15-10-16 One day, Zhuang Gong, King of the State of Qi, went out in a chariot to hunt. On the way, he saw a small insect raise both its arms, trying to stop the wheels of the chariot. Zhuang Gong of Qi was curious and asked the driver: What kind of insect is...

15-10-16 Once, the King of the State of Wu wanted to invade the State of Chu. The King of Wu warned his ministers: If anyone should dare to dissuade me from invading Chu again, I will put him to death. One young hanger-on of his wanted to dissuade him but di...

15-09-29 Someone mocked at Hui Zi before the King of Liang.This Hui Zi likes to use metaphors when he speaks. If he is not allowed to use metaphors, he surely won't be able to explain anything at all. The following day the King of Liang met Hui Zi and said t...

15-09-29 There was an archer named Geng Ying in the State of Wei. He went sightseeing with the King of Wei at Jingtai. At that time a bird was circling around in the sky, uttering sad and shrill cries now and then. The King of Wei looked up at it for a while...

15-09-18 There was a scholar in the Zhou Dynasty who had tried several times in his life to seek for an official post, but failed again and again till his temples turned white. One day, as he was walking on the road, he looked back upon the past and shed tea...

15-09-09 Once upon a time, there was a king who ordered his officials: Lead an elephant to me, and let several blind men feel it with their hands. Then ask each one of them to describe the shape of the elephant. The officials led the elephant to the king. Se...

15-06-09 One day, King Tang, the founder of the Shang Dynasty, saw a man arranging a net on all sides and praying to the deity: Let those that fly down from the sky, those that come out of the ground, and those that come running from all directions all run i...

15-06-04 One day, Hui Zi met Zhuang Zi and told him this story:King Hui bestowed upon me some bottle gourd seeds which I planted in the earth. Soon afterwards a big gourd which could hold 5 dan of rice really grew in the field. Never before have I seen such...

15-06-04 There was a man named Cao Shang in the State of Song. Once, he was sent on a mission by the King of Song to the State of Qin. Before departure, the King of Song bestowed upon him several horse-drawn chariots. Upon arriving in the State of Qin, Cao S...

15-05-06 One day, King Hui of Liang met Mencius and said: What a mess the political states of our neighbouring countries is in! When they govern their states, they never think of the people. But when there is a flood in Nenei, I move the victims of the calam...