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The Lion and the Wolf | 狮子与狼
A young puppy steals meat from a lion with impunity, leading a wolf to mistakenly believe the lio...
The Birds, the Beasts and the Bat | 鸟兽与蝙蝠
A bat avoids danger by changing its allegiance between birds and beasts during their wars. After ...
The Wolf and His Shadow | 狼与它的影子
A wolf mistakes its elongated shadow at sunset for true size, becomes arrogant, and is consequent...
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...
The Wolf and the Lamb | 狼和小羊
A wolf, seeking to eat a lamb, fabricates two false accusations against it. When the lamb logical...
The Little Mermaid | 小美人鱼
The story introduces Titania, the youngest mermaid princess, who dreams of the human world after ...
The Owl and the Turtledove | 猫头鹰与斑鸠
An owl, disliked for its cry in the west, decides to move east. A turtledove points out that chan...
The Moon and the Wind | 月亮与风
A lion and tiger, childhood friends, argue about whether the moon's waxing or waning brings cold....
Who Will Bell the Cat? | 谁去给猫挂铃铛？
Terrified mice devise a clever plan to hang a bell on the cat to warn of its approach, but the pl...
The Happy Prince (Part 2) | 快乐王子（第二部分）
The Happy Prince persuades the reluctant Swallow to delay his journey to Egypt and deliver his ru...
Three in One Grave | 一墓三人
A visitor misinterprets a tombstone's description of one man with two attributes as indicating th...
Salts | 泻盐
A pub-goer's cryptic statement about taking "salts" leads to a messy misunderstanding and a punny...
The Farmer and His Donkeys | 农夫与驴
A farmer forgets to count the donkey he is riding and believes he has lost one of his four purcha...
The French Art Thief | 法国艺术大盗
A Parisian art thief successfully stole paintings from the Louvre but was caught nearby after his...
Redneck Family Tree | 混乱的家族树
A humorous poem depicting an absurdly convoluted family tree created through a series of unconven...
King and Knave | 国王与无赖
George III asks wit Horne Tooke if he plays cards. Tooke cleverly replies that he is a novice who...
The Weight Loss Skipping | 跳跃式减肥
A doctor prescribes a diet of eating for two days and then fasting for one. The patient loses muc...
The Sick Man and the Doctor | 病人与医生
A patient's worsening symptoms are repeatedly dismissed as "good signs" by his doctor, leading to...
Hung Like Jesus | 一则关于耶稣的双关笑话
A joke plays on the double meaning of "hung" in reference to Jesus' crucifixion and a slang term....