東郭先生和狼
Master Dongguo, a pedantic(迂腐的) teacher and follower of Mohism, was ready to help anyone in distress, whosoever he might be and regardless of the circumstances.One day on a journey through the Zhongs
寓言故事
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller 燒炭人與漂布人
A Charcoal-burner carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend, a fuller(漂洗工) , and entreated(懇求,請求) him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors
The Father and His Sons 父親與爭吵的兒子們
aA father had a family of sons who were perpetually(永恒地) quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations(訓詞,勸告) , he determined to give them a practical illust
Big Boss Man
When the body was first made, all the parts wanted to be Boss.The brain said, "I should be boss because I control the whole body's responses and functions."The feet said, "We should be Boss as we carr
The Tiger and the Fox
An Archer(射手座,弓箭手) , hunting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that they ran into the densest part of the bus
Chances exists in the daily details
John and Bobby joined a wholesale(批發的) company togther just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the posotion o
狐假虎威
A tiger caught a fox in a forest, and was just about to eat it, when the fox said, 'You mustn't eat me. I was sent by Heaven to rule the animals. By eating me, you will violate(違反,侵犯) the command of
When Love Beckons You
When her love beckons(召喚,吸引) you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions(小齒輪,翅膀) may wound you. And w
Daughter-in-law and daughter
Two women were chating in a room,One asked, "How is everthing going with your son?""Oh,don't even mention it, what a huge misfortune!!" The woman sighed:"He is poor enough, and marry a extraordinary
The fawn who misses the class
Once upon a time, there was a herd of(一群) forest deer. In this herd was a wise and respected teacher, cunning(狡猾的,巧妙的) in the ways of deer. He taught the tricks and strategies of survival to the yo
Where Can You Find the Riches
An African farmer had heard tales about other farmers who had made millions of dollars by discovering diamond mines. These tales so excited the farmer that he could hardly wait to sell his farm and go
Village Doe and Mountain Buck
Once upon a time, in northern India, there was a herd of(一群) village deer. They were used to being near villages; they were born there and grew up there. They knew they had to be very careful around p
The strutting peacock
Once upon a time, a very long time ago, the four-footed animals made the lion their king. There was a gigantic fish that roamed the oceans, and the fish made him their king. The birds were attracted t
Finding a New Spring 尋找一處新泉水
Once upon a time a certain tradesman was leading a caravan(大篷車,旅行隊) to another country to sell his goods. Along the way they came to the edge of a severe hot-sand desert. They asked about, and foun
A Huge Lump of Gold 一塊大金子
Once upon a time there was a rich village. The wealthiest of the villagers decided to hide a huge lump(塊狀) of gold to protect it from bandits(土匪,盜賊) and robbers. So he buried it in a nearby rice fiel
The goat butcher
Qian Meixi recorded the story of Xue Qingguan, the goat butcher. He ran his own little store selling mutton and mutton soup. The fame of his delicious mutton soup spread far and wide(廣泛地,到處) , bring
Sacrifice your own wrong doing
Once upon a time, King Brahmadatta was ruling in Benares, in northern India. The Enlightenment(啟蒙運動) Being was born as his son, the prince. Being quite intelligent, he completed his entire education
The Golden Plate 金盤子
Once upon a time in a place called Seri, there were two salesmen of pots and pans and hand-made trinkets(小裝飾品) . They agreed to divide the town between them. They also said that after one had gone t
The King With One Gray Hair 國王的一根白頭發
A very very long time ago, there were people wholived much longer than they do today. They lived many thousand years. At that time, the Enlightenment Being was born as a baby named Makhadeva. He lived
A Shameful Affair 一件可恥的事情
Mildred orme(榆木) , seated in the snuggest corner of the big front porch of the Kraummer farmhouse, was as content as a girl need hope to be.This was no such farm as one reads about in humorous fiction
A Handful of Clay 一捧泥土
There was a handful of clay in the bank of a river. It was only common clay, coarse(粗糙的,下等的) and heavy; but it had high thoughts of its own value, and wonderful dreams of the great place which it w
Kind advice is wise advice
Once upon a time, the son of Brahmadatta was ruling righteously(正直地,公正地) in Benares, in northern India. It came to pass(實現,發生) that the King of Kosala made war, killed the King of Benares, and mad
Supernatural turtle
During the 1850's, there was a lot of unrest in Taiwan, so the Emperor sent Xu Shuyan with soldiers to calm everything down. Tang Yian was sent along with him. Tang was anxious to find out how things
Children's numerical skills
People appear to born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so inexorably(冷酷地,無情地) that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity(成熟,完備) guiding
The country maid and her milk
A country maid was walking along with a can of milk upon her head, when she fell into the following train of reflections."The money for which I shall sell this milk will enable me to increase my stock
The touchstone
When the great library of Alexandria亞歷山大 burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers. The bo
Give it a second thought
An American Indian tells about a brave who found an eagle's egg and put it into the nest of a prairie chicken草原雞. The eaglet小鷹 hatched with the brood一伙,一窩 of chicks and grew up with them. All