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Lucky Lou | 幸运的路
A man named Lucky Lou obsessively collects and follows every imaginable superstition for good luc...
A Life for a Life | 以命相抵
Impoverished author Richard Savage, unable to pay his doctor's bill after recovering from illness...
The Fowler and the Adder | 捕鸟人与蝰蛇
A fowler intending to kill a bird is fatally bitten by a snake he steps on. With his dying breath...
The Mistress and Her Servants | 女主人与仆人
Two servants, tired of being woken early by their mistress's rooster, kill it hoping to sleep lon...
The Bald Man and the Doctor | 秃头男子与医生
A bald man seeks a cure from a renowned doctor, only to discover the doctor suffers from the same...
Three Recruits | 三位新兵
Three citizens complain about supporting a non-productive army. After its disbandment leads to ec...
Just Lost Two Dollars | 只输了两美元
A man loses all his money at a casino in four days, then miraculously turns his last two dollars ...
Better to Be Unlucky | 最好是不幸的
An unemployed man wins a large lottery prize, only to have it nearly erased by medical and legal ...
Saint and Sinner | 圣徒与罪人
A Salvation Army officer attributes his reform to Divine Grace, but the sinner he addresses sugge...
The Eagle and the Arrow | 鹰与箭
An eagle is shot by a hunter's arrow. As it dies, it laments the cruel irony that the arrow that ...
The Man and the Image | 人与神像
A poor man's daily prayers to a wooden idol for wealth go unanswered until, in frustration, he sm...
You Won't Go to Jail | 你不会进监狱
A man embezzled millions and sought legal defense to avoid jail. His lawyer assured him that with...
You Won't Go to Jail | 你不会坐牢
A man embezzled millions and sought legal defense to avoid jail. His lawyer assured him that with...
After the Police Leave | 警察离开之后
A lawyer and a doctor collide on a country road. The lawyer offers the shaken doctor a drink from...
The Lawyer's Son | 律师的儿子
A lawyer's son, fresh out of law school, proudly solves a long-pending case on his first day, onl...
Lawyer's Appeal | 律师的上诉
A junior lawyer successfully defends a client, only to be instructed by a senior partner to appea...
The Charitable Lawyer | 慈善律师
A charity fundraiser calls a wealthy lawyer for a donation, only to be met with a litany of the l...
Valentine's Day Cards | 情人节贺卡
A man at a post office is meticulously preparing and perfuming a thousand anonymous Valentine's c...
The Lawyer's Bill | 律师的账单
A butcher gets a lawyer to pay for meat stolen by his unleashed dog, only to later receive a heft...
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...