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...
Chinese Cucumbers | 中国黄瓜
The narrator's grandmother carefully preserves seeds from China for years until a small patch of ...
The Peasant's Wise Daughter | 聪明的农家女
A wise peasant girl's counsel saves her father, solves a king's riddle to become queen, and later...
Hou Yi Misses the Target | 羿射不中
The master archer Hou Yi fails to hit a simple target when overwhelmed by the high stakes of a gr...
The Twelve Idle Servants | 十二个懒惰的仆人
Twelve servants gather at night to boast about their extreme laziness, each describing in absurd ...
The Ghost of Catherine Eddowes | 凯瑟琳·埃多斯的幽灵
The article describes Mitre Square, the modern site of Catherine Eddowes's 1888 murder by Jack th...
King Goodness the Great | 善良伟大的国王
King Goodness the Great of Benares rules with unwavering compassion, refusing to harm even wrongd...
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...
The Waiting Dog | 等待的狗
The narrator visits Bill and reflects on the dog Bram's unwavering, lifelong wait for Bill's brot...
Arachne | 阿拉克涅
Arachne, a skilled but arrogant mortal weaver, boasts she surpasses the goddess Minerva. Challeng...
The Rabbit Who Didn't Want to Be King (Part 2) | 一只不想做国王的兔子（中）
King Kali issues harsh decrees, forcing the animals to build his palace and provide daily meals. ...
Animal World | 动物世界
The article introduces the diversity of animals, describing traits and habitats of species like l...
Why the Sky Is So High | 天空为何如此之高
A myth explaining the sky's height. A lonely, obsessive old woman's relentless sweeping raises du...
Bill, Bingo and Bram 4 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 4
The narrator reflects on the depth of their neighbor Bill's simple life and recounts two defining...
The Rainbow Scare | 彩虹惊魂
Pikachu and Jigglypuff flee after mistaking a rainbow for a threat. A search party forms, leading...
The Donkey and the Tiger | 驴与虎
A donkey, emboldened after scaring off curious townspeople, ventures into the wild. It mistakes a...
Both Attorneys Identified | 双方律师身份已明
A courtroom exchange of insults between two attorneys leads the judge to dryly note that their id...
The Corked Bottle | 塞紧的瓶塞
A patient's literal interpretation of a medicine bottle's instruction leads to a humorous misunde...
Two Dollars | 两美元
A man cleverly tests a rude shopkeeper's valuation of his own merchandise, ultimately purchasing ...
The 69 Joke | 六十九的误会
A man misunderstands the suggestion of "69" and is driven away by an unexpected bodily function, ...
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