storytelling
21 篇Princess Yunluo | 云罗公主
A tale from *Strange Tales from a Make-Do Studio* about An Daye, who marries the ethereal Princes...
30 阅读Encounter with Feng Sanniang | 邂逅封三娘
A gentle maiden, Lady Fan, befriends the mysterious Lady Feng. With Feng's aid, she finds love wi...
31 阅读The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Might | 狐假虎威
A clever fox, caught by a tiger, tricks it by claiming divine authority. By walking ahead of the ...
30 阅读Tales of the Rose | 玫瑰传奇
This article explores the enduring fascination with roses through history, mythology, and culture...
30 阅读A Courtyard as Crowded as a Marketplace | 门庭若市
This fable tells how Minister Zou Ji used a personal story about flattery to persuade the King of...
29 阅读The Athenian and the Theban | 雅典人与底比斯人
An Athenian and a Theban argue over whose city's hero is greater. The glib Athenian outtalks the ...
35 阅读The Big Sea Fish | 大海鱼
A Qi man dissuaded Lord Tian Ying from fortifying his fiefdom by telling a parable of a mighty se...
34 阅读Faithful John | 忠实的约翰
A dying king entrusts his son to his loyal servant, Faithful John, with a warning about a forbidd...
29 阅读The Blind Men and the Elephant | 盲人摸象
A king asks several blind men to describe an elephant by touch. Each feels a different part (tusk...
36 阅读Fitcher's Bird | 菲切尔的鸟
A cunning wizard captures sisters, but the youngest outsmarts him by resurrecting the others, orc...
35 阅读The Storytelling Stone | 会讲故事的石头
An orphaned Seneca hunter named Crow discovers a sentient stone in the forest. In exchange for hi...
36 阅读Little Red Riding Hood | 小红帽
Little Red Riding Hood is tricked by a wolf on her way to her sick grandmother's house. The wolf ...
29 阅读The Willow-Wren | 鹪鹩
A tale of how the birds sought a king. A tiny, clever bird wins by trickery, hiding in the eagle'...
25 阅读The Moon | 月亮的故事
Travelers from a dark land steal the moon to bring light home. As its guardians die, pieces are b...
33 阅读Frau Trude | 特鲁德夫人
A stubborn and curious girl disobeys her parents' warning and visits the mysterious Frau Trude, o...
31 阅读Rapunzel | 莴苣姑娘
A childless couple makes a desperate deal with a witch for rampion, resulting in their daughter R...
37 阅读The Flying Trunk | 会飞的箱子
A spendthrift merchant's son, down to his last possessions, discovers an enchanted flying trunk. ...
33 阅读Strong Hans | 强壮的小汉斯
A boy named Hans, kidnapped and raised by robbers, grows incredibly strong. After defeating his c...
32 阅读The Golden Lion | 金狮奇缘
A merchant's youngest son succeeds where his two elder brothers failed—by using a magical golden ...
27 阅读Why the Sky Is So High | 天空为何如此之高
A myth explaining the sky's height. A lonely, obsessive old woman's relentless sweeping raises du...
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