This is a story from the book Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio. There was an old man with the surname Feng， he had a son named Xiangru. Xiangru studied hard but failed several times in passing the imperial examination. One night when Xiangruwas reading books in the courtyard， he was surprised to see a beautiful girl on the wall lookin

　　This is an episode from the novel Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio. His father died while Wang Zifu was very young. His mother gave her whole heart to bringing Zifu up. ASfter he was grown， the mother decided which girl was to marry her son. But before the marriaqge took place， the chosen girl died.
　　On the day of the Lantern

　　This is a story from Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio. Old man Gan had two sons. He died when the second was only five. After his death， the parrot he had kept flew away. The second son grew up into a very handsome young man. His brother and sister-in -law decided to choose as suitable girl for him. One day， the second son met a very

　　This is an episode from the novel Strange Tales from Make-Do Strdio. An Daye turned out to be out-standingly clever while he was very young. He was also very handsome. His parents loved him very much and regarded him as a precious pearl on their palms. They hoped that their son would be successful in his career and thereby glorify his

The Battered-Body Trick
　　This is a story from Three Kingdoms that happened before the Battle of Chibi. One night， Zhou Yu was thinking hard in his tent about how to defeat Cao Cao's army， when Huang Gai came in . He suggested attacking with fire. “Well， it's exactly what I mean to do.” Said Zhou Yu.

Winning Over Jiang Wei by a Clever Stratagem
　　This is a story from the novel Three Kingdoms. Jiang Wei was adept with both pen and sword. He was not only a man of intelligence and bravery， but also a man of resources and astuteness. Zhuge Liang wanted to win Jiang Wei over to be his assistant. When

Zhuge Liang Pays a Mourning Call
　　This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu， chief commander of Wu， Was talented and proficient in strategies and tactics but was narrow-minded and intolerant of others. He discussed with Zhuge Liang plans to conquer Cao Cao while simultaneously pondering how to mu

A cock， scratching in the farmyard for food for the hens， turned up a precious stone that shone and sparked in the sun.
　　"Well，" said the Cock， "I don't know what you are doing here. You are a very beautiful thing， and no doubt if your owner found you he would be delighted， but you are no good to me. I would rather have one grain of delicious

　　Primitive　peoples　believe　that　hair，　nail　clippings，　and　lost　teeth　remain　magically　linked　to　the　owner　even　after　they　have　been　disconnected　from　his　body.　As　any　voodoo　artist　will　tell　you，　if　you　want　to　grind　someone　into　powder，　you　don't　need　to　touch　him　at　all.　It's　quite　enough　to　stamp　on　a　missing　molar　and　let　"contagiou

海龟宝宝看见太阳。
　　The baby turtle can see the sun.
　　他看见海滩。
　　He can see the sand.
　　他看见岩石。
　　He can see the rock.
　　他看见螃蟹。
　　He can see the crab.
　　他看见海鸥！
　　He can see the seagull！
　　他看见海水。
　　He can see the water.
　　海龟宝宝爬进水中游走了。
　　The baby turtle goes int

　　This stour describes two characters from journey to the West. Inside the Country of Aolai， east of the ocean belonging to the Continent of Superior Body， there was the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. On ist peak stood a magic stone. Through years of cultivation the stone turned into a stone monkey. After it learned how to crawl and walk

Huang Zhong Takes on the Challenge
　　This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Huang Zhong， a veteran in the army of Shu， was one of its top five generals. Zhang He under Cao Cao had suffered one defeat after another. Cao Hong gave him a 5，000-strong army to attack Jiameng Pass. When Liu Bei learned this，

Cao Cao Sings an Ode with Leveled Spear
　　This is a story from Kingdoms. After suppressing the separatist forces in the north and taking control of the court， Cao Cao led his 830，000-strong army to the north bank of the Yangtze River， aiming to destroy Sun Quan and Liu Bei who were on the other side

Guan Yus Loyal Deed of Letting Cao Cao Run Away
　　This story is from the novel Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao's troops had suffered heavy casualties in the Chibi Campaign and there were only 300 troops left. Cao Cao led these troops to Huarongdao in retreat. While marching on， Cao Cao， riding horseback， poi

Cao Cao Presents A Blade
　　While the Han court was in chaos Dong Zhuo marched his 200，000 battlewise Xiliang troops into the capital of Lüoyang. He forces Liu Bian to quit the throne and made Liu Xie the Emperor Xian and himself the prime minister. As he rode roughshod over the emperor， manipulated p

Interlocking Stratagems
　　The manipulation of state affairs by the prime minister Dong Zhuo towards the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty （25-220） aroused strong anger in people， but nobody dared to air it. Upright ministers wanted to but failed to think of a way to get rid of him. Deep at night and alo

Mi Heng's Denouncement of Cao Cao
　　Mi Heng was recommended to Cao Cao when the latter， to expand his infLüence， needed someone to lobby Liu Biao. But Mi was slighted. Mi took his anger out on almost all of Cao Cao's subordinates. One day， at a banquet in honor of distinguished guests， Cao bid Mi to

Magic Shot Outside the Military Camp
　　Yuan Shu sent 100 thousand troops， led by General Ji Ling， to attack Liu Bei. For fear of Lü Bu in Xuzhou who might lend Liu a hand， Yuan wrote Lü a letter， together with many food supplies as gifts， asking him not to help Liu. Liu， on the other hand， wrote lüa

Lü Bu And Diao Chan
　　Following the interlocking stratagems they had laid， Wang Yun betrothed his step daughter Diao Chan to Lü Bu， then， to sow discord between the two， presented the girl to Dong Zhou as a concubine. Lü Bu was furious， and each time he met Diao Chan， the latter feigned a sad tearful