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624 篇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Working with a Farrier | 岂辱马医
A poor man in Qi, once a beggar, takes a job with a farrier after being shunned. When mocked for ...
27 阅读The Hunchback Cicada Catcher | 佝偻捕蝉
Confucius encounters a hunchbacked man who demonstrates extraordinary skill at catching cicadas. ...
33 阅读The Stone Treasure | 视石为宝
A man mistakes an ordinary stone for a priceless treasure, going to extreme lengths to protect it...
30 阅读Concealing One's Illness and Avoiding Treatment | 讳疾忌医
Bian Que repeatedly warned Duke Huan of his progressing illness, but the Duke, in denial, refused...
31 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The Black Sheep | 害群之马
The idiom 'The Black Sheep' originates from a story where the legendary Emperor Huangdi learns fr...
32 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Waiting by the Stump | 守株待兔
This fable tells of a farmer who, after a lucky accident, abandons work to wait for more luck, sa...
36 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 Boatmaker and the Boatman | 治舟驾舟
A master boatmaker in Yue, trusted and rewarded by the king, overconfidently claimed to also be a...
28 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Showing Off Axe Skills Before Lu Ban | 班门弄斧
This idiom, derived from the legend of master carpenter Lu Ban, criticizes the folly of displayin...
32 阅读Strike While the Iron is Hot | 一鼓作气
This story explains the idiom "一鼓作气" through a historical battle where waiting for the enemy's sp...
32 阅读The Man with a Thousand Coins | 腰缠千钱
A skilled swimmer drowns because he refuses to discard a heavy belt of copper coins while escapin...
31 阅读Dong Shi Imitates Xi Shi | 东施效颦
An unattractive woman blindly imitates the frowning expression of the beautiful Xi Shi, not reali...
27 阅读The Dexterous Butcher | 庖丁解牛
King Hui of Liang observes a butcher expertly dissecting an ox. The butcher explains his mastery ...
31 阅读The Way of Archery | 射箭之道
A master uses a story about a king overwhelmed by too many targets and an archer's focus on a sin...
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