Chinese

A farmer in ancient China sees a rabbit run into a tree stump and catches it without effort. Hoping for more free rabbits, he abandons his fields and waits by the stump every day. No rabbit ever comes again and his crops are overrun with weeds. The origin of the idiom “waiting by the stump for a rabbit.”

Lele wants to give his grandfather a birthday present but has no pocket money. He makes a handmade memory book of old photos and family memories and learns Grandpa’s favorite song on the harmonica. His grandfather calls it the best gift of his life.

After thousands of years of lighting the night, the tired Moon wishes for a night off. The stars offer to cover the sky and shine so brightly that children see the constellations like never before. Now the Moon rests once a month — the new moon.

Manman the snail is always late because her steps are small, and her friends laugh. When she misses the cake at a picnic, a ladybug helps the others understand. The next picnic is held right by her house, and the friends learn to wait for one another.

A hungry dog finds a bone and, crossing a bridge, sees his reflection holding another bone. Greedy for both, he barks and drops his own bone into the river. He goes home hungry, having learned that greed leads to loss.