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The Trained Parrot | 训练有素的鹦鹉

Three sons compete to give their blind mother the best gift: a mansion, a luxury car, and a Bible...

english-reading family humor
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Only Cash and Credit Cards | 只收现金和信用卡

A man misunderstands the motel clerk's question about "taking" children as a payment method inqui...

beginner dialogue humor
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The Corked Bottle | 塞紧的瓶塞

A patient's literal interpretation of a medicine bottle's instruction leads to a humorous misunde...

beginner-english dialogue health-anecdote
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A Southern Slip | 南方口误

A Southern gentleman's request for a "piece of ass" in a bar is misinterpreted by a waitress as a...

cultural-difference dialogue humor
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The Shower Saver | 节水器的误会

A man at a home show humorously misunderstands the concept of "saving" water, thinking he would n...

anecdote dialogue humor
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The Alligator and the Shoes | 鳄鱼与鞋

A woman, determined to get affordable alligator shoes, decides to hunt her own alligator in the L...

anecdote beginner-english humor
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Monkey Business | 带它去动物园

A policeman misunderstands his boss's order to take a stray monkey to the zoo, instead treating i...

anecdote beginner-english dialogue
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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...

english-learning humor misunderstanding
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Mr. Ferdinand's Lunch | 费迪南德先生的午餐

Mrs. Ferdinand leaves her husband a tin of fish for lunch. When she returns, he complains of sore...

beginner-english daily-life dialogue
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How Do I Get the Gum Out? | 怎么把口香糖取出来呢

A stewardess distributes gum to prevent ear-popping, but a passenger misunderstands and asks how ...

beginner humor misunderstanding
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Napoleon Was Ill | 拿破仑病了

A student fails history for not knowing when Napoleon died. His father pleads for another chance,...

anecdote beginner-english dialogue
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To Borrow an Ox | 借公牛一用

An illiterate rich man, upon receiving a written request to borrow an ox, pretends to read the no...

beginner folktale humor
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The Blind Man | 盲人

A Mother Superior, assuming a visitor is visually impaired, speaks to him at length while showeri...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Crowded Crescent | 拥挤的月牙

A teacher explains the moon's size could accommodate millions, prompting a student to humorously ...

beginner dialogue education
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The Tiny Room | 狭小的房间

A country woman mistakes an elevator for her hotel room and complains about its lack of amenities...

beginner-english cultural-clash dialogue
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Hunting Skills | 打猎的技巧

A hunter shares his simple technique for finding bears, but when his friend tries it, he ends up ...

beginner dialogue humor
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Three Feet | 三只脚

A dotty aunt misunderstands a letter saying her nephew has 'grown another foot' (meaning taller) ...

beginner dialogue english-learning
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The 69 Joke | 六十九的误会

A man misunderstands the suggestion of "69" and is driven away by an unexpected bodily function, ...

adult-humor anecdote dialogue
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Playing Cards | 打牌

A humorous story where Little Johnny discovers his family members "playing cards" under moving co...

family humor innocence
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The Policeman and the Monkey | 警察与猴子

A policeman misunderstands his boss's order to take a stray monkey to the zoo, instead treating i...

anecdote beginner-english dialogue
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