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00:13:27

S2 EP6 [中文] 老鼠嫁女儿 | 老鼠嫁女兒｜The Marriage of the Mouse's...

The Round Door ·

2026/09/30

This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. Who is truly the mightiest one in the whole wide world? Papa Mouse sets out to find the mightiest husband in the world for his daughter. The sun sends him to the cloud, the cloud to the wind, the wind to the wall, and each one turns out to be afraid of something else. A playful retelling of the beloved Chinese folktale 老鼠嫁女儿 | 老鼠嫁女兒 (The Marriage of the Mouse's Daughter), about family, humility, and learning to see

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00:12:34

S2 EP5 [ENG] The Marriage of the Mouse's Daughter |...

The Round Door ·

2026/09/30

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. Who is truly the mightiest one in the whole wide world? Papa Mouse sets out to find the mightiest husband in the world for his daughter. The sun sends him to the cloud, the cloud to the wind, the wind to the wall, and each one turns out to be afraid of something else. A playful retelling of the beloved Chinese folktale 老鼠嫁女儿 | 老鼠嫁女兒 (The Marriage of the Mouse's Daughter), about family, humility, and learning to see the worth

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00:10:43

S2 EP4 [中文] 中秋节传说第二集：嫦娥奔月 | 中秋節傳說第二集：嫦娥奔月｜Chang'e...

The Round Door ·

2026/09/23

This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. If one taste of immortality meant leaving behind the person you love, would you take it? Hou Yi brings home one capsule of immortality and a warning: half each and the couple stays together forever, the whole thing alone and one of them rises into the sky. Then a greedy apprentice comes knocking while Hou Yi is out hunting. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese myth 中秋节传说第二集：嫦娥奔月 | 中秋節傳說第二集：嫦娥奔月 (Legend of the

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00:10:34

S2 EP3 [ENG] Chang'e Flies to the Moon | 中秋节传说...

The Round Door ·

2026/09/23

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. If one taste of immortality meant leaving behind the person you love, would you take it? Hou Yi brings home one capsule of immortality and a warning: half each and the couple stays together forever, the whole thing alone and one of them rises into the sky. Then a greedy apprentice comes knocking while Hou Yi is out hunting. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese myth 中秋节传说第二集：嫦娥奔月 | 中秋節傳說第二集：嫦娥奔月 (Legend of the Mid-Autumn

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00:11:01

S2 EP2 [中文] 中秋节传说第一集：后羿射日 | 中秋節傳說第一集：后羿射日｜Hou Yi...

The Round Door ·

2026/09/16

This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. What happens when ten suns decide to climb into the sky all at once? Ten sun brothers rise together and scorch the earth below. The Emperor of Heaven sends the archer Hou Yi down with a red bow and one strict order: frighten his sons, but do not harm them. What Hou Yi chooses saves the world and costs him everything. A sweeping retelling of the beloved Chinese myth 中秋节传说第一集：后羿射日 | 中秋節傳說第一集：后羿射日 (Legend of the Mid-Autumn

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00:10:01

S2 EP1 [ENG] Hou Yi Shoots Nine Suns | 中秋节传说第一集：后羿射日...

The Round Door ·

2026/09/16

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. What happens when ten suns decide to climb into the sky all at once? Ten sun brothers rise together and scorch the earth below. The Emperor of Heaven sends the archer Hou Yi down with a red bow and one strict order: frighten his sons, but do not harm them. What Hou Yi chooses saves the world and costs him everything. A sweeping retelling of the beloved Chinese myth 中秋节传说第一集：后羿射日 | 中秋節傳說第一集：后羿射日 (Legend of the Mid-Autumn

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00:13:52

S1 EP24 [中文] 守株待兔｜The Farmer Who Waited for the Rabbit

The Round Door ·

2026/08/26

This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. If good luck strikes once, is it worth giving up everything to wait for it to strike again? Farmer Ah-Ding trusts that the land will care for him as long as he cares for it, until a runaway rabbit dashes into the stump at the edge of his field and hands him a feast. Convinced his luck has turned, he sets down his hoe to wait for the next one, while the season quietly slips away. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese

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00:12:22

S1 EP23 [ENG] The Farmer Who Waited for the Rabbit |...

The Round Door ·

2026/08/26

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. If good luck strikes once, is it worth giving up everything to wait for it to strike again? Farmer Ah-Ding trusts that the land will care for him as long as he cares for it, until a runaway rabbit dashes into the stump at the edge of his field and hands him a feast. Convinced his luck has turned, he sets down his hoe to wait for the next one, while the season quietly slips away. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom

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00:08:48

S1 EP22 [中文] 牛郎织女第二集：鹊桥相会｜The Cowherd and the Weaver...

The Round Door ·

2026/08/19

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. When the whole sky stands between two people who love each other, who will help them meet again? The Weaver Girl has been torn back up into the sky, leaving the Cowherd and their children weeping below. With one last gift from the old ox, he races into the clouds to bring her home, toward a river of stars, a bridge of magpies, and the tender origin of the Qixi festival. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese folktale 牛郎织女 |

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00:08:29

S1 EP21 [ENG] The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 2...

