misunderstanding

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The Whale Sound | 鲸歌

The narrator is forcibly taken by police while haunted by the imagined sound of a harpooned whale...

emotional fiction literary
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False Alarm | 虚惊一场

A dinner party turns into a frantic trip to the emergency room after guests mistakenly believe th...

anecdote humorous life-experience
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The Bee-Keeper and the Thief | 养蜂人与小偷

A bee-keeper, robbed of his honey, is mistakenly attacked by his own bees upon their return. He r...

beekeeping beginner english-reading
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The Gardener and His Dog | 花匠与狗

A gardener attempts to rescue his dog from a well, but the dog, misunderstanding his intentions, ...

bilingual fable intermediate
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Uproar in the Loyalty Hall | 大闹忠义堂

Li Kui, enraged by a false accusation against Song Jiang, storms the Loyalty Hall and destroys it...

chinese-literature classic-fiction intermediate
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Borrowing Fire | 束媪乞火

A beloved daughter-in-law is falsely accused of theft by her mother-in-law. A wise village elder ...

community folktale intermediate
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The Dragon Horn | 角象龙鸣

A man mistakes a terrified turtle's cry for a dragon's roar, leading to a lesson about discerning...

chinese-literature fiction folklore
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The Jade and the Mouse | 周人买璞

A story about a misunderstanding caused by the same word having different meanings in two ancient...

chinese-story cultural-differences educational
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Strange Names | 奇怪的名字

A father's peculiar choice of names for his sons—"Thief" and "Hit"—leads to a disastrous misunder...

beginner folktale humor
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A Misunderstood Compliment | 被误解的赞美

A lawyer's crude remark about a model is humorously misinterpreted by his colleague as referring ...

dialogue humor intermediate
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Eloquent Plea | 雄辩的陈词

A lawyer delivers an eloquent defense, painting her client as a paragon of virtue. The client, ov...

courtroom dialogue humor
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What Type of Tracks? | 这是什么动物的足迹?

Two lawyers argue over identifying animal tracks while hunting, failing to notice the approaching...

humor joke lawyer
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Dads a Lawyer | 爸爸是律师

Two boys meet in line and discuss their fathers' professions. When one proudly states his father ...

children dialogue humor
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What My Daddy Does | 我爸爸做什么工作

A teacher is shocked when a student claims his father works in a brothel. The father's humorous e...

beginner dialogue humor
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I'm the Groom | 我是新郎

A speeding motorist is jailed by an officer who thinks the police chief will be in a good mood af...

beginner-english dialogue humor
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Never Mind | 虚惊一场

A drunk man mistakenly thought his car's controls were stolen after sitting in the back seat, cal...

anecdote beginner humorous
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Where Am I? | 我在哪儿

An Englishman gets lost and asks a farmer for directions, only to receive a literal and humorous ...

beginner dialogue humor
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Constipated Kitty | 便秘的小猫

A vet prescribes a strong laxative for a constipated cat. When the owner returns, the vet mistake...

beginner-english dialogue humorous-story
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The Same Duties | 相同的职责

A retired general rehires his former orderly, promising identical duties. The orderly's literal i...

anecdote fiction humor
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The Drunk Ice Fisherman | 醉汉冰钓

A drunk man ignores repeated warnings from a mysterious voice while trying to ice fish, only to d...

dialogue humor ice-fishing
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