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Fable: 洗衣服 – Washing clothesFable: 洗衣服 – Washing clothes
In this quick lesson about judging others, we learn that those who live in dirty glass houses shouldn't throw stones. HSK 2-3.
Short Story: 海上和床上 – On the sea and in bedShort Story: 海上和床上 – On the sea and in bed
This dialogue between a man and a sailor drives home a quick life lesson: there's risk in anything you do, so there's no point in trying to avoid danger entirely.
Fable:《和尚背女人》Monks carrying a womanFable:《和尚背女人》Monks carrying a woman
An elder monk gives a younger monk a quick lesson in following the spirit of the law, rather than the letter of the law. HSK 4-5.
Children’s Story:《两条彩虹》Two rainbowsChildren’s Story:《两条彩虹》Two rainbows
In this cutsey-face story intended for kindergarteners, Grandma Bear (熊奶奶 – xióng nǎi nai) comes down with an illness that can only be cured by seeing a rainbow (彩虹 -cǎi