The Red Shirt in Heaven | 天堂里的红衣服
A healthcare worker recounts the story of Tyler, a young boy born with HIV, whose indomitable spi...
Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao | 完璧归赵
During China's Warring States period, the weak state of Han obtains a legendary jade. The powerfu...
The Lotus Eaters | 食莲者
Odysseus's crew, upon eating the enchanted lotus on an island, fall into a forgetful lethargy, lo...
Xue Tan Learns Singing | 薛谭学讴
A student, overconfident in his mastery, decides to leave his teacher. The teacher's breathtaking...
The Scholar's Missed Chances | 仕数不遇
A Zhou Dynasty scholar recounts his lifelong, futile attempts to secure an official post, as each...
The Coffee Shop Ghost | 咖啡馆幽灵
A coffee shop owner in Southern Indiana recounts a series of eerie events in his newly purchased ...
The Dragon Rock 4 | 龙石传说 4
The awakened Dragon transforms the barren land into a glistening lake and then gracefully departs...
The Wolf and the Donkey | 狼与驴
A clever donkey tricks a hungry wolf into being tied to its bridle, then leads the wolf back to i...
The Bremen Town Musicians | 不来梅的城市乐手
Four aging animals—a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster—flee their homes to avoid death and set ...
The Humorous Customer | 幽默的顾客
A narrative about a regular customer at a garden centre whose witty humor, including pretending h...
The Jade of Song | 宋人献玉
A man from Song tries to flatter Minister Zi Han by offering him a precious jade, but Zi Han refu...
When Cool Goes Cold | “酷”变冷的时候
Nike, once the undisputed champion of "cool," faces a crisis as its brand image weakens, sales de...
The Travellers and the Plane-Tree | 旅人与梧桐树
Two travellers find shade under a plane-tree, only for one to call it useless. The tree rebukes t...
A Lesson in Milk | 牛奶的启示
A scientist attributes his creativity to a childhood lesson. After spilling milk, his mother tran...
The Unused Gourd | 不材之药
Hui Zi destroys a giant gourd he finds useless. Zhuang Zi, through a parable about a chilblain sa...
The Frog in the Well | 夜郎自大
This story recounts how the isolated kings of Dian and Yelang, ignorant of the world beyond their...
A Plate of Peas | 一盘豌豆
The narrator recounts a childhood incident where his strong-willed grandmother bribed him with fi...
A Red Red Rose | 一朵红红的玫瑰
A classic love poem by Robert Burns, comparing his beloved to a fresh rose and sweet melody, and ...
The Final Exam | 期末考试
Four unprepared students fake a car breakdown to postpone an exam, but the dean's clever test exp...
The Yue Man's Trap | 越人诱鼠
A Yue man cleverly lured troublesome mice to their doom by first baiting them with grain in an op...
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