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| Zeng Zi's Opposition Against Lying (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 2 |
| Rumours Are Frightful (From Zhan Guo Ce) | p. 5 |
| A Fool's Way to Buy Shoes (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 8 |
| Yan Zi Appointted As Ambassador to Chu (From Yan Zi Chun Qiu) | p. 12 |
| Cao Zhi's Literary Talents (From Shi Shu Xin Yu) | p. 17 |
| Clear Demarkation of Public and Private Interests (From Lu Shi's Spring and Antumn) | p. 21 |
| Cao Chong's Method of Weighing an Elephant (From San Guo Zhi) | p. 25 |
| Call a Deer a Horse (From The Historical Records) | p. 28 |
| Si-Ma Guang's Wisdom (From a popular story) | p. 31 |
| Zou Ji Advises the King of Qi to Accept Dissuasion (From Guo Ce) | p. 34 |
| An Orange Seller's Discourse (From An Orange--seller's Discouse by Liu Ji) | p. 39 |
| Wise Dissuasion (From Shuo Yuan) | p. 44 |
| Shao Gong's View of King Li's Suppression of Criticism (From Guo Yu) | p. 48 |
| The Way to Find the Boring Implements (From The Miscellanous Articles by Ai Zi) | p. 51 |
| Selfishlessness (From Lu Shi's Spring and Autumn) | p. 54 |
| Blind Worship and Flattery (From Xian Yi Bien) | p. 56 |
| Purity and Filth of Heart (From Private Talks in the Happy Country) | p. 59 |
| The Secretary Falcon and the Serpent (From Wu Neng Zi) | p. 62 |
| Ignorance of the Objective World (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 65 |
| To Drum (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 68 |
| To Strike from Trifles to Big Things (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 71 |
| To Beat Means to Love (From The Laughter) | p. 74 |
| Suspiction Breeds Ghost (From Xun Zi) | p. 77 |
| Pian Que's Treatment of Sickness (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 81 |
| The Weather Is Abnormal (From The Little Book on Snow and Wave) | p. 84 |
| The Flying Squirrel (From Xun Zi) | p. 86 |
| A Fairy Crane Lays an Egg (From Night Talk in the Quiet Cabinet) | p. 89 |
| An Oath of a Corrupt Official (From The little Book on Snow and Wave) | p. 92 |
| To Give Orders to Tigers (From The Song Dynasty's Fables) | p. 95 |
| To Butcher Dogs (From Ai Zi) | p. 98 |
| No Other Way But Running Away Fast (From The Supplementary Records on Dusting) | p. 101 |
| The Building of a Mid--Sky Tower (From Shuo Yuan) | p. 104 |
| To Feed Fowls with Chaff (From Shuo Yuan) | p. 108 |
| Self--Conceit (From Shuo Yuan) | p. 111 |
| To Fish up the Moon in Water (From a popular story) | p. 116 |
| Our Old Custom (From The Laughter) | p. 120 |
| To Keep One's Promise (From Zhan Guo Tse) | p. 123 |
| The Eyes Cannot See Their Own Eyelash (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 126 |
| The Desire for Learning at the Declining Years (From Shuo Yuan) | p. 129 |
| To Suspect People Stealing a Hatchet (From Lie Zi) | p. 132 |
| Wrong--Doers are Apt to Find Excuses to Excuse Themselves (From Mencius) | p. 135 |
| It's Harmful to Talk Too Much (From Mo Zi) | p. 138 |
| I Only Saw the Gold But Not the Strong Man (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 140 |
| A Vicious Dog in a Wine Shop (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 143 |
| What is the Most Difficult Thing to Draw? (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 147 |
| Purchasing a 'Thousand Li' (Good--Speed) Steed (From Zhan Guo Ce) | p. 150 |
| Attempted Assassination of the King of Qin by Jing Ke (From The Historical Records) | p. 159 |
| Gong Shu Zi Constructed Flying Birds (From a popular story) | p. 174 |
| Mao Sui's Self Recommendation (From Lie Guo Zhi) | p. 179 |
