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368 篇Adding the Finishing Touch | 画龙点睛
The idiom 'Adding the Finishing Touch' originates from a tale about painter Zhang Sengyao, whose ...
136 阅读Kindly Step into the Vat | 请君入瓮
The story recounts how the cruel judge Lai Junchen used Zhou Xing's own torture method—a scorchin...
98 阅读Three Men Make a Tiger | 三人成虎
Minister Pang Gong warns the King of Wei about the danger of rumors through the allegory of a mar...
99 阅读Keeping the Casket and Returning the Pearl | 买椟还珠
A Chu merchant's overly ornate casket for a pearl captivated a Zheng buyer, who purchased the box...
84 阅读Ji Chang Learns Archery | 纪昌学射
Ji Chang's archery master, Fei Wei, emphasized foundational skills over technique, first training...
118 阅读Beyond Cure | 病入膏肓
This story recounts how Duke Jing of Jin dreamed his illness was untreatable, which was later con...
114 阅读Jiang Gan's Stolen Letter | 蒋干盗书
Jiang Gan, sent by Cao Cao to persuade his old classmate Zhou Yu to surrender, falls for a ruse. ...
83 阅读Marquis Lu Raises a Bird | 鲁侯养鸟
Marquis Lu, with good intentions, tried to honor a wild sea bird with human luxuries like fine mu...
92 阅读Zhang Fei's Apology | 张飞请罪
Zhang Fei promises to reform and guard Xuzhou for Liu Bei but breaks his vow by getting drunk and...
104 阅读Playing with Fire | 玩火自焚
This fable tells of a tyrant in ancient China who, after usurping the throne, waged constant wars...
97 阅读The Boundless Journey | 鹏程万里
This passage recounts the legend of the Kun fish transforming into the Peng bird from *Zhuangzi*,...
97 阅读Ellen the Eagle Needs Glasses | 老鹰艾伦需要眼镜
Ellen the eagle's poor eyesight leads her to mistakenly bring a lawn chair instead of prey to her...
89 阅读The Tale of Big Ears | 大耳朵的故事
A mythical tale explaining why humans have small ears. Long ago, humans had large, functional ear...
84 阅读Daphne and Apollo | 达芙妮与阿波罗
The myth of Daphne and Apollo tells how the sun-god's pursuit led the fleeing nymph to transform ...
83 阅读The First House | 第一座房屋的诞生
This story describes the evolution of early human shelter, from living under trees and in unstabl...
75 阅读The Fate of Actaeon | 阿克特翁的命运
The hunter Actaeon accidentally sees Artemis bathing. As punishment, the goddess turns him into a...
104 阅读Narcissus | 那喀索斯
The myth of Narcissus tells of a shepherd boy who fell in love with his own reflection in a strea...
83 阅读The Journey of a Coin | 一枚硬币的旅程
Dora receives a coin from her mother. After she washes it, the coin narrates its journey from the...
113 阅读The Fighting Fish | 斗鱼
The article describes the aggressive nature of fighting fish, requiring separate housing, and rec...
93 阅读The Zhongshan Wolf | 中山狼
This classic Chinese fable tells of Master Dongguo, who foolishly saves a wounded wolf out of rig...
91 阅读我的生词本
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