Clever Grethel | 聪明的格蕾特尔
The cook Grethel, left to prepare two chickens for a guest, yields to temptation and eats them al...
A Cheerful Temper | 开朗的性情
The narrator inherits a cheerful temper from his father, a jovial hearse driver. He finds solace ...
Venus and the Cat | 维纳斯与猫
A cat transformed into a woman by Venus reverts to her feline nature when she instinctively chase...
Three Robbers in Potato Sacks | 麻袋里的三个盗贼
Three female robbers hide in potato sacks to evade a police officer. The first two imitate animal...
The Stethoscope Trick | 听诊器妙计
A young doctor learns a clever observation trick from his senior colleague during house calls, on...
How Many Children? | 人口普查员的困惑
A census taker is surprised to learn a woman has three sets of twins, but her humorous reply reve...
Drinking Codes | 饮酒暗号
Three women use abbreviated codes to order drinks at a bar, with the blonde's "Fifteen" (Seven an...
At the Corner | 在街角
A humorous anecdote about a stereotypically "blonde" person giving impossible directions. | 一则关于一...
The Time | 时间
A blonde woman is puzzled because she keeps getting different answers each time she asks for the ...
Patience | 耐心
A housekeeper repeatedly leaves work to allow parent birds to feed their nestlings in her car bum...
A Smart Horse | 聪明的马
A farmer's horse fetches a doctor after an accident, but the humorous twist reveals it brought a ...
A Warning Visit | 提醒式探访
A mother's advance warning of a visit to her college freshman son leads to a humorous exchange ab...
The Power of Repetition | 重复的力量
A boss preaches the absolute necessity of relentless repetition in sales. His employee then cleve...
The Right to Remain Silent | 保持沉默的权利
A student, asked to name civil rights after assigned reading, remains silent until finally invoki...
Congratulations | 恭喜
A man calls an undertaker to arrange his wife's funeral, only for the undertaker to reveal he bur...
How to Get to the Hospital | 医院要怎么走
A confused man repeatedly asks a busy traffic policeman for directions to the hospital. The offic...
Prediction | 预言
Robinson anticipates his neighbor's borrowing habit and tries to refuse lending his power-saw, on...
Hands Off | 请勿使用
A hostess's overly harsh warning note meant for her children inadvertently deters her guests from...
Animal Complaints | 动物们的抱怨
Three animals complain to God about their physical traits, only to have God point out the hidden ...
I Pity the Prosecutor! | 我为检察官感到遗憾！
An engineer mistakenly sent to hell improves it with modern amenities, making Satan happy. When G...
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