasts of his governance to Mencius but wonders why his population doesn't grow...
31 阅读If the Lips Are Gone, the Teeth Will Be Cold | 唇亡齿寒
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Jin used gifts to persuade the State of Yu to a...
32 阅读The Fate of the Hunting Dog | 兔死狗烹
This story recounts how the Yue King Gou Jian eliminated his loyal minister Wen Zhong after achie...
35 阅读The Dexterous Butcher | 庖丁解牛
King Hui of Liang observes a butcher expertly dissecting an ox. The butcher explains his mastery ...
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