The jewelry merchant had a special order of a wooden box for his rare pearl. He thought that the delicate box would add value to the pearl. Later in t...
The story described how a weapon-selling street vendor humiliated himself in the market. He first bragged that he had the sharpest spear and then cont...
The king got a present from another king: an elephant. The king was curious about the weight of the animal. Many courtiers suggested different methods...
One the beach, a hungry snipe spotted a clam opening its shell to bask in the sun. The snipe tried to eat the clam, and the clam fought back by shutti...
A woodsman bought a new axe and kept it in the house. The next day, he found the axe missing. He recalled that the boy next door paid a visit to his d...
A young man passed an antique shop. He saw a gold bell at the door and liked it. He liked it so much that he decided to steal it. The gold bell rang a...
