classic-tale
27 篇The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf | 牧童与狼
A shepherd boy's repeated false alarms about a wolf lead the villagers to ignore his genuine cry ...
39 阅读The Wind and the Sun | 风和太阳
The Wind and the Sun compete to see who can make a traveler remove his coat. Forceful wind makes ...
34 阅读The Ant and the Grasshopper | 蚂蚁与蚱蜢
A hungry grasshopper begs an ant for food in winter, having sung all summer instead of preparing....
34 阅读Plugging One's Ears While Stealing a Bell | 掩耳盗铃
A thief tries to steal a large bell by breaking it, but the loud noise alarms him. In a foolish a...
34 阅读The King and the Monkey | 吴王射猴
King Wu, angered by a monkey's defiant display of catching his arrow, orders his guards to shoot ...
29 阅读The Dog and the Shadow | 狗与影子
A dog, greedy for a second piece of meat he sees reflected in the water, loses the one he already...
36 阅读The Eagle and the Arrow | 鹰与箭
An eagle is mortally wounded by an archer's arrow, only to discover with its dying breath that th...
27 阅读Master Dongguo and the Wolf | 东郭先生和狼
A pedantic scholar saves a hunted wolf out of misguided compassion, only for the wolf to turn on ...
27 阅读The Dogs and the Hides | 狗与牛皮
Hungry dogs try to drink a river dry to reach cowhides, but burst themselves in the attempt. The ...
31 阅读The Ant and the Grasshopper | 蚂蚁与蚱蜢
A hungry grasshopper begs an ant for food in winter but is refused because it sang instead of sto...
35 阅读The Grasshopper and the Ant | 蚱蜢与蚂蚁
In autumn, while others work hard to store food for winter, a carefree grasshopper spends his day...
27 阅读The Crow and the Hen | 乌鸦与母鸡
A crow, overconfident in its safety, chooses to stay in Moscow as the populace flees an invading ...
33 阅读The Fox and the Crow | 狐狸与乌鸦
A cunning fox uses flattery to trick a crow into dropping her cheese, then offers the moral: "Do ...
29 阅读The Fox and the Grapes | 狐狸与葡萄
A fox, unable to reach a bunch of grapes after repeated attempts, convinces himself they are sour...
30 阅读The Fox and the Grapes | 狐狸与葡萄
A hungry fox, unable to reach the grapes she desires, dismisses them as sour to cope with her fai...
34 阅读The Goat and the Vine | 山羊与葡萄藤
A vine warns a grazing goat that its destructive actions will be met with poetic justice during t...
31 阅读Zhuge Liang Mourns Zhou Yu | 诸葛亮吊孝
Zhuge Liang pays a risky condolence visit after his rival Zhou Yu's death. His sincere and moving...
28 阅读Androcles and the Lion | 奴隶安德鲁克里斯与狮子
A runaway slave named Androcles helps an injured lion by removing a thorn from its paw. Later, wh...
33 阅读The Gold Grabber of Qi | 齐人攫金
A man obsessed with gold steals it openly from a market, claiming he saw only the gold and not th...
29 阅读Monkey Meat in Chu | 楚人烹猴
A man in Chu tricks his neighbor into eating monkey meat by claiming it is dog. The neighbor enjo...
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