During the Warring States Period, a man was willing to teach the King of Yan the ways to attain immortality. 战国时，有一个人愿意教给燕王一套长生不老的方法。
The King of Yan was very glad w...
In the past, there was a farmer in the State of Song. There stood a big tree in the field he cultivated. One day, while working in the field, he suddenly saw a hare running by in front of him. The...
In the past, a man in the State of Qi went off into wild flights of fancy all day long. He was afraid that the sky might collapse, the land might cave in and he would have no place to live. He was...
Once, Confucius went to the east to advocate his ideas, On the way he met two children arguing hotly with each other. Confucius asked: 有一次，孔子到东方去游说，途中见到两个小孩正在激烈地争辩着...
There lived a rich man named Guo in the State of Qi and a poor man named Xiang in the State of Song. 齐国有个姓"国"的富人，宋国有个姓"向"的穷人。
The poor man came to the State of Qi t...
Ye Gong was well-known for his fondness for dragons: 叶公喜欢龙，已经出了名了。
In the house where he lived, dragons were painted on the walls and carved on the pillars and the four walls o...
Zhao Jianzi, the famous general of the State of Jin, prepared to attack the State of Qi. He ordered: 晋国名将赵简子准备出兵进攻齐国。他命令说:
"If anyone in the army dares to dissuade me, ....
One day, an owl flew persistently towards the east till it was completely exhausted, so it stopped in a forest to take a rest. It happened that a turtledove was also resting there. Hearing the pan...
In ancient times a man named Zou Ji, 8 chi tall and impressive looking, had served as the prime minister of the State of Qi.
古代齐国有个人名叫邹忌，身高八尺，相貌堂堂，曾经做过齐国的相国。
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In a village, a dog often shitted by the side of a well. 一个村子里，有条狗常常在井台边上拉屎。
Several tens of families in the whole village drew water from the well. They all hated the do...
