fable
511 篇The Blind Man and the Cub | 盲人与幼兽
A blind man with a keen sense of touch identifies a wolf cub by its inherent danger, not its exac...
34 阅读The Nail | 一枚铁钉
A merchant, in a hurry to return home, repeatedly ignores warnings about a missing nail in his ho...
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The Wolf and the Horse | 狼与马
A wolf pretends to reserve a field of oats for a horse, but the horse sees through the deception,...
31 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Fly High and Far | 远走高飞
A courtier, long overlooked by his ruler, uses the analogy of a commonplace rooster versus a dist...
36 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...
35 阅读The Folly of the Chu Army | 楚人涉澭
The Chu army failed a night attack by rigidly following outdated river markers after the water ro...
39 阅读Concentration | 专心致志
The story contrasts two students learning from a master chess player: one's focused attention lea...
26 阅读The Ugly Girl Imitates the Frown | 丑女效颦
An ugly girl blindly imitates the frowning expression of the beautiful Xi Shi, not realizing that...
33 阅读The Old Woman and the Doctor | 老妇人与医生
A nearly blind woman agrees to pay a doctor only if cured. During treatment, he steals her belong...
36 阅读The Mouser and the Chickens | 捕鼠之猫
A man acquires a cat that successfully eliminates mice but also eats his chickens. When his son w...
31 阅读Aping a Beauty | 东施效颦
An unattractive girl blindly imitates the frowning pose of the beautiful Xi Shi, unaware of the c...
38 阅读The Age Argument | 郑人争年
Two men from Zheng engage in a futile argument about their ages, making increasingly outlandish c...
31 阅读The Art of Wealth | 致富之道
A poor man misunderstands a rich man's metaphor for hard work and resourcefulness as literal thef...
31 阅读The Snipe and the Clam | 鹬蚌相争
A snipe and a clam become locked in a struggle, each refusing to yield for fear of losing face. T...
29 阅读The Tortoise and the Eagle | 乌龟与鹰的友谊
An eagle repeatedly enjoys the tortoise's hospitality while mocking his inability to visit the ea...
31 阅读The King and His Bow | 国王与他的弓
King Xuan, who could only draw a light bow, was flattered by his courtiers into believing it was ...
33 阅读Mend the Fold After a Sheep Is Lost | 亡羊补牢
This fable tells how a minister's warning was ignored by a complacent king, leading to invasion a...
26 阅读Broken Idols | 破碎的偶像
A monk and a Taoist priest repeatedly move their respective idols to the left, each claiming prec...
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