He Is Really Somebody | 他真是个大人物
A child boasts that his uncle has a thousand subordinates, leading a man to assume he is an impor...
Lady First | 女士优先
A teacher asks her class about the correctness of a sentence pairing "ox" and "cow." While most a...
The Teacher Cried | 老师哭了
A spoiled six-year-old boy, accustomed to getting his way through tantrums, goes to school for th...
Am I a Polar Bear? | 我是一只北极熊吗？
A young polar bear repeatedly questions his father about his identity, seeking reassurance that h...
The Mini-Parents Forum | 微型家长座谈会
A son asks his father to attend a school-organized mini-parents forum, explaining that it's a sma...
Thermal Expansion and Contraction | 热胀冷缩
A teacher asks for an example of thermal expansion and contraction, and a student humorously rela...
Things Have Been Okay | 一切正常
A boy who hasn't spoken until age four finally talks to point out burnt toast, explaining his sil...
The Perfect Lawn | 完美草坪
The narrator describes a puzzlingly perfect lawn in a dry Arizona neighborhood where grass rarely...
The Grill and the Wiener | 烤架与香肠
A husband repeatedly compares his wife's rear end to a grill while gardening. That night, when he...
You Were in My Class | 你在我班上
A woman visits a new dentist and suspects he might be her high school crush. Upon meeting the age...
Am I Driving? | 我在开车吗？
A passenger nervously observes the driver running multiple red lights, only to discover the drive...
The Life of an Egg | 一枚鸡蛋的悲催一生
This humorous text anthropomorphizes an egg to list its "miserable" life experiences, from being ...
Wangari Maathai Wins Nobel Peace Prize | 肯尼亚环保主义者旺加里·马塔伊获诺贝尔和平奖
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai made history by becoming the first African woman to win t...
A Change of Heart | 心意转变
After a stroke confines Grandpa to home care, he breaks his and Grandma's safety pact on a cold F...
Mother's Hands | 母亲的手
The narrator reflects on her shifting perspective towards her aging mother, now that she herself ...
The Double Blanket | 一床双人毛毯
A grandfather is being sent to a government home. His son buys him an expensive double blanket as...
The Driftwood Queen | 浮木女王
A woman recounts her childhood friendship with a reclusive beachcomber known as the "Driftwood Qu...
The Family Banshee | 家族女妖
The narrator recounts family stories of encounters with a banshee, an Irish protective spirit tha...
The Lucky Customer | 幸运的顾客
A new supermarket's weekly prize of free shopping fuels the hopes of housewives, especially the p...
A Place to Sleep | 一席之地
A weary traveler, John, finds a town with no hotel vacancies. He agrees to share a room with a no...
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