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A Girl's Wish | 小女孩的愿望

After a ballet show, a young girl expresses her innocent wish for the dancers to be taller, so th...

ballet childrens-perspective humorous-anecdote
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The Reason for Being Late | 迟到的理由

A student humorously explains his chronic lateness by misinterpreting a traffic sign near the sch...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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Don't Bother Me | 别烦我

A kind man tries to comfort a boy with a black eye, only to receive a sharp retort about the man'...

beginner dialogue humorous
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The Video | 录像机

A boy asks his mother for a video recorder but is told they cannot afford it. The next day, he su...

beginner childrens-literature family-life
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Wrinkled Face | 皱纹密布的脸

A four-year-old girl innocently asks an elderly woman with many wrinkles why her skin doesn't fit...

aging childs-perspective dialogue
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I, You, and She | 我、你、她

A clever boy named Peter learns the pronouns I, You, and She but humorously misapplies them in se...

anecdote beginner-english bilingual
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All Except the Music | 除了音乐,一切都很美好

A teacher organizes a concert outing with treats for her class, hoping to foster an appreciation ...

anecdote classical-music education
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A Wet Whisper | 湿漉漉的耳语

A mother teaches her son to use the word "whisper" instead of "pee" in church, leading to a humor...

beginner dialogue family
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God's Child | 上帝的孩子

A child, told by his mother to say God is his father, gets confused when his teacher asks and con...

dialogue family humor
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Whose Father Was Stronger? | 谁的父亲更强壮?

Two boys boast about their fathers' mythical feats, one claiming his father dug the Pacific Ocean...

beginner cultural-comparison dialogue
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I Taught the Teacher | 我教老师

A young boy proudly tells his mother that he didn't learn anything from his teacher because he wa...

beginner dialogue education
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Gobble, Gobble, Gobble | 咕咕,咕咕,咕咕

A game warden confronts a boy with a wild turkey out of season, threatening to mirror any harm do...

anecdote beginner bilingual
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Does He Bite? | 它咬人吗?

A humorous dialogue where Reggie invites Ron to play with his new dog, and Ron's cautious questio...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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I Must Have Somebody Else's Pants On | 我肯定是穿着别人的裤子

A student gives a humorous, literal answer to a simple math problem about finding money in pocket...

beginner dialogue educational
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Four Minus Four | 四减四等于几

A teacher tries to explain the concept of 'four minus four' to Peter using a vivid analogy of coi...

beginner dialogue education
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The Age and Daydreaming | 年龄与白日梦

A teacher tries to engage a daydreaming student with an absurd math question, only to receive a s...

dialogue education humor
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He Won | 他赢了

A short dialogue where Johnny reveals his brother got hurt and is in bed after winning a dangerou...

beginner-english cautionary-tale childrens-anecdote
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Thirteen States | 十三个州

A teacher asks a student to name the fifty U.S. states, and the student cleverly points out that ...

beginner dialogue education
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The Teacher's Pest | 老师的调皮学生

A bored and restless student, Josie, disrupts class by talking incessantly. Exasperated, her teac...

beginner-english classroom-humor fiction
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The Unfortunate Name | 尴尬的名字

A new teacher is shocked when a student introduces himself with a vulgar-sounding name. To verify...

beginner dialogue humor
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