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The recycled flattery
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The local gentry are holding a grand banquet for a newly appointed prefect, and many musicians are here to entertain the party.
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The Doomed Fawn of Linjiang
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A man in Linjiang captured a fawn. When it was brought home, the dogs came licking their chops and wagging their tails. The man angrily drove them off. Afterwards, he took the fawn among the dogs, warning them to keep their peace, and making them frolic with it. In time, the dogs learned their…
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Donkey of Guizhou exhausts its tricks
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There were no donkeys in Guizhou until an eccentric took one there by boat; but finding no use for it he set it loose in the hills.
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The Zhen and the Snake
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The Zhen bird (a mythical poisonous bird)) met a venomous snake on the road and advanced to peck at it.