classic-literature
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Bluebeard | 蓝胡子

A wealthy but terrifying man with a blue beard marries a young woman, forbidding her from enterin...

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A Red Red Rose | 一朵红红的玫瑰

A classic love poem by Robert Burns, comparing his beloved to a fresh rose and sweet melody, and ...

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The Red Shoes | 红鞋

A poor girl named Karen becomes obsessed with a pair of beautiful red shoes, leading her to vanit...

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Hansel and Grethel | 汉塞尔与格蕾特尔

Hansel and Grethel, children of a poor woodcutter, are abandoned in the forest by their stepmothe...

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Puss in Boots | 穿靴子的猫

A clever cat uses trickery and cunning to transform his poor master, the youngest son of a miller...

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Love of Life | 热爱生命

A man, abandoned and injured in the wilderness, endures extreme hunger, cold, and exhaustion in a...

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From The Cabby's Seat | 车夫的高座

This passage offers a vivid, satirical portrayal of a cabby's unique perspective from his elevate...

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Aphrodite and Adonis | 阿芙罗狄蒂与阿多尼斯

The myth recounts Aphrodite's deep love for the mortal hunter Adonis, his tragic death by a boar,...

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The False Collar | 衬衫领子

A boastful false collar, washed with a garter, vainly proposes to various household items before ...

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Snow-white | 白雪公主

A classic fairy tale about Snow-white, a beautiful princess whose jealous stepmother, the Queen, ...

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Pandora's Box | 潘多拉魔盒

Zeus creates Pandora as a deceptive gift to humanity after Prometheus steals fire. Her curiosity ...

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The Leaping Match | 跳高者

A flea, a grasshopper, and a toy skipjack compete to see who can jump the highest to win the prin...

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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...

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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...

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A Shameful Affair | 一桩可耻之事

A young, idle woman staying at a farm becomes piqued by the indifference of a handsome but aloof ...

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The Temple Mice | 社鼠

Yan Zi uses the analogy of mice nesting in a temple's wooden structure—difficult to remove withou...

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Hercules and the Waggoner | 赫拉克勒斯与车夫

A waggoner whose cart is stuck in mud idly calls for divine help. Hercules appears and tells him ...

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The Frog and the Ox | 青蛙与牛

A young frog escapes an ox's foot and describes its immense size to its mother. The mother frog, ...

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The Cock and the Pearl | 公鸡与珍珠

A cock finds a pearl in the straw but dismisses it, preferring a single grain of barley. The fabl...

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Xiangyun's Drunken Slumber | 湘云醉卧

During a birthday drinking party in the peony garden, the witty Xiangyun teases the maids with a ...

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