Who Is the Laziest? | 谁最懒
A father quizzes his son Tom about the laziest person in his class. After some prompting, Tom sur...
Higher Power | 更高的力量
A Sunday school teacher asks about a "higher power" beyond kings and queens, and a child humorous...
Does Anyone Want a Nice Clean Plate? | 有人要干净的盘子吗？
A boy named Peter, instructed by his mother to be polite and not ask for food at a birthday party...
Overdue Video | 逾期未还
The narrator inadvertently witnesses a police arrest at a Blockbuster for an overdue video rental...
Sew a Jacket on the Button | 为纽扣缝一件夹克
A kind but impoverished woman, Mrs. Turner, helps beggars until she has nothing left. When an old...
No Frills Dentist Appointment | 直奔主题的牙医预约
Mr. Cohen insists on a quick, no-frills tooth extraction, impressing the dentist with his stoicis...
My Father's Hug | 父亲的拥抱
The author grew up emotionally distant from her undemonstrative father, doubting his love. A powe...
The Father and His Sons | 父亲与争吵的儿子们
A father uses a bundle of sticks to teach his quarreling sons a lesson: united, they are strong a...
The Cobbler Turned Doctor | 鞋匠行医
A desperate cobbler poses as a doctor, selling a fake universal antidote. When he falls ill, the ...
The Mouse and the Bull | 老鼠与公牛
A clever mouse outwits a powerful bull through speed and cunning, proving that size does not alwa...
The Gap | 差距
Two graduates, John and Bobby, work equally hard, but only Bobby gets promoted. When asked to gat...
Opportunity in the Details | 细节中的机遇
John and Bobby, both hardworking, started at the same company. Years later, only Bobby was promot...
The Dove and the Ant | 鸽子与蚂蚁
An ant is saved from drowning by a dove, who later returns the favor by stinging a hunter and sav...
Extreme Joy Begets Sorrow | 乐极生悲
The story of Chunyu Kun, a minister of Qi, who used a clever analogy about drinking to warn the k...
The Man with the Coconuts | 驮椰子的人
A man ignores a boy's paradoxical advice to go slowly with a heavy load of coconuts. By rushing, ...
The King of the Golden Mountain | 金山之王
A merchant's desperate pact with a dwarf binds his son's fate. The boy grows, fulfills a perilous...
A Royal Thief-Catcher | 皇家捕贼人
A miserly Brahman hides his wealth in the forest, only to have it stolen. Grief-stricken, he vows...
The Girl Who Taught the World to Weave | 教世界编织的女孩
A myth about Hambrumai, the girl chosen by a god to learn weaving from nature's patterns. After h...
Old Sultan | 老苏丹
A loyal old dog, facing execution by his master, stages a rescue with a wolf's help to regain fav...
The Confucian Poise | 儒学风度
Two anecdotes from the Song and Ming periods satirize the rigid and performative nature of Confuc...
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