15-01-06 A wild ass saw a pack-ass jogging along under a heavy load, and taunted him with the condition of slavery in which he lived, in these words: What a vile lot is yours compared with mine! I am free as the air, and never do a stoke of work; and, as for...

14-12-18 The fable the Wolf of Zhongshan has been attributed to various authors of the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, but the happenings are simple and consistent. It runs as follows: Master Dongguo, a pedantic teacher and follower of Mohism, was ready to he...

14-10-21 There was an artisan of the state of Yue who was good at making boats. Because of his excellent work, the king trusted him very much. He was regarded as a great master of boat making and got munificent treatment. One year later, this artisan said to...

14-07-23 Do not be so angry, my good man, replied the Calender; we should be very sorry to displease you; so the quarrel was smoothed over（消除，缓和） , and supper began in good earnest. When the Calenders had satisfied their hunger, they offered to play t...

14-06-20 IN the times of the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid there lived in Bagdad a poor porter named Hindbad, who on a very hot day was sent to carry a heavy load from one end of the city to the other. Before he had accomplished half the distance he was so tired...

14-04-23 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. The young man demonstrated remarkable technical proficiency（技术熟练） when he hit a distant...

14-04-15 An old man cut himself a bundle of faggots（柴草） in wood and started to carry them home. He had a long way to go, and was tired out before he had got much more than half-way. Casting his burden on the ground, he called upon Death to come and relea...

14-03-25 The Green Horse Yusef Komunyakaa The kneeling figure is from Yama or Carthage, I ask, What was his worth in gold, in salt, spices, statuary（雕像） , or commemorated axioms? L, if we weren't brave enough to believe we could master time, we wouldn't...

14-03-10 One day a negro went to a fish shop to buy some fish for his dinner. He picked up a fresh fish, and after examining it carefully, he held it up to his nose and smelled it. Hey! What's this? cried the master of the shop. Why do you smell that fish, d...

14-02-14 In the Han Dynasty in Qiancheng lived a man by the name of Dong Yong. His mother died when he was a child. While living with his father, he worked hard in the fields. Each time they went out, he would put his old father on a small cart and follow it...