Series
Chinese Wisdom Stories
中国智慧故事集
Ten stories from ancient China about what happens when fear, bias, luck, and rumor pull people away from what is real — and what it takes to see clearly again. Each story is rewritten in simple Chinese for HSK 3-5 learners, with pinyin, English translation, and audio, so the plot stays strong while the language stays readable.
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。
Stories in this volume
Read in order. Each story builds on the last.
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
Coming next in the series
《选择，然后承担》
Choice, Then Consequence
What people choose when every option has a price, and what they are willing to carry.
《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.