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369 篇A Bundle of Sticks | 一捆木棍
A father teaches his quarreling sons a lesson about unity by showing them that a bundle of sticks...
32 阅读Besieged on All Sides | 四面楚歌
This article recounts the historical origin of the Chinese idiom "Besieged on All Sides," describ...
33 阅读Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow | 揠苗助长
An impatient farmer pulls up his rice shoots to make them grow faster, only to cause them all to ...
30 阅读The Black Bear's Fatal Obsession | 熊性恶血
This article describes how black bears' instinctive aversion to blood can lead to a fatal cycle o...
23 阅读The Chicken Thief | 攘鸡
Mencius uses the parable of a man who plans to gradually reduce and delay stopping his theft to c...
36 阅读Where Does Rice Come From? | 大米从何而来？
A rich man's foolish sons, when asked where rice comes from, give absurd answers (kitchen, bag), ...
29 阅读The Old Man and His Sons | 老人与儿子们
An old man uses a bundle of sticks to teach his quarreling sons a lesson about strength in unity ...
35 阅读Building the Third Storey Without the First Two | 不建一二层，只要第三层
A foolish rich man, envious of a three-storeyed house, demands a carpenter build only the top flo...
31 阅读The Man of Qi Who Feared the Sky | 杞人忧天
This fable tells of a man from Qi who was paralyzed by the irrational fear that the sky would fal...
41 阅读The City Gate Fire | 城门失火
A fable about fish in a moat who ignore a fire on the distant city gate, only to perish when the ...
41 阅读Five Unreliable Dependencies | 五不足恃
Marquis Wen of Wei asks if he can rely on virtuous family and ministers to govern well. Gu Juanzi...
30 阅读The Mantis Blocks the Cart | 螳臂当车
This fable tells of a mantis that tried to stop a moving cart, only to be crushed, illustrating t...
31 阅读The Wild Hare and the Law | 分定不争
This fable illustrates the chaos caused by undefined ownership and the order brought by clear law...
34 阅读The Frog in the Well | 井底之蛙
A frog living in a shallow well boasts of its perfect life to a sea turtle. The turtle describes ...
27 阅读Lord Ye's Love of Dragons | 叶公好龙
Lord Ye, famed for his love of dragon decorations, is terrified when a real dragon visits him, re...
33 阅读Much Ado Over Hearsay | 甚嚣尘上
This article recounts the historical origin of the Chinese idiom "甚嚣尘上" from the Warring States P...
34 阅读The Four Ages of Humanity | 人类历史的四个时期
This text outlines the mythological four ages of humanity—Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Iron—each d...
32 阅读King Xuan's Bow | 齐宣王开弓
King Xuan of Qi, who loved archery, was deceived by his attendants into believing his three-*shi*...
36 阅读Adding Feet to a Snake | 画蛇添足
This fable tells of a servant who lost a wine-drawing contest by adding unnecessary feet to his s...
29 阅读Learning to Walk in Handan | 邯郸学步
A young man from Shouling, ashamed of his clumsy walk, travels to Handan to learn the locals' gra...
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