classic-literature
51 篇Bluebeard | 蓝胡子
A wealthy but terrifying man with a blue beard marries a young woman, forbidding her from enterin...
51 阅读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 ...
38 阅读The Red Shoes | 红鞋
A poor girl named Karen becomes obsessed with a pair of beautiful red shoes, leading her to vanit...
54 阅读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...
37 阅读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...
56 阅读Love of Life | 热爱生命
A man, abandoned and injured in the wilderness, endures extreme hunger, cold, and exhaustion in a...
33 阅读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...
32 阅读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,...
31 阅读The False Collar | 衬衫领子
A boastful false collar, washed with a garter, vainly proposes to various household items before ...
30 阅读Snow-white | 白雪公主
A classic fairy tale about Snow-white, a beautiful princess whose jealous stepmother, the Queen, ...
32 阅读Pandora's Box | 潘多拉魔盒
Zeus creates Pandora as a deceptive gift to humanity after Prometheus steals fire. Her curiosity ...
32 阅读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...
28 阅读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...
32 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...
34 阅读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 ...
33 阅读The Temple Mice | 社鼠
Yan Zi uses the analogy of mice nesting in a temple's wooden structure—difficult to remove withou...
35 阅读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 ...
30 阅读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, ...
32 阅读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...
35 阅读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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