Knotting the Grass | 老人结草
A minister's son disobeys his father's deathbed wish to bury a concubine alive, choosing instead ...
Simeli Mountain | 西梅利山
A poor brother discovers a magical mountain filled with treasure, using the secret phrase to take...
The Path through the Graveyard | 穿越墓园之路
A timid man named Ivan is dared to cross a graveyard at night for a reward of five gold rubles. H...
Kirby's Coals of Fire | 柯比的火中炭
A theological student, George Scott, embarks on a canal-boat journey hoping to study human nature...
Eve's Diary | 夏娃日记
In her first diary entry, a newly created Eve reflects on her existence as an 'experiment' in the...
The Lord's Animals and the Devil's | 上帝的动物与魔鬼的动物
A tale explaining the origin of goats' physical traits. The Devil creates troublesome goats, lead...
Bill, Bingo and Bram 6 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 6
The narrator is surprised to see the reclusive neighbor Bill venture out, drawn by a commotion. B...
Bearskin | 熊皮人
A destitute soldier makes a pact with the Devil for wealth, enduring seven years of filth and iso...
The Pumpkin Cart of Seven Mice | 七只老鼠的南瓜车
Seven mice escape a cat into a pumpkin patch. After eating a pumpkin hollow, they turn it into a ...
The Aged Mother | 年迈的母亲
A desolate old woman, having lost all her family, blames God for her sorrow. During a night vigil...
MaLiang and His Magical Brush | 神笔马良
A poor boy named MaLiang receives a magical brush from an old man in his dream. He uses it to hel...
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...
Helen of Troy | 特洛伊的海伦
Helen of Troy, famed for her divine beauty, sparked the Trojan War by eloping with Paris. Her sto...
The Conceited Wagner | 自负的瓦格纳
The passage portrays Richard Wagner as a physically frail yet immensely conceited man who viewed ...
King Alfred and the Cakes | 阿尔弗雷德大王与蛋糕
After a military defeat, King Alfred flees and seeks shelter with a woodcutter's wife. Tasked wit...
King Thrushbeard | 画眉嘴国王
A proud princess mocks all her suitors, especially one she nicknames "King Thrushbeard." As punis...
How Many Lawyers? | 需要多少位律师？
A classic joke that humorously critiques the legal profession by subverting a common riddle forma...
A Brief Affair | 短暂情事
A young lawyer, isolated by grueling work hours, engages in a brief romantic encounter with an an...
Support a Family | 养家糊口
A humorous dialogue where a prospective father-in-law's question about supporting a family is met...
The Farmer and His Donkeys | 农夫与驴
A farmer forgets to count the donkey he is riding and believes he has lost one of his four purcha...
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