Once Yan Yuan asked his mentor Confucius why those who are good at swimming or diving can learn how to steer a boat very quickly.Confucius said, "...
Both the fat foxes and the beautifully striped leopards inhabit in forests, and stay in caves having a tranquil（平静的） life.They only come out at night ...
After winning several archery（箭术） contests, the young and rather boastful champion challenged a Zen master who was renowned for his skill as an archer...
A Brahmin, a member of the Hindu priest, had a great reputation for holiness, and received many presents so that he became rich.One day, he took a fan...
A man bought a Donkey at the market one day and took him home on approval.Now the man owned several Donkeys already and he knew each one's charact...
Once, there was a man who was bothered by total baldness.In winter, he felt particularly cold, while in summer, the heat scorched his head, bitten by ...
Once upon a time a man came into a forest. He said to the trees, "Will you give me a piece of hard wood ?" The tree said, "Yes, we'...
A man and his son were driving their donkey along a country road. They saw some girls drawing water at a well.One of the girls said, "oh, look! H...
An archer, hungting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that the...
There is a story about a cicada（蝉） in the Chinese classic, Chuang-Tzu. Once upon a time, a male cicada joyfully joined his friends in singing the most...