English Story
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The charcoal-burner and the fuller
A CHARCOAL -BURNER carried on his trade in his own house.  One day he met a...
The tiger and the fox
An Archer (射手座,弓箭手) , hunting in the woods, was so successful with his...
剜股藏珠
There was a treasure mountain on the sea, where there were many, many rare...
An unhappy fish
A big fish lives in a small pond. He is bigger than any other fish. But he...
南辕北辙
One day, Ji Liang went to see the King of Wei and reported: "When I was...
名落孙山
In the Song Dynasty(960-1279) there was a joker called Sun Shan. One year he...
I just lost two dollars
When the couple arrived in Los Angeles, the husband became fascinated by the...
When love beckons you
When her love beckons (召唤,吸引) you, follow him, though his ways are hard and...
The milkmaid and her pail of milk
Dolly the Milkmaid having been a good girl, and careful in her work, her...
The trees and the ax
Once upon a time a man came into a forest. He said to the trees, "Will you...
An ill-natured neighbor
An ill-natured, jealous peasant saw his neighbor's getting a very good...
A lazy horse 一匹懒马
A man had two horses to carry loads for him. When they were working, the...
The two spells 两条咒语
There was once a boy in a village. When ever he asked people to do things,...
The lazy donkey
A man bought a Donkey at the market one day and took him home on approval.  ...
东郭先生和狼
Master Dongguo, a pedantic (迂腐的) teacher and follower of Mohism, was ready...
Big boss man
When the body was first made, all the parts wanted to be Boss. The brain...
破釜沉舟
During the late years of the Qi Dynasty(221-206BC), Xiang Yu led a rebellion...
闻斯行诸
One day Confucius was asked by one of his students, Zi Lu, "Is it right that...
The parrot and the cat
A man once bought a parrot and gave it the run of his house. It reveled in...
Two spells
There was once a boy in a village. When ever he asked people to do things,...