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Do You Know Your Monkey? | 你认识你的猴子吗?

A man's beer is stolen by a monkey in a bar. When he complains to the monkey's owner, the piano p...

bar humor joke
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The 22 MPH Confusion | 22英里的误会

A police officer stops a car for driving too slowly at 22 MPH, only to discover the elderly drive...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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What a Way to Go | 如此离世

A man recounts a series of increasingly absurd and violent accidents that befell his friend Mike,...

dark-comedy dialogue english-learning
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Ways to Report Bad News | 报丧方式

James criticizes his brother Herbert for bluntly reporting their cat's death, suggesting a more g...

communication dialogue humor
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Like Father, Like Son | 有其父必有其子

A father, seeing his son being beaten by the grandfather, starts beating himself in a clever act ...

dialogue family intergenerational
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Return to Sender | 退回寄件人

A postal worker and his colleagues, moved by a destitute widow's letter to God, collect $96 to he...

christmas fiction heartwarming
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The Three Caves | 三个洞穴

Three explorers face a tribal test involving three perilous caves, with a darkly humorous twist r...

adventure folklore humor
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Tales From the Seven Seas | 七海奇谈

A sailor inquires about a pirate's peg leg, hook, and eye patch. The pirate's dramatic tales of s...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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The Old Hunter and the Compass | 老猎人与指南针

An old hunter, despite being given a compass, repeatedly gets lost because he misunderstands its ...

beginner folktale humor
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Put My Beard On Again | 把胡子还给我

A broom seller cleverly turns the barber's own bargaining tactic against him, offering to pay onl...

bilingual dialogue folktale
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So Much Snow | 大雪纷飞

A wife repeatedly moves her car to alternate sides of the street as instructed by snow warnings, ...

anecdote beginner dialogue
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The Two-Stove Fallacy | 两个炉子的谬误

A housewife misunderstands efficiency, believing two efficient stoves would eliminate coal use en...

beginner educational humorous
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Saving The Easter Bunny | 拯救复活节兔子

A man accidentally hits the Easter Bunny on the road and is distraught. A woman revives the bunny...

beginner dialogue easter
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Deathbed Confession | 临终坦白

A dying man confesses a lifetime of infidelity to his wife, only to receive her chillingly calm a...

confession dark-humor dialogue
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The Shoebox Secret | 鞋盒里的秘密

A wife kept a secret shoebox for 65 years, containing only two crocheted dolls—each representing ...

beginner emotional inspirational
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The Three Sacrifices | 三次牺牲

On their 50th anniversary, Sam asks Becky if she ever cheated. She confesses to three instances, ...

dialogue inspirational intermediate
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Would You Marry Me Again? | 你会再嫁给我一次吗?

A husband's question about marinade is hilariously misheard by his wife as a marriage proposal, l...

beginner dialogue humorous
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The Time | 时间

A blonde woman is puzzled because she keeps getting different answers each time she asks for the ...

beginner dialogue humor
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Acting Like a Lady | 我要表现得像位女士

A man braves a chaotic women's dress sale to buy a gift for his wife. After enduring the frantic ...

beginner dialogue humorous
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The Bottle Genie | 瓶中精灵

A couple frees a genie during a quarrel and receives three wishes, only to be tricked by the geni...

fantasy fiction humor
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