Confessions | 忏悔
A priest and a rabbi on a train confess to breaking their respective religious rules—eating pork ...
Praying | 祈祷
A father hears his young son end prayers with "Ta ta" (goodbye), and each time, the person named ...
It's Part of the Game | 我来扮演妈妈
A mother questions her daughter's noisy play, only to learn the children are role-playing a domes...
Calling Home Collect | 对方付费电话
A boy misunderstands a collect call from his mother as a ransom demand, leading to a frantic and ...
First to Heaven | 谁先上天堂
A teacher asks which body part reaches heaven first. Students give thoughtful answers, but Little...
Intelligence | 何为智慧
Two ditch diggers question why their boss rests in the shade while they toil in the sun. The boss...
An Arithmetic Lesson | 一堂算术课
A boy enters a grocery store and places a large, detailed order. When the grocer asks if his moth...
The Sealed Jar | 密封的罐子
A popular female doctor gives a patient a sealed jar for a sperm sample, leading to a humorous mi...
Horsing Around | 马背上的玩笑
Three friends at a bar share suspicions of their wives' infidelity, with the first two citing tra...
The Unexpected Patient | 不期而至的病人
An 86-year-old man visits his doctor, concerned about physical symptoms during intimacy. The doct...
A Comedy of Errors | 一场语言误会
A newspaper editor and an English caller, each attempting to speak the other's language, end up i...
The Mood Ring | 情绪戒指
A wife humorously describes how her mood ring reflects her emotions: green for good moods, and a ...
Direct vs. Indirect Taxation: A Metaphor | 直接税与间接税：一个隐喻
A husband explains the difference between direct and indirect taxes using a simple metaphor about...
Stop Playing Games With My Heart | 别玩弄我的心
A man in a post office is meticulously preparing 1,000 anonymous Valentine's cards. When asked wh...
A Dog Named Time | 一条名叫时间的狗
A lonely elderly man names his new puppy "Time." As the dog grows from a slow puppy to a fast, in...
A Story | 一则故事
A pastor preaches of eternal hellfire, but his wife's gentle faith and a subsequent visionary jou...
The Phoenix | 不死鸟
The legend of the lonely phoenix, a beautiful bird living in solitude for centuries before being ...
Thirteen Equals One | 十三等于一
A vicar is surprised when the long-silent church clock strikes thirteen times at one o'clock. Inv...
The Greek King and Physician Douban | 希腊国王与杜班医师
A Greek king with leprosy is cured by the ingenious physician Douban, who uses a medicated polo c...
A Great Grief | 巨大的悲伤
A story in two parts: first, a lady visits to sell tannery shares with her old pug, Puggie. Later...
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