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日期：2014-10-17 a hen and a flock of chicken were looking for food in the field. when she felt any danger, the hen would protect the chicken under her wing. the eagles and falcons could find no opportunity but to leave sulkily. later a crow flew over. the hen saw t... 日期：2014-10-08 a lion watched a fat bull feeding in a meadow, and his mouth watered when he thought of the royal feast he would make, but he did not dare to attack him, for he was afraid of his sharp horns. hunger, however, presently compelled him to do something:... 日期：2014-10-08 a man once bought a parrot and gave it the run of his house. it reveled in its liberty, and presently flew up on to the mantelpiece and screamed away to its heart's content. the noise disturbed the cat, who was asleep on the hearthrug. looking up at... 日期：2014-10-08 a stag was chased by the hounds, and took refuge in a cave, where he hoped to be safe from his pursuers. unfortunately the cave contained a lion, to whom he fell an easy prey. unhappy that i am, he cried, i am saved from the power of the dogs only t... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-10-08 a certain man fell ill, and, being in a very bad way, he made a vow that he would sacrifice a hundred oxen to the gods if they would grant him a return to health. wishing to see how he would keep his vow, they caused him to recover in a shout time.... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-10-08 a lion, a fox, and an ass went out hunting together, they had soon taken a large booty, which the lion requested the ass to divide between them. the ass divided it all into three equal parts, and modestly begged the others to take their choice, at w... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-10-08 a farmer was snowed up in his farmstead by a severe storm, and was unable to go out and procure provisions for himself and his family. so he first killed his sheep and used them for food; then, as the storm still continued, he killed his goats. and,... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-10-08 two men were buying meat at a butcher's stall in the marketplace, and, while the butcher's back was turned for a moment, one of them snatched up a joint and hastily thrust it under the other's of them snatched up a joint and hastily thrust it under... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-10-08 a lion had a fox to attend on him, and whenever they went hunting the fox found the prey and the lion fell upon it and killed it, and then they divided it between them in certain proportions. but the lion always got a very large share, and the fox a... 日期：2014-09-29 a person of the state of lu loved angling very much. obsessed with it, he used sweet-osmanthus as bait and a hook made of gold. he even inlayed the hook with siver thread and jade, and use thick thread made of kingfisher's feather as fishing thread.... 日期：2014-09-29 when the mother was treating his son's tumefaction on his head, there was a lot of blood coming down from the top of her son's head to the neck, forming a cruel scene. but the people watching this all considered this to be an act of solicitude done... 日期：2014-09-29 there were three people living in the same room. every time when there was a quarrel between two of them, and they would not give in to each other, they would always seek support from the left one. they always could not help turning to the left one... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-09-29 magpies are clever birds. at the beginning of every spring it can predict the weather for the whole year. if this year will be windy, it will move its nest from tall trees to a low crotch of a tree. by doing so it keeps the nest away from the threat... 日期：2014-09-29 once on his outing trip, wei wenhou saw a farmer waking with a buddle of firewood on his back and wearing his fur-lined jacket inside out. he asked the farmer, why do you wear your jacket inside out, carrying a bundle of wood? i like the furs of thi... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-09-24 duke jing of the state of qi discussed the general plans to govern the country with yan zi. yan zi believed they should get rid of the mice in the temple first. the king could not understand him. then yan zi explained, then temple is made of wood, a... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-09-24 a wild hare was running in the field and behind it more than a hundred people were chasing it. it was not because that the hare could be divided into a hundred portions but the ownership of the hare was not decided. when a lot of hares were piled in... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-09-24 laozi once went to visit the sick sage shang rong, and consulted him with some philosophical problems. shang rong told him that when he passed his hometown he should get off the chariot. laozi asked, is this meant to show that i have not forget abou... 阅读全文>> 日期：2014-09-24 believing that to govern a country well you would have to depend on some people, wei wenhou asked gu juanzi, can i depend on my father, son, brother, and liegemen, who all have virtues and talents? gu juanzi gave him a negative answer and explained... 日期：2014-09-16 after hearing that sixteen women committed suicide when her son, gongpu wenbo, who was a high official in the state of lu had died, the mother did not shed a single drop of tear. she said, my son was not a good man. when confucius was dispelled from... 日期：2014-09-10 many many years ago, in the state of song, there was a city gate. outside the gate was a moat with fishes that lived a quiet and happy life there. one day the tower above the city gate caught fire and the people of the city were alarmed. even the fi... |
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