马跃檀溪
Liu Bei captured an excellent horse in a battle. When Liu Biao marveled at...
一箭双雕
In the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties(420-589) there was an...
不学无术
In the reign of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, Grand General Huo Guang was...
楚人学齐语
One day Mencius asked Dai Busheng, "If a high official of the state of Chu...
田父献曝
A peasant in the state of Song led an extremely hard life for he was...
役虎
Huang Gong from the East sea saw that An Qisheng, who had come back from...
Tales of rose
People have been passionate about roses since the beginning of time. In...
心存侥幸
River Lishui, located in the south of the state of Chu, abounded in alluvial...
草船借箭
This is an episode from the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu ordered Zhuge Liang to...
郑人买履
A man of the state of Zheng wanted to buy a pair of shoes. He measured his...
后来者居上
This story comes from The Historical Records. Later generations use the set...
泥人木偶
Meng Chang Jun was a famous counsellor of the State of Qi. One day, he...
割肉相啖
There were two people who lived in the west and east end of the capital city...
邂逅封三娘
This is a story from Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio. Lady Fan was gentle...
南辕北辙
Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A...
真假母亲
One day, two women came to king Solomon with a baby boy. Both women said the...
楚人畏鬼
There was a person of the state of Chu who feared ghosts very much. After...
Hansel and grethel
Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two...