 Buying Melons
Like buying a melon, a friendship should be proven and compared to the quality of others. |
 The Broken Blade A single person longs for someone to love. |
 The Scary Face of Rejection The face of rejection has two sides - one side hurts, the other helps. |
 The Drawer is Drawn Rather than being discouraged by a girl's aloofness, a young man tries all the harder because of his love for her. |
 The Lamprey Like the sea-lamprey, a scaleless fish that scorches its skin in mid-ocean, a fugitive from love who seeks escape by going to sea to forget his troubles will get burned no matter where he goes. |
 The Carved Tree First love never dies, neither does a youth's impulsive carving of initials on a tree. |
 The Blindfolded Lion Once the eyes are won, resistance has been overcome. |
 The Lover and the Frog Both a frog and lover are attached to the same girl, but neither is getting what's best for him. |
 The Dog That Hunts Ducks A dog gets frustrated chasing an elusive quarry. |
 The Sensitive Hunter A hunter in love must use the bait of sensitivity and affection to catch his prey. |
 The Good Thief A stolen kiss captures a lover, and also enriches the victim. |
 Feeding a DogYou can never get too much of some things like love. No matter how much you feed him, he'll always beg for more. |
 Pan Discovers Fire Don't hurry. Take a little time to know the one you plan to spend the rest of your life with. |
 The Wishful Thinker He knows what he wants, but being undecided and hesitant, he doesn't propose to anyone. |
 Ripe Fruit Mature fruit is more easily picked, and so is an older lady who is more willing to accept one's marriage proposal. |
 Embroidery In embroidery a needle is used to bore holes, but it also fills them again with lovely colorful threads. A young man nervously waits for a reply to his marriage proposal. |
 Flowers and Youth Flowers fade and people age as time takes its toll. Therefore seek love, and give consent while you're still young and beautiful. |
 The Marriage Trap To enter into the marriage trap one must enter through the wide open Door of Committment. |
 Peeling An Onion Decent behaviour is the object lesson learned by those who have experienced the tears that come after you peel an onion. |
 The Woodpecker It takes work to keep a relationship alive. |
 The Burning Brand Fidelity and Infidelity are the two ends of a burning brand in marriage. Which end are you holding? |
 The Fishmongers Like a prickly fish, love is a curse to some and a blessing to others depending on how you handle it. |
 The Weather Vane The hen-pecked husband can feel like a weather vane as he turns in whatever direction is dictated by his wife. |
 Monkey Love Overlook imperfections and irritations to keep marital ties strong. |
 The Smoker Some view smoking as elegant and satisfying, others find it abominable. Things haven't changed much over the centuries... |