| How Zhu-Ge Liang Obtained Needed Supply of Arrows (From San Guo Yan Yi) | p. 190 |
| Selfish Desire of Emperor Qin I (From The Historical Records) | p. 201 |
| Of Talents (From Zhan Guo Ce) | p. 204 |
| Strict Enforcement of Army Discipline by Marshal Si-Ma Rang Ju (From The Historical Records) | p. 209 |
| Sun Wu's Strict and Judicious Rule Over Armies (From The Historical Records) | p. 217 |
| Chun Yu-Kun Dissuaded Prince We of Qi (From The Historical Records) | p. 222 |
| Cao Cao's Unexpressed Idea (From San Guo Zhi) | p. 225 |
| Kong Rong's Politeness and Wisdom (From Shi Shuo Xin Yu) | p. 230 |
| "Benevolence" of Duke Xiang of Song (From The Annals of Various Principalities of the East Zhou Dynasty) | p. 235 |
| Learning the Way to Eternal Life (From Kong Cong Zi) | p. 240 |
| What is Easily Obtainable Will Not Be Esteemed (From Mo Zi) | p. 243 |
| Misinterpretation of Filial Piety (From Huai Nan Zi) | p. 246 |
| Turtle Doves Offered and Set Free (From Lie Zi) | p. 249 |
| The King's Love and Hatred (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 252 |
| The Prudent View of Ancient Chinese Criminalists (From Han Fei Zi) | p. 255 |
| You Zha Gui-Twisted Fritters Cooked in Oil (From a popular story) | p. 259 |
| A Carp In a Cart Rut (From Zhuang Zi) | p. 265 |
| Yang Bu's Punishment of a Dog (From Lie Zi) | p. 268 |
| The Most Forgetful Man (From Kong Zi Jia Yu) | p. 271 |
| A Brief Answer to an Inquiry on Economics (From a popular story) | p. 274 |
| The Power of Flattery (From a popular story) | p. 278 |
| Cock's Eggs (From a popular story) | p. 283 |
| Monk Ji Dian's Chastisement of Villains (From The Biography of Monk Ji Tian) | p. 294 |
| Who Was Wiser? (From a popular story) | p. 307 |
| Brotherliness Between Zhang Ne and Zhang Cheng (From Liao Zhai Zhi) | p. 314 |
| Zuo Ci's Magic (From The Romance of The Three Kindoms) | p. 330 |
| Noble Character of Bu Shi, A Rich Man in Ancient China (From The Historical Records) | p. 342 |
| Great Wisdom of a Guest of Meng Chang Jun Feng Huan (From The Historical Records) | p. 352 |
| The Wisdom of the Three Gold Buddhas (From a popular story) | p. 363 |
| The Bell of Justice (From a popular story) | p. 375 |
| A Henpecked Town (From a popular story) | p. 389 |
| The Story of 'the Return of Jadestone to Zhao' (From The Historical Records) | p. 397 |
| Marriage of River God (From the Historical Records) | p. 407 |
| The Biography of a Faithful Dog, 'a-Gou' (From a popular story) | p. 416 |
| The Biography of 'a Hua', a Faithful Dog (From a popular story) | p. 424 |
| The Reconciliation Between the Prime Minister and the General (From Lie Guo Zhi) | p. 434 |
| The Life of Su Qin, a Noted Debator in Ancient China (From Lie Guo Zhi) | p. 447 |
| Xiang Yu, Valiant King of Chu (From The Historical Records) | p. 464 |
| Qu Yuan, the Patriotic Poet (From Historical Records and Chu Ci) | p. 488 |
| Hua Mu-Lan, a Notable Heroine in Ancient China (From a popular story) | p. 503 |
| Qi Ji-Guang, a National Hero (From the Biography of Qi Ji-Guang) | p. 511 |
| Zhang Liang, the Wise and Ingenious Counsilier of Han Gao Zu (From the Historical Records) | p. 521 |
| Nie Zheng, a Lover of Justice (From The Historical Records) | p. 531 |
| Lord Ye's Fondness for a Dragon (From Zhuang Zi) | p. 540 |
| Bringing the Painted Dragon to Life By Putting in the Pupils in the Eyes (From Shen Yi Ji and Shui Heng Ji) | p. 543 |
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A Selected Chinese-English Ancient Chinese Stories
by Shi, Zhinan; Yafu, XIEdition: Bilingual
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Pub. Date: 2001-01-01
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