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The One-Eyed Stag | 独眼雄鹿

A one-eyed stag focuses his vigilance on the perceived danger from land, only to be killed by an ...

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The Stag and the Vine | 牡鹿与葡萄藤

A stag saved by a vine betrays its protector by eating its leaves, revealing its location and mee...

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The Death of Gongfu Wenbo | 公甫文伯之死

The mother of Gongfu Wenbo criticizes her deceased son for his misplaced priorities, as evidenced...

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The Yidai Bird | 意怠免患

The legend of the Yidai bird illustrates how seemingly weak creatures survive through strict unit...

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The Tunny-Fish and the Dolphin | 金枪鱼与海豚

A chased tunny-fish and its pursuer, a dolphin, both become stranded on a sandbank. Facing death ...

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The Meng Jiu Bird | 蒙鸠

The Meng Jiu bird's meticulously crafted nest fails because it is attached to fragile reeds, not ...

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The Lion, the Fox and the Ass | 狮子、狐狸与驴

A lion, a fox, and an ass hunt together. The ass's fair division angers the lion, who kills him. ...

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The Trees and the Ax | 树与斧

A woodman's modest request for an ax handle leads the trees to sacrifice a humble neighbor, only ...

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Better to Be Unlucky | 最好是不幸的

An unemployed man wins a large lottery prize, only to have it nearly erased by medical and legal ...

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Hebo's Awakening | 望洋兴叹

The proud river deity Hebo, upon witnessing the boundless North Sea, realizes his own insignifica...

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Yan Hui and the Rice Pot | 颜回攫甑

Confucius mistakenly judges his disciple Yan Hui for eating rice before offering it, only to lear...

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The Statesman as Commodity | 作为商品的政客

A statesman is humorously defended at a commerce meeting by being labeled a "commodity" himself. ...

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The Travellers and the Plane-Tree | 旅人与梧桐树

Two travellers find shade under a plane-tree, only for one to call it useless. The tree rebukes t...

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Wearing Fur Inside Out | 反裘负刍

Marquis Wen of Wei encounters a farmer who wears his fur coat inside out to protect the fur from ...

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The Cage-Bird and the Bat | 笼中鸟与蝙蝠

A caged bird explains to a bat that it only sings at night to avoid capture, having been caught w...

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The Lost Axe | 丢失斧头的人

A man's misplaced suspicion makes his neighbor's son appear guilty; finding the lost item restore...

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At the End of One's Tether | 日暮途穷

This article recounts the story of Wu Zixu from the Spring and Autumn Period, which gave rise to ...

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The Pack-Ass, the Wild Ass and the Lion | 家驴、野驴与狮子

A wild ass mocks a pack-ass for its servitude but falls prey to a lion due to its lack of protect...

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The Archer and the Lion | 弓箭手与狮子

An archer wounds a challenging lion with an arrow, calling it his 'messenger'. The frightened lio...

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God Will Save Me | 上帝会来救我的

A priest repeatedly refuses rescue during a flood, insisting God will save him directly. After dr...

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