folklore
222 篇The Half-Wit's Choice | 傻子的选择
A man considered foolish always chooses a nickel over a dime. When advised to pick the more valua...
80 阅读The Big Oven | 大火炉
A man wastes all his resources trying to heat a faulty oven, ignoring sensible advice to fix it, ...
67 阅读Drawing a Snake with Feet | 画蛇添足
A man wins a wine contest by drawing a snake fastest but loses it by arrogantly adding unnecessar...
65 阅读Village Doe and Mountain Buck | 村中母鹿与山中雄鹿
A young mountain buck becomes infatuated with a cautious village doe. Ignoring her warnings about...
65 阅读The Old Man, the Boy, and the Donkey | 老人、男孩和驴
A man and a boy, constantly swayed by the criticisms of passersby, change how they use their donk...
76 阅读Marking the Boat for the Lost Sword | 刻舟求剑
A man loses his sword in a river and marks the boat where it fell, foolishly searching at the mar...
81 阅读Plugging One's Ears While Stealing a Bell | 掩耳盗铃
A thief, attempting to steal a large bell, tries to muffle its sound by plugging his own ears, fo...
73 阅读The Strutting Peacock | 昂首阔步的孔雀
The golden swan princess chooses a magnificent peacock as her husband, but his pride leads him to...
62 阅读The Lion, The Bear And The Fox | 狮子、熊与狐狸
A lion and a bear fight fiercely over a young goat, only to exhaust themselves and allow a sly fo...
79 阅读The Lark Burying Its Mother | 百灵鸟葬母
An ancient legend tells how the lark, created before Earth, buried its mother in its own head for...
73 阅读Eve's Children | 夏娃的孩子们
After being expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve have many children, some handsome and some ugly. Whe...
57 阅读Yallery Brown | 黄褐精灵
A farmhand named Tom frees a magical creature, Yallery Brown, from under a stone. In return, the ...
66 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...
68 阅读Chang'e Flies to the Moon | 嫦娥奔月
The story recounts how Chang'e became the Moon Goddess after consuming an elixir and floating to ...
73 阅读The Cunning Little Tailor | 聪明的小裁缝
A proud princess challenges suitors with a riddle. A clever young tailor solves it and then outwi...
88 阅读Bushy Bride | 毛茸茸的新娘
A kind-hearted stepdaughter is rewarded with beauty and the ability to produce gold after showing...
55 阅读Feng Meng Kills Hou Yi | 逢蒙杀后羿
Feng Meng, after learning all archery skills from his master Hou Yi, murders him in an ambush to ...
62 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...
63 阅读Prince Llewelyn and His Dog Gelert | 卢埃林王子与他的狗吉勒特
A Welsh prince mistakenly kills his loyal dog Gelert, believing it harmed his infant son, only to...
72 阅读The Three Army-Surgeons | 三个军医
Three overconfident army-surgeons boast of their ability to remove and reattach body parts using ...
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