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318 篇The Heshibi Jade | 和氏璧
The story of Bian He, who persistently presented a raw jade stone to three successive Chu kings, ...
26 阅读The Carrot, the Egg, and the Coffee Bean | 胡萝卜、鸡蛋与咖啡豆
A mother uses a kitchen experiment with carrots, eggs, and coffee beans in boiling water to teach...
35 阅读Great Wealth From Small Beginnings | 积微成著
A passerby hears a wise man say that fortune can start from something as small as a dead mouse. H...
33 阅读The Farmer and His Gold | 农夫与金币
A dejected farmer receives a bag of gold from a stranger, which inspires him to revitalize his fa...
37 阅读Having Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹
The story of artist Wen Tong illustrates how deep, sustained observation and mental preparation l...
35 阅读The Master Artist | 大师艺术家
In 1392, a retiring master artist accepts a final commission to paint a 20-foot portrait for a we...
33 阅读Grinding a Brick into a Mirror | 磨砖成镜
A Chan master uses the metaphor of grinding a brick to make a mirror to teach his disciple that e...
25 阅读Gong Yixiu and the Fish | 公仪休拒鱼
Gong Yixiu, a minister fond of fish, refused all gifted fish to avoid obligation and potential co...
35 阅读The Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains | 愚公移山
The story of Yu Gong, who, despite his age and others' doubts, resolved to move two mountains wit...
35 阅读The Big Catch | 钓大鱼
A nobleman uses fifty oxen as bait to fish in the East Sea. After a year of patience, he catches ...
29 阅读Su Qin's Awl | 苏秦刺股
The story of Su Qin, a poor scholar who, after initial failure and family ridicule, disciplined h...
31 阅读The Hunchback Cicada Catcher | 佝偻捕蝉
Confucius encounters a hunchbacked man who demonstrates extraordinary skill at catching cicadas. ...
32 阅读The Happy Monk | 快乐的僧人
A wealthy man becomes a monk, finds profound joy through meditation and renunciation, and teaches...
31 阅读Practice Makes Perfect | 熟能生巧
A skilled archer in the Northern Song Dynasty is humbled when an old oil peddler demonstrates tha...
33 阅读Then Do It | 那就去写
When asked to lecture aspiring writers, novelist Sinclair Lewis simply advised them to go home an...
38 阅读The Stooped Cicada Catcher | 佝偻承蜩
Confucius observes an old man who catches cicadas with effortless skill. The man reveals his secr...
31 阅读Zao Fu Learns to Drive | 造父习御
Zao Fu learns chariot driving through patience and mastering foundational skills, starting with w...
33 阅读Perseverance Prevails | 铁杵磨成针
This legend tells how the young poet Li Bai was inspired by an old woman grinding an iron rod int...
33 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Having the Bamboo in Mind | 胸有成竹的来历
The story of Wen Tong, a Song Dynasty scholar-painter renowned for his bamboo paintings. His exce...
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