Series
Chinese Wisdom Stories
中国智慧故事集
Volume 1 follows ten stories about what happens when fear, bias, luck, and rumor pull people away from what is real. Volume 2 follows eight stories about what people choose when every option has a price, and what they are willing to carry. Each story is rewritten in simple Chinese for HSK 3-5 learners, with pinyin, English translation, and audio.
Volume 1 · Published
中国智慧故事集一：在变化中保持清醒
Chinese Wisdom Stories I: Staying Clear in a Changing World
《中国智慧故事集》系列第一册。通过塞翁失马、杯弓蛇影、三人成虎、赵简子放鸟等十篇故事，观察恐惧、偏见、侥幸、传言和否认怎样影响判断，又怎样让混乱逐渐扩大。面向 HSK 3-5 中文学习者。
Volume 2 · Serializing
中国智慧故事集二：选择，然后承担
Chinese Wisdom Stories II: Choice, Then Consequence
《中国智慧故事集》系列第二册。通过秦西巴放小鹿、曾子杀猪、郭伋守信、负荆请罪、苏武牧羊等八篇故事，观察人在每个选项都有代价时怎样取舍，又怎样在决定之后承担结果。每篇只有一个最简难度版本，全书难度按故事变化。面向 HSK 4-5 中文学习者。
Stories in Volume 1
What happens when fear, bias, luck, and rumor pull people away from what is real — and what it takes to see clearly again.
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
The Old Man Lost His Horse
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
A Bow's Shadow in the Cup
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
Three People Make a Tiger
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
Mending the Sheepfold
疑邻盗斧
yí lín dào fǔ
Suspecting the Neighbor
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
Waiting by a Tree Stump
赵简子放鸟
zhào jiǎn zǐ fàng niǎo
Zhao Jianzi Frees the Birds
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
Prevent the Fire Before It Starts
讳疾忌医
huì jí jì yī
Hiding Illness from the Doctor
周处自新
zhōu chǔ zì xīn
Zhou Chu's Self-Renewal
Stories in Volume 2
People who choose when every option has a price — and who carry the result of the choice.
秦西巴放小鹿
qín xī bā fàng xiǎo lù
Qin Xiba Frees the Fawn
曾子杀猪
zēng zǐ shā zhū
Zengzi Kills the Pig
郭伋守信
guō jí shǒu xìn
Guo Ji Keeps His Promise
缇萦救父
tí yíng jiù fù
Ti Ying Saves Her Father
负荆请罪
fù jīng qǐng zuì
Carrying Thorns and Apologizing
苏武牧羊
sū wǔ mù yáng
Su Wu Herding Sheep
冯谖买义
féng xuān mǎi yì
Feng Xuan Buys Righteousness
子路受牛
zǐ lù shòu niú
Zilu Accepts the Ox
Coming next in the series
《人与人要有分寸》
Boundaries Between People
Trust, conflict, cooperation, and knowing where the line is.
《把难事做成》
Getting Hard Things Done
Method, patience, and action instead of bare effort.
《安顿自己的心》
Settling the Heart
Desire, comparison, anxiety, and knowing when to let go.