The Englishman and the Fire | 英国人与火灾
A story about an Englishman who calmly requests multiple glasses of water from a hotel servant, o...
Did Your Father Help You? | 你爸爸帮你了吗?
Tim's teacher is surprised to see his perfect math homework and asks if his father helped. Tim re...
The Thrifty Traveler | 节俭的旅行家
A traveler asks for a train ticket to Springfield, but when the conductor lists several possible ...
The Plagiarized Paper | 抄袭的论文
A professor catches a student plagiarizing a term paper directly from an encyclopedia, with the t...
Beware of Dog | 小心有狗
A stranger questions a store owner about a "Beware of Dog" sign, only to find a harmless sleeping...
Good Intentions | 好意
A boy tells his teacher his father intends to send roast pork, but the plan is abandoned when the...
Brotherly Love | 兄弟般的关爱
A teacher asks a student to identify the virtue demonstrated by stopping a man from beating a don...
I Didn't Know I Was So Far Back | 想不到已后撤这么远
A WWI soldier, fleeing from a dangerous battle, is stopped by an officer after an hour's walk. Wh...
Excellent Skills | 绝妙的技巧
A traveler at a busy airport, unable to get a porter's help, waves a five-dollar bill and immedia...
Shell and Hell | 壳牌与地狱
A man, after a car accident, awoke disoriented in front of a 'Shell' sign with someone blocking t...
The Finest Bat | 最佳蝙蝠选拔赛
Dracula holds a blood-drinking contest among his top three bats. The first two boast of draining ...
My Dog 'Sex' | 我的狗叫“性”
A humorous account of the constant misunderstandings and embarrassing situations caused by naming...
Partners with God | 与上帝为伍
A farmer transforms a derelict farm into a thriving enterprise. When a preacher praises the joint...
Which Month Did He Go Away? | 他几月走的?
Jack's overly quick bows were criticized as impolite. After being advised to count the months dur...
Give Me a Dollar | 给我一块钱
A son asks his father for a dime. When the father suggests he's too old to keep begging for small...
Children in Church | 教堂里的童言童语
A collection of humorous and innocent anecdotes about children's misunderstandings and literal in...
If I Were a Manager | 假如我是经理
A teacher assigns an essay titled "If I Were a Manager." While all other students begin writing, ...
She Ate All My Bait | 她把所有的诱饵都吃了
A boy refuses to take his little sister fishing again, not because she was noisy, but because she...
What the Bible Means | 圣经的含义
A boy shares his creative acronym for the Bible with his father, revealing a child's imaginative ...
A Bad Impression | 坏印象
A writer couple shares work stories at dinner. Their young daughter's frustrated outburst, callin...
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