Author Description

The Book collects 82 fables excerpted from the Chinese classical literature works, they are interesting and worth reading and reflect the oriental wisdom.These fables are: 01 Elder Yugong's Resolve to Remove Mountains 02 The Lord's Love to Dragon 03 The Rats in the Altar 04 The Chicken Thief 05 Waiting for Another Hare Dashing Up the Tree06 A Fox Profiting From Tiger's Majesty (Ass in Lion's Skin) 07 Tussle between Snipe and Mussel 08 The Wolf of Zhongshan09 Entering the Town Gate with a Long Pole 10 Punishing the Horse11 Why Zeng Shen Slaughtered the Pig 12 The Dog Who Soured Wine 13 The Use of Parables 14 The Cicada, The Praying Mantis and Sparrow 15 The Fur and the Hide 16 The Man Who Lost His Jacket 17 The Owl Moves House 18 Buying a Pair of Shoes 19 Marking the Boat to Locate the Sword 20 Too Many Paths 21 Presenting Doves 22 Felling the Plane Tree 23 The Man Who Saw Nobody 24 The Ointment for Chapped Hands 25 The Bird Killed by Kindness 26 Learning the Wrong Thing 27 The Frog in the Well 28 The Carp in the Dry Rut 29 How Two Shepherd Boys Lost Their Sheep 30 Three Chestnuts or Four 31 The King and His Bow 32 Learning to Play Draughts 33 Helping Young Shoots to Grow 34 The Man Who Was Afraid of Ghosts 35 The Man Who Was Found in the Well 36 The Son of a Good Swimmer 37 Stealing the Bell 38 Painting Ghosts 39 The Crumbling Wall 40 Ivory Chopsticks 41 The Man Who Pretended He Could Play Reed Pipes 42 The Man Who Sold Spears and Shields 43 A Recipe for Immortality 44 How Two Water Snakes Moved House 45 Selling the Casket Without the Pearls 46 The Rumour About Zeng Shen 47 The Wrong Direction 48 Add Legs in Drawing a Snake 49 Buying a Good Horse 50 Who Deserved the Place of Honour 51 Playing the Harp to a Cow 52 Lamenting a Mother's Death53 A Scholar Buys a Donkey 54 The Man Who Liked Money Better Than Life 55 The Donkey of Guizhou 56 The Silly Fawn 57 Ancient Books for Ancient Bronze58 The Boat-Owner's Bright Idea 59 What Does the Sun Look Like? 60 The Fighting Ox