folktale
154 篇The Mark on the Water | 刻舟求银
A man loses a silver bowl at sea and marks the spot on the water, foolishly searching for it mont...
29 阅读The Poor Turkey Girl | 可怜的养火鸡姑娘
An orphan girl, mistreated and known as Turkey Girl, is magically transformed by her beloved turk...
33 阅读Old Hildebrand | 老希尔德布兰德
A cunning village parson conspires with a peasant's wife to send her husband on a fake pilgrimage...
31 阅读The Girl Who Married a Bear | 嫁给熊的女孩
A proud chief's daughter disregards warnings and insults bears while berry-picking. Lured by a be...
32 阅读Borrowing Fire | 束媪乞火
A beloved daughter-in-law is falsely accused of theft by her mother-in-law. A wise village elder ...
30 阅读Mergen and His Friends | 莫尔根与他的朋友们
A kind hunter named Mergen helps three animals in need, who later return the favor by helping him...
27 阅读The Old Man Made Young Again | 返老还童
A smith witnesses the Lord miraculously rejuvenate an old beggar in his forge. Attempting to repl...
26 阅读Zhao Fu and the Cart | 造父驾马车
A father and son's frightened horse refuses to move. Zhao Fu, an expert handler, calms the horse ...
32 阅读Koobor the Koala and Water | 考拉库伯与水
Koobor the orphaned koala-boy, mistreated and denied water by his relatives, transforms into the ...
21 阅读The Bear and the Fox | 熊与狐狸
A bear and a fox jointly buy butter for Christmas. The fox repeatedly sneaks away to eat it, inve...
34 阅读The Rabbit's Money Crop | 兔子种钱
A clever but dishonest rabbit tricks the chief into giving him money to plant, then repeatedly li...
30 阅读The Woodcutter and the Bridge | 樵夫过梁
A woodcutter who easily crosses a perilous moss-covered bridge daily loses his nerve when asked t...
32 阅读Strange Names | 奇怪的名字
A father's peculiar choice of names for his sons—"Thief" and "Hit"—leads to a disastrous misunder...
30 阅读Wise Folks | 聪明人
A peasant spares his foolish wife from a beating after she makes a terrible deal, but only if he ...
29 阅读Grinding an Iron Rod into a Needle | 铁棒成针
The story recounts how the young Li Bai was inspired by an old woman's perseverance in grinding a...
34 阅读The Titmouse's Reward | 山雀的报恩
A kind boy named Yang Pao rescues an injured titmouse, nurses it back to health, and sets it free...
32 阅读The Rabbit Steals the Elephant's Dinner | 兔子偷吃大象的晚餐
A clever but lazy rabbit, Kalulu, learns to make nooses and repeatedly steals the elephant king's...
32 阅读The Storytelling Stone | 会讲故事的石头
An orphaned Seneca hunter named Crow discovers a sentient stone in the forest. In exchange for hi...
36 阅读The Seventh Fairy | 七仙女
The tale of Dong Yong, a filial son who sold himself to bury his father. A heavenly weaver, sent ...
32 阅读Meng Jiangnu's Lament | 孟姜女哭长城
A Qin Dynasty legend tells of Meng Jiangnu, whose husband died building the Great Wall. Her profo...
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