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• 1.The KitThe Kite
• A kite，which had been taken by the wind to soar above the clouds，called out to a butterfly down below in the valley．I can assure you that I can sca...
• 2.The Land of the Halt
• Many years ago in a small territory，there was not one of the in-habitants who did not stutter when he spoke，or halt in walking；both these defects，...
• 3.The Pig
• A pig once made its way into the courtyard of a lordly mansion，where he sauntered at its will around the stables and the kitchen，wallowed in filth，...
• 4.Prevention Is Better Than Cure
• A man visited his friend's house and saw that his kitchen range had a very straight chimney by the side of which was stacked a lot of firewood．The vi...
• 5.Three Philosophers
• A bear，a fox，and an opossum were attacked by an inundation．Death loves a coward，said the bear，and he went forward to fight the flood．What a fool...
• 6.A Matter of Dignity
• There was a great famine in the state of QI．Qian Ao，a rich man of the state of Qi，prepared food by the roadside for the hungry to come and eat．Alo...
• 7.The Water Sprite and the Pearl
• A man was sailing in a small boat，and dropped a precious pearl into the sea accidentally．When the man had returned to land，he took a pail，and bega...
• 8.An Optimist
• Two frogs in the belly of a snake were considering their altered circumstances．This is pretty bad luck，said one．Don't jump to conclusions，the othe...
• 9.The Wolf in the Sheep's Skin
• A wolf once decided that if he disguised himself，he would be able to get plenty to eat without being hunted and shot at wherever he went．So he wrapp...
• 10.The Snipe and the Clam
• Just as a clam came out to bask in the sun a snipe pecked at its flesh．The clam closed its shell and squeezed the snipe's beak．If it does not rain t...