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Victory Dance Leads to Death | 胜利之舞招致杀身之祸
An 18-year-old was fatally shot after celebrating a game-winning basket; the suspect, still at la...
Doctor Knowall | 无所不知的医生
A poor peasant, Crabb, impersonates a doctor through clever tricks. When hired to find a lord's s...
A Good Dog for Catching Mice? | 良狗捕鼠
A man from Qi selects a hunting dog for his neighbor, who then worries it doesn't catch mice. The...
The Boy Who Became a Stone | 化为石头的男孩
A boy, heartbroken after his grandmother eats his pet bird, asks a stone to swallow him. Despite ...
The Ghost Wife Lü Wubing | 鬼妻吕无病
A grieving scholar is comforted by a kind, ghostly woman named Lü Wubing. After facing persecutio...
The Unused Gourd | 不材之药
Hui Zi destroys a giant gourd he finds useless. Zhuang Zi, through a parable about a chilblain sa...
Chiseling Away the Pain | 凿壁移痛
A man, tormented by a foot sore, believes he can transfer his pain to a neighbor by sticking his ...
Where Does Rice Come From? | 米从何来
A rich man's two foolish sons, when asked where rice comes from, give absurd answers (kitchen, ba...
The Elixir of Immortality | 不死之药
A Chu palace guard is tasked with delivering an elixir of immortality to the king. An archer, upo...
The Mayor's Revenge | 市长的报复
Two mayors bet on a football game with tomatoes and potatoes as stakes. After overhearing his tom...
The Maid of Brakel | 布拉克尔的少女
A girl prays for a husband in a chapel, unaware a clerk overhears and interrupts. Mistaking his v...
The Drummer's Defiance | 击鼓骂曹
Mi Heng, feeling disrespected by Cao Cao, staged a dramatic protest by stripping naked at a banqu...
Annie Chapman's Ghost | 安妮·查普曼的幽灵
The article recounts the discovery of Annie Chapman, Jack the Ripper's second victim, in the back...
God and Eve in the Garden of Eden | 伊甸园中的上帝与夏娃
In the Garden of Eden, a dissatisfied Eve complains to God about loneliness and boredom. God offe...
The General and the Little Boy | 将军与小男孩
A general on a flight calms a tantrum-throwing boy with a whispered threat, humorously revealing ...
The Stolen Armor | 时迁盗甲
To counter an invincible armored cavalry, the Liangshan heroes must recruit the lancer Xu Ning by...
My Father Isn't as Rich as His | 他的父亲比我的富有
A story illustrates John D. Rockefeller's paradoxical frugality: despite his vast philanthropy, h...
Two Tigers Fight | 两虎相争
Bian Zhuangzi is advised to wait as two tigers fight over a man, allowing them to weaken each oth...
Mother Holle | 霍勒妈妈
A kind and hardworking stepdaughter is rewarded with gold by Mother Holle for her diligence and h...
Hans the Hedgehog | 刺猬汉斯
A farmer's son, born half-hedgehog, is rejected by his family. He leaves home, grows a herd in th...