philosophical
46 篇The Rich Man's Potatoes | 富翁的土豆
A philosopher grandfather recounts a tale of a controversial rich man in a bygone town. To counte...
31 阅读Throwing a Baby into the River | 抱婴投江
A passerby questions a man who is about to throw a child into a river, believing the child will b...
35 阅读The Scholar's Missed Chances | 仕数不遇
A Zhou Dynasty scholar recounts his lifelong, futile attempts to secure an official post, as each...
33 阅读The Single Mesh | 一孔之见
A bird-catcher, after catching a bird in one mesh of his net, mistakenly believes a single-mesh n...
39 阅读A Handful of Clay | 一捧泥土
A handful of common clay dreams of glory but endures a harsh process of shaping and firing, only ...
30 阅读The Third Person | 第三人
Three roommates consistently seek judgment from their third companion during disputes, regardless...
33 阅读Three in the Morning, Four in the Evening | 朝三暮四
This fable tells of a monkey keeper who tricks his monkeys by merely rearranging their daily rati...
38 阅读The Roc | 巨鸟
The fable contrasts the roc, a mythical bird of immense size and ambition that soars vast distanc...
33 阅读Hebo's Awakening | 望洋兴叹
The proud river deity Hebo, upon witnessing the boundless North Sea, realizes his own insignifica...
29 阅读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 ...
34 阅读The Camel and the Arab | 骆驼与阿拉伯人
A loaded camel is asked by its driver whether it prefers going uphill or downhill. The camel shre...
37 阅读The Lost Sheep | 臧谷亡羊
Two shepherds, Zang and Gu, both lost their sheep while neglecting their duty—one reading, the ot...
30 阅读The Fat Fox and Striped Leopard | 丰狐文豹
The fox and leopard live secluded, cautious lives in the wild but are hunted solely for their val...
32 阅读Earrings Lost, Ears Remain | 珥亡耳存
A young woman loses her valuable jade earrings but remains unperturbed, explaining that the true ...
30 阅读The Thirsty Man and the River | 口渴的人与河流
A thirsty man, after chasing a mirage to a river, refuses to drink because he cannot consume all ...
34 阅读Happiness is Devotion | 幸福即投入
An old man finds profound joy in the act of fishing itself, not the catch, viewing it as a balanc...
31 阅读The Emperor's Wine | 天帝赐酒
The Emperor of Heaven orders wine to be bestowed upon visiting deities, but the registration proc...
29 阅读The Age Argument | 郑人争年
Two men from Zheng engage in a futile argument about their ages, making increasingly outlandish c...
31 阅读A Wise Man's Words | 智者的箴言
A local official seeks a sorcerer's wisdom to understand the cause of bandit attacks and floods. ...
27 阅读The Two Knots | 两个连环节
A man presents two knots to a king; only one is untied, and a student correctly identifies the ot...
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