human-nature
11 篇The Dancing Monkeys | 跳舞的猴子
A prince's trained dancing monkeys, disguised as courtiers, abandon their performance when tempte...
35 阅读The Cat-Maiden | 猫女郎
The gods test if a transformed cat can overcome her instincts. Despite her human form and wedding...
36 阅读The King's Whim | 君王的喜怒
A second performer, imitating a successful acrobat, seeks reward from a king but is instead impri...
34 阅读Calling a Rich Man Brother | 认人为兄
A fool flatters a wealthy man as "brother" to gain access to his money, but abandons the pretense...
28 阅读A Shilling | 一枚先令
Three old men witness a shilling fall from a yacht owner's pocket. Paralyzed by mutual greed and ...
29 阅读Monkey Meat in Chu | 楚人烹猴
A man in Chu tricks his neighbor into eating monkey meat by claiming it is dog. The neighbor enjo...
30 阅读Kirby's Coals of Fire | 柯比的火中炭
A theological student, George Scott, embarks on a canal-boat journey hoping to study human nature...
33 阅读The Gullible Gorillas | 忘乎所以的猩猩
This fable tells of gorillas who, despite recognizing a human trap involving wine and straw sanda...
30 阅读Venus and the Cat | 维纳斯与猫
A cat transformed into a woman by Venus reverts to her feline nature when she instinctively chase...
26 阅读The Stupid Question | 愚蠢的问题
A doorman tired of being asked the time installs a clock, only to be met with a new, equally both...
40 阅读Confessions | 忏悔
A priest and a rabbi on a train confess to breaking their respective religious rules—eating pork ...
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