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The Vizir's Punishment | 受罚的维齐尔
A prince, separated from his negligent vizir during a hunt, is lured by a disguised ogress but es...
Helen of Troy | 特洛伊的海伦
Helen of Troy, famed for her divine beauty, sparked the Trojan War by eloping with Paris. Her sto...
The Conceited Wagner | 自负的瓦格纳
The passage portrays Richard Wagner as a physically frail yet immensely conceited man who viewed ...
A Friend for Sam | 小鱼山姆找朋友
A lonely little fish named Sam searches the sea for a friend. After encounters with an ink fish a...
The Nixie of the Millpond | 池中水妖
A miller's desperate pact with a pond nixie promises wealth in exchange for his newborn son. Year...
How Kangaroo Got His Tail (I) | 袋鼠的尾巴（上）
Long ago, Kangaroo had no tail. He teased his friend Wombat for preferring a warm hut over sleepi...
The Happy Prince | 快乐王子
The story introduces the magnificent statue of the Happy Prince, admired by all in the city. A lo...
The Dolphins and the Whales | 海豚与鲸
A sprat attempts to mediate a fierce and ongoing battle between dolphins and whales, but its offe...
By the Almshouse Window | 济贫院窗前
An old maid gazes from an almshouse window at children playing on Copenhagen's historic rampart. ...
The Dog and His Shadow | 狗和他的影子
A greedy dog, carrying stolen meat, mistakes his own reflection in the water for another dog with...
Thirteen Equals One | 十三等于一
A vicar is surprised when the long-silent church clock strikes thirteen times at one o'clock. Inv...
Bill, Bingo and Bram | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆
The narrator reflects on Bill, his dog Bingo, and the memory of Old Bram, a dog that waited in th...
The Crow and the Necklace | 乌鸦与项链
A pair of crows seek help from a clever jackal to stop a snake from eating their eggs. The jackal...
The Lotus Eaters | 食莲者
Odysseus's crew, upon eating the enchanted lotus on an island, fall into a forgetful lethargy, lo...
Rumpelstiltskin | 侏儒怪
A miller's daughter is forced to spin straw into gold for a greedy king. A mysterious little man ...
The Queen Bee | 蜂后
The youngest and kindest brother, Simpleton, saves creatures on his journey. His compassion is la...
The Golden Lion | 金狮奇缘
A merchant's youngest son succeeds where his two elder brothers failed—by using a magical golden ...
Why the Sky Is So High | 天空为何如此之高
A myth explaining the sky's height. A lonely, obsessive old woman's relentless sweeping raises du...
The Tale of the Tomato | 番茄的故事
This article traces the journey of the tomato from its origins in the Americas to global acceptan...
The Swineherd | 猪倌
A prince, rejected after offering rare and meaningful gifts (a magical rose and a nightingale), d...