Magai proudly presents _Snipe–Clam Grapple_, a short instrumental Chinese animation from 1983. Also known as _The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam_ and _The Egret and the Oyster_, it was based on a proverb from the [_Zhan Guo Ce_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhan_Guo_Ce) (_Strategies of the Warring States_), an ancient Chinese historical text. This is the second installment in Magai's series of short Chinese [ink-wash animation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink-wash_animation) films. Like the later short film [_The Praying Mantis_](//www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=753401) (1988), it was produced by the [Shanghai Animation Film Studio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Animation_Film_Studio) and was directed by Hu Jinqing. **Credits:** The DVD rip comes from rutracker and was done by an unknown group. HoneyClover did the translation, timing, and typesetting. Morellet edited, adjusted some of the timing and typesetting, and did the motion tracking. HoneyClover did the final quality check.