The Three Lazy Ones A king had three sons whom he loved equally well, and he did not know which of them to appoint as king following his own death. Wh...
Rising Up upon Hearing the Crow of a Rooster to Practise Sword Playing晋代的祖逖是个胸怀坦荡、具有远大抱负的人。可他小时候却是个不爱读书的淘气孩子。进入青年时代,他意识到自己知识的贫乏,深感不读书无以报效国家,于是就发奋读起书来。...
春秋时侯,晋国贵族智伯灭掉了范氏。有人趁机跑到范氏家里想偷点东西,看见院子里吊着一口大钟。钟是用上等青铜铸成的,造型和图案都很精美。小偷心里高兴极了,想把这口精美的大钟背回自已家去。可是钟又大又重,怎么也挪不动。他想来想去,只有一个办法,那就是把钟敲碎,然后再分别搬回家。 小偷找来一把大大锤,拼命朝...
Snake-like Reflection of a Bow in the CupNearly 2,000 years ago, during the Han Dynasty, there was a county magistrate called Ying Chen. One summer da...
To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them GrowOnce upon a time, an old farmer planted a plot of rice. Everyday he went to the field to watch the seedlings...
One day Li Kui and Yan Qing, two heroes in liangshan Marsh, spent the night in the town of Jingmen, which is near to the Liangshan Marsh. In the manor...
The armored cavalry deployed by Huyan Zhuo could not be destroyed unless barbed lances were used. Tang Long presented a drawing of such a lance and la...
There was a handful of clay in the bank of a river. It was only common clay, coarse and heavy; but it had high thoughts of its own value, and wonderfu...
After killing the local tyrant Zhen Guanxi, for fear of being jailed, Lu Zhishen fled to Mount Wutai where he stayed in a temple as a monk. After brea...
The Clever Little TailorOnce upon a time there was a princess who was ever so proud: if any man came to woo her she would set him a riddle, and if he ...