cautionary-tale
76 篇The Kingfisher's Nest | 翠鸟迁巢
The kingfisher repeatedly lowers its nest out of excessive protectiveness for its young, ultimate...
36 阅读The Man Who Choked | 因噎废食
A man who ate ravenously choked to death on a fishbone. In a misguided response, someone banned e...
35 阅读Two Hunters | 两个猎人
Two hunters ignore a pilot's weight limit, pressure him into overloading the plane with two moose...
30 阅读The Hunchback Specialist | 专治驼背
A self-proclaimed specialist promises to cure any hunchback but uses a brutal method that straigh...
36 阅读Do Not Burn Your House to Get Rid of a Mouse | 投鼠忌器
A cautionary tale from *Hanshu* warns against disproportionate retaliation, using the metaphor of...
33 阅读Two Pots | 两只罐子
A brass pot and a fragile earthen pot float down a river. The earthen pot keeps its distance, fea...
34 阅读Wise Birds and Foolish Birds | 聪明的鸟与愚蠢的鸟
A wise bird leader foresees a fire caused by rubbing branches and urges all birds to evacuate. Th...
32 阅读The Dog and the Oyster | 狗与牡蛎
A dog mistakes an oyster for an egg and suffers stomach pain, learning that rash actions lead to ...
30 阅读The Fox and the Goat | 狐狸与山羊
A trapped fox tricks a thirsty goat into jumping into a well by praising the water. After using t...
32 阅读The Blind Man and the Young Wolf | 盲人与幼狼
A blind man, adept at identifying things by touch, correctly warns of the danger when feeling a y...
34 阅读Traps Behind the Leaves | 叶后的陷阱
This fable from *Chuang-Tzu* depicts a chain of predation: a cicada is stalked by a mantis, which...
35 阅读The Cat and the Birds | 猫与鸟
A cat disguises itself as a doctor to visit sick birds, but the birds see through the deception a...
35 阅读Perfect Compliance | 事事如意
A man's blind trust in a friend who always complies with his wishes leads to his ruin, revealing ...
31 阅读The Dog and the Shadow | 狗与影子
A greedy dog, mistaking his own reflection for another dog with a larger piece of meat, drops his...
31 阅读The Doe and the Lion | 母鹿与狮子
A doe escapes hunters by hiding in a lion's cave, only to be killed by the lion. The fable warns ...
35 阅读The Cat and the Mice | 猫和老鼠
A cat tries to lure hidden mice by pretending to be dead, but a wise mouse sees through the trick...
30 阅读The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox | 狗、公鸡与狐狸
A traveling Cock outsmarts a hungry Fox by luring him to the Dog's hiding place, leading to the F...
33 阅读The Girl and the Bandit | 少女与强盗
A richly adorned girl encounters a bandit while walking in the hills. Despite her desperate pleas...
28 阅读The Farmer and His Dogs | 农夫与他的狗
A farmer trapped by a storm is forced to kill his livestock for food one by one. Witnessing this,...
30 阅读The Shepherd's Mistake | 牧羊人的错误
A shepherd gradually lets his guard down against a watching wolf, eventually mistaking it for a g...
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