The Round Door ·

2026/08/19

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. When the whole sky stands between two people who love each other, who will help them meet again? The Weaver Girl has been torn back up into the sky, leaving the Cowherd and their children weeping below. With one last gift from the old ox, he races into the clouds to bring her home, toward a river of stars, a bridge of magpies, and the tender origin of the Qixi festival. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese folktale 牛郎织女 |

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00:09:25

S1 EP20 [中文] 牛郎织女第一集：相遇｜The Cowherd and the Weaver...

The Round Door ·

2026/08/12

This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. What if the old ox in your field could talk, and change your whole life? Orphaned young and driven from home, the kindhearted Cowherd lives quietly with only a faithful old ox for company, until the ox astonishes him by speaking. It leads him to the Weaver Girl, granddaughter of the Queen Mother of Heaven, and a single conversation blossoms into a love that heaven may not allow. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese

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00:08:35

S1 EP19 [ENG] The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 1...

The Round Door ·

2026/08/12

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. What if the old ox in your field could talk, and change your whole life? Orphaned young and driven from home, the kindhearted Cowherd lives quietly with only a faithful old ox for company, until the ox astonishes him by speaking. It leads him to the Weaver Girl, granddaughter of the Queen Mother of Heaven, and a single conversation blossoms into a love that heaven may not allow. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese folktale

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00:10:58

S1 EP18 [中文] 朝三暮四｜Three in the Morning, Four at Night

The Round Door ·

2026/08/05

This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. Three acorns in the morning and four at night, or four in the morning and three at night, which would you choose? The Monkey Keeper loves his troop so dearly that he understands their every call. When a dry autumn leaves him short on acorns, he offers the monkeys a clever little choice about their morning and evening portions, and their reaction says a lot about all of us. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom

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00:09:46

S1 EP17 [ENG] Three in the Morning, Four at Night | 朝三暮四

The Round Door ·

2026/08/05

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. Three acorns in the morning and four at night, or four in the morning and three at night, which would you choose? The Monkey Keeper loves his troop so dearly that he understands their every call. When a dry autumn leaves him short on acorns, he offers the monkeys a clever little choice about their morning and evening portions, and their reaction says a lot about all of us. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom 朝三暮四

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00:14:46

S1 EP16 [中文] 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足｜Adding Feet on a Snake

The Round Door ·

2026/07/29

This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. What happens when ""good enough"" just is not good enough for you? Six retainers are rewarded with a single jug of fine wine, and they agree that whoever draws a snake fastest may drink it all. Quick-handed A-Xiang finishes first with ease, then decides his snake would look even grander with a few extra feet. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足 (Adding Feet on a Snake), about

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00:11:34

S1 EP15 [ENG] Adding Feet on a Snake | 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足

The Round Door ·

2026/07/29

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. What happens when ""good enough"" just is not good enough for you? Six retainers are rewarded with a single jug of fine wine, and they agree that whoever draws a snake fastest may drink it all. Quick-handed A-Xiang finishes first with ease, then decides his snake would look even grander with a few extra feet. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足 (Adding Feet on a Snake), about humility,

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00:14:31

S1 EP14 [中文] 画龙点睛 | 畫龍點睛｜When the Dragon Gets Its Eyes

The Round Door ·

2026/07/22

This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. Can two dots of ink really bring a painting to life? In the busy city of Jinling lived Zhang Sengyao, the most gifted painter of his age, whose birds looked ready to take flight. Asked to fill a temple wall, he paints four magnificent dragons but leaves every one of them without eyes, warning that the very last stroke is the one he does not dare to add. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom 画龙点睛 | 畫龍點睛 (When the

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00:13:08

S1 EP13 [ENG] When the Dragon Gets Its Eyes | 画龙点睛 |...

The Round Door ·

2026/07/22

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. Can two dots of ink really bring a painting to life? In the busy city of Jinling lived Zhang Sengyao, the most gifted painter of his age, whose birds looked ready to take flight. Asked to fill a temple wall, he paints four magnificent dragons but leaves every one of them without eyes, warning that the very last stroke is the one he does not dare to add. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom 画龙点睛 | 畫龍點睛 (When the Dragon

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00:15:23

S1 EP12 [中文] 神笔马良 | 神筆馬良 (第二集)｜Ma Liang and the Magic...

The Round Door ·

2026/07/15

This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. This is Part 2 of Ma Liang and the Magic Brush, continuing last week's story. New here? Start with Part 1 first. What do you do when the most powerful man in the land wants to take what is yours? Word of Ma Liang's magic brush reaches a greedy emperor who already has piles of gold but always wants more. He sends his army to capture the boy and orders him to paint a money tree. Ma Liang knows the brush is meant to help the

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00:13:51

S1 EP11 [ENG] Ma Liang and the Magic Brush (Part 2) |...

The Round Door ·

2026/07/15

This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. This is Part 2 of Ma Liang and the Magic Brush, continuing last week's story. New here? Start with Part 1 first. What do you do when the most powerful man in the land wants to take what is yours? Word of Ma Liang's magic brush reaches a greedy emperor who already has piles of gold but always wants more. He sends his army to capture the boy and orders him to paint a money tree. Ma Liang knows the brush is meant to help the poor,

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