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The Robber Bridegroom | 强盗新郎
A miller's daughter, betrothed to a seemingly respectable man, discovers her fiancé is actually t...
The Emperor's New Clothes | 皇帝的新衣
A vain Emperor is tricked by two swindlers who claim to weave a magical cloth invisible to the un...
Clever Blackie | 聪明的黑子
Tom sends his clever dog Blackie to buy medicine for his sick friend Jack. Despite initial doubts...
Ajax the Great | 巨人埃杰克斯
Ajax the Great was a mighty but simple-minded Greek hero in the Trojan War. After losing the cont...
Harold | 哈罗德
Two friends create a straw doll named after a disliked farmer, Harold. Initially a scarecrow and ...
The Photograph of Death | 死亡照片
In August 1992, while exploring rural Corfu on a motorcycle, the narrator discovers a remote ceme...
The Three Craftsmen | 三位工匠
A story about three craftsmen, each insisting their own familiar material is best for city defens...
Aping a Beauty | 东施效颦
The story tells of Dong Shi, an ugly girl who blindly imitates the pained expression of the beaut...
The Coffee Shop Ghost | 咖啡馆幽灵
A coffee shop owner in Southern Indiana recounts a series of eerie events in his newly purchased ...
The Spaghetti Postcard | 意大利面条明信片
A doctor arranges for his pregnant mistress to have their baby in Italy, asking her to send a pos...
A Rose from Homer's Grave | 荷马墓上的一朵玫瑰
A rose growing on Homer's grave, believing itself too sacred for a common nightingale, dreams of ...
The Man and the Satyr | 人与萨堤尔
A man warms his hands and cools his food by blowing with his mouth, leading a satyr to renounce t...
What's Prettier Than Freckles | 比雀斑更美的是什么
A grandmother comforts her freckle-faced grandson after another child's teasing by praising his f...
The Miser and His Gold | 守财奴与金子
A miser who only hoarded and looked at his gold, never using it, loses it to a thief. A neighbor ...
The Alamo Sentinel | 阿拉莫哨兵
A tour bus driver in San Antonio gives a ride to a strangely dressed young man who claims to need...
Throwing a Baby into the River | 抱婴投江
A passerby questions a man who is about to throw a child into a river, believing the child will b...
The Strange Visitor | 不速之客
The narrator's great-grandmother recounts a chilling childhood memory: after her father's funeral...
The Handan Walker | 邯郸学步
A young man from Shouling, plagued by self-doubt, travels to Handan to copy the locals' celebrate...
Jingwei Fills the Sea | 精卫填海
This fable tells the story of Jingwei, a bird transformed from a drowned girl, who tirelessly att...
The Scholar's Missed Chances | 仕数不遇
A Zhou Dynasty scholar recounts his lifelong, futile attempts to secure an official post, as each...