The Old Man's Wisdom | 长者的智慧
A 105-year-old devout man stops attending synagogue, explaining to the concerned Rabbi that he be...
If I Were a Manager | 假如我是经理
A teacher assigns an essay titled "If I Were a Manager." While all other students begin writing, ...
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...
He'll Follow Us There | 他会跟到那儿去的
A young boy, unhappy about his mother's pregnancy, misunderstands his parents' plan to move to a ...
Who's Afraid Now? | 是谁在害怕?
A father shares a touching moment from his first solo trip with his toddler son. In a dark hotel ...
You vs. Your Boss | 员工与老板的双重标准
This passage humorously contrasts the different perceptions and labels applied to identical behav...
The Last Payment | 最后一笔抚养费
A father, relieved to make his final child support payment, sends his daughter to deliver the las...
Virtuoso Vanessa-Mae | 音乐大师陈美
This article profiles violinist Vanessa-Mae, a child prodigy who blended classical training with ...
The Apple of Reunion | 重逢的苹果
A boy in a WWII concentration camp receives daily apples from a girl outside the fence. Separated...
I'll Be There | 我会在你身边
A story of two seventeen-year-olds who find love despite complex pasts. After revealing their res...
First Boyfriend | 第一个男朋友
A little girl named Jenny, struggling to make friends at school, proudly tells her classmates she...
A Handful of Clay | 一撮黏土
A handful of common clay dreams of glory but endures a harsh journey of being shaped, fired, and ...
I Wish I Could Give Him This Beautiful Moon | 我愿赠他这轮明月
A Zen master, finding nothing to steal in his hut, offers his clothes to a bewildered thief. Sitt...
The Taoist of Mount Lao | 崂山道士
A young man seeks magic on Mount Lao but lacks patience. After learning a wall-passing skill, his...
Village Doe and Mountain Buck | 村中母鹿与山中雄鹿
A young mountain buck becomes infatuated with a cautious village doe. Ignoring her warnings about...
Big Boss Man | 大老板
A humorous fable where the body parts argue over who should be boss. When the asshole goes on str...
Yallery Brown | 黄褐精灵
A farmhand named Tom frees a magical creature, Yallery Brown, from under a stone. In return, the ...
Borley Rectory | 博利教区长的鬼屋
Borley Rectory, built in 1863 and destroyed by fire in 1939, was famed as the UK's most haunted h...
Composing a Poem with a Spear in Hand | 横槊赋诗
A story from the Three Kingdoms where Cao Cao, on the eve of a major battle, hosts a feast on the...
Lean Lisa | 精瘦的丽莎
A story about Lean Lisa, a hardworking but poor woman who argues with her husband over hypothetic...
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