About this Story: This story is about Lei Feng, and how he helped others, from which students can learn to help others in various ways despite the difficulties they may encounter.
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Cai Lun and the making of paper
About this Story: In ancient China, people had to use bamboo or silk to write. Bamboo is cheap but heavy while silk is light but expensive. After trials and errors, Cai Lun finally found out a way to make light
A Chinese Heroine Mulan
About this Story: Hua Mulan is a Chinese warrior. She took her aged father’s place in the army and retired to her hometown after the war.
Sima Guang Breaks the Jar.
About this Story: This story is about Sima Guang, who reminds us to keep calm in an emergency. Sima Guang, as a child, saved a playmate who had fallen into an enormous vat full of water. Other children scattered in
Who is it?
About this Story: This story is an adaptation of a Chinese idiom about Ye Gong, an ancient Chinese. One day, he hears that someone is knocking. He opens all the windows and sees eagle’s talon, fish’s tail, ox’s nose… Later
Three Monks
About this Story: Based on the ancient Chinese proverb “One monk will shoulder two buckets of water, two monks will share the load, but add a third and no one will want to fetch water.” This story encourages children to
The Worrisome Man
About this Story: Yoyo bothered about everything to the point that he could not even leave his room, out of fear that the sky would fall and the earth would collapse. But are these disturbances necessary? The tale satirizes people
Six Blind Men and an Elephant
About this Story: This story is about six blind men reminds us to see things holistically. Six blind men get six different conclusions on an elephant’s appearance after touching six different parts of an elephant respectively. This tale implies that
Little Kitten Goes Fishing
About this Story: A lovely Chinese fable about a kitten who goes fishing with her mom. She does not catch any fish at first because she was absent-minded. What children can learn from this story is that success always comes
Little horse Crosses the River.
About this Story: This story is about the little horse encourages independent thinking. The little horse wanted to cross the river but he did not know how deep the water was. What should he do? Ask Mr. Cow and Ms.