前言Preface 1
《孟子》Mencius五十步笑百步The Pot Calling the Kettle Black 2
揠苗助长Giving the Seedlings a Hand 6
月攘邻鸡Once a Month 8
齐人妻妾A Shameless Husband 10
《庄子》Zhuangzi丑女效颦Aping a Beauty 14
坎井之蛙The Frog in the Shallow Well 16
鹓鶵腐鼠The Phoenix and the Owl 20
鲁侯养鸟Man's Meat—Bird's Poison 24
养斗鸡The Fighter 26
美与丑Beauty and Plainness 28
匠石运斤The Carpenter and His Axe 30
庄周贷粟A Fish in Straits 34
《列子》Liezi杞人忧天The Worrier of Qi 38
国氏善盗The Art of Stealing 42
海上沤鸟Seagulls 46
朝三暮四Three at Dawn and Four at Dusk 48
尹氏治产The Master and the Servant 50
燕人还国Return of the Native 56
愚公移山To Move Mountains 60
夸父追日In Pursuit of the Sun 66
两小儿辩日An Argument about the Sun 68
詹何钓鱼Zhan He the Angler 72
薛谭学讴A Subtle Hint 76
野人献曝Make a Present of Sunshine 78
道见桑妇Served with the Same Sauce 80
牝牡骊黄True Discernment 82
杨布打狗A Change of Colour 88
不死之道Physician,Heal Thyself 90
亡斧疑邻In the Eyes of the Beholder 92
《尹文子》Yinwenzi康衢长者Name Versus Fact 94
《荀子》Xunzi宥坐之器An Admonitory Vessel 96
《韩非子》Hanfeizi信子而疑邻The Son and the Neighbour 100
和氏璧The Jade of He 102
纣为象箸Ivory Chopsticks for a Start 106
宋人刻楮A Leaf in Three Years 110
赵襄主学御A Matter of the Mind 112
远水不救近火Ineffectual Aid 114
鲁人之越Hardly a Wise Move 116
伯乐教人A Matter of Discrimination 118
就虫自杀A Snake with Two Mouths 120
不待满贯而去Unwise to Wait 122
中行文子出亡Friend or Foe? 124
侏儒梦灶A Dream Come True 126
南郭吹竽Safety in Numbers 130
夫妻祝祷Earnest Prayers 132
买椟还珠The Casket and the Pearl 134
画孰最难Ghost Drawing 136
卜妻缝裤Good as Old 138
郑人买履Buying Shoes 140
曾子杀猪An Example to Follow 142
自相矛盾His Spear against His Shield 144
守株待兔The Vigil by the Tree Stump 146
《吕氏春秋》Lüshi Chunqiu(Historical Writings Compiled by Lu Buwei)祁黄羊举贤Recommendations 148
列子学射How and Why 152
孔子马逸Powers of Persuasion 154
刻舟求剑Making His Mark 156
一鸣惊人The Silent Bird 158
掣肘A Hand under the Elbow 162
穿井得一人Dig a Well and Get a Man 168
掩耳盗钟Ostrich Logic 170
《晏子春秋》Yanzi Chunqiu(Historical Anecdotes of Yanzi)二桃杀三士Two Peaches for Three 172
晏子车夫The Driver of Yanzi's Carriage 180
晏子使楚Each to His Own Kind 184
橘化为枳Oranges and Tangerines 188
《宓子》Mizi阳桥Fishing Tips 192
《景子》Jingzi宓子贱与巫马期Leisure and Exhaustion 196
《战国策》Zhanguo Ce(Strategies of the Warring States)楚人两妻A Different Time,a Different Need 198
管庄刺虎It Pays to Wait 200
扁鹊之言Choice of Counsellors 202
曾参杀人One Time Too Many 204
江上处女The Maidens on the River Bank 206
邹忌Speaking the Truth 208
画蛇添足The"Finishing"Touch 212
狐假虎威A Tiger in Tow 214
惊弓之鸟A Frightened Bird 216
南辕北辙In the Opposite Direction 220
忠信致笞A Case of Injustice 224
求千里马An Expensive Head 226
卖骏马To Sell a Horse 228
鹬蚌相争The Snipe and the Clam 230
《韩诗外传》Hanshi Waizhuan(Han Ying's Illustration of the Didactic Application of the Book of Songs)相人之友Telling Company 232
屠牛吐之智The Shrewdness of Tu the Butcher 234
《礼记》Liji(The Book of Rites)苛政比虎More Threatening than Tigers 236
嗟来之食A Matter of Dignity 238
《淮南子》Huainanzi哭母夸孝A Better Mourner 240
鬻母行义Mother for Sale 242
塞翁失马Blessing or Bane 244
田子方见老马An Old Horse 248
螳螂搏轮The Indomitable Mantis 250
《史记》Shiji(Records of the Historian)与少望奢Exorbitant Demands 252
《新序》Xinxu鸡有五德The Cock and the Wild Swan 256
叶公好龙The Real Thing 260
中天台Halfway up the Skies 262
《说苑》Shuoyuan秦西巴释麑Compassion for a Fawn 266
螳螂捕蝉The Mantis and the Cicada 268
景公好弋A Broad Hint 272
白龙下清泠之渊A Shrewd Judge 274
枭将东徙The Owl Intends to Move 276
《论衡》Lunheng周人不遇The Man Who Never Got a Break 278
《汉书》Hanshu(History of the Former Han Dynasty)曲突徙薪Prevention and Cure 282