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The Old Man on the Frontier Lost His Horse
The Old Man on the Frontier Lost His Horse

A philosophical story about misfortune and fortune being interdependent.

The Man of Qi Who Worried in Case the Sky Should Fall
The Man of Qi Who Worried in Case the Sky Should Fall

A fable about excessive worry over unimportant things.

Pulling up Seedlings to Help Them Grow
Pulling up Seedlings to Help Them Grow

A fable about being too eager for success and thus harming growth.

The North Wind and the Sun
The North Wind and the Sun

The fable about a competition to take off a pedestrian’s coat.

Mend the Fold After the Sheep Are Lost
Mend the Fold After the Sheep Are Lost

It is never too late to make up for mistakes.

Be there just to make up the number
Be there just to make up the number

The fable about getting by in a group by bluffing.

Learn to Walk in Handan
Learn to Walk in Handan

The fable about losing one’s true self by imitating others deliberately.

Going South by Driving the Chariot North
Going South by Driving the Chariot North

A fable about not being aware of going in the wrong direction.

A Frog in a Well
A Frog in a Well

The story of a frog at the bottom of a well with a narrow view.

The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Ferocity
The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Ferocity

The clever little fox scares away other animals by relying on the tiger’s power, but finally realizes that true courage comes from within, not from relying on others’ strength.

The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes

The fable about speaking ill of what one cannot get.

Mr Dongguo and the Wolf
Mr Dongguo and the Wolf

The kind Mr. Dongguo saved a wolf but was betrayed by it.