The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat | 可怜的磨坊小伙和猫
A simple miller's boy, deemed foolish, is abandoned by his peers but gains a magical opportunity ...
The Devil's Sooty Brother | 魔鬼的煤黑兄弟
A destitute soldier makes a seven-year pact with the Devil, working in hell under strange conditi...
Master Pfriem | 鞋匠普弗里姆师傅
Master Pfriem, a perpetually critical shoemaker, finds fault with everyone and everything on eart...
The Titmouse's Reward | 山雀的报恩
A kind boy named Yang Pao rescues an injured titmouse, nurses it back to health, and sets it free...
The Dry Patch and the Dog | 干涸的雨迹与忠犬
The narrator recalls a puzzling incident where his friend Ross insisted he saw a dry patch remain...
How the Dragon Was Outwitted | 智斗恶龙
A clever younger brother, betrayed and left for dead, uses his wits to outsmart a jealous brother...
The Tenacious Dog | 固执的狗
The family's new home is fiercely guarded by the previous owner's dog, Bingo, who displays remark...
Arachne | 阿拉克涅
Arachne, a skilled but arrogant mortal weaver, boasts she surpasses the goddess Minerva. Challeng...
Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 猫和老鼠的合伙关系
A cat deceives its mouse housemate with false excuses to be a godmother, secretly eating their sh...
The Willow-Wren | 鹪鹩
A tale of how the birds sought a king. A tiny, clever bird wins by trickery, hiding in the eagle'...
The Crumbs on the Table | 桌上的面包屑
A countryman tempts his puppies to eat crumbs from the table against their better judgment, leadi...
The Stolen Farthings | 被偷藏的半便士
A ghostly child returns daily at noon to search for two stolen farthings it hid before death, fin...
Naboth's Vineyard | 诺巴斯的葡萄园
A king covets Naboth's family vineyard and, advised by the queen, orchestrates Naboth's execution...
The Death of Hun Dun | 浑沌之死
The legend tells of Shu and Hu, kings of the South and North Seas, who tried to repay the hospita...
English is Confusing | 令人困惑的英语
A teacher patiently explains the confusing concept of present participles to her summer school cl...
A Cheerful Temper | 开朗的性情
The narrator inherits a cheerful temper from his father, a jovial hearse driver. He finds solace ...
Old Rinkrank | 老林克兰克
A princess is trapped inside a glass mountain and forced into servitude by an old man named Old R...
Children's Prattle | 孩子们的闲谈
A children's party reveals social prejudices through the proud boasts of privileged youngsters, w...
A Real Bargain | 真划算
A Lord Chief Justice, when asked for a small donation to bury a poor lawyer, sarcastically offere...
Courtroom Exchange | 法庭交锋
A heated courtroom argument between two attorneys, who exchange accusations of cheating and lying...
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