大公无私 Perfectly impartial During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), a very noble official caled Qi Huangyang lived in the State of Jin. One day, the king summoned him to court and asked, Now that the magistrate position of Na

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灰姑娘 Characters: Cinderella; Stepmother; Stepsister 1; Stepsister2; Godmother; Prince; Guard (Duke). Birdies and the mice. (Both two children) Act 1 Once upon a time there lived a kind and lovely girl. She was so kind even to the mice,

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洛阳纸贵 Overwhelming Popularity of a New Work Causes Shortage of Printing Paper In the Jin Dynasty (265-420) there was a famous writer whose name was Zuo Si who, however, was very naughty and did not like to study when he was a small k

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不学无术 In the reign of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, Grand General Huo Guang was a minister who occupied a decisive position at court and was deeply trusted by the emperor. when Emperor Wudi was dying, he entrusted Huo Guang with t

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望洋兴叹 Tradition has it that many,many years ago,there lived on the Yellow River a river god known as He Bo.One day ,He Bo stood on the riverbank and watched the turbulent waves from the west surging forward to the east.He said both e

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按图索骥 During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man in the State of Qin whose name was Sun Yang. Sun Yang was very expert in looking at horses and judging their worth. Whatever the horse might be, he could tell whether it was

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请君入瓮 Kindly Step into the Vat--Try What You Have Devised against Others In order to suppress those who were against her, Wu Zetian, the empress of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), appointed a few merciless persons to be judges. Two of th

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东施效颦 越国苎罗(今浙江诸暨南)有位姓施的美女,因为家住若耶溪西岸,所以村里人叫她西施。若耶溪东岸也有位姓施的姑娘。她长得很丑,村里人管她叫东施。 有一天,西施心口疼,走路

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退避三舍 Retreating about Thirty Miles as Condition For Peace During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.), Duke Xian of the State of Jin Killed the crown prince Sheng because he had heard slanders about Sheng and believed them. H

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The Mouse and the Douglas-Fir Cone的故事 Long, long ago there lived a mouse in the forest. The mouse was fearful all day and all night, for the sly fox always tried to catch him and eat up him. The mouse was very clever and was able to h

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如火如荼 Like Fire and Flowering Rush In the years around 480 B.C.,China was in the last phase of the Spring and Autumn Period.Fu Chai,King of the State of Wu,conquered the states of Yue,Lu and Chi one after another.Then Fu Chai,overwee

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Why the Fish Laughed的故事 Why the Fish Laughed As a fisherwoman passed by the palace hawking her fish, the queen appeared at one of the windows and beckoned her to come near and show her what she had. At that moment a very big fish jump

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Coyote and the Giant的故事 Coyote was out walking one day when he saw an old woman hurrying towards him. Turn back! If you keep going that way the giant will get you she cried. Giants don't scare me said Coyote, pounding his chest bravel

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The pancake故事 The pancake ONCE ON a time there was a good housewife who had seven hungry children. One day she was busy frying pancakes for them, and this time she had used new milk in the making of them. One was lying in the pan, frizz

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How the Bear Lost his Tail的故事 How the Bear Lost his Tail This is the story of Bear's tail. I've heard it told in Germany, and in North America by the Iroquois Indians. A long time ago, Bear had a beautiful, long, furry tail. He though

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