The Tall Woman and the Midget | 高个女人与侏儒
A tall woman and a midget connect at a party and return to her apartment. The woman expresses cur...
Larry's Lamaze Lessons | 拉里的拉玛泽分娩课
In a Lamaze class, the instructor encourages couples to walk together for exercise. A man named L...
Apples of the Tree of Life | 生命树上的苹果
A father poetically describes his anatomy to his daughter, prompting a witty and sarcastic retort...
Candlewick | 烛芯
A new neighbor, suspicious of a boy's request for a candle, refuses him, only to discover he was ...
The Silent Language of Love | 无声的父爱
The narrator recounts a lifelong journey to understand his father's silent love, expressed throug...
Wit Wins Breakfast | 机智赢得早餐
A poor man, Pat, risks trespassing to hunt for food in a lord's woods. When caught, he cleverly m...
The Tailor in Heaven | 天堂里的裁缝
A lame but cunning tailor talks his way into heaven while God is away. Overcome by curiosity, he ...
The Peasant's Sunbath | 田父献曝
A destitute peasant, discovering the simple pleasure of sunbathing, believes it to be a valuable ...
The Heaven of Thirty-Three | 三十三重天
King Sakka tricks the Asuras out of their heaven, leading to war and his defeat. Fleeing through ...
The Foolish Coward | 愚蠢的懦夫
A foolish man mistakes his own shadow and hair for ghosts while walking at night, becomes terrifi...
The Heaven of Thirty-Three | 三十三重天
The story follows Magha the Good, who teaches his village peace and cooperation through the Five ...
Tattercoats | 破衣姑娘
A neglected girl, Tattercoats, finds joy with a gooseherd's music. When the Prince holds a ball t...
Aphrodite | 爱与美之神阿佛洛狄特
Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, emerged mysteriously from the sea. Renowned for ...
The Man and the Seagulls | 人与海鸥
A man's pure friendship with seagulls is broken when his father asks him to capture them, causing...
The Three Little Men in the Wood | 森林中的三个小矮人
A kind but mistreated stepdaughter's generosity to forest dwarfs is rewarded with beauty, gold-sp...
Elephants to the Rescue | 大象救援
An old man in ancient India persuades a compassionate king to lend royal elephants. Using leather...
The Showdown | 对峙
The narrator's father recounts a tense confrontation between Bill and the dog Bingo. Bill brandis...
The Three Sluggards | 三个懒汉
A dying king promises his kingdom to the laziest of his three sons. Each son boasts of his extrem...
The Star-Child | 星孩
The Star-Child, after giving away the red gold to the leper, returns to the city expecting punish...
The Price of Silence | 沉默的代价
A lawyer pays daily for a pretzel he never takes for years. When the vendor finally breaks the si...
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