The Old Beggar-Woman | 老乞妇
A kind boy invites a shivering old beggar-woman to warm herself by his fire, but when her clothes...
The Good Bargain | 一桩好买卖
A foolish peasant misunderstands animal sounds, loses his money and goods through a series of com...
Mercury and The Tradesmen | 墨丘利与商贩们
A fable explaining why all tradesmen tend to lie, but horse-dealers are the most deceitful of all...
The Three Fishermen <4> | 三位渔人 <4>
The narrator recalls Brother's memory of the Pine River campsite, discovered long ago by Old Oren...
Strong Hans | 强壮的小汉斯
A boy named Hans, kidnapped and raised by robbers, grows incredibly strong. After defeating his c...
The Conceited Wagner | 自负的瓦格纳
The passage portrays Richard Wagner as a physically frail yet immensely conceited man who viewed ...
The Haunted House Across the Road | 路对面的鬼屋
Uncle Johnson's cross-filled house faces an ancient, haunted home where a vampire is said to resi...
The Young King of the Black Isles | 黑岛国年轻国王的故事
The young King of the Black Isles recounts how his enchantress queen betrayed him, turning him ha...
A Barber's Week of Service | 理发师的服务周
A barber offers free haircuts as community service, receiving thoughtful gifts (roses, donuts, bo...
Consultation Fees | 咨询费
A butcher gets a lawyer to pay for meat stolen by his unleashed dog, only to later receive a $100...
The Misaddressed Email | 错发的邮件
A husband's vacation email to his wife is accidentally sent to a grieving widow, whose contents c...
Canine Complex | 犬类情结
A man seeks help from a psychiatrist for his persistent hallucination of being a Pyrenees mountai...
The Shrink and the Bartender | 精神病医生与酒保
A man seeks expensive psychiatric help for his fear of someone under the bed, but finds a much ch...
Do You Know Your Monkey? | 你认识你的猴子吗？
A man's beer is stolen by a monkey in a bar. When he complains to the monkey's owner, the piano p...
The Doctor and the Mechanic | 医生与修车工
A doctor complains to a mechanic about the disparity in their hourly rates. The mechanic humorous...
So Much Snow | 大雪纷飞
A wife repeatedly moves her car to alternate sides of the street as instructed by snow warnings, ...
State Capitals | 州府问答
A blonde confidently claims to know all U.S. state capitals but gives a humorously incorrect one-...
The Blonde Kidnapper | 金发绑匪
A desperate blonde kidnaps a boy for ransom, but the boy's mother, also a blonde, pays the ransom...
To Feel Like a Woman | 像个女人
A woman on a storm-ravaged flight, fearing death, desperately asks if anyone can make her "feel l...
The Blondes' Disney Trip | 金发女郎的迪士尼之旅
Two blondes misinterpret a directional sign for Disney World as an announcement of its closure, l...
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