A Place to Stand | 立足之地
The author encounters a toll booth worker who transforms his monotonous job into a daily celebrat...
Looking for a Steed with a Picture | 按图索骥
The story of Sun Yang (Bo Le), a legendary horse judge, and his son who literally tried to find a...
Like Fire and Flowering Rush | 如火如荼
This story describes how the Wu army, in a desperate situation, launched a spectacular dawn assau...
Beyond a Single Best Friend | 不止一个最好的朋友
The author shares a personal story about learning that relying on a single, controlling "best fri...
The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders | 迪特马申奇闻录
A series of absurd and impossible vignettes, describing a world where roasted birds fly backwards...
Aphrodite and Adonis | 阿芙罗狄蒂与阿多尼斯
The myth recounts Aphrodite's deep love for the mortal hunter Adonis, his tragic death by a boar,...
The Fox and the Torch | 恶邻与火狐
A jealous farmer's attempt to destroy his neighbor's harvest by setting a fox with a torch loose ...
The Crow and the Swan | 乌鸦与天鹅
A crow mistakenly believes a swan's whiteness comes from the water and abandons his food source t...
The Two Knots | 两个连环节
A man presents two knots to a king; only one is untied, and a student correctly identifies the ot...
Manager Beck | 经理贝克
This article profiles Beck, the diligent and insightful manager of the Pets and Aquatics departme...
The Gift | 礼物
A patient forms a profound, transitory bond with another patient's father during a long hospital ...
The Eight Decalitres of Talent | 才高八斗
The story recounts how Tsau Pi, jealous of his brother Tsau Jr's literary genius, challenged him ...
Face-Lifting Death | 整容之死
A woman is told by God she has decades left to live, undergoes extensive cosmetic surgery, but is...
Chang'e's Flight to the Moon | 嫦娥奔月
The myth recounts how Chang'e, after secretly consuming an elixir of immortality, became weightle...
Shooting at the Camp Gate | 辕门射戟
Lü Bu ingeniously uses an archery challenge at a banquet to force a ceasefire between Liu Bei and...
Harold | 哈罗德
Two friends create a straw doll named after a disliked farmer, Harold. Initially a scarecrow and ...
The Foolish Traveler | 愚人游记
A naive young man sets out to travel with only a phrase for guidance. His literal repetition of e...
Baby Mall | 婴儿商场
A father introduces his three young children to their newborn brother in the maternity ward. The ...
A Chance of a Lifetime | 一生一次的机会
A woman dreams of moving to New York for a career opportunity. At a farewell gathering, she is ca...
The Fox and the Grapes | 狐狸与葡萄
A hungry fox, unable to reach the grapes she desires, dismisses them as sour to cope with her fai...
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