A Blockbuster Debut | 一鸣惊人
This idiom tells the story of Duke Wei of Qi, who, after an idle start, heeded a metaphorical war...
The Clever Dog | 聪明的狗
A dog owner demonstrates his pet's ability to buy a newspaper with money, but the dog fails to re...
The Lost Man and His Pig | 迷路的人与他的猪
A man repeatedly fails to abandon his pig because it always finds its way home. In a twist, after...
Making Love to a Ghost | 与幽灵共枕
A professor's survey on supernatural encounters takes an unexpected turn when a student misunders...
One Basket Short | 功亏一篑
A man abandons building a terrace when just one basket of earth remains, illustrating the idiom a...
The Cartwheel Trick | 横翻筋斗的把戏
A little girl earns money from a boy for doing cartwheels. After her mother warns her about his m...
Swallowing a Date Whole | 囫囵吞枣
A young man, upon hearing that pears benefit teeth but harm the spleen while dates benefit the sp...
My Father's Words | 父亲的箴言
A former professional baseball player reflects on his father's death, his own retirement from the...
The Master Carpenter and His Axe | 匠石运斤
A tale of perfect trust and skill: a carpenter removes a speck of plaster from a man's nose with ...
Whose Horse? | 谁的马？
Washington cleverly exposes a neighbor's theft by asking him to identify which eye of the stolen ...
Class Action Down South | 南方集体诉讼
A man from the South humorously asks his lawyer if he can sue a beer company for the unattractive...
A Roc's Flight of Ten Thousand Li | 鹏程万里
This article recounts the legend of the Kun fish transforming into the Peng bird from the classic...
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 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...
Learning to Walk in Handan | 邯郸学步
A young man from Shouling, ashamed of his clumsy walk, travels to Handan to learn the locals' gra...
Bill, Bingo and Bram 3 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 3
The narrator fondly recalls Bill, an elderly neighbor with a wealth of stories and opinions. From...
Harold | 哈罗德
Two friends create a straw doll named after a disliked farmer, Harold. Initially a scarecrow and ...
The Woodcutter and the Bridge | 樵夫过梁
A woodcutter who easily crosses a perilous moss-covered bridge daily loses his nerve when asked t...
Cutting a Steak | 切牛排
A teacher quizzes a student on dividing a steak, leading to a humorous and unexpected answer abou...
Why Aren't You Listening? | 为什么不认真听课？
A teacher questions a student, Jack, about not paying attention. Jack insists he is listening, bu...
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