In the Spring and Autumn period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), a thief had stolen a bell and intended to carry it away on his back, but the…
In the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国), there was a man in the State of Wei (wèi guó 魏国) called Geng Lei. One day…
The “edge of heaven and the corner of the sea” both refer to the remotest place. Hainan Island, located in the southernmost part of China,…
A man who raised sheep once noticed there was a hole in the walls of his sheepfold. But he neglected to repair it. A few…
During the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国,475-221BC),the King of the State of Qi (qí guó 齐国) was very keen on listening to a traditional…
In ancient times, there was a man who raised monkeys, which became more and more mischievous as they grew up and often destroyed his things.…
In the Spring and Autumn Period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), a farmer in the State of Song (sòng guó 宋国) was one day working in…
Long long ago,in ancient China, there were no donkeys in Guizhou (guì zhōu 贵州) province.One day,a man brought a donkey from somewhere else by boating,only to…
In the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国,475-221BC), a man in the State of Chu (chǔ guǒ楚国) was offering a sacrifice to his ancestors. After the ceremony, the man…
In the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (nán běi cháo 南北朝,420-589AD) there was an expert archer named Zhangsun Cheng (Zhǎng sūn shèng 长孙晟). One day he